Rachel from Adventures in Making shares a free pattern for making these adorable owl softies. They’re small softies – about the size of your hand – with big sweet eyes. They’re stuffed with polyfil and rice for weighting so they … Read More...
Tutorial: 1960s pillowcase style shift dress
This vintage 1960s pamphlet from Coats and Clark shows how you can make a shift dress. It’s made like a pillowcase dress, but in adult sizes and with a narrower fit than a typical child’s pillowcase dress. The Pattern Patter … Read More...
Get Ready for the Holidays with a Knit Table Runner
I’m still quite in denial about the fact that the fall and winter holidays are coming on quickly, but if you’re ready to get crafting for the big food events of the season, purl3agony has got you covered with her … Read More...
Knit Up Some Quick Handwarmers from Blue Sky Alpacas
Speaking of easy cable knitting patterns (as I was yesterday), here’s another great, free, quick, exceptionally useful project that’s great for holiday knitting or just for you if you happen to work in a cold office and want to … Read More...
Giveaway: 6 rolls of Duck Tape Scents and how to make a candy corn pennant banner
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I can personally testify to how much fun … Read More...
Download Free Printable Halloween Treat Labels
With trick-or-treating just around the corner, what will make your treats and goodies stand out among your Halloween visitors? What about a unique DIY treat cover? These can be used for more than just Halloween – the idea and pattern … Read More...
Tutorial: How to sew better interior bag pockets
Geta from Geta’s Quilting Studio says, “Unless it is just a grocery bag, every bag deserves at least one pocket.” I couldn’t agree more! There are many different ways to add pockets to the inside of a bag, but the … Read More...
Natural DIY Eczema Lotion
This Eczema lotion uses 5 basic ingredients that you can mix and match to suit your own bodies needs. As everyone reacts differently to different oils it might take a few batches until you find a lotion of salve that … Read More...
DIY Boho Gypsy Fringed Scarf
This Bohemian styled scarf is fun and quirky and definitely a statement piece for your neck. It’s not the usual kind of necklace we write about but I did think it was totally worthy of a write-up. The tutorial by … Read More...
Corn Paper Wreath-Fall Crafts For Kids
This wreath is easy and fun to make and it can be used to decorate for autumn, Halloween, and Thanksgiving! Melissa (from Real Life, One Day at a Time) created this adorable wreath , with her daughter, using bubble wrap. … Read More...
Tutorial: Your child’s art made into a softie
Your child’s drawings are a window into his or her mind and imagination. What if you could make an actual softie out of one of their drawings? Aunt Peaches shares a tutorial at I Love To Create showing how you … Read More...
Freebie | Halloween Stickers
Get started on your Halloween treat bags with these cute stickers from Crazy Little Projects. Amber has designed five adorable stickers, in traditional Halloween colors and styles like pumpkins, Frankenstein and mummies. Download each file separately as a PNG … Read More...
Design Team Call: Imagine Crafts
Imagine Crafts is looking for members to join their design team. From their blog:
IMAGINE Crafts is proud to announce its Call for Artists In Residence for 2015! We’re looking for artists and designers who can inspire our customers and … Read More...
Crochet For A Frozen Princess
I think I must be the only adult on the planet who has not seen this movie or even heard the entire song that every little princess (and some princes too) is singing. But, I am aware that the … Read More...
Tutorial | Make Your Own To-Do Notepad
Create your own personalized to-do list notepads from scratch, with a tutorial from Maritza Lisa. She shows you how to use your Silhouette Cameo to design and print out the sheets, then explains how to make them into a notepad. … Read More...
Tutorial: Halloween Serving Ware
Jennifer uses white original Sculpey, pottery tools and acrylic paints to turn plain cutlery into nifty Halloween decor. The tutorial outlines how to make the pumpkin like decorations, paint and antique them. You could use coloured polymer clay and skip … Read More...
Tutorial: Sparkle confetti tutu
Prudent Baby shows how you can make this sparkle confetti tutu. A poofy tulle tutu is fun enough on its own, but add sparkle confetti at the hem and it’s a party. It’s fun for dress-up, or it could also … Read More...
Rotary cutter blades a rip off?
After buying this carpet cutter
at my local Harbor Freight, I feel like Lee in that Swiffer commercial who exclaimed, “I’ve been living in a fool’s paradise.” Notice the product description says, “Ideal for Cutting Carpets or Quilts“. Right … Read More...
Free pattern: DIY shorties, or legging shorts for little girls
Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom shares a free pattern for making shorties (legging shorts) for little girls. They’re just what you need to layer under a skirt or dress so your little girl can play freely on … Read More...
How to make a recycled book page fall banner
Book pages are one of my all time favorite recycled paper to work with, especially dictionaries. This fall banner is just the project to make to try to get the feel of fall around my house (Did I mention it’s … Read More...