I am so in love with this wonderful altered Halloween clock made by the Artful Maven! Starting with a blank clock (from Tim Holtz designs) there’s a tiny lighted lantern inside, painted metal embellishments around the outside edges, a paper … Read More...
Get Batty For Halloween Crochet
These DIY crochet bats just shout Halloween, don’t they? And, for the kiddos, we need to have some of these to decorate the house for Halloween. Remember the Pigeon Lady in Mary Poppins? I think it would make a cool … Read More...
Tutorial: Quilted mini tote
Susie of Susie’s Sunroom made a quilted basket that would be the perfect size to catch all the bits of thread that happen as you sew. It’s also a brilliant way to show off embellishments, like this pretty pink leaf. … Read More...
Tutorial: Polymer Clay Puffin
Katie of KatersAcres is a prolific polymer clay artist. She has an active presence on many social networking channels, sells on Etsy and posts great stuff on her own blog. The puffin tutorial is one of a pile of cute … Read More...
Freebie: Bee Digital Stamp
Free Digital Cliparts is sharing this cute little bee digital stamp for free, click here to download. Add him to cards, scrapbook pages or honey jar labels.
-Heather
Looking for more digital stamps? Check out the digital stamps at Design … Read More...
Tutorial: African print pleated skirt
Nicole from The Felted Fox shows how you can make an African print pleated skirt. Deep inverted box pleats showcase a large scale geometric print. She wears it with a matching shirt made with her wrap crop top tutorial. … Read More...
101 Amazing Pumpkin Recipes for Your Fall Parties
If you’re planning any fall parties, you’ll definitely want to bookmark this collection of 101 pumpkin recipes from The Dating Divas. The collection includes drinks, dips, bars, cookies, and cakes made with pumpkin. It’s the taste of fall in one … Read More...
Apple Pecan Dump Cake
Here is another easy recipe for those apples, besides a pie.
Carrie from Saving 4 Six has created this cake that uses a pie filling
and cake mix
. It looks like the pie filling without the crust. If you … Read More...
Halloween Design Competition
It’s almost that time of year again and The Beading Wire , Halloween contest is back! They are looking for original designs with a Halloween theme.
The competition is open Worldwide and the winners receive a $100 gift voucher for beadaholique.com. Check out … Read More...
Inspiration: Chestnut Junction Primitive
Our backyard is bustling with squirrels, crows and scrubjays collecting nuts and other food for the fall and winter. Can I just tell you that this is driving my dogs crazy! No squirrels ever get caught, and there are times … Read More...
Freebie: Vintage Pattern of Girls Playing
I think I have located the mother load of vintage cross stitch patterns. I found the site gancedo.eu and squealed with delight at all of the vintage cross stitch and embroidery patterns. The majority of them are from 1910-1940, are … Read More...
Cardboard Tube Ghoul Family
Start saving your cardboard tubes (toilet paper and paper towel rolls) right now! That way, the next time you are in the mood to be creative, you can make some of these cool ghouls.
Amanda, from Crafts by Amanda, created … Read More...
Tutorial: Leather handle fabric storage baskets
Storage baskets like these can help control the clutter in your house. Made from a linen with a bright cotton lining and leather handles, they also happen to be quite attractive. Minki from Minki’s Work Table shares a tutorial showing … Read More...
Tutorial: Thanksgiving Decorations
Actually, this is just a great, simple way to make shiny clay leaves. The tutorial uses metallic spraypaint from Rustoleum which may or may not be permanent for clay – some sprays make polymer clay stick after a while – … Read More...
Tutorial: Candy corn pillowcase trick or treat bag
Go old school with your trick or treat bag this year and use a pillowcase to collect candy. But don’t leave it plain. You can make it festive for Halloween by dying it to look like candy corn. Angela Daniels … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Child’s outgrown swimsuit becomes a doll’s swimsuit
With summer’s end, many of us are donating our daughters’ swimsuits to charity. After all, they’ve seen a full summer of use and by next summer they’ll be outgrown. ??? from XOXO Grandma has a brilliant idea for putting that … Read More...
Sweet Bear Donuts
It’s the little things that count. I’m all about easy and semi-homemade, because I’m just not that creative in the kitchen. Thank goodness for the internet and those willing to share their ideas with us.
It’s Always Autumn shows how … Read More...
Pamper Friends with a DIY Spa Party
If you’re looking for a fun girls’ time, try a home-spa! Play. Party. Pin. has ideas for a DIY spa day. Make your own sugar scrub, lip balm, bath salts, and warm/cool pack for starters. A buffet of pampering treats, … Read More...
Tutorial: Petals Pillow
Jann from Newton Custom Interiors shows how you can make this decorative pillow covered in fabric petals. She shows how to make the fabric petals and also how to achieve even spacing and good coverage when stitching them down to … Read More...
Faux Geode Necklace
What do we do when all the Earth’s resources run out? We make our own out of poly clay of course. This Faux Geode Necklace is very cute and appears somewhat easy to make. The tutorial is easy to follow … Read More...