Here’s a fun card idea, a multi tiered shaker card! J J Bolton uses trendy sequins for this colorful a card and keeps them separated with small strips of foam tape behind clear acetate. Find directions for making one here … Read More...
Make it Yours with Krylon Contest at Fave Crafts
Over at Fave Crafts there is a fun contest.
Make It Yours®? with Krylon
® this summer and it could be worth $500!
Whether you are working on a holiday creation, recycling an old dresser, or designing a new item … Read More...
Free pattern: Easy sew summer shorts for an American Girl doll
Sew Adollable shares a free pattern for making a pair of summer shorts for an American Girl or other 18″ doll. They’re easy to sew up, and quick, too. She says it takes her just 30 minutes to make them. … Read More...
Make a Halloween Witch Hat
Have you started thinking about Halloween yet? Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, so I’m always on the lookout for cute ideas to celebrate with.
Costumes and decorations are always more interesting when you can customize them to your … Read More...
How to upcycle clothes with bleach, lace and even curtains!
In the spirit of The Sound of Music curtains play a big part of this new outfit created by Sheri and shared at the blog Kittenhood. She used bistro lace curtains as an overlay on this denim skirt/oval outfit. See … Read More...
Semi-Homemade Cider Spiced Donut Holes
The weather is getting cooler and fall will be here soon. To get into the spirit of fall, here is a quick and easy treat for breakfast or anytime snack.
Heidi at Honeybear Lane has taken the canned buttermilk biscuits … Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl’s nightgown
Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom shares a tutorial for making a little girl’s knit nightgown. She made the one you see here as a special gift for her daughter to wear when visiting her cousins. Her tutorial … Read More...
Perfect Weekend Brunch: Macaroni and Cheese Waffles
With three methods of making it, this recipe for Macaroni and Cheese Waffles
is the perfect fail-safe idea for the weekend brunch/breakfast.
The three methods are the plain batter, sandwich and the double decadent recipe. Each one gets increasingly difficult … Read More...
7 Things To Do With Milk Jugs
Plastic milk jugs are something that most of us have in our homes on a regular basis. If you have a hard time throwing them away because you know there just has to be something more useful you can do … Read More...
What We Should Be Doing To Prep Our Gardens In The Fall
When we think of Fall gardening, we usually think of harvest time and thinning out dying plants from the Summer. However, there are a lot of things we can do to better our gardens for the upcoming Spring, in … Read More...
Free pattern: Apple softie
Amy at Positively Splendid shares a free pattern for making this apple softie. There’s a pocket across the front that can hold a note and maybe a small gift. How about some packets of apple cider mix? It would also … Read More...
Teach Children About Respect With A Fairy Tale and Clay Gems
Dora, from Blue Fish on a Bike, was looking for a way to teach her children about respect. When she was trying to come up with a creative way to do this and remembered an old fairy tale about a … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a simple fabric wallet
Caila from Caila Made shares a tutorial at Sew in Love, the blog for Benartex fabrics, showing how you can make a simple fabric wallet. The one she made is a back-to-school gift for her son. Inside the wallet are … Read More...
Tutorial: No-sew fabric covered mouse pad
There’s no reason to have an ugly mouse pad at your desk. Cover that baby with fabric and make it pretty!! Lindsay from The Cottage Home shows how to do it. It’s super fast, super easy, and requires no sewing. … Read More...
Back to School Clay
It’s the bestest time of year again! The kidlets are heading back to school, the routine and schedules are on their way back and, where I live, the mosquito onslaught will stop soon. Here’s a selection of back to school … Read More...
Product Review: Stampin’ Up Holiday Catalog
Stampin Up has just released their brand new Holiday Catalog. This supplement adds Fall, Winter, Christmas and New Years items to the current Stampin’ Up lineup and will only be available to order for a limited time.
This new … Read More...
Getting Started With Christmas Crochet
I know it’s likely way too hot where you (and I) live to even think about Christmas crochet, but it’s time. Unless you want to attempt to crochet around the clock once the calendar hits December 1, 2014, you need … Read More...
Tutorial: Textured Napkin Ring
The tutorial for this napkin ring uses air dry clay but you could substitute polymer clay and, voila, it works equally well. The shiny finish on the ring is from using mica powders to highlight the texture. You could use … Read More...
Tute: Tot’s Triangle Tote
Fill this cute tote with things to keep the little ones busy and your next outing will be a cinch. The bottom is made of pieced triangles sewn into rows. The handles sit between this and the top band. All … Read More...
Tutorial: Crossover pocket backpack
Sew4Home shows how to make a drawstring backpack with crossover pockets on the front. The criss cross design creates three pockets that can hold pens and pencils and other smaller items. The backpack itself is a simple drawstring backpack, with … Read More...