There is no end to the adventures kids can have with a simple tent. Crystal from Stitched by Crystal shares a tutorial over at Make It and Love It showing how you can make this collapsible play tent for kids. … Read More...
Knit a Simple Silk Scarf Using Dropped Stitches
Kara over at Petals to Picots had been holding on to a ball of Lion Brand Collection Silk Yarn, waiting for the prefect project to come around. When she learned about making elongated stitches by wrapping the yarn an extra … Read More...
8 Recipes For A Delicious Lip Balm
When it comes to personal care products, it’s always a good idea to opt for natural and organic options whenever possible. This is especially true for lip balm, as our lips are incredibly delicate and can easily become dry, chapped, … Read More...
Outdoor Chandelier Made From Mason Jars
Maybe you’re not a big fan of thrifting. The good thing about this craft is that this little project can be made with either new mason jars, or a set of some you have laying around your house. Just get … Read More...
Project: Stamped Book Mark
Keep your place in a book with a cool stamped book mark. Renee Zarate used stamping resist techniques and stencils to make this fun place holder.
-Heather
Book Review – 100 Colorful Ripple Stitches
The only ripple stitches I ever truly loved fell into the category of round ripple – until I met this book! I have never seen so many cool ripple patterns as author Leonie Morgan has gathered here. The title tells … Read More...
Capture Your Summer in a Mini-Album
Lisa Truesdell aka Gluestick Girl, shares how she is documenting her summer using pocket pages in a mini-album. She goes through her method for selecting supplies and her approach for capturing summer. This looks like a stress free way … Read More...
Sewing Pattern – Add a secret waistband pocket to a shorts pattern
Ajaire from Call Ajaire shares a tutorial at Imagine Gnats showing how to add a secret waistband pocket to a shorts pattern. You often find a waistband pocket like this on a pair of exercise pants. The small pocket is … Read More...
Freebie: Nautical Pattern Paper
Download this pretty vintage nautical inspired pattern paper to use in your scrapbooking and card making projects. It’s free to download from Free Vintage Digital Stamps.
-Heather
Looking for more Nautical-themed papers, stamps and embellishments? Check these out on Scrapbook.com
Shibori Shabooyah! 4 Ways to DIY With Indigo Dye
Roxy Taghavian of Brit + CO tells is that us the fashion fad, tie dye is back! She has 4 tutorials on dying whites with Indigo Tie Dye Kit. Roxy has extensive tutorials for each of the 4 projects. This … Read More...
Knitting Hack: How to End a Circular Knitting Project
There are lots of little tricks in knitting that you don’t necessarily learn when you’re learning how to knit, particularly if you learned from the Internet (not that there’s anything wrong with that; I’m proud to teach people to knit … Read More...
100 Mouth Watering Birthday Cake Ideas
If you firmly believe the best part of any birthday party is the cake, Something Swanky‘s list of 100 birthday cake ideas will provide all the inspiration you need to create mouth watering cakes for friends and family.
The … Read More...
How to make recycled tp tube bracelets
It ‘s a good thing the tp tubes are a virtual endless supply as the ideas of what to make with them seem endless (and cute!). Pop on over to the post sent in by Michelle to Mollymoo where there … Read More...
Paper Plate Shark Craft
Would you have ever guessed that the perfect use for a clean paper plate was a set of shark teeth? Follow these directions shared on the Almost Unschooler blog and discover how easy it is. They were originally going to … Read More...
Sewing Pattern – Piped trim jean shorts
Usually when I think about cut off jean shorts, I think of frayed edges. But Bettina from Oh Everything Handmade shows how to add a neat piped edge. I love this idea!! The thin line of color around the hems … Read More...
Knock Off MacKenzie Childs Bird Feeder
This adorable bird feeder comes to us today via the blog Joyful Daisy. She has such a fun taste for the whimsical designs for MacKenzie Childs, and does a wonderful job at writing up some great DIY tutorials for some … Read More...
6 Safety Pin Jewelry Tutorials
A safety pin is not just for sewing and mending. And to be honesty, who doesn’t have a few stray safety pins laying around? Or maybe you have more than a few. None the less, these 6 great tutorials for … Read More...
Project: Mixed Media Art Journal Pages
I love these beautiful sea inspired mixed media journaling pages from Jenn Shurkus, visit her blog to find out how she used stamps, paints, stencils and more to make them.
-Heather
Crochet Fix
If this isn’t the cleverest use of a simple crochet motif, I must be a monkey’s uncle (or aunt)! As a tot, my daughter yearned deeply for the Converse high tops her older brothers wore. She got them as hand-me-downs … Read More...
Tutorial: Carousel from Clay
Rachil of The Cwafty Blog has a tutorial to make a mini stylized carousel – something I actually haven’t seen in polymer clay, really. You can totally put your own spin… I’d probably make this sort of dimensional object into … Read More...