Amanda from Kitschy Coo shares a free pattern for this girl’s convertible braided strap sundress. It’s an A-line knit dress with two long braided straps that thread through loops at the back before being tied. You can choose to thread … Read More...
Grow Your Own Necklace
Looks like crystals are staying around for a little longer. This tutorial is a little different than all the rest we blogged about because this one allow you to GROW your own crystals. You will need a few basic supplies … Read More...
Bread in a Bag
Here is a great recipe to do with your kids.
Leigh Ann at Your Homebased Mom is starting a cooking series with your kids. The first recipe is making bread using a plastic bag and placed in a bread pan… Read More...
Freebie: Ice Cream Cone
Summer time…awww yeah! Time for warmer weather, dips in the pool and ICE CREAM! If it was socially acceptable, I would eat ice cream 24/7. Since it might be frowned upon to gorge myself in this cold dish from … Read More...
Magnetic Craft Foam Tangrams
Learn how to make tangrams that will keep the kids entertained for quite awhile. This seven piece set can be used to make a large variety of designs. You can even do what Karin from Leigh laurel Studios did and … Read More...
Miniature Embroidery Hoops
I love miniatures. I am currently been obsessed with doll houses and fairy gardens. Being a huge fan of embroidery and cross stitch, I wanted to add some of those elements in my fairy garden and house. After much … Read More...
Tip: Rubber Stamping with Copic Markers
In addition to coloring your stamped images with Copic markers did you know you can also stamp your images out using Copics too? I didn’t 🙂 The Copic Marker Europe blog has all the details. I’ll definitely being trying … Read More...
Crochet To Keep
Are you familiar with cutoutandkeep.net? If not, you gotta get yourself over there to see all the crochet and other crafty goodies they have. These slippers are one of the newer offerings. I receive their occasional email updates … Read More...
12 ways to use old doors and windows in your gardens
Are you looking for ways to add a unique touch to your garden and make use of old doors and windows? Look no further than this list of 12+ creative ideas for repurposing old doors and windows in your garden. … Read More...
Printed Picnic Bags
Printed brown paper lunch bags are a quick and easy way to add a personalized touch to your party. I’ve done this several times for birthday party favor bags, but Oh Happy Day added clip on utensils to make the … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Rash guard swim top with a built in shelf bra
Teresa from Dandelion Drift shows how to make a rash guard swim top with a built in shelf bra. With the shelf bra, she can wear the rash guard without having to layer another swim top underneath. She started with … Read More...
Tutorial: Pretty gathered fabric flowers
Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom shows how you can make these pretty gathered fabric flowers. They’re easy to make and they’d make cute brooches or hair accessories. The template she gives will make a flower 5″ in … Read More...
How to do Finger Knitting
Did you know that you can knit without using knitting needles? Follow along with the great tutorial shared at Little Bird SOS and learn how to knit using only your finger and some yarn. Once you learn how, you can … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrapbusting mason jar wraps
These mason jar wraps are both cute and practical, AND they’re also a scrapbusting project! Sew4Home shows how to make them. The fabric wraps are embellished with strips of scrap fabric. They have Velcro at the ends for easy on, … Read More...
Project: Watercolor Look Birthday Card
Learn to make a pretty butterfly birthday card on watercolor paper using stamps from Alley Way, a stencil Distress Ink and markers, the Kraft Paper Stamps blog has a video tutorial.
-Heather
Did you know Butterflies are deep and … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Sleeveless maxi dress refashioned to shorter dress with sleeves
Merrick from Merrick’s Art shows how she refashioned a sleeveless maxi dress to a shorter dress with a high low hem and three quarter sleeves. The fabric she cuts off the hem is used to make the sleeves that she … Read More...
Pass Out Customized Sunglasses at Your Next Pool Party
Mod Podge is one of my favorite crafting supplies, so I thought these decorated sunglasses were a clever summer craft project. Mod Podge Rocks shows you how to use Mod Podge
to apply glitter or decorated paper to cheap sunglasses. … Read More...
Tutorial: Tribal print and faux leather backpack
Nicole from The Felted Fox shares a tutorial showing how she made this cool tribal print and faux leather backpack. The tribal print fabric came from a pillow she got on some earlier travels, but you could use any home … Read More...
Tutorial: Denim and stars pillow cover
Karin from Leigh Laurel Studios shares a tutorial at the Sizzix blog showing how you can make this denim pillow cover with appliqued stars. The finished dimensions are 12″ x 16″, a standard boudoir size. A hidden zipper in the … Read More...
How to make a recycled t-shirt pillow
I know that making pillows with t-shirts is one of those classic recycled projects but I wanted to share this one because I simple love the scale of the image on the t-shirt and how great it looks as a … Read More...
