In addition to a standard straight stitch, most sewing machines are able to sew a variety of other kinds of stitches. The diagrams printed on your machine give an idea of what the stitch will look like, but to know … Read More...
Knit Nests Needed for Baby Birds
This sounds like one of those knitting sweaters for penguins things, but apparently it’s actually true that a wildlife refuge in San Rafael is looking for people to knit bird’s nests for the abandoned baby birds they care for.
WildCare … Read More...
Homemade Flower Rings
Discover how easy it is to make fancy rings using scraps of colorful fabric, felt, and chenille stems. These are perfect to make as a Mother’s Day gift or to exchange with friends and classmates. You can also easily modify … Read More...
Tutorial: Fancy party dress for an American Girl doll
Dressing a doll in a fancy dress is so much fun! Arts & Crafts For Your American Girl Doll shares a tutorial showing how you can make a party dress like this one for an American Girl doll. The bodice … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric rope rug
Laura from A Beautiful Mess shows how you can make your own rope rug using clothesline and strips of fabric. You’ll need quite a bit of fabric – she used 9 yards to get enough strips to make the one … Read More...
Project: Stamped Charm Necklace
Visit my own personal blog P is for Paper and I’ll share with you some tips on making a charm necklace using traditional rubber stamps and metal alphabet stamps.
-Heather
Freebie | Pop-Up Card Silhouette Cut File
Make these awesome pop-up cards for Mother’s Day, or another occasion, using these free cut files from One Dog Woof. She explains how to create the card, and includes the finished dimensions. Click here to get the freebie.
Freebie | Printable Mother’s Day Tags for All Types of Moms
Do you have an extended family with mom, step-mom, mom-in-law and more? That’s the issue that Mollie from Almost Makes Perfect faced, and so she created these printable gift tags for all the moms in her life, even her grandma. … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Natural Cutie
I chose Natural Cutie by Lorelei because of the lovely photo, and the misted effect at the bottom of the page.
Tidbits about Lorelei
How long have you been scrapping? I have been scrapping for about 10 years.
Paper or … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Girls ruffled legging shorts
Lindsay fromThe Cottage Mama shares a tutorial showing how you can make a pair of girl legging shorts with ruffles at the hem. They’re perfect for layering under summer skirts and dresses! You’ll start with a basic leggings pattern, … Read More...
Free pattern: Wax print hobo bag
Rubyellen from A Beautiful Mess shares a free pattern for making this wax print hobo bag. The simple lines of the slouchy bag show off the gorgeous and large-scale prints of the wax print fabric. The lining is also a … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Girls ruffled full apron
Mandy from Sugar Bee Crafts shares a tutorial showing how to make this pretty ruffled apron in girl sizes. It’s made from two fabrics – one for the bib and skirt, and another for the ruffles and ties. She includes … Read More...
Featured: NeedleNosey Cross Stitch
Can I just tell you that I have found a kindred spirit in NeedleNosey. Seriously, you guys…I was looking at her etsy site and just about died from laughing so hard. I can just hear my mother’s sweet southern sass … Read More...
Mad Man Knitting Seeks Support
I’ve told you before about Mad Mad Knitting, aka Gregory Patrick, a guy who it would not be a stretch to say was able to turn his life around by knitting teddy bears. Last year he launched an indiegogo campaign… Read More...
Make a Dinosaur Shirt tutorial with pattern
Zoe of “captain crafty” was raised on an organic farm in Western Massachusetts where her family grew and harvested acres of flowers every summer that were assembled into fresh bouquets. Zoe was surrounded by color and design and today; loves … Read More...
Free pattern: Paisley Table Topper
Check out Paisley to Please, a quilted table topper designed by Cori Derkson and Myra Harder. This project combines piecing and applique techniques that are not out of reach to even a beginning quilter. If experienced, it will whip … Read More...
Inspiration: Frozen-inspired summer tunic
The movie Frozen might make you think of winter, but Christine from Heidi & Finn shows how she created a summer tunic inspired by the crazy popular kids’ movie. She added an Elsa silhouette to a sleeveless tunic, and then … Read More...
How to make a decorative plastic bag holder
Plastic bags can overrun your house. Try as we might to bring fabric bags to stores when we shop inevitably we end up with some plastic ones and we keep them for trash or other uses. Pop on over to … Read More...
Edible Chalkboard Cookies
It’s teacher appreciation week!
Here is a cute idea to make with your kid(s) for their special teacher(s). Lindsay Ann at Celebrations shows you how to make edible chalkboard cookies using a peanut butter cookie recipe and Hershey’s Dark Chocolate … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a pair of espadrilles
Katja from Of Dreams and Seams shows how you can make a pair of espadrilles The fabric shoe with rope sole is classic summertime footwear. She shares a link to a previous tutorial showing how to make the soles (scroll … Read More...