Follow along with Maritza Lisa as she shows you how to use your Silhouette machine to design and cut out tags. They would work perfect;y for journaling or embellishments, as well as for gifts. Click here to get all … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Spring Dreams
Tutorial: Argyle Cane
My daughter’s favourite socks are all argyle patterns. That might seem a little out there but a lot of them are cheerful, bright argyles and this cane tutorial just has the same vibe. As always, Karen Mijoy graciously shares this … Read More...
Tutorial: 5-minute ribbon and D-ring belt
Bernadette from Daisies and Dresses shares a tutorial at The Sewing Rabbit showing how you can make a ribbon belt like this one. It’s easy to make when you use decorative ribbon for the belt and d-rings for the closure. … Read More...
Tutorial: Patch kids’ jeans and lengthen them at the same time
Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows an easy way to patch kids’ jeans. Instead of sewing a patch just over the worn out knee, she replaces the entire knee with a strip of contrasting fabric. Her method … Read More...
Tutorial: Snowman hooded towel
Amber from Crazy Little Projects shares a tutorial for making her Olaf the Snowman hooded towel. Isn’t he cute with his googly eyes and his carrot nose? He’s easy to make out of a bath towel and a hand towel, … Read More...
Cross Stitch Chart – Crazy March Hare
This March hare is just crazy…crazy cute! Hancock’s House of Happy offers up this delightful free Easter bunny pattern for you to stitch up. This is just one of many free patterns on the site. She also has a great … Read More...
Project: Stencil Cards
Combine rubber stamps and stencils for some lovely floral thank you cards, the Hero Arts site will show you how.
-Heather
Looking for more paper crafts ideas and supplies? Check some of our favorite supplies out over at … Read More...
Knit an Easy, Giant Chunky Shawl
Sometimes you want a pattern that’s nearly instant gratification. The Simple Chunky Knit Shawl from Craftfoxes is just the thing for those times when you want a new accessory for a date night later in the week or a party … Read More...
Tutorial: Woven fabric pincushion
Heather from The Sewing Loft shows how to make this woven fabric pincushion. What a fun little project! You can use your scraps to make the strips to weave across the front. Very cool the way the woven strips will … Read More...
Yarn wrapped wine bottle = bud vase
This so much fun from for St. Patrick’s Day from “Cleverly Inspired” hosted by Tracie a wife and mother of twin 🙂 She repurposed an old bottle and filled it with flowers. Tracie shows you step-by-step how to create her … Read More...
Sewing Pattern : Little Scarlet Number ruffled A-line baby dress
The Little Scarlet Number is a ruffled baby dress designed by the girls at iCandy Handmade for the Color Your Summer series a while back. They’ve now posted a tutorial showing how to make it. It’s a pretty sleeveless A-line … Read More...
Easy Knitting Patterns Ebook
Here’s another great free knitting pattern ebook for the Knitting Daily community.
7 Free Easy Knitting Patterns used to be 6 free patterns, but now there are 7 that are perfect for newer knitters.
The great thing about this collection … Read More...
Listen and Be Good Reward Chart
If you are looking for a way to try to get your child (or children) to cooperate, perhaps you would like to try this method shared by Cintia from My Poppet.
She did some searching online and did find … Read More...
Party Ideas – Holi Spring Color Festival
Holi (March 17-18th) is a spring festival also known as festival of colors. It is an ancient Hindu religious festival which has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of the world. I am sure you have heard of the … Read More...
Recycled vintage cups make great planters for succulents
Over at BlogHer Jennifer shared a great tutorial on how to turn those pretty vintage cups into succulent planters.
Check out these fun succulent crafts we found on Etsy.
Tutorial: No-sew curtains in 15 minutes
Jen Chesnick form Say Chez! shares a tutorial at Therm O Web showing how you can make a curtain in just 15 minutes, with no sewing required. It’s a simple panel with a casing folded over from the top. She … Read More...
Tutorial: Zipper neck t-shirt refashion
Jeanna from Drama Queen Seams shows how to make her zipper front t-shirt refashion. She starts with a plain, fitted t-shirt and adds an exposed zipper to the neckline. The zipper deepens the neckline as much or as little as … Read More...
Tutorial: Gathered and jeweled chiffon clutch
Marigold from Hideous! Dreadful! Stinky! shows how to make the gathered chiffon clutch she carried with her to the opening night party at Alt. It’s fah-bulous, don’t you think? The jeweled embellishment in the center is actually a statement ring. … Read More...
Magazine Review: Belle Armoire Jewelry
Today I’m stepping a bit away from stamping to bring you a magazine review for Belle Armoire Jewelry. Published 4 times a year from Stampington and Company this publication is filled with ideas, techniques and inspirations for making beautiful … Read More...