Sharon from Sharon Sews shows how you can make this pieced panel skirt for an 18″ doll. Because it’s pieced, you can probably make this from bits of fabric in your scrap bin. You can have fun mixing the prints … Read More...
How to make a Cat in the Hat treat holder
I loved the art in Dr. Seuss books and the iconic Cat in the Hat hat is such a fun image. If you like it too and want to make little decorations or in this case a treat container pop … Read More...
My Favorite Book on Finishing
It turns out I had a lot less to say about finishing than I thought I did, so if you have any questions or topics I didn’t cover let me know and I’ll get to them next week.
In the … Read More...
5 Amazing No Bake Goodies
No Bake recipes work well all year round and fun to do with the kids. Here are 5 different recipes for you to try. A couple of them are gluten-free, vegan and dairy-free. Give your oven a little break and … Read More...
Sticky Wall Rainbow
This activity, shared by Jen (from Mama.Papa.Bubba) is a great way to decorate a wall for St. Patrick’s Day or spring. Start out by drawing a rainbow and clouds on a piece of clear contact paper and hanging it … Read More...
Knit Coffee Cozies for Him and Her
I have a friend who admits to not understanding coffee cup cozies. She says she buys cute mugs so she wants to be able to see them.
She is clearly not a knitter.
I like to knit little cozies for … Read More...
Tutorial: Add a “pinch proof” St. Patrick’s Day pocket to a plain tee
Nicole from Modern Handcraft shares a tutorial at The Sewing Rabbit showing how to add a green pocket to a plain tee to make it “pinch proof” for St. Patrick’s Day. She makes it from a solid green fabric, with … Read More...
Tutorial: How to clean your sewing machine
When was the last time you cleaned out your sewing machine? I’ll confess it’s been several months since I’ve cleaned mine, and I’m sure if I checked I’d see lint collected all around my bobbin case. It doesn’t take much … Read More...
Tutorial: Floaty fabric butterfly wings for kids’ dress-up
Stephanie from The TipToe Fairy shows how to make floaty fabric butterfly wings for small children to wear for dress-up. She uses batik quilting cottons to get the beautiful mix of colors. They attach with elastic shoulder straps. An additional … Read More...
Tutorial: Adjustable elastic suspenders
Tricia from Made By Me & Shared With You shows how to make a pair of adjustable elastic suspenders. The front has two straps, but on the back they meet in the middle to create a “Y” attaching at the … Read More...
Tutorial: Chenille backed wash cloths and burp cloths
Caila from Caila Made guest blogs in the DIY Babies series at iCandy Handmade with a tutorial showing how to make a set of chenille backed washcloths. She also gives a link to a tutorial on her own blog showing … Read More...
Tip: Color Stamps with Distresss Markers
The Whiff of Joy blog has a color tutorial for coloring your stamped images with Tim Holtz’s Distress markers. I love this adorable mouse!
-Heather
Photography for Scrapbookers | Deciphering Lens Lingo
Are you in the market for a new lens, but you’re not sure what all the names and numbers mean? Or maybe you simply want to understand what your current lens can and cannot do. Well Lucrecer will help to … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Life Without You
Free flower rain boot liner tutorial
Andie of “American Felt & Craft” knows that April Showers Bring May Flowers! She is sharing this wonderful tutorial for these “Free flower rain boot liners”. Buy those sweet Wellington rain boot, but keep the inside dry with these liners. … Read More...
Tutorial: Pleated knit skirt
Erin from Sewbon shows how to make a pleated knit skirt. The style is modern and kicky, especially when made out of a heavier weight knit that will show off the shaping of the deep pleats. It’s super cute out … Read More...
Abby’s tips for designing reversible softies
There’s something magic about a softie that’s reversible, one that gets turned inside out to become an entirely different creature. I’ve always been intrigued with how the designer was able to create two softies in one. Abby Glassenberg from While … Read More...
Tutorial: Sock lion with a loopy yarn mane
Craft Passion shows how to make a sock lion softie with a loopy yarn mane. This is a mama lion to the smaller lion sock softie she shared several weeks ago. The mama lion is significantly larger, requiring two socks … Read More...
Freebie: Card Printables
Papertrey Ink has some fabulous free printable to download, add these to cards, scrapbook pages and more, click here to download.
-Heather
Looking for free digital stamps and SVG files? We love using the Design bundle to download our … Read More...
Finishing Workshop: Buttonholes
I admit to not being much of a cardigan knitter, and I stick with pretty basic buttonholes when I do need them, either doing a decrease or a bind off for however many stitches and then casting on stitches to … Read More...