If you’re looking for a special bag for your child to carry to school this year, this messenger bag by Amber from Crazy Little Projects just might be it. She shares a tutorial showing how to make one. And if … Read More...
Tutorial: Little fleece bows for dolls
Abby Glassenberg from While She Naps, and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction
, shows how to make an itty fleece bow for a softie or doll. For a boy doll, they can be a stylish bow … Read More...
Tutorial: Zippered running belt
Erin from Sewbon shares a tutorial over at The Sewing Rabbit shows how to make a running belt. I need to make one of these !! It’s a wide belt with a zippered pocket to hold your keys, phone, and … Read More...
{Pinteresting Weddings} Mason Jar Inspiration
Mason jars have taken the wedding world by storm! I’ve been furiously pinning clever ideas for using Mason jars onto this board. From gorgeous lighting to wedding favors, invitations, free printables, centerpieces, florals, table numbers, painted Mason jars, and … Read More...
Project: Stamped Rocks
Add a pretty touch to your garden or potted plants with some stamped rocks. Find out how over at the Creative Green Living blog.
-Heather
Crochet Yourself A Swatch
For all of us yarn lovers, a program like this can seem like Christmas four times a year! They are called ‘swatches’ but they are really just samples of about 12 inches in each of about 30 yarns. The … Read More...
Photography Friday | 10 Tips for Using Your Point & Shoot Camera
Based on her experiences of using only a point & shoot camera while on vacation, Andrea Riley is sharing these 10 tips for the making the most of your point & shoot. Really, this post goes way past a list … Read More...
Light Bulb With A City Sprouting At The Top
What a clever concept. Netherlands based designer David Grass has created a floor or hanging lamp that looks like it has a city coming out at the top.
Go get more details about this lamp here.
Tutorial: Shoulder button baby onesie
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shows how to make a baby onesie with buttons across the shoulders. It’s a variation on her previously published baby onesie pattern (free pattern, by the way). The buttons are functional, so besides being a … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Little girl A-line skirt
Justine from Sew Country Chick shares a tutorial over at Craft Snob showing how to make an A-line skirt for a toddler girl She shows how to make a super simple pattern based on your child’s measurements, and then how … Read More...
Contest to Win a No Days Prize Pack from Streuter Technologies
Love the guys over at Streuter Technologies! They’ve got a contest going on right now to win one of two No Days Prize Packs. I think you should sign up to win. I think I may sign up too. … Read More...
Tutorial: Upcycle 4 t-shirts into one color blocked maxi dress
Kristina J. shows how you can make this color blocked maxi dress out of a stack of old t-shirts. One shirt becomes the bodice, and three more get pieced together to make the long skirt. Because the bodice and sleeves … Read More...
DINO TAIL TUTORIAL & pattern
My 3 year old Grandson Weston would flip out if I made him this “DINO TAIL” because he is obsessed with dinosaurs. Jessica of “running with scissors” has a complete tutorial for you to follow on how to make these … Read More...
Freebie: Coloring Sheet – Shark Week!
Happy Shark Week! Download this fun coloring page of Hammerhead sharks for free at Dover Publishing. Shrink it down for card fronts or give it to the kiddos to color.
-Heather
Are you hosting an under the sea themed party? … Read More...
Lies Your Yarn Ball Band is Telling You
I absolutely love this post from Gwen Bortner at Two Sides of the Same Stitch about the top five yarn label lies. Go read it, right now, I’ll wait for you.
These are things that I already know after … Read More...
Quick Party Ideas – Adult Onesies
This blog topic was inspired by my father who messaged me at 7 am to tell me – did I know that Onesies are HUGE right now. If my 69-year-old father thinks they are worth blogging about then gosh darn … Read More...
Tutorial: Snow White t-shirt for a grown-up princess
Little girls aren’t the only ones who want to dress up like princesses. Sometimes grown-ups want to dress up, too. Especially for a family trip to Disneyland. Marissa fromRae Gun Ramblings shows how she made a Snow White t-shirt … Read More...
Yum! Pretzel Cake
Perfect for Fall and ThanksGiving (I know, it may be too early to think about that), this Pretzel Cake from CakeWhiz seems too good to eat. Or it could just be her photographs – which I am sure are doctored. … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Child’s apron from wipe-clean vinyl fabric
When Autie from iCandy Handmade saw a child-sized vinyl apron over at a friend’s house, she wanted to make one for her own girl. And why not? The vinyl wipes clean easily, which is a huge plus when a child … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Towel Vest swim cover up
Lindsay from Diary of a Crafty Lady made this Towel Vest swim cover-ups from a towel. It slip on like a jacket, with ties at the front to keep it put. The design is based on a cover-up that her … Read More...