Jessica from Happy Together shows how to make a girl’s gusseted maxi skirt. The triangle inserts (gussets) add fullness and swing to the bottom of the A-line without adding bulk to the top. It’s fabulous in a stripe because the … Read More...
5 Lollipop Recipes To Celebrate National Lollipop Day
Yes there is such a day. 20th July (Saturday) is the National Lollipop
Day!
And to celebrate that, we present to you 5 lollipop recipes – from the very basic to one with no corn syrup. I have tried to … Read More...
Knit a Wreath for Your Holiday Door
If you’re one of those people who starts thinking Christmas in July, you’re sure to enjoy this easy — and easily customizable — pattern for a knit holiday wreath from Craftown. Designed by Melanie Smith, this project uses a foam … Read More...
10 DIY Dog Beds You Can Make Yourself
Trawling through Pinterest, it must be obvious that a lot of DIY ideas are just pictures that don’t link anywhere or don’t have any decent instructions behind them. So we decided to do something about that. We have gone through … Read More...
CrockPot Soap Making
Forget about using your crockpot for stews, how about using it to create soap, soap from scratch that is.
Onegoodthingbyjillee shows us how to make soap from scratch.
There are no melt and pour blocks anywhere in sight. Her tutorial … Read More...
Beeswax Candle and a Wood Burned Bowl
Shannon over at Whipperberry made this amazing beeswax candle and a super stylish wood burned bowl to match! You’re going to want to wood burn your bowl before using it to create a container candle, and from there you’ll just … Read More...
Free Pattern: Adorable, Quick Baby Sweater
You know I’ve got baby knitting on the brain since my new book came out, and even though I’ve spent a lot of time in the past year knitting baby things, I might have to knit just one more … Read More...
DIY Wedding Confetti Poppers
Glitter-filled push-pop containers will create a festive send-off for your wedding! weddingbells has a quick and easy tutorial that includes making your own glitter, a free template to download, and ideas for customizing the poppers. Get all the details here… Read More...
How to make bubble wrap hopscotch game
The clever crafter over at the blog Literary Inspired shared a tutorial on how to make a hopscotch game out of bubble wrap. She used new perforated bubble wrap but I bet all of us have some in our … Read More...
Tutorial: Braided fabric coaster or pot holder
Dolly Creates shows how to make a braided fabric coaster or pot holder. The process is the same whether you make the coaster or the pot holder. The only difference is the lengths of fabric you’ll need. It’s a good … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Sew neck banding to a V-neck t-shirt
I love the look of a V-neck shirt, but I don’t ever make them because getting the overlapping banding stitched down into the V seems like it would be complicated. Farrah from Mingo & Grace shares a tutorial over at … Read More...
Freebies: Wedding Digital Stamp and More
Each Friday (and sometimes more often) Opal Manor offers a free exclusive digital stamp to download. This sweet wedding image is the latest offering, check back each Friday for another!
-Heather
Looking for more Wedding themed papers and supplies? … Read More...
Tutorial: Hexie flower quilt blocks
Haley of The Zen of Making is turning sewn hexagons into flowers this week, in part 2 of her English paper piecing series. If you want to learn this technique, get on over to her blog. Get the tutorial.… Read More...
Quick and Plush Crochet
This is a quick, easy, and totally plush blanket that you’ll love working on. Tia offers us her free pattern and I think it’s one that a lot of crocheters will enjoy making as it will appeal to crocheters … Read More...
Free Subway Art Printables: Spices
Dawn from the website designedbydawnnicole, shares these subway art printables with only the names of spices on them. There are 4 color options, and they all look gorgeous!
Go get these free subway art printables here.
Tutorial: Round pocket pot holder
Lisa fromA Spoonful of Sugar shows how to make a round pocket potholder. Your hand can slip inside so your fingers are covered on the top and the bottom when you hold a hot pan. If you do like … Read More...
Sensory Lesson – Hands On Color Mixing
This tutorial from We Made That is lots of tactile fun for little ones. You can use this for teaching colors, teaching the science of color mixing or just simple tactile squeezy fun for the little ones.
Tutorial: Miniature felt crown headbands
Katrina at Kayla’s Kloset shows us how to make miniature felt crown headbands. I’m showing you a picture here of her wearing one, but over on her blog you can see how cute they are when her two little girls … Read More...
Tutorial: Scalloped bunting
Taylor from Taylor Made created this pretty scalloped bunting for a baby shower. She shares a tutorial showing how. I’m loving the ombre effect she got by using solids in shades of blue and green! It would also be cute … Read More...
Cute Cupcakes With A Tie Garnish
Renee of Cutesimplestuff shares these cupcakes that she intended to make for Father’s Day – but didn’t get around to doing it. In any case, it doesn’t matter, as these cupcakes look great nonetheless – and are perfect for any … Read More...