Speaking of ice cube trays… here’s one more super cool way to use an ice cube tray. Only this one actually does involve ice. But also gummy bears and other fun things. Make fruit and gummy bear ice cubes … Read More...
Men’s Knitting Book Winners
Hi there! The winner for the men’s knitting books is commenter number 40, Peggy, who says:
… Read More...I’ve made a cardigan for a dear friend, and a couple of button-up vests, a hat, and a scarf for my Husband. I’d love
Use Your Ice Cube Tray for Way More than Ice
I have to agree with Buzzfeed, that these are genius ways to use an ice cube tray in an non-ice kind of way. Shown are chocolate-covered cheesecake bites by Damy Health. Other ideas involve herbs, sauce, baby food, … Read More...
How to make a recycled pill bottle flower
Over at the blog About Family Crafts there is a fun tutorial on how to make a recycled pill bottle flower. I bet this would make a fun container for hiding in the lawn like Easter eggs. I can … Read More...
Tutorial: Beaded chiffon color block skirt
This color blocked skirt that Portia from Miss P made is pure gorgeousness! The pieced panels of beaded chiffon with panels of solid fabric. The result is a skirt that dress but modern, sleek but detailed. The beaded fabric came … Read More...
Tutorials: How to make continuous bias, plus how to calculate how much you’ll get
I have a pretty healthy stash of bias tape scored from estate sales and fabric store discounts. But by far and away, my favorite bias tape is still the stuff I make myself. Bias tape from a stripe or a … Read More...
Pop Rocks Shooters for the 4th of July
I should probably post these later in the day, huh? But they are sooooo good, and go down soooo smoothly. And it’s, um, never too early to celebrate the Independence of my country, right? I made some Pop Rocks shooters … Read More...
Crib Mattress Spring American Flag
Any idea what this cool flag used to be? Well, I guess I kind of gave it away in the title of the post, huh? 😉 This creative crafter took an old crib bed spring and turned up into a … Read More...
Tutorial: Paper bag bubble sundress for girls
Alida from Alida Makes shows how to make this cute bubble sundress. It has a paper bag bodice and contrast straps. The fit is super flexible. It fits her 4-year-old daughter as a dress, and her 7-year-old as a tunic. … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: No-sew or low-sew scarf apron
Brittni from papernstitch shares a tutorial over at scarves.net showing how to make a simple cafe apron out of a couple of scarves and a length of ribbon. She shows it as a no-sew project, using fusible webbing to attach … Read More...
Project: Cool Dad Card
Is your dad the coolest? Then, show him with a hand made card. Hero Arts has directions for making this cool card using stamps and different colors of ink daubers, click here for directions.
-Heather
Style Me Quick – Braided Hair
Braided Headbands are a great way to quickly “Style” your hair. My favorite way is to actually FAKE it with a synthetic hair braid headband off ebay.com $2-3 each .
With the synthetic hair bands try adding a light dusting … Read More...
Five Free Printables for the Fourth of July
As June starts winding to a close, it’s time for our American friends to start preparing for their big national party: the 4th of July! Here are five free printables you can use to get ready.
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Cross-over layered back t-shirt
Dixie from Dixie DIY guest blogs at Miss P with a tutorial showing how she adapted a basic t-shirt pattern to give it a cross-over layered back. With the hot, muggy weather of summer fully upon us (at least here … Read More...
Tutorial: Refashioned denim and crochet top
Zhenya from Being Zhenya shows how she refashioned a pair of jeans into a cool new denim top with a crocheted front. It can also be worn reversed, with the crocheted panel at the back. She crocheted a rectangle of … Read More...
Tutorial: Unpicking or removing serger stitches
The one thing that makes me nervous about serging a project is that it’s a fairly permanent stitch. There are two lines of stitches and threads wrapped all over the seam, and the fabric is trimmed to fit. While you … Read More...
Freebie: Chalkboard Phrase
The chalkboard look is super trendy right now! And Echo Park has a fun chalkboard style phrase you can download now for free to use on cards, scrapbook pages and home décor projects.
-Heather
Looking for more Echo Park Supplies? … Read More...
A Dress For All Seasons
I saw this cute dress the other day and wanted to share this free pattern as well as some ideas about the dress that you might not have thought of. The pattern indicates that this dress is a size 3 … Read More...
Shirt and Tie Cupcakes
If you wake up nice and early tomorrow, there’s still time to make these adorable shirt cupcakes for Father’s Day. Find the how-tos HERE at Cake Whiz.
Technique: Encrusted Jewels
Add some glitz and glitter to your next stamping project with this interesting Encrusted Jewel heat embossing technique from Stampendous.
-Heather