Becky from U Create shares a tutorial over at Riley Blake Designs showing how to make a swaddling blanket that fits in a car seat. There are holes cut for the straps so baby can be wrapped up inside the … Read More...
Free pattern: Summer Breeze Baby Dress
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a free pattern for making her Summer Breeze Baby Dress. It’s a simple sleeveless dress with a wide shoulder straps and a full skirt. Though it is intended for summer wear, you could easily … Read More...
Tutorial: Superhero skirts
Kataryna Borders from Sew Chibi shows the Super Skirts that she made for her daughters. They’re superhero skirts that also happen to be super cute. And, like all the clothes she designs for her girls, packed with super fun details … Read More...
Candle Stands
Craft Passion creatively converted door knobs and door knob hardware into a set of candle stands – head over to her site for the tutorial.
Fun Food for Camping Kids
I feel compelled to mention my adamant refusal to go camping any time I have anything camping-related on this blog. My aversion to camping is a well-known, unchangeable part of my being. But. If I HAD to go camping, I’d … Read More...
Card Making Technique: Using Watercolor Pencils
Using watercolor paper and water color pencils can add a whole new dimension to your stamping. You can color in images or add color to backgrounds like with the pretty multicolored sentiment on this card from the Creative Chick.… Read More...
Mini marshmallow “Ice Cream” Cones
Why, oh why did I not think of this cleverness? Dang. I’m glad someone did. Make marshmallow faux ice cream cones at Sugar Swings! Serve Some.
7 Ways to Celebrate National Doughnut Day
How will you celebrate National Doughnut Day?
Will you…
…make doughnut cake pops?
…make a doughnut cake?
…make chocolate covered doughnuts on a stick?
…make a doughnut dude?
…make rainbow doughnuts?
…get a free … Read More...
New Scrapbook Page Printing Services for Canada
ScanArtist, the Canadian photo scanning service, is now introducing printing services for scrapbook layouts from the comfort of your home. You can now upload your scanned scrapbook pages and have them printed for $1.99 for a 12×12 page. ScanArtist offers … Read More...
Recycle a brown paper bag into a decorated Father’s Day gift bag
If you have a little one and are looking for an easy way to help them “wrap” their Father’s day present why not let them go to town and decorate a standard brown paper bag. Pop on over to the … Read More...
Sewing Pattern: Pleasant Pathways Shorts
You can find a free pattern for these awesome Pleasant Pathways Shorts over at Janome + Annia Maria, a collaborative page from Anna Maria Horner and Janome. Her Pleasant Pathways Shorts are fairly dressy shorts, with darts to shape … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Hi-low strapless sundress
Justine from Sew Country Chick blogs in the 30 Days of Sundresses series hosted by Melly Sews with a tutorial showing how to make a strapless hi-low sundress. She shows how to draft the pattern and then how to sew … Read More...
Idea file: Temporary jeans embellishments
Stephanie from Henry Happened shows how she adds temporary designs to her jeans. The designs will stick around for one wearing and then wash out in the laundry. Go to her blog for the DIY.
[photo from Henry Happened]
More Sweet Treats for the 4th of July
In case this roundup of 20 red, white and blue treats for the 4th of July didn’t offer enough, I rounded up some things I’ve made in years past for Independence Day. Find the collection with links to how-tos HERE … Read More...
An Easy Way to Rip Back Your Knitting
I’m a big fan of using lifelines when knitting lace, but there are times when you need to rip back regular knitting and you might have a bit of paranoia related to having a stitch (or a bunch) drop past … Read More...
Rainbow Grilled Cheese
Everything is coming up rainbows. Even grilled cheese. Make rainbow grilled cheese HERE at Quick Dish.
Hosting a Rainbow party? Check out these Rainbow party articles over on our Party Ideas Blog and these Rainbow party decorations
we … Read More...
Father’s Day Cricut Contest
Our friends over at Cricut are having a fantastic giveaway….for the Worlds Funnest Dad Giveaway, you could in a Cricut Father’s Day Bundle PLUS an Ubooly and camcorder from FamilyShare.com! Please follow this link to their Pin on Pintrest (and … Read More...
Polymer Clay Tutorial: Molds and Production Help
I admit I haven’t been a big mold user. In the past I haven’t done a lot of sculpting and most of the base shapes I use are simple enough that I can use cutters and shape by hand quickly … Read More...
20 Surprising Cookie Cutter Shapes
Cookie cutters come in just about any shape you imagine. Angels, animals, holidays, seasons, sports, food, games, tools, hobbies, music, baby, birthday, flowers, graduation, hearts, bugs, stars, aliens. I could go on and on. (Though the cutters I use most? … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Sheer back t-shirt refashion
Liz from Cotton & Curls shows how to refashion a t-shirt to give it a sheer back. It’s flirty but modest. Go to her DIY.
[photo from Cotton & Curls] Looking for more t-shirt style sewing patterns? Check these t-shirt … Read More...