Jessica from The Sewing Rabbit shares a tutorial over at Craftaholics Anonymous with a tutorial showing how to make a spring tote. The bag is made from a pastel burlap, with a shiny gold foil shape ironed on. She shows … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Itty hats for your Easter eggs
Claire from Craft Schmaft shows how to make the cutest little knit hats for your Easter eggs. You can make them from baby socks – with just one seam!! Then, make a little yarn pom pom to stitch to the … Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl’s butterfly applique cardigan
This oversized butterfly applique adds color and personality to a little girl’s plain cardigan. The button placket splits the applique down the middle. The split design would also work on a zip-up hoodie. You can find a tutorial for making … Read More...
Winner of Handmade Wedding Crafts!
I love reviewing and giving away books here at DIY Weddings! I wish I had a copy for each person who entered, but I’m thrilled to be able to share Handmade Wedding Crafts by Betty Bee with at least one … Read More...
Lookie what she made: Chibi Easter dresses
Kataryna from Sew Chibi and Chibi Designs shows the very special Easter dresses she made for her daughters. She made both of them using patterns from a Japanese sewing book, but added her signature style and kid-inspired details. For her … Read More...
Tutorial: Angled ruffle curtains
Check out these ruffled curtains that Heidi from HoneyBear Lane made for her daughter’s room! She’s the first to admit they’re a lot of work, but oh my goodness, they’re pretty. The ruffles fall at an angle. A blackout lining … Read More...
Rainbow Spaghetti
Does anybody out there remember this post from 2011 on Henry Hargreaves’s “Food of the Rainbow” photography collection? I remember it well, a year and a half later, because I was struck by the astounding similarity of this rainbow … Read More...
Peeps Pops with Free Printable Tags
You can’t possibly ask for an easier Easter treat and favor than Peeps on a stick, and the printable is free for ya’! For the free Easter Peeps pops printables, visit Make Life Lovely.
Easter Bundt Cake
Perhaps the perfect dessert for Easter Sunday? You have rebirth and Spring covered with the nest and eggs, you have the chocolate delicious part and the PEEPS bunnies. Make a chocolate Bundt cake for Easter HERE at Honeybear … Read More...
A Sweet Egg Nest
Caitlin over at Walker Whimsy has created this charming little bag that would be a perfect, last minute bit of Easter decor. It’s so sweet – and quick to make.
You can find her pattern here. As with other … Read More...
Video Tutorial | Make Your Own Afikoman Bag for Passover
Abbey Wolin shows how you can use scrapbooking and other paper crafting supplies to make a customized Afikoman bag for your Passover Seder. This is a great craft you can do with your kids. Click here to see the video … Read More...
Etsy Shop of the Week – Baroque and Roll
This weeks featured Etsy shop is Baroque and Roll. Baroque and Roll specialized in fabulous, feathery, glittery, millinery and hair accessories. Inspired by th 18th century, old Hollywood glamour, music and art, each piece is handcrafted with combinations of vintage … Read More...
Sewing fashionable clothes from ugly patterns
There’s a fun sewing series going on over at Simple Simon & Co. It’s the You Can’t Judge A Pattern By Its Cover series. They chose a bunch of rather unfortunate looking patterns and sent them to other bloggers to … Read More...
Tutorial: Diaper bag and matching changing pad
Jill Dow from Creative Seams guest blogs at Fleece Fun with a tutorial showing how to make a diaper bag and matching changing pad. Go to her tutorial.
[photo from Creative Seams on Fleece Fun]
Diaper bags are like … Read More...
Project: Pretty Paper Pockets
Using paper, ribbons and trims you make one of these beautiful Pennie Pockets. Perfect for holding Easter candy or dried spring flowers. Find directions for making them on the Really Reasonable Ribbon blog.
-Heather
The Salamander Cross Stitch Chart
Salamanders are cute little critters and this free chart from Brigitte Dadaux has a lot of possibilities. Of course you could stitch it and finish it as a framed project or as a pillow, but it would also be cute … Read More...
Kid’s Book Winner
Wanted to let you know that the winner of the deluxe edition of Annie and the Swiss Cheese Scarf was commenter 68, Angela, who said she learned to knit in school around age 8 but she would love to teach … Read More...
How to make an eggshell Easter decoration
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Over at the blog The Answer is Chocolate there is a fun and easy tutorial on how to make an eggshell Easter (or Spring) decoration out of a bunch of recycled and thrifted materials.
Sequin Egg Cake Toppers
Add a little disco to your Easter. Make sequin Easter egg cake toppers HERE at One Charming Party.
Rainbow Resurrection Rolls
Peeps really are the most perfect Easter treat. Not only are they inherently awesome, but Peeps make great empty tombs, too. Who would have thunk they’d add such fun color and sweetness to the Resurrection? Make rainbow Resurrection rolls with … Read More...