I laughed out load when I saw this cute and clever card on the Paper, Scissors, Superheros blog! Betsy used scalloped scissors and take “bites” out her stamped chocolate bunnies. 🙂 Find some more cute Easter ideas here on her … Read More...
Test-Driving a Learn-to-Knit Pattern
Since I’ve been knitting for a long time, I’m probably not the best judge of what patterns are good for learning how to knit. I know the basics are best, of course, but sometimes it takes a beginner to really … Read More...
Make Your Own Centerpiece Glitter Candlesticks
Party design blogger LeeMaeMarie designed an adorable peach and gold party featuring some eye-catching glittered candlesticks that could be easily DIYed with a spray adhesive or some Mod Podge
. Check out more here.
Water Rainbow Experiment
Here’s a fun hands on project to teach your children about water density. You can also teach them about the colors of the rainbow and what order they are in. This is the perfect science project for St. Patrick’s Day! … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Cut-out t-shirt refashion
Anna from Plan B shows how she added these cool cut-outs to a plain long-sleeved tee. No sewing is required. All the magic happens with cutting and weaving the t-shirt fabric. Go to her blog for the tutorial. Looking for … Read More...
Free pattern: Vintage-inspired Garden Party Dress
Oh, how I’m loving this dress! It’s called the Garden Party dress and Elise from honigdesign shares a free pattern for making it. It’s shown in this photo as a three-quarter sleeve dress, but her free pattern also includes a … Read More...
Tutorial: Kite embellished tee
Autumn from It’s Always Autumn shows how to make this cute kite t-shirt. She starts with a store-bought tee and embellishes it with a kite applique and bows for the tail. The kite is made from small bits of fabric … Read More...
Easter Chick Card
Cosmicsheep has a Easter card project that is great for beginners. If you are teaching someone to stitch, this will be a great first project. And it is really cute too. Get the free chart.
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Weasley Sweater Cookie Tutorial
Harry, Ron and Hermione, you shall always live on in my house. Especially as I’m currently re-reading the series yet again and am halfway through the Goblet of Fire. I haven’t gotten to Christmastime yet, wherein, the crew will get … Read More...
Freebie: Easter Egg Card
Pane, Amore e Creativita’ has a pretty Easter Egg card front to download for free. Note, the site is in Italian and will need to be translated.
-Heather
Funfetti Cake Cookies
What’s more fun than Funfetti? Um, nothing. Not even hot air ballooning over Paris. (Can you even do that?) And I’d probably take the Paris thing over Funfetti, but these are perfect for a birthday. And fun. And sprinkley. And … Read More...
M and M Chicks
These simple M and M chicks are the cutest thing ever not just because they are simple M and Ms turned into chicks with an edible writer, but because they are perched at just the right chick-like angle. I know, … Read More...
Freebie | Lucky to Have You Printable Gift Tag for St. Patrick’s or Regular Days
This free printable gift tag comes in two versions. One specifically for St. Patrick’s Day, and one without the St. Patty’s Day sentiment. Click here to get the download from Cake Events Blog.
Freebie | Numerous St. Patrick’s Day Labels from Worldlabel
Look at this great collection of free printable St. Patrick’s Day labels from WorldLabel! They were designed by InkTreePress and come in PDF format. The folks at Worldlabel explain how to print them out, and you can even change … Read More...
Etsy Shop of the Week – Storiarts
This week’s featured Etsy shop is Storiarts. Storiarts is the work of artist Tori Tissell, who creates beautiful scarves by screen-printing passages from classic novels onto high quality cotton jersey. According to the about page, she initially created scarves … Read More...
Free Sewing pattern: Felt bunny Easter egg cosy
The floppy-eared felt bunny holds an Easter egg under his body. Michelle from Molly Moo shares a free pattern to make this cute Easter egg cosy. Her version is made from felt, but you could also make him out of … Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl’s pinafore
Hayley from Welcome to the Mouse House shares a free pattern over at Sew, Mama, Sew! for this little girl’s pinafore. The front is flat, with an elastic casing gathering the sides and back. The criss cross straps offer flexibility … Read More...
Tutorial: Color Using Inktense Pencils
The KWerner Design blog has a video tutorial showing how to color your stamped images using the Inktense brand of colored pencils , click here to watch.
-Heather
Baby Bassinet Cookie Tutorial
I started my sweets making adventure with cookie decorating. I decorated cookies for a living for almost a decade. But after delving into other sweets and treats, I always stuck with what was easy and quick. I just never developed … Read More...
New E-Book from Fusedglass.org – Projects Using Scrap Glass
It’s time for another E-Book from Paul Tarlow of Helios Glass in Austin. He’s going to help you use up all of your scrap glass to make super cool projects. Nothing ever goes to waste. I’m trying to decide what … Read More...