It’s so lovely to see butterflies flitting about in the summer and fall where we live. Capture a bit of that magic with the tropical blue butterfly cross stitch pattern from Craft with Cartwright.
This design is 95 by 102 … Read More...
How to Make a Perfect 4-Patch Quilt Block
One of the easier quilt blocks to make, the four patch is a staple in many quilt patterns. This tutorial by April Rosenthal shows you how to make a perfect one.
With detailed step-by-step photos and instructions, the tutorial tells … Read More...
Book Review – A Dozen Beanies for Baby
With a dozen different patterns in this new book from Annie’s, there is something for every style and preference. You can purchase this book here.
From our delightful Gnome Whimsy to our chic Angelique, there is a special beanie … Read More...
16 Candles You Can Make With Shells From The Beach
Beaches are a great place to collect shells, but it’s not uncommon to find them covered in sand, seaweed, or other debris. Cleaning shells can be a tedious task, but it’s worth it to have beautiful, clean shells that you … Read More...
Sea Glass Mosaic Sign Tutorial
This tutorial is for sea glass, not the kinds of glass we have been working with, but it is indeed glass.
I wanted to share it with you as sea glass projects are very popular right now and this tutorial … Read More...
17 Beaded Bracelet Tutorials
Bracelets are fun to wear and you can wear a bunch of them together for a cool look. Bead bracelets are worn by both girls and guys and there is a great variety of models to choose from. We are … Read More...
Haunted House Halloween Card
Cathy Z. used colorful ink pads from Gina K to create an awesome ink blended background for this spooky Haunted House Card for Halloween. The cool stamps she used are Gina K. too. And check out that gold heat embossed … Read More...
Fleece Gnome Free Sewing Pattern
This fleece gnome makes an adorable decoration for Christmas or any other holiday! Sew Can She has a tutorial for making this easy gnome decoration. Just change out the color and print of fleece to suit the holiday or season … Read More...
Add Bright Colors to a Layout with Ink Pads
Cathie has several different fun techniques using ink pads to add bold, bright colors to a layout. For the background she used ink and water on acetate for an ink smooshing technique, she colored stamped flowers with ink pads and … Read More...
Layers of the Sea Sensory Jars
This is a fun idea to make with kids at home or to include in a science center at school. These ocean zone bottles help kids learn about how little light there is the deeper you go in the ocean, … Read More...
Floral Striped Socks Knitting Pattern
These socks from Knitgrammer combine stripes and colorwork flowers for a fun summery design that is inspired by the Finnish fashion brand Marimekko.
The construction is quite basic: the socks are knitted cuff down and the pattern comes with a … Read More...
How to Hand Embroider a Felt Mandala
Make your own unique felt embroidered mandala with this tutorial from Shiny Happy World. You don’t even need a pattern with this method.
It is essentially doodling with thread, albeit a bit more structured because of the mandala design.… Read More...
14 Strawberry Cross Stitch Patterns
Welcome to a delightful roundup of sweet summer strawberry cross-stitch patterns! Prepare to be enchanted by a collection that showcases the irresistible allure of rose-red strawberries. Each pattern in this roundup exudes the essence of summertime bliss, capturing the vibrant … Read More...
Fall Wispy Tree Card
As the weather gets cooler and the leaves start to change and fall it’s time to start creating cards for Autumn. Tina captured this time of year perfectly with this Wispy Tree Card. Using dies from Papertrey Ink she created … Read More...
Simple Tote Bag Sewing Tutorial
A tote bag is a great sewing project for beginners! They’re easy to make but also something you can use every day. It’s always so much fun to use something you’ve made yourself! Heather Handmade has a tutorial showing how … Read More...
Iced Coffee Shaker Layout
My beverage of choice in the morning is iced coffee so of course I love this yummy layout from Nicole. The standout on this page is the large shaker element, she backed the open die cut with light brown paper … Read More...
10 DIY Kids Science Experiments
Welcome to our collection of 10 DIY Kids Science Experiments! Science experiments are a fun and educational way for children to learn about the world around them, whether they be 3 or 13. They can be made hands-on, artsy, or … Read More...
Needle Felting for Fall! Decorative Scarecrows Tutorial.
As we head into Fall and the Halloween season I thought it might be fun to do something a bit different from the usual pumpkins and spiders! Marie Spaulding of Living Felt shares this wonderful free tutorial over on Youtube … Read More...
Cute monster finger puppets perfect for pretend play
A little obsessed with wiggle eyes right now. They just make me smile so much. You too? And want to create a little fun time with the kiddos and make some easy finger puppets and then put on a play … Read More...
Calcifer Cross Stitch Pattern
One of my daughter’s favorite characters in the book and movie “Howl’s Moving Castle
” is Calcifer, the cantankerous fire spirit that lives in Howl’s hearth and makes the energy to move the castle.
Within the realm of cross-stitch … Read More...