Nicole Magourik shares a great tutorial video about stamping on your scrapbook pages over on Two Peas in a Bucket. Click here to watch.
-Heather
Sewing Pattern: Girl shorts with tie hems
Joann from Craft Passion shares a modification of her Kid Shorts Pattern. Instead of using ribbing to finish off the bottom edges, she adds a contrast strip of woven cotton with long ends that are tied into knots at … Read More...
Tutorial: Camera softie
Pink Stitches shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make the cutest little camera softie. Unlike your expensive actual camera, the softie version won’t break when it gets dropped on the floor. It even has a neckstrap so … Read More...
Tutorial: Too Hot To Shop pillowcase style top
Jessica from Sew Homegrown shows how to make her Too Hot To Shop pillowcase top. This style of shirt is all over the trendy stores right now. You could pay the big bucks to buy one at the mall, or … Read More...
Tutorial: Metallic painted t-shirt
Donatella from Inspiration & Realisation shares a tutorial for creating a tee with a metallic silver image painted across the front. Love it! Don’t worry if you can’t draw well – the image she painted was traced through the thin … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a ruffled tank from a boxy tee
Head over to The Southern Institute to find out how to transform a man’s boxy t-shirt into a woman’s ruffled tank. The fit is loose, with an elastic casing at the bottom to cinch it in at the hip. A … Read More...
Project: Stamped Gift Bag
FASCINATING ‘FASCINATOR’ – It’s Not Just For A Princess
Or, maybe it’s that this sweet, clever design will make anyone who wears it feel like a Princess. Kate and her kin do not have the market cornered on dressy head wear. Inside Crochet, Issue 18, June 2011 has a … Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl’s simple gathered skirt with a knit waistband
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shows how to make a little girl’s simple gathered skirt with an easy knit waistband. The bouncy little gathered skirt is sooo cute for summertime! And when the weather turns cooler in the fall, it … Read More...
Tutorial: The Starboard Skirt with large box pleat
Elizabeth from Simple Simon & Co. . guest blogs at U Create with a tutorial for making her Starboard Skirt. The knee-length A-line skirt has a box pleat at the middle. I’m loving the yellow and white chevron print she … Read More...
Tutorial: Turn a too-long swimsuit into a faux tankini
Lovenicky from Frou Frou by Lovenicky shows how she turned a swimsuit that was too long through the torso into a faux tankini that fit perfectly. This is such a clever refashion! And though it might be intimidating to think … Read More...
Gnome, gnome on the range…
Patterns and tutorials for all the items in this adorable gnome campout are available free from Wee Folk Art. Practice your applique and embroidery skills on a toy set that will delight your wee ones. Go to the post … Read More...
Lookie what she made: Little girl’s embroidered dress from an adult blouse
LV from Lo(Lo)V(i)E created this lovely embroidered dress for her little girl, but she didn’t do a lick of handstitching to get those colorful motifs on the bodice. Instead, she started with an adult blouse that already had the embroidery … Read More...
DIY Hammered Spoons
You’ve seen these hammered spoons everywhere. They are on Etsy, used as plant markers, place settings, and a variety of other things. Now you can head over to Elizabeth Anne Designs and learn how to make your own. There … Read More...
Car Themed Wall Art
Have you ever bought something and an hour later it failed? That’s what happened when Mandy bought some cute car themed wall decals from Target. One minute they were stuck to the wall, the next minute they weren’t. So instead … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy knit skirt for summer
Mandy from Sugar Bee Crafts shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make an easy knit skirt, perfect for the warmer summer temps. You can make one in any size from toddler to child to adult. The foldover … Read More...
Pretty Red Birdbath
I love how the color red just pops in this backyard scene. This birdbath is made from a thrift store oversized vase and serving platter. I can’t imagine the birds not loving this lovely little spa that’s been created for … Read More...
Tutorial: Hanging hair accessory organizer
Dawn Nicole shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make this hanging organizer for hair accessories. You can easily attach bows and other clippies across the top or from the two ribbons hanging from the bottom. Headbands and … Read More...
Tutorial: Lollipop knit halter dress for little girls
Maggie from Smashed Peas and Carrots guest blogs in the Fun in the Sun{Dress} series at iCandy Handmade with a tutorial showing how to make her Lollipop dress for little girls. It’s a cute little A-line knit halter dress that … Read More...
Rainbow Party Ideas
The only thing I’ve planned thus far for my daughter’s 4th birthday next month is that it will have a rainbow theme. Correction, the only thing she’s planned thus far is that it will have a rainbow theme. So … Read More...