As a child, Igrew up near the ocean and can remember seeing jellyfish float up on the shore during the summer. Fortunately, this cute little jellyfish looks a lot cuter than the deadly ones I encountered. Have fun with your … Read More...
Tutorial: Summer Reading Library Tote Bag
Mo Bedell from lime gardenias shares a tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to make her Summer Reading Library Tote Bag. This is such an awesome bag for kids’ library trips!! The body of the bag is big enough … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Strapless summer dress
Kirstin & Jordan fromKojoDesigns and kojobaby share a tutorial on their blog showing how to make a strapless dress, inspired by a similar dress from GAP. The dress is gathered in the back, but flat in the front. It’s … Read More...
Critter Cloths
For all of you washcloth addicts out there, Love of Knitting brings you
Animal Washcloths by Linda Gavaldon
These soft and gently knit washcloths are the perfect gift for any new baby. The simple design areas make these a quick … Read More...
Bubblegum Party!
Find tips on throwing a colorful bubblegum party HERE at D.I.Y. Louisville, including these fun desserts: bubblegum cake topper, gumball machine cupcakes and dipped Oreos that look like gumballs.
Tutorial: Make a patchwork lanyard
C. L. Tice from Mused guest blogs at Craft Leftovers with a tutorial for making a patchwork lanyard. These are sooo handy for helping you keep up with smallish items that you seem to always need to have with you. … Read More...
Sewing Pattern: Oceanside Lace shirred maternity dress
Jessica from Happy Together guest blogs in the Fun in the Sun(Dress) series at iCandy Handmade with a tutorial showing how to make her Oceanside Lace dress. The bodice of the strapless sundress is covered in cut out lace motifs. … Read More...
The Big Lebowski Cupcakes and Hawaiian Shirt Brownies
Now, it has been a looong time since I’ve seen The Big Lebowski
, but soon enough I chuckled heartily at these cupcakes from Sugar Swings!. And wait, one more idea for the ultra-cool guy in your life: Hawaiian … Read More...
Tutorial: Add a higher neckline to a swimsuit
Christie fromLemon Squeezy Shop and Lemon Squeezy Home shows how she used her sewing skills to add a higher neckline to her favorite swimsuit. She unpicked a few seams nad then used extra fabric to create ruffles across the … Read More...
Tutorial: Insulated lunch sack
Janine from Heidi in Lederhosen shows how to make a reusable lunch sack. It’s insulated to keep the cold things cold, or warm things warm. A covered elastic strap across the top makes an easy closure – both to sew … Read More...
Shop: Ink+Wit
I love finding unique one of a kind stamp shops on Etsy! They usually have such great designs, unlike anything you’ll find elsewhere. Here’s a wonderful shop I came across recently called Ink+Wit. They carry lovely wood mounted rubber stamps, … Read More...
Freebies | July 4th Printables
Hand craft printable Mini-Mag for kids aged 7+ — whip up
How did I miss Action Pack a cool printable kids mag on Whip Up? I think some of these activities can work for younger kids too if you adapt them a little!
Hand craft printable Mini-Mag for kids aged 7+ … Read More...
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Father’s Day: Paperweight – Dad Rocks
If you are looking for a fun Father’s Day craft, I thought I would share this paperweight I made from salt dough several years ago. It’s fun, it’s easy for the kids to make, and dad will love it! Get … Read More...
CROCHET CLUB, JUNE, 2011
Our local crochet club had its regular meeting last week on June 15, 2011 at Hearthstone Knits in St. Louis, MO. Our club is now more than ten years old, still small, but meets regularly, gathers new members from time … Read More...
Review & promo code: Silhouette tattoo paper
My daughter was thrilled when she saw that the folks at Silhouette sent me some tattoo paper
to try out. She knows that I use my Silhouette cutter to make freezer paper stencils, to make custom iron-on transfers, and to … Read More...
DIY Weddings Linky Party 5!
Linky parties at DIY Weddings are all about sharing inspiration for the creative bride! This week I’m linking to these adorable button cookie favors at Polka Dot Bride. If you have a blog post, shop, or website that you … Read More...
Make Your Own Postcards {Free Printable}
Smashed Peas and Carrots is offering a free printable of postcards. They are using these postcards to document their summer activities and then send the postcards out to other family members. I was thinking that these would be great for … Read More...
Freebie: Mannequin Digital Stamps
Click here to download 3 free mannequin digi stamps from Pop “N” Stick.
-Heather
Looking for more digital stamps and SVG files? We love using the Design bundle to download our digital stamps. Make sure you check out their free … Read More...