Maureen from Maureen Cracknell Handmade is hosting a fabric giveaway to welcome two new sponsors to her blog. The prize is 11 fat quarters of Anna Maria Horner’s Innocent Crush in the Charmed colorway from The Fabric Farm. Go … Read More...
CROCHET MONOGRAMS
I’ve written about monograms in crochet before. You can read all about that here . This time, I’ve come upon an even easier – or more accessible as I like to state it when I don’t want to feel like … Read More...
Updated: Homemade Hand Sanitizer Recipe
Heres a simple recipe for making your own hand sanitizer, easy to make and at least you will know what is in it 🙂
YOU WILL NEED
1 cup Aloe Vera Gel
(or you can make your own)
3/4 cup … Read More...
Tutorial: Wearable art denim jacket
Melony from Mel Designs used a combination of fabric paint, stamping, and applique to turn a plain denim jacket into a unique piece of wearable art. She took photos along the way and tells how she did it. Get the … Read More...
Tutorial: Summer Madras Tote
Anna from Noodlehead shares a tutorial on Grosgrain for making her Summer Madras Tote. A pair of pockets on the outside give an easy place to stash your sunglasses and phone. The madras plaid is a perfect fabric choice for … Read More...
Book Craft- Play Dough Island
The Chocolate Muffin Tree incorporated imaginative play, along with a craft, along with a book. What could be better! The book is called The Little Island, and her daughter created her own ‘little island’ using colored play dough. Once … Read More...
Art Project – Spaghetti ‘Worm’ Painting
Talk about a great art craft that really elevates ‘tactile’ learning and creativity. I just went to Costco and bought a bunch of spaghetti
which, I feel, are just begging to be used in an art project! The Chocolate Muffin … Read More...
An All New BHG.com (and a Giveaway!!!)
I have a longstanding history with Better Homes and Gardens
. I swiped my mom’s magazines until I started having it delivered to my dorm room in college. More than a few years later, I still look forward to my … Read More...
Tutorial: Wonderland dress for toddler girls
Teresa from BabyCake Boutique will be hosting a sew-along next week on her blog, Crafting in my Closet, showing how to make her Wonderland dress for toddler girls. She shares a post ahead of time giving you the fabric … Read More...
Video tutorial: Pretty fabric basket
Vanessa from Crafty Gemini shares how she takes long strips of fabric and turns it into a basket. This could be a great way to use up some leftovers from another project. Go to the tute.
The Cube Mug
I can only imagine how much more organized my jumbled mess of mismatched mugs piled in my cupboard would appear if I had these instead. I can also picture these stacked in an office kitchen, and I’ve never even worked … Read More...
Graduation Marshmallow Pops
As one who puts many many a marshmallow on a lollipop stick (an inordinate number of marshmallows on lollipop sticks, in fact), even without a graduation in my midst, I can’t help but appreciate these graduation cap pops from the … Read More...
Free cupcake template for some recycled craft pretend play
Dana of the blog Yeladisco sent in this fun pretend project that is made with a free printable download cupcake images and a bit of recycled cardboard.
Free Sewing pattern: Make A Wide-brimmed summer sun visor
Vicki Welsh from Field Trips in Fiber shares a free pattern at 3 Creative Studios for a summer sun visor. The wide brim goes all the way around to the ears, blocking more sun from your face, ears, and neck. … Read More...
Tutorial: Pleated collar
Elizabeth from Simple Simon & Co. shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she made this pretty pleated collar. The collar was part of the school girl dress she made for the Pattern Remix series at Me Sew Crazy… Read More...
Tutorial: Peek-a-Bow shorts with drawstring sides
Jess from Peanut to Princess shows how to make these super cute Peek-a-Bow shorts. The sides are gathered and tied with pretty bows. Get the tutorial.
[photo from Peanut to Princess]
[via Naptime Crafters] Looking for more Shorts patterns? … Read More...
Technique: Embossing with Wood
I always look at clever paper crafting ideas and say to myself “Now why couldn’t I have thought of that?” 🙂 Here’s one of those ideas, using a thin wooden embellishment to emboss with instead of an embossing folder, how … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour – Why I Scrapbook
Tutorial: Boy’s shorts with pockets and flaps
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shows how to make a pair of boy’s shorts with pockets to make them awesome. She tells how to make a large cut-in patch pocket, as well as smaller pocket with a flap and button … Read More...
Tutorial: Ruffled Equation Skirt
Jen from iCandy Handmade shows how to make her ruffled Equation Skirt, inspired by a similar skirt from H&M. The skirt is fitted at the top with tiers of ruffles starting at the hip. (Very flattering for us hip-py girls!) … Read More...