Country Living magazine has several cool projects made with buttons. These napkin holders caught my eye as my thoughts are beginning to drift toward Thanksgiving crafts. They suggest using vintage button cards, but I’m sure you crafty ladies and gents … Read More...
Jack O’ Lantern Carrot Rice Balls
How about we take a sugar break with these carrot rice ball Jack O’ Lanterns. Find the recipe HERE at fab frugal food.
Looking for more Halloween recipes and ideas? Check out Taste of Home Halloween Here you’ll find … Read More...
Project: Spooky Halloween Bingo
Keep the kids entertained this Halloween with a fun stamped BINGO game. They can make it and then play it, perfect for a crafting Halloween party! Click here for directions from Inkadinkado.
-Heather
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Colorful Halloween Frame
Lion Brand Yarn Studio…
Lion Brand Yarn Studio is collecting knit and crochet blocks for Warm Up America.
Each year the Studio dedicates its fall window display to a charity, and this year it is dedicated to Warm Up America, a charity that collects … Read More...
Oatmeal Express Train
Looleedoo is one of the most creative kid craft sites out there. They use simple materials and always make the most amazing creations! This Oatmeal train is no exception.
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Yarn Pumpkin
I don’t know of any child who doesn’t like getting their hands gooey..and this craft is perfect for that!! Plus, the end result is so beautiful! Naturally Educational is a great site that has many educational ideas for helping to … Read More...
Need A Sock? Cabin Fever Will Keep Those Tootsies Warm!
I’ve had the opportunity to take a look at the new Cabin Fever Need A Sock Book
. This is really a cool idea, no more patterns. I’m all about no more patterns!
Using a percentage system, there are only … Read More...
Giveaway: Etsy Shop “mlmxoxo” – Card Case in Pure Wool Felt (worldwide)
Mary Louise of mlmxoxo is generously offering you a chance to win one of her enchanting pure wool felt accessories, the bicolor card case which is ideal for your most important cards – business, subway/metro/T-pass, ID, credit, debit, ATM, Zipcar … Read More...
Tutorial: Camo shoulder bag from a refashioned military jacket
Stefi from Just Chic shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make this cool camo shoulder bag out of a military jacket. She repurposes the pockets and zippers so you get those details on your bag without having … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY bat wings for a Halloween costume
Louise fromI’m Feelin’ Crafty shows how she made a pair of awesome bat wings for her young son. They’re made from fleece, with coat hanger wires to give them shape. These could also easily be dragon wings. Go to the … Read More...
Tutorial: Linen napkins with contrast binding
Head over to The Purl Bee to find out how to make a set of cloth napkins. They’re made from linen, with a layer of cotton on the back that wraps around and binds the edges. Lovely! Go to … Read More...
Dead of the Dead necklace
Carmi Cimicata’s necklace for Day of Dead is a show stopper. I’d wear it a lot more days of the year, too! Take a look at Carmi’s blog to see her inspiration and more about how she made it.
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Free patterns and charts: Winter and Christmas
This Embroidery roundup is all about free patterns. We have created this quick list with links to each Embroidery pattern. We have tried to choose free patterns to suit something for everyone.
Please note that these patterns were free at … Read More...
Free patterns and charts: Autumn and Halloween
We have created this quick list with links to each Halloween pattern. We have tried to choose free patterns to suit something for everyone.
Please note that these Halloween patterns were free at the time of writing these cross-stitch articles. … Read More...
Art Glass…Matt Szosz and The Glass Quarterly Hot Sheet
Over at The Glass Quarterly Hot Sheet they were asking Matt Szosz three questions. Stuff like, “What are you working on?” and inspiration stuff. I found his art fascinating so I looked around a bit and found a video of … Read More...
Tutorial: Cute Halloween appliqued placemats
Sarah from A Little of This, A Little of That shares a tutorial and template for a set of three Halloween-themed placemats. One is a Creepy Spider, another a Wicked Witch Hat, and the third is a Boo Pumpkin. All … Read More...
Tutorial: Kid’s bat costume
Ellen from The Long Thread guest blogs at Alpha Mom with a tutorial showing how to make a kid’s bat costume. It’s easily made from a long-sleeved t-shirt and a yard of black felt. A bit of boning helps give … Read More...
DIY: charming Felted Pumpkins the Easy Peasy Way
“Yours ’til Niagara Falls” our featured Felter is very frugal with her time and energy, she has combined a fairly common wet-felting technique and needle felting to make these darling pumpkins. The technique is so easy that you can make … Read More...
Potato rings
Check out these inventive dried potato rings from Julie Usel. I don’t really know how long something like this would last but given it’s almost Halloween, I can’t help but think this would be a great project to make … Read More...