A Christmas tree is one of the most important decorations in a home during the holiday season. A tree skirt is the perfect finishing touch to make a tree look complete and festive. Tree skirts serve a dual purpose: they … Read More...
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A Christmas tree is one of the most important decorations in a home during the holiday season. A tree skirt is the perfect finishing touch to make a tree look complete and festive. Tree skirts serve a dual purpose: they … Read More...
Add a festive Halloween holiday flair with this whimsical stack of Fall pumpkins topped with vines, leaves and a flower. Made using worsted-weight yarn and measures 12″ x 18″.
Designed by Stephanie Smith.
by Anne Weaver
Bunting banners are a fun way to decorate for any holiday or occasion! Just make the flags in color prints that suit the occasion and you’ve got a pretty decoration. It’s better than crepe paper or streamers because you can … Read More...
Wow, this amazing triple easel style card how so much depth and so much room to create a wonderful dimensional card design! Bianca is sharing step by step direction for making the card base and you’ll also find several different … Read More...
Wow, check out this amazing project from Amy! She used an embroidery hoop for her amazing Sunflowers Layout that can double as a wall hanging. The painted white hoop makes for a terrific frame that can hold thick elements like … Read More...
I feel like every Fall, thousands of new wreaths are being released in stores and online. It’s amazing how creative people can get with their wreath designs and the attention to detail that goes into each one. However, there’s one … Read More...
by Sarah White
Allover stitch patterns don’t have to be boring. I love the simple texture of a good Moss Stitch project, or you can take an unusual stitch pattern and repeat it to really cool effect.
The Pebble Cowl from Anjali/Affiknitty Designs … Read More...
by Sarah White
Books are a great way to learn about cultures and celebrations that we might not participate in ourselves, and there are a lot of great kids books that can help people of all ages understand different cultures and holidays they … Read More...
Have you ever seen machine embroidery on puffy foam? It looks really cool and gives projects extra dimension. You can learn how to do it yourself with this tutorial from Machine Embroidery Geek.
Filled with plenty of tips, the article … Read More...
Elephants are the cutest animals ever! This Knitted Elephant pillow is a knitting version of the popular Josefina and Jeffery design. It is done seamlessly in 1 piece; you will only have to sew the eyes, eyebrows, and bow. Designed … Read More...
These Red wine recipes are perfect for Autumn/ Fall. Red wine is great to cook with as you are required to finish off the bottle once it is opened right? Red wine meals always prove to be hearty for me … Read More...
I’m loving this trend of pinks and pastel colors for Halloween, if dark and spooky isn’t your style try some non traditional color combos. This wonderful card from Lesley has pretty light and dark pinks and emerald green ghosts that … Read More...
This creepy, crawly wreath made of bugs is so perfect for a Halloween layout. Jessica die cut the wreath from black cardstock and backed the bugs in different foils and flocks to add amazing color, texture shimmer and shine! The … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
This fold over wristlet clutch is perfect for going out! You can make one using a sewing tutorial from Happiest Camper. The angled fold over flap is a nice detail that looks particularly cool when using a contrast fabric … Read More...
by Sarah White
The Internet was a lot different in 2002. There were maybe more knitting blogs, but not a lot of good, reliable places to get good, fun knitting patterns. The knitting industry was still very much focused on print media (… Read More...
Jazz up your next quilt binding with some decorative stitching. This tutorial from the Bernina blog We All Sew shows you how. Judging by the photos it is gorgeous!
The tutorial shows you how to do the blanket stitch for … Read More...
Sea sponges are a great embed when it comes to DIY soap, adding an embed into a basic soap recipe can take your handmade soap from boring to something special. All of these recipes below use natural sea sponges. If … Read More...
The Trick or Treat Halloween Pillow is a crochet pillow pattern made with medium-weight yarn that has an intermediate level of difficulty. Add a few of these to your lounge area for a fun Halloween splash of Home decor.
At first glance you might think this stunning card from Yana is made with a patterned paper but it’s actually stamped! She’s sharing tips on how to layout an all over pattern, starting with the sentiment and adding stamped images … Read More...