I love seeing the creativity of others who can turn a stamp, punch or die into something completely different. Ardyth designed this bee and shark card using a rocket ship die from Ellen Hutson, how clever is that!? And for … Read More...
Get kids sewing with Sew a Softie in July!
If you’ve never made a softie before, now’s a good time to jump right in. That’s because it’s Sew a Softie Month! Trixi at Coloured Buttons blog created Sew a Softie Month to encourage folks, both kids and adults, to … Read More...
10 Summer Scrapbook Sketches
Ready to start working on some summer scrapbook pages? Scrapbooks and Cards Today has 10 brand new Summer Scrapbook Sketches to help get you started. There’s ideas for 8 1/2 x 11 and 12 x 12 pages as well as … Read More...
DIY 4th of July Favors
I made these easy 4th of July favors in less than 10 minutes and for less than $1 each. These favors would be great to make in bulk as party favors for your 4th of July party or get-together. They’re … Read More...
Racerback Tank T-shirt Free Sewing Pattern
This racerback tank t-shirt pattern is very functional because you can use any double jersey fabric and make it. It is not meant to be tight on your belly and is higher at the front than the back. A box … Read More...
Sewing Pattern – Girls Peasant Blouse
Peasant tops are a staple in every girls wardrobe along with peasant dresses! Such easy sewing patterns for beginners and look simply adorable on little ones. Jump over to the blog for this free peasant blouse pattern for girls!
Easy Printable Fourth of July Scavenger Hunt
Odds are good you might not be having the Fourth of July celebrations that you normally would this year. We always have a cookout and shoot fireworks in the backyard, and we will probably still do that, but without all … Read More...
How to make a red, white and blue ribbon flag wand for 4th of July
Right now I really wish magic wands worked. And if they did this red, white, and blue one would be the one I would want to be waving. Even if it is simply symbolic I am going to make a … Read More...
Best collection of bookmarks and book decor accessories ever!
I might have made up “book decor accessories” but what would you call this fun addition of decorative grass to the tops of a bunch of books? The blades of grass aren’t bookmarks but boy are they cool and I … Read More...
6 Pet Free Coloring Pages
Our pets are part of our family and these wonderful coloring page reflect how much we love and appreciate them. Dover Publications has 6 different pet pages you can download, print and color and best of all they are all … Read More...
Printable Tropical Paper Leaves
This PDF packed FULL of tropical leaf templates will create stunning paper crafting projects and are perfect for summer, beach and travel scrapbook pages. You can cut them out by hand or use your electric die cutting machine. And best … Read More...
A Great Summer Sock Knitting Pattern
Since I have been home so much this summer I haven’t been wearing a lot of socks, but I do love short socks to wear around the house this time of year.
The Dambisa Socks from Bigger than Life Knits … Read More...
Pineapple Cross Stitch Pattern for Summer
I actually don’t know when pineapple season is, but pineapples are a fruit that reminds me of summer and tropical locations we all wish we were able to visit right now.
Stitching this pineapple cross stitch pattern from a Feathered … Read More...
Knitting Pattern -Born To Knit Pullover
This Pullover Knitting pattern is available for free via Deramores, all you have to do is select the “Digital Pattern” option in the drop-down menu to grab the pattern for free
Be proud to be a knitter with this ‘Born … Read More...
Book Review – Hooded Pocket Crochet Scarves
Hooded scarves offer a modern way to stay warm in cold weather. These 6 crochet scarves not only have hoods, but handy pockets too! Hooded scarves can be worn in many ways. You can layer them them on top of … Read More...
Fairy Tale Castles – 9 Quilt Block Pattern
This is a set of 9 quilt pattern designs for foundation paper piecing. Each block is a unique castle inspired by fairy tales. Unfortunately this pattern is no longer available on etsy. But we were able to find some other … Read More...
Stitch 10 creative denim projects from recycled jeans!
You can have fun and save money too when you stitch these terrific projects from denim. Tips for sewing with denim are included. Projects include mother/daughter aprons, a stuffed bunny buddy, a pocket tissue cover, a caddy catchall for storing … Read More...
Quick and Easy Pet Cards
Sometimes you just need a quick and easy card and one way to do that is by using pattern papers. For these cute Cat and Dog cards I used the new Playful Pets Papers from Stampin’ Up. Yup, that’s right, … Read More...
Stamped Butterfly Layout
Laura used colorful inks and lovely new Butterfly stamps from Catherine Pooler for this beautiful layout. By having the butterflies flutter across the page at a diagonal she added lots of movement and the splatters and drops she added make … Read More...
Sewing Pattern – Cool It Can Cozy Pattern
The Cool It Can Cozy sewing pattern is the Caribbean equivalent of the coffee cozy! Even better, it’s really quick and easy to sew as well.
I had some Insul-Bright left over from the potholders and oven mitts and was … Read More...