Jill Cameron design this sweet one layer card scene focused around a girl reading a book stamp from Concord and 9th. She drew in the table, window and lamp, ink blending the backgrounds and coloring the rest with Copic Markers.… Read More...
Corona Virus Traveler’s Notebook with Freebies
Layle is using a Traveler’s Notebook to journal about her family’s experiences during the Corona Virus. With pages and info about the virus along with family pages like what they are eating, what they are watching, working from home and … Read More...
How to Make a Yearbook to Commemorate This Crazy Year
My daughter has five days of school left, and last night was graduation for the seniors at her school. No matter your child’s age they are missing out on those end-of-year activities, from field day to prom to getting other … Read More...
Another Knitting Pattern to Try Mosaic Knitting
Moasic knitting is having a moment. It’s such a fun and easy way to add a little colorwork to projects, but you never used to see much of it. Now I feel like it’s been popping up in lots of … Read More...
Colorful Flowers and a Cross Stitched Bird
It has been raining quite a lot lately where I live, which is actually pretty normal, but I just feel like I really need some color in my life right now.
These colorful flowers and bird from Animals Cross Stitch … Read More...
Easy Crochet Patterns – 15 Animal Baby Booties
These baby booties are all adorable but I have to say the Frog one is my favourite with its big eyes. These fun slipper booties make wonderful handmade gifts for newborns. Small themed slippers are perfect little sellers on craft … Read More...
Quilting Patterns – Face Mask With Straps
use your quilting fabrics scraps and orphan blocks to make your own Face masks with this Pattern from Fatquartershop.com. This has to be one of the best downloadable printable patterns for face masks I have come across. It has different … Read More...
Crochet Pattern- Hooded Baby Blanket
This hooded baby blanket is adorable and practical too. The hood not only keeps your babies head warm but it helps in bundling them up, especially if you are trying to bundle them up in a pram or on a … Read More...
Kids Crafts – 15+ Hand And Fingerprint Art Ideas
This roundup of kids crafts is all about handprints and paint. Art is important for young children but we tend to think that ART is for adults and Uni students. Art is important in allowing children to express themselves … Read More...
Cigar Box Themed Card
Masculine card deigns can sometimes be difficult. With Father’s Day coming up now’s a good time to try out more manly ideas. Teri created this card designed to look like a Cigar box, her stenciled background and heat embossed sentiment … Read More...
Nap Queen Layout
Even as an adult I still love naps and so does Nathalie’s daughter. She snaps some pics of her napping for this sweet Nap Queen layout. I love the lacy borders she created, it reminds me of frilly bed covers … Read More...
DIY Knee Pad for Gardening
Don’t settle for a thin piece of foam to protect your knees when you can easily make your own garden kneeler pad. This one uses recycled materials as the stuffing for extra softness and support.
Yard Games – DIY Giant Life Size Dice
I’m looking for any excuse to get my family outside. Lawn games are my favorite—we can set up in a small patch of grass and play for hours.
This year I supersized one of our favorite dice games and took … Read More...
Stash Busting? Try Knitting a Zero-Waste Shawl
Sometimes when you have a really great ball or two of yarn you really want a pattern where you can use every drop. That’s the idea behind the Zero Waste Shawl, designed by Katarina Linnhagen.
This bias knit, triangular … Read More...
Get Ready for Summer in Cross Stitch
I am pretty much always cold, so summer is my favorite season because I usually don’t need quite as many layers (at least in my own house; in other people’s air conditioning is another story).
So I could definitely get … Read More...
Recycled lamp parts get recycled in all sorts of ways
Right now lots of people are dipping their toes into new crafts and learning new things. Oh and using what you have around the house because shopping is limited. Gardening is one hobby you can do with clippings from the … Read More...
10 Plus Size Dress Sewing Patterns
I really hate having to use the word plus size, but it is what it is and when searching for patterns, I know this is what our readers are using to search, “plus-size”.
We get so many requests for patterns … Read More...
Book Review – Sewing Animal Dolls
Learn how to make Daisy Dog, her best friends Rosie Rabbit, the twins Betty and Ben Bear and Daisy’s beret-wearing puppy Mimi. Each character has their own complete wardrobe for all of their adventures together, from playing … Read More...
Book Review – Modern Folk Embroidery: 30 Contemporary Projects for Folk Art Inspired Designs
This collection includes 20 embroidery designs with project ideas to show you how to use the designs to create beautiful and practical home decor items and accessories. The techniques for the stitches and project instructions are shown using Nancy’s stitch … Read More...
Sewing Pattern – Lace Trench Coat
This sewing pattern is for a lace style trench coat, Tha lace paneling change the complete look of this trench coat sewing pattern. It’s a combination of a full-length duster jacket and a kimono and I have to say I … Read More...