Have you seen the new loopy yarn that you can knit without knitting needles? I grabbed some Bernat Alize Blanket-EZ yarn
from the craft store but I haven’t played with it too much yet.
But you can do some really … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Book character tooth fairy pillow
This adorable tooth fairy pillow inspired by a Mo Willems book character! Amber from Crazy Little Projects has a free pattern and tutorial on her blog. The cute squirrel appears in a new book about a squirrel who has lost … Read More...
Beyond adorable colorful Christmas carolers
If you happen to know someone who uses this little colorful cups to make their coffee here is the perfect Christmas craft to recycle them into an entire chorus of carolers. Pop on over to the blog Kiflies Levendula for … Read More...
Halloween Spider Hair Clip
Easy adorable Halloween spoctacular DIY that screams Yes! This Halloween hairpin is so easy to make that you could make these as take-home gifts for a Halloween party or hand them out to class friends. The kids can help make … Read More...
Cross Stitch a Sweet Harvest Time Design
This Harvest Time Fall Cross Stitch pattern from Tiny Modernist is so cute and a nice combination of classic motifs with a modern color scheme and feel.
The round design features a scarecrow, pumpkins, corn, apples and other fall treats, … Read More...
Kahlua Hazelnut Mocha Popsicles
This boozy adult popsicle recipe is so easy to make with only a few ingredients. You can use any popsicle mold that you have on hand. You can even use a simple ice cube tray with popsicle sticks or plastic … Read More...
Cards with Just Stamps and Inks
Back in the day when I started stamping it was mostly just rubber stamps, ink pads and cardstock. Not a lot of layers, no die cutting, no Copics (gasp!), just simple but still cute of course. Kristina Werner goes back … Read More...
Best fabric marking tools
If you sew from sewing patterns, you’ll notice that there are often markings on the pattern that need to be transferred to the fabric you’re cutting. Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews tells us her favorite tools for … Read More...
Fall Wreath Layout
A wreath of die cut and pattern paper leaves is the perfect frame for fall photos. I also love the trendy ink splatter on the background. Marcia has a video tutorial showing how she put the entire page together.
Be Witchy Wall-Hanging
This Crochet wall-hanging is perfect for Halloween decor… or any time of year that you might need to remember the magic inside us all. Give yourself or someone you love a reminder to be powerful, be scary, and not to … Read More...
No Sew Fabric Pumpkins
Looking for pumpkin craft ideas? This fall make a fun, adorable and easy pumpkin with this 15 minutes no-sew fabric pumpkins tutorial. No special skills needed for these pumpkin crafts that are also great fall crafts to make with kids!… Read More...
Sewing pattern: Recycled denim tab top curtains
Repurpose your jeans to create stylish tab top curtains! Vicky from Vicky Myers Creations has a tutorial showing how you can make them. The patchwork highlights subtle variations of denim and bits of the seam lines. The waistbands of the … Read More...
Shutter Gatefold Fall Card
This amazing Shutter Gatefold card has an aperture inside the opens when the card is opened to reveal a sentiment. How cool is that? Mary Deatherage has step by step photo and video instruction for making one.
Stenciled Cloud Background
Clouds are a perfect accent to many outdoor photos. Using Glitter Paste and a stencil learn how to add some shimmery clouds to a page layout.
The the Bo Bunny blog for directions.
-Heather
Get Ready for Fall with the Sweet November Shawl
Yes, I know it is technically fall already in the northern part of the world, but where I live it won’t start feeling like it for a few more weeks, which means we still have plenty of time to knit … Read More...
Study Pages for Learning about Bats
Bats are interesting creatures to study any time of year, but it’s especially fun to talk about bats around Halloween.
This brief bat unit study from Royal Baloo features seven pages you can print out for kids who can read … Read More...
6 Halloween Coloring Pages
Get in the Halloween mood with 6 Halloween coloring pages. Each is a page filled with spooky images to print out and color. I love this Dracula page!
Find this one and 5 others for FREE over at Dover Publications… Read More...
Congrats to……….
Andrea Willis, she’s this months winner of the Paper Pumpkin kit giveaway!
-Heather
10 minute Free Motion Embroidery Project
If you do the simplest of these projects, it is very quick! You can use regular batting and backing, but it is even quicker if you use heavy interfacing such as Timtex or Peltex. This tutorial guides you on making … Read More...
Tutorial: No-sew Halloween fabric wreath
This Halloween Fabric wreath is an super easy to make, inexpensive if you use fabric scraps! If you can tie a knot, you can make this wreath. Needlepointers.com has a video tutorial showing how. The strips have pinked edges which … Read More...