I’m a firm believer that a child can never have too many stuffed animals. When I was little, my room was filled to the brim with bunnies and dolls and teddy bears.
So, keeping with that tradition here’s the Crochet … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Triangle fabric weights
These fabric weights would make an awesome stocking stuffer for a sewist in your life! Or perhaps they’d be a great help for yourself as you sew a stack of handmade gifts for others. Either way, these little triangle fabric … Read More...
Bread gets dressed up as a turkey for Thanksgiving
OK, now seriously I NEVER would have thought of embellishing bread of all things! But yes, yes you can make a loaf of bread silly and festive for Thanksgiving. Pop on over to the blog Sandy Toes and Popsicles for … Read More...
Resources for Teaching Kids about Thanksgiving
I think we all have an image in our mind of what the first Thanksgiving might have looked like from books and movies that show somber Pilgrims dressed all in black and native people in blankets and feathers. We might … Read More...
Mixed Media Hanukkah Card
The pretty blue ombre’ background is perfect for this festive Hanukkah card. Using inks, foil, dies and stencils Irit will show you how she made this lovely mixed media card.
Visit the Cas-ual Fridays blog for her step by step … Read More...
A Fall Harvest to Cross Stitch
Every now and then I like to check the new free patterns on Craftsy, and I recently found a great one for fall.
The Autumn Pantry by Brooke’s Books features shelves with jars full of canned goods and … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Felt sloth Christmas ornament with free pattern
These sweet little ornaments are perfect for the sloth lover in your life! Their small size makes it easy to sew up a dozen or so quickly and easily. American Felt & Craft has a free pattern and tutorial for … Read More...
Using Die Cuts in Your Planner
If you’ve got die cuts left over from scrapbook kits try using them to add some pizzazz to your planner pages too. Jennier used dies for accents, to make a fun shaker page and to make some cute paper clips … Read More...
Crochet Christmas Present Coaster
Looking for a fun and festive way to add handmade charm to your holiday décor? This easy crochet coaster pattern is the perfect project to cozy up with during the season. Designed to look like a wrapped Christmas present, it … Read More...
Make Faux Gingerbread Ornaments with Clay and Ink
Create these cute gingerbread ornaments with cookie cutters, clay and crafting ink in this post by Kyriakos Pachadiroglou for Imagine Crafts. This craft uses air dry clay but you could do the same with regular oven bake polymer clay. The … Read More...
Vegan Lip Gloss Recipe
Vegan beauty products are not always easy to find, and this 3 ingredient recipe makes it easy to make your own version at home! You can customize the color and give a jar as a thoughtful gift to a vegan … Read More...
6 Christmas Fashion Coloring Pages
Love fashion, love Christmas? Then these pretty coloring pages are for you. Fun winter patterns are featured on these pretty outfits, perfect to get you in the mood to dress up for the holidays. These pages are FREE to download, … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Women’s cargo jacket made from a men’s shirt
Refashion a men’s shirt into a trendy women’s cargo jacket! Cathi from Scratch and Stitch shows how. This is such a smart refashion! A cargo jacket can be expensive to buy, but a men’s shirt is pretty inexpensive from a … Read More...
Free Thanksgiving day printable
If you get this joke I bet you’re laughing as much as I am. I plan on printing it out and popping it in a recycled frame I scored at the thrift store and love but hadn’t found something to … Read More...
Christmas Treat Holders
How cute are these little paper packages? Inside they are filled with candy and sweets. Using scrapbooking supplies like pattern papers, embellishments and stickers Heather Leopard created these adorable little treat holders. Perfect for stocking stuffers or party favors.
This Little Acorn Pattern is Perfect for Fall
KBB Crafts and Stitches is the old blog of Kathleen Berlew, and even though she doesn’t update it anymore it has a great collection of projects as well as some free cross stitch patterns.
For this time of year … Read More...
Tutorial: No-sew pom pom Christmas tree pillow
Yarn pom poms turn a plain pillow cover into cute Christmas decor. Ann from On Sutton Place shows to make it. You can make this a no-sew project, as she did, by starting with a purchased pillow cover. Or you … Read More...
20 DIY Christmas Projects To Try
These Christmas craft projects are all lot’s of fun, I have to say the present wreath has to be my favorite. All of these amazing projects are part of a DIY Christmas collection composed by Consumercrafts.com. And she has done … Read More...
Easy To Bake Gluten Free Christmas Holiday Bars
These Candy bar or cake bar recipes are so yummy and ALL of them are Gluten free. Check out all the Free Gluten free recipes by following the individual links below. I have to say the Lemon Bar is my … Read More...
Festive Christmas Shaker Card
I love the fun stamped Christmas accents around this shaker card frame, especially the Santa hat sitting on top! Nesting Dies make the perfect shapes for shakers, just add a few embellishments like sequins inside and you’ve got a fun … Read More...