These Halloween biscuits bring a fun element to Halloween or Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead in Mexico) and we loved them so much we knew we had to feature them. How amazing do the look? Janie from … Read More...
7 Halloween Party Ideas
When I came across this roundup I was drawn to the unusual themes and had to share them with you. You can see the full list of DIY Halloween Parties over at Gigglesgalore.net I have to say the Cat one … Read More...
Quilted Halloween Mug Rug Pattern
This Quilted Halloween Mug Rug or placemat is the perfect little project for Halloween or Fall. This quilting tutorial comes with a free pattern file so you can start creating straight away. This mug rug pattern is free and available … Read More...
Frankenstein’s Monster Cards
Amy R will show you how to get a nice dark smudged look around your Halloween images by using Oxide Inks
. It’s prefect for backgrounds and adding some aging to the edges of papers. These Frankenstein’s Monster cards are … Read More...
Floral Rose Downloads
These lovely floral rose images will make perfect journal cards, banners, backgrounds, flags and tabs for cards, scrapbook pages or planners. Best of they are FREE to download from Webster’s Pages.
Click here to download. (note: you will need … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Spider mug mat for Halloween
This spider mug mat makes a cute place for you to place a mug of coffee (or tea, of hot chocolate). Staci from Crafty Staci has a tutorial and free pattern for you to make one. This little guy is … Read More...
Recycled Artist Feature: Oriol Cabrero
I can’t throw out old tools and my wood scrap bin is overflowing. It does come in handy when I want to craft up a fun little project so I have to keep even the smallest chunks. Well this clever … Read More...
STEM Activities for 10 Apples Up on Top
The Dr. Seuss book 10 Apples Up on Top is super silly, and it’s a fun one to read with preschoolers (and older kids!) this time of year when apples are everywhere.
Little Bins for Little Hands has collected some … Read More...
18 Craft Fair Tips for Beginners: How to Run a Successful Craft Show Booth
Heart Hook Home share their 18 tips and tricks for being a successful stall holder. From how to setup your stock to how to get rid of leftover stock that hasn’t sold. This is a great Craft Business article and … Read More...
A Brilliant Idea for Any Place with a Waiting Room
Parkside Medical Centre in New Zealand has implemented a unique and innovative way to keep its patients entertained while they wait for their appointments. They have provided a knitting project for visitors to work on, where they can add a … Read More...
Blue Fall Leaves Card
Get more from your stamps by using non-traditional color combinations. Like these pretty blue fall leaves on Heather Hoffman’s card. Instead of reds, yellows and oranges she used blue watercolors to color her stamps leaves from Reverse Confetti.
Sewing pattern: Repurposed denim feather wall hanging
These repurposed denim feathers make a gorgeous Boho wall hanging! Claire from Pillar Box Blue shows how you can make them! It’s a great use for denim scrap. Depending on the direction you cut your denim, your feather can either … Read More...
Halloween Steampunk Pop Up Mini Album
Ginger Ropp created an amazing pop up mini album with a Halloween and Steampunk theme that’s got lots of cool features. With flaps and a pop up this album made with products from Graphic 45 is sure to be a … Read More...
Seize the Day Mixed Media Layout
This amazing mixed media layout includes torn paper, stamping, gold heat embossing, paint, flowers and even dried fruit! I love the purple and gold color combination, so regal! Riika filmed a video showing how she put it all together.
DIY colour-block pine cones
There’s a chill in the air… autumn is just around the corner! These DIY colour-block pine cones are really easy to make. They work as really cool coffee table decor for the new season!
Angel Card with Spotlight Effect
By combining ink blending and masking techniques Kelly got a lovely spotlight effect for her card background. It’s a great way to highlight an image on your card, like she did on this pretty angel card. Spellbinders
Air dry clay projects for holiday and home
Air dry clay can be so fun to work with as all you need is a bit of time and not really any special tools, most stuff you probably have in your kitchen. Over at the blog Moma Le Blog … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Fall apple banner on a wood hanger
This apple banner adds a warm fall welcome to your front door! Three plaid and gingham red apples are stitched on a rustic osnaburg (muslin-like fabric) background. A cedar wood pants hanger makes an easy way to hang it, and … Read More...
Try Your Hand at Arithmancy
harry potter arithmancy code
Arithmancy isn’t really a school subject like it is in Harry Potter, but using numbers to decode messages is still a fun test of logic for kids at Halloween or any other time.
Teach Beside … Read More...
A Few Fun Projects from the Latest Knitty
It’s time for Knitty Deep Fall (even though it’s not fall yet. So. Close.) and there’s some great stuff in there to get you through to prime knitting season.
The cover project, Astronomer’s Beret by Merri Fromm, is a lovely … Read More...