I love combining different colorways of self-striping or variegated yarns in a project, because it makes the already fun colors even more interesting.
It’s a great way to use odd balls, too, especially if you have little bits of a … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Easy cord keeper
Tangled cords are no fun! Simple Simon & Co. shares a tutorial at Polka Dot Chair showing how you can make this quick cord keeper. It takes just 5 easy steps, start to finish. Plus you can use your scraps!! … Read More...
Cat and Ice Cream Card
What’s better than cats and ice cream? Not much! I love this kitty card with the giant stack of ice cream, so sweet! I also love cat and dog stamps that can be colored to match any breed or type … Read More...
DIY Beach Party Photo Booth
Bea created this fabulous tropical themed photo booth complete with props that would be the perfect backdrop for any summer beach party. She used scrapbooking supplies to make paper crowns, props to hold, a banner, the background and more.
Fruity Summer Block Party
When the weather is warm and the sun is shining, it’s the best time to be outside. Why not gather your neighbors and friends for a summer block party? Get inspired by the colors and flavors of summer fruits and … Read More...
How to Make Orange Mint Bath Salts
We had fantasies about making awesome bath bombs as gifts for my sons’ teachers this year, but alas our grocery store didn’t sell citric acid and I was too pregnant and too tired to hike around town trying to find … Read More...
Die Cutting with Patterned Papers
Add some quick and easy pattern, color and texture to your die cutting by using patterned papers. It’s also a great way to use up some of your paper scraps!
Norine shares some lovely flower cards with this idea over … Read More...
Easy Preschool Craft: Royal Wand and Reading Pointer
I found this tutorial and my kids loved making the craft. It was super easy and not at all fiddly, unlike some supposedly “easy” crafts for kids.
They’ve been playing with their wands all week, pretending to be not just … Read More...
Tips for Photographing Flowers
Wanting to scrapbook some of the beautiful flowers in your garden or from nature but not getting the best photos? Rae has some great tips for photographing flowers, like best time of day, angles and position, adjusting your aperture and … Read More...
How To Make A Felted Mushroom
This felting project doesn’t require Much-Room (sorry couldn’t help myself). This felted tutorial is easy to follow and is an adorable little statement piece for a coffee table or office shelf. I love the simplicity of it. You can see … Read More...
Embroidery Inspiration – Brooches
I was so disappointed to find that this Embroidered Pinterest image didn’t have a tutorial. I was able to track it down to this blog though. I love the free motion embroidery on this project and the face is simply … Read More...
Quilted Chore Chart
I really enjoy seeing quilting made into everyday useful items. This Quilted chore chart would be an amazing gift for family and friends with young kids. I can imagine making something similar for a Teachers gift too. You can see … Read More...
Turtle Card with Matching Gift Tag
These turtle stamps from Studio Katia are so cute! Laura used them to make a fun card with a matching gift tag. I love how to she used a stencil with glitter paste for bubbles on her background.
Altering Word Die Cuts
Theresa has a great tip to get more from your die cut words and phrases. She just wanted just the “You” part of a “Thank You” die so she altered her die cut and removed the parts she didn’t need. … Read More...
A Rubik’s Cube Grid Effect in Polymer Clay
I’m always looking for good ideas to use up scraps – I make a lot of scraps – and this neat effect from PinkLily is a good one. The tutorial (English version) reminded her a bit of the … Read More...
How to Smoke Salt and Why you Should!
This is a great DIY Edible craft to give away as a hostess gift, or for gift giving in general.
It even includes the download to print off the labels so you can make the same style package at home.… Read More...
Sewing trick: How to get perfect corners on a throw pillow
Have you ever noticed that some throw pillows have perfect corners fully stuffed all the way to the points, and other pillows have saggy unstuffed corners? There’s a trick for doing that, and Sew4Home shows what it is. It’s super … Read More...
Six Die Cutting Hacks
Simon Hurley has 6 great hacks for die cutting. With tips like how to make your own stamps with your die cuts, tricks to make die cutting easier like using adhesive cardstock and Press n Seal and several more great … Read More...
A Simple Block Alphabet for Cross Stitch
Sometimes you want to add a little cross-stitched word or phrase or initials to a project, but it’s not always easy to find cross stitch fonts that are good for general use.
I like this one, called Basic Block, … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Simple knit pencil skirt for women
A simple knit pencil skirt is a super versatile piece to have in your wardrobe. And they’re easy to sew for yourself! Chelsea from GYCT Designs has a great tutorial showing how to sew a knit pencil skirt. You won’t … Read More...