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This pattern is for a textured crochet potholder adorned with a delicate crochet lace and ribbon trim. This crochet pattern is free and available below. You can make this free pot holder in any color combination. These make great gifts.… Read More...
Inspired by the theme Food and Drink Kath stamped up this fun little booklet. She’ll show you how she inked watercolor paper, added her stamped images and stencil designs and put together her little birthday book.
Summer is made for road trips – and so is this pillowcase! It has a carrying strap and a big pocket that can hold a favorite book. Melissa from Polka Dot Chair shares a tutorial showing how you can make … Read More...
Add some texture, color and shine to your next scrapbook page with Nuvo Drops. These colorful embellishments come in a squeeze bottle for making your own dots. You can add dots to make a border or add accents to other … Read More...
Turn a plain paper bag into a wolf themed gift bag with this tutorial and free printable wolf face (or wolf mask) templates. This favor bag is perfect for a Forest themed party or woodlands party.
I love how simple this idea is yet how striking it is. I can’t wait to try it with other types of photos. Pop on over to the blog Pumpkin Rot for all sorts of amazing photos that I bet … Read More...
Kids LOVE bubbles and painting! Combining the two activities into one makes for an awesome summer activity. Just add food coloring to bubble solution and let the fun begin. See the full kid’s craft tutorial here.
Instead of using the coordinating die cut to cut out this stamped strawberry image Virginia used it to add a subtle line of embossing around it.
Find more info on this idea over on her blog Yes, Virginia.
-Heather
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When decided on window treatments for a room, don’t limit yourself to the curtains you can buy at the store. Alicia from Sew What Alicia shows how you can sew your own grommet curtains. It’s an easy sewing project and … Read More...
Vinyl is great to add to all sorts of projects but when should you use removable and when should you use permanent vinyl?Cricut has some helpful tips, like use removable for walls and nail art but permanent for items … Read More...
This mixed media piece by Zibagz features painting, needlework, machine embroidery and a fun sense of humour. Whilst there are no instructions on how to complete this project but just by looking at it you can be inspired. Grab some … Read More...
This DIY bath Jelly recipe is like a Lush Dupe. This recipe will show you how to make your own bath jelly or jellies. This recipe is for a bath soap that is the texture of jelly. It is … Read More...
Let someone know how super you think they are with this adorable superhero slider card. This cute little guy reminds me of Mighty Mouse 🙂
Find the card tutorial on the Create a Smile Stamps blog.
-Heather
Use bleach to customize a plain towel into a personalized beach towel! Beth from The Renegade Seamstress shows how in an article at eHow. The process is really quite simple. What you put on your towel is up to you … Read More...
Use some of your scrapbooking supplies like pattern paper, die cuts and twine to make a sweet baby mobile.
Visit the Close to My Heart site for complete project directions.
-Heather
Looking for Baby themed papers, stickers and embellishments? Check … Read More...
I found this broken fountain abandoned on a curb. I upcycled it into a succulent garden. It turned out beautiful!! You can see the full tutorial here.
Turn your fabric scraps into something really special with this tutorial from Sara from Radiant Home Studio. She shows how you can create a patchwork sunglasses case with Kantha stitching. The Kantha stitching adds lovely texture and also helps unite … Read More...
The stencil trend is still going strong and companies are upping their game with more different and unique stencils. Justine Hovey focuses on some interesting stencils that she loves, some can be layered, turned or have multiple designs in one.… Read More...
Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows how you can make a beautiful skirt from a lace tablecloth. Lace tablecloths are fairly easy to find at vintage stores and thrift shops, and the lace certainly makes a beautiful … Read More...
Keep those fun summer memories inside bright Tropical Mini Album. I love the trendy flamingo and the combination of canvas and paper!
Find page and album cover ideas over on the 7 Gypsies blog.
-Heather
Mini albums are great little … Read More...
