This needle felting tutorial is for a Rattle ball, you know a ball that rattles. This is a basic needle felting tutorial and if you already know how to make a basic ball then making this felted rattle is going … Read More...
Animal Letter Cards
Oh my gosh, how super sweet are these animal letters? Bonnie combined large alphabet letter stamps with adorable animals and flowers from Art Impressions to create these. They would be perfect for Spring or baby cards and wouldn’t a collection … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Little sock monsters with big personality
Are you loving these little sock monsters as much as I am? All that personality packed into such little sock monsters! BurdaStyle has a tutorial showing how you can make them. This would be a fun project to make with … Read More...
Nature Inspired Layout
Malin created this pretty 8 1/2″ x 11″ layout with pretty pattern papers and dies. To create her butterfly embellishments she simply cut them out from pattern paper. I love the green and brown tones, perfect for nature and outdoor … Read More...
DIY Trolls Party – Flower Pot Centerpiece
Make your Trolls party table pop with personality and add these DIY Trolls Flower Pots as the centerpieces! Create this budget friendly paper décor that comes together easily with the help of a basic party staple: a paper plate! … Read More...
Free Pattern – Eagle Creek Fire Quilt
This DIY quilt was inspired by a fire in my area a year ago. I love the abstract lines of this one! You can see the chart/pattern and tutorial here.
DIY Kids Crafts painting on Glass
An easy and funny idea for the kids to prepare small piece of art for their room or to offer them as gifts! See the full tutorial on teaching your child to paint on glass. Tutorial here.
How to make cute little accent dots
These are so pretty. I am into making junk journals and mixed-media altered art so these pretty colored plastic dots would be a great addition to the stash collection. Pop on over to the blog Creations by Alison for the … Read More...
Make a Sensory Bottle for St. Patrick’s Day
Sensory bottles or calm-down bottles are great for preschoolers and other kids who need something to focus on when big emotions are happening.
My Home-Based Life has a cute idea for making a St. Patrick’s Day sensory bottle using green … Read More...
St. Patrick’s Day People to Cross Stitch
Here’s another sweet St. Patrick’s Day cross stitch pattern freebie from Stitch People.
It includes two little St. Patrick’s Day people that you can stitch together or separately.
It’s available as a free download when you sign up for emails … Read More...
Tips For Vendors To Evaluate Craft Fairs
This article is very detailed and has sound advice and that is to check out your craft fair BEFORE you attend. You need to know who your customer is likely to be and what items they are most likely to … Read More...
Ink Blending: Distress vs Oxide Inks
Distress Ink from Tim Holtz have been out quite a while now and have become a stamping staple in most craft rooms. We also now have Distress Oxide Inks and they have quickly become just as, if not more popular, … Read More...
Finished Object: Silverberg Sweater
Another week, another finished object (this is not going to be an every week thing, I’m sure of it).
I recently finished Norah Gaughan’s Silverberg sweater pattern, which was designed for Berroco. The original was a short-sleeved, giant cowled sweater … Read More...
Pansy Photo Frame
How pretty are the 3D glittery pansies on this photo frame from Darla? She used new products from Heartfelt Creations including the new shaping molds which turn a stamped and die cut flower into an amazing realistic looking flower.
Recycled book page book cover with an unexpected way to color
If you like experimenting with colorants, adhesives and coatings in you art making and crafting I have a few fun tips and tutorials for you today. I was given a Smash Pocket Folio for Christmas and I thought I’d start … Read More...
Free Crochet Pattern – Baby Bumps Crochet Blanket Pattern
This beautiful little crochet baby blanket pattern is the perfect gift for a baby shower.
Whatever you make this for, a baby will love the fun texture of the baby bumps crochet blanket. It’s perfect for little hands.
It gets … Read More...
Polymer Clay Forest Pendant
I love a lot of whimsical clay work and this lovely sculpted pendant from Ksenia is no different. The original tutorial is in Russian – here’s an English translation The instructions have lots of valuable tips in them including using … Read More...
5 Fantasy Horse Coloring Pages
Growing up and living in KY I’ve always been lucky to be surrounded by beautiful horses. I only have to drive just a mile or two down the road to see a horse farm (one of many around here). So … Read More...
11 Craft Product Organization Tips
JD has 11 great tips and hacks to help you get better organized in your crafting area. I particularly like the tip of going from horizontal to vertical storage on certain items and using a paper towel holder for large … Read More...
An Irish Lass to Stitch for St. Patrick’s Day
I love holiday designs that have a little something extra that makes them more appropriate through the season rather than having to be out for just a few weeks around a holiday and then put away.
This Pen Pals design… Read More...