Instead of using a black outline for this lovely Dahlia floral card Effie used white embossing powder to stamp the images and colored them with water colors for a pretty soft look. You can find a video tutorial for this … Read More...
Knit a Sweet Baby Blanket in Waterfall Cables
I love baby blankets because you can make them a million different ways and everyone needs them.
This Waterfall Baby Blanket by Leelee Knits is really pretty and uses simple repeating cables to make a pattern of cascading waves.
I … Read More...
3 colanders make great storage
Can you ever really have too much storage or be too organized? Yah, I didn’t think so. This idea for taking 3 colanders and hanging them vertically is both pretty and a big space saver. pop on over to Rachael … Read More...
Sandy Beach Candles
These DIY Beach candles have been made by dipping the bottoms into sand. I thought what a lovely idea it would be to create these using sand collected from your holiday. If you are making these candles to sell, then … Read More...
Project: Clean and Simple Flower Card and Tag
Simple cards are something I personally struggle with, I always want to add more embellishments, more layers, just….more! But I do love the look of clean and simple cards and would like to make more of them. If you do … Read More...
DIY Craft Tidy from Cardboard Bottle Carrier
Use a cardboard wine or beer carrier to make this cute storage caddy for your most used craft tools.
You’ll find the supply list, and step by step tutorial over at The Craft Blog by Trimcraft.
Make it in colors … Read More...
Mini Book Necklace
This mini book necklace not only makes a cute accessory to wear, but it’s also a fully functional book where you can write down all of your notes and thoughts. Mini Book Necklace Tutorial
How to make a sprinkle donut bulletin board
Do donuts make you smile? If so, why not make a giant donut bulletin board that will make you happy as well as keep you organized. Better yet, make two and give one to your mom for Mother’s day after … Read More...
Amazing DIY Geode Cookies
Make these gorgeous sugar cookies for your next party. These cookies look like sparkling crystal geodes with rock candy and watercolour techniques applied to the surface of the cookie. These would certainly sparkle on the party table.
Geode Cookie Recipe … Read More...
Project: Pretty Pocket Card
This pretty pocket card base is made from just a 1/2 sheet of cardstock with just a couple of folds and a decorative die on the edge. Make a square flat card to slide inside and you’ve got a wonderful … Read More...
Craft Room Furniture Ideas From IKEA
Before your next trip to Ikea for furniture for your craft or scrap room, take a look at this round up of affordable storage solutions. We all know that Ikea is the store of choice for getting organized, this … Read More...
Robot Head Magnets
Polymer clay is pretty cool stuff. My niche is canes and things using canes, mostly beads. There are people who do insanely great surface decor. People who do fabulous minis. And at least one artist who makes robots. She has … Read More...
Print a Scavenger Hunt for Earth Day
When kids are very young the best thing you can do to celebrate Earth Day might be to make sure they spend some time outdoors exploring the natural world around them and learning a little bit about what they can … Read More...
A Super Simple Way to Correctly Place Buttons on a Cardigan
I have this knit coat (a Tilted Duster, if you remember that long-ago pattern) that’s been finished where the knitting is concerned for about a month now. I sewed up the sleeves and everything.
It needs to be blocked before … Read More...
Lace crown tutorial
Hosting a kids birthday party or dress-up soon? Make the little girls happy with this lace crown tutorial! A must for every princess, a glitter crown is fun and simple to make!
Stitch a Westworld Maze While You Watch Season 2
I’m so excited that season 2 of Westworld will be starting very soon (April 22) so I couldn’t resist poking around to see if there were any Westworld cross stitch patterns.
Well of course there are.
My particular favorite is … Read More...
Download: April Planner Printables
You can download these fun April themed images to decorate your planner, scrapbook pages or cards this month. They are FREE to download from Simple Stories, click here to get them.
-Heather
Vintage goodies to inspire
Sometimes making vintage looking projects can be complicated but in this case it is so easy. All you need are 2 book pages, a few of your favorite rubber stamps and a sewing machine to make recycled book page … Read More...
Tatting Pattern – Ursula Bookmark
This Free tatting pattern is for a bookmark. This tutorial is fondly named Ursula. As my daughter is currently performing in the Little Mermaid production I just had to share it with you. Bookmarks are great for gifting as they … Read More...
DIY Bath Bomb With Toy Inside
This bath bomb recipe or tutorial is a little different than the rest as this one shows you how to add a toy to a Bath bomb. It seems having a handmade bath bomb with Essential oils inside is no … Read More...