Valentine’s Day is a day dedicated to celebrating love and affection, and there’s no better way to spread the love than by creating a beautiful and festive wreath. Whether you’re looking to decorate your home, classroom, or business, these DIY … Read More...
Download: Sloth Valentine Card
How cute is this sloth card? I love how he can hold a stick of candy! If you’ve got lots of Valentine’s to make, maybe for a child’s classroom, he’d be a perfect quick but cute project to make. You’ll … Read More...
DIY Valentine’s Day Garland
Decorating your home for the holidays doesn’t have to be a stressful or time-consuming task! With just a few simple craft supplies, you can create a festive atmosphere in no time. This Valentine’s Day garland is the perfect example—it’s quick, … Read More...
Tutorial: Mini messenger bag to hold a tablet
This mini messenger is sized just right to hold your tablet! You can sew one yourself using a free tutorial from Staci of Crafty Staci. Pockets on the front (under the flap) give a place for all the little … Read More...
Tutorial: Upcycled t-shirt bangle bracelet
If you sew with knits or do many t-shirt refashions, you end up with a pile of knit scraps. Unlike quilting cotton scraps, there’s not much you can do with these bits of fabric. Amanda from Crafts By Amanda shows … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy pennant banner party decoration
Do you see those photos on Pinterest of party set-ups with cute pennant banners hanging over a snack table, and think those mamas are just out to make you look bad? Don’t, because those pennant banners are actually easy to … Read More...
How to make a conversation heart catapult
Nothing says love like flinging conversation heart candies around, am I right?
Seriously, though how much fun would these little catapults be to make and then play with! Pop on over to the blog The Stem Laboratory for the tutorial … Read More...
DIY Rose Quartz Pendant You Can Make At Home
This jewelry making tutorial is for a DIY crystal quartz pendant. This DIY tutorial will show you how to combine the quartz as well as adding the chain necklace to the finished design. Crystal quartz is a fun medium to … Read More...
Quick Midweek Wonton Soup
This recipe is for quick wonton soup. The only time consuming part is the wonton making. There are two options to this. One, by store bought ones and make your own clear soup or Two, make your own wontons and … Read More...
Etsy Store – Quilt Patterns
These quilt patterns are fresh and approachable with a bit of a modern look. We get a lot of feedback from first time quilters that these are quilts they actually want to make. There is nothing wrong with Grandma’s quilts, … Read More...
Project: Valentine Cherubs Card
Jessie Banks combined her coloring mediums on this sweet cherub card for Valentine’s Day. She used water colors for the cloud background and Copic Markers for the stamped images. Visit her blog for a tutorial video.
-Heather
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DIY | Simple Papercut heart card
This is a simple, yet elegant paper cut card for Valentine’s Day.
Usually paper cut cards take hours or days to craft. This paper cut card can be crafted within a few steps. You’ll need easily available supplies like white … Read More...
Tutorial and pattern: Bias trimmed tank top
Did you know you can use a woven fabric to finish off the edges of a knit tank? Yes, yes you can! Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows how to use bias tape to finish off the … Read More...
Covering a Switchplate
I was explaining to an in-person customer today how you could use clay to do all sorts of home decor projects including covering switchplates and outlet covers. I couldn’t find any of the ones I’ve done over the years so … Read More...
Tutorial: Valentine’s Day Bunting Banner
Kimberly from Sweet Red Poppy shows how you can make a fun and easy Valentine’s Day Banner. Each flag of the felt banner has a sparkly letter or heart, spelling out a Valentine’s Day message, and a string of colorful … Read More...
Tip: Altering Your Stamps
Get more from your stamps by altering them. You can mask off sections or only ink certain parts and get a new look from your images. Elaine removed the horns from the Stamping Bella Capricorn girl stamp and used her … Read More...
Great collection of recycled sewing pattern projects
Oh isn’t this pretty?! I just want to go grab a whole bunch of paper and recycled sewing patterns to try making one of these layered hearts. This Valentine heart project and lots more can be found at the blog … Read More...
Tutorial: Felt sewing machine needle organizer
I don’t change the needle on my sewing machine that often (I know I should, but I’m lazy…). But when I do change my needle I’ve got to dig through a pile of those little plastic boxes the needles come … Read More...
A Bunch of Winter Games Activities
This list is from the last time the Winter Games came around, so there are some dated parts related to the mascots (you can learn about this year’s mascot, Soohorang the white tiger, here) but this list of 30-plus … Read More...