It’s a traditional style Crochet pom pom hat, and it’s giving me all the winter feels.
The pom pom is a cute addition to what is otherwise a classic beanie pattern. Feel free to leave off the pom pom … Read More...
Quilting Tutorial – Disappearing 4 Patch With Layer Cake
Make a Disappearing 4-Patch Queen-Sized Quilt in a weekend! Learn the tricks to use precut 10? squares (Layer Cakes), ruler stacking, and a serger to make quick work of this bright, large quilt. When this baby is finished and bound … Read More...
Download: Flamingo Couple Die Cut
I’ve been seeing lots of Flamingos pop up on everything, I think they are one of the new “it” animals like sloths and unicorns. This sweet flamingo couple SVG / PNG cut file is free to download from Free Pretty … Read More...
Tutorial and pattern: Adorable corgi dog softie
Quigley the Corgi is the cutest little dog softie! How can you not love him when he’s got those sweet ears and of course the heart in his hands? Jenny from Fluffmonger has a free pattern and tutorial to share … Read More...
Storing Your Polymer Clay
Just like setting up your clay work space you’ll have some variables in how you store the actual clay. When I was new to clay, a few zipper plastic bags and plastic Tupperware type containers were plenty. Later, when I … Read More...
Tips for Knitting Your Perfect Sweater
Knitting a sweater for yourself can be a fraught activity. You put so much time and effort (and money) into it, and you want it to be perfect, but often it just isn’t.
Sometimes the sleeves come out way too … Read More...
Project: Simple Winter Themed Valentine’s Cards
Kelly made these adorable Valentine’s for her child class, keeping them pretty simple with one layer, a blended Distress Ink background and Copic Marker coloring with just two color shades. I love that she incorporated a winter theme as for … Read More...
How to make a light up Olympic torch
Are you getting excited about the Olympics? I don’t follow it too closely but when I do watch it can be exciting. I remember as a kid watching the figure skating with my Mom as she was really into it. … Read More...
Technique: Water Coloring with Ink Pad Refills
This card makes me ready for spring! Arjita colored this beautiful rose image with Memento ink pad Re-Inkers , using them like water colors. She also used a no-line stamping technique to get a more realistic look. She’ll show you … Read More...
Super Cute Auto Shop Dramatic Play Area
Dramatic play is the learning of preschool, and this auto shop dramatic play area idea from Pocket of Preschool is really cute and packs in a lot of learning opportunities.
Make cars out of big cardboard boxes and use props … Read More...
Valentine’s Day Ikea Jar Hack
This Candleholder is perfect for Valentine’s day. This tutorial shows you how to hack an Ikea jar into something a little sweet, a little romantic. This tutorial is just for the candle holder but you could use your own DIY … Read More...
15 Cross Stitch Patterns For Valentine’s Day
Needlework goes hand in hand with warm blankets and cold nights, so I thought I’d round up some ideas of what to embroidery and cross stitch for Valentine’s Day! There are a bunch of independent designer’s Valentine’s Day embroidery designs … Read More...
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Recycled jeans are very popular right now and we are in love with these Denim Roses. You can bundle these up on display.
Handmade Upcycled Jeans Roses w/ Stick Stems, Denim Roses, Birthday Gift, Eco-Friendly Flowers, Denim Flowers, … Read More...
Tip: Make a Rainbow Ink Pad with Ink Cubes
I love getting inks in those tiny cubes, it’s less expensive to get loads more colors and they take up less storage space. Jennifer McGuire has some tips for using these tiny ink pads like making your own rainbow ink … Read More...
Lion Brand Declares “Colors of the Year”
Most of us crafty types know about Pantone’s color of the year, which for 2018 is a purple known as Ultra Violet.
Lion Brand Yarn decided to do them one — or make that 11 — better by picking … Read More...
Tutorial: Reverse applique patchwork heart pillow
This Liberty patchwork heart pillow is LOVE. Amanda from A Crafty Fox shares a tutorial at Diary of a Quilter showing how to create the patchwork reverse applique pillow. Her tutorial just shows how to make the front of the … Read More...
Tutorial: 3 ways to rip out a seam
Nobody likes ripping seams, but sooner or later you’re gonna make a mistake in your sewing and you’ll find yourself needing to remove the stitches. Most of us reach for our seam ripper, but there are other options for ripping … Read More...
My Polymer Clay Studio
Polymer clay is a fabulous medium not the least because it’s so easy to mix it with other mediums. You can sculpt with it, use it as paint, to make jewellery findings… the list goes on, almost endlessly. I even … Read More...
Celebrate the Year of the Dog in Cross Stitch
2018 is the year of the dog in Chinese astrology, so why not stitch up a dog symbol or another fun project involving a dog?
Both Holly’s Hobbies and Stitching Stitches have cross-stitch patterns showing the Chinese zodiac symbol for … Read More...
Easy way to make plaster flowers
This project falls under the category of…”who knew?” But wow! These are so pretty white but they could be really cool too painted. Pop on over to the blog ArtsyVaVa for the tutorial on how to make plaster flowers perfect … Read More...