Happy back to school season! What says back to school like a fresh box of crayons? This craft featuring each kid coloring their own crayon and making a big wall art out of all of them is beyond adorable! Pop … Read More...
Use Foil to Stamp a Cool Moon
If you’re still thinking about the sun and moon because of the upcoming solar eclipse, here’s a fun moon craft with a great technique that I’ve never tried before.
This foil-printed moon from A Dab of Glue Will Do involves … Read More...
A Cool Collection of Bookmark Knitting Patterns for Back to School
My daughter goes back to school tomorrow, and we’re both pretty excited to see what second grade has in store for us.
One thing that’s great about this age and this kid is that she is loving reading right now. … Read More...
Tutorial: Pencil pouch that folds out to make a pencil stand
With a quick flip and fold and snap, this pencil pouch becomes a pencil stand so you can have your favorite pens or pencils at the ready for your next art project. I’ve got a tutorial and free pattern for … Read More...
Halloween Skull Wall Art
Looking for something unique and creative to decorate your house this Halloween? How about this Halloween skull string art? Check out the tutorial, grab all the supplies and get started!
Supplies:
1. White string
2. Wooden board or foam board… Read More...
Neapolitan Rice Crispy Treats. Yum!
This Neapolitan Rice Crispy Treat Recipe is super cute with layers of strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate. Brittany Bly of PopShopHouston shows us how to make it.
I love the colors and the fact that this will be a super treat … Read More...
Project: Spinning Pinwheel Card
Nothing says summer like pinwheels. This super fun interactive card has movable pinwheels shaped from textured plastic. Visit the Imagine Crafts blog for project directions.
-Heather
How To Organize Embellishments
If keeping your scrapbooking embellishments organized is making you tear your hair out, you need to read this comprehensive article by Jill, the founder of Scrapbook.com. She takes you thrugh everything you need to know to get your embeliishments organized, … Read More...
Tutorial: Apple and pear applique kitchen towels
Sew4Home shows how you can make these pretty apple and pear kitchen towels. They show the project made from scratch, starting with cotton ticking yardage to make the towel before adding the applique design. If you wanted to simplify the … Read More...
Tutorial: Pocket front pillow
Anna from Tea and a Sewing Machine shows how you can sew a pillow with a pocket across the front. The pocket is the perfect place to stash a good book or maybe the remotes for the TV. For kids, … Read More...
Tiny Polymer Clay Succulent Pots
These plant pots by Cintia of My Poppet are adorable and, as she remarks in her post, reminiscent of mid-century ceramics. The tutorial goes over how to loosely build these little planters but there’s lots of space for putting your … Read More...
Knitalong Some Great Socks with the Chilly Dog
This looks like a really fun knitalong to help you learn some great sock knitting skills. The Chilly Dog is hosting a Whale Done Sock knitalong during the month of August, and though the fun has already started you can … Read More...
Tutorial: Colorful painted doilies
Here’s a fun idea for using craft store and estate sale doilies. Add color to them! Jules Madden has a tutorial at Alisa Burke’s blog showing how to paint doilies. It’s a particularly good project for doilies that have gotten … Read More...
DIY Giant Mesh Slime Ball
We couldn’t resist sharing the crazy Slime lady again. This time her video tutorial is for making a giant slime ball, using a Wubble Ball
and then she add’s a mess for this crazy poking bubble popping ball. LOVE IT!… Read More...
Glitter Bug Pattern
This free design features delicate wings and fine details in soft, pastel tones. Transform a plain tee, sweatshirt, towel, or throw pillow.
Crazy Cat Lady Cat Poncho Pattern
You don’t actually have to be a crazy cat lady to appreciate how fun this ADULT, yes Adult size poncho is. Imagine how cool your children would think you are. Then of course, they grow up in to teenagers and … Read More...
Coconut Lip Balm
Toasted Coconut flavor makes for a great natural lip balm. Try making this one today, it’s so yummy smelling you will want to eat it. But don’t!
Tip: Using Stamps for Stitching
Wow, how amazing is this pincushion? And yes, this post does have to with stamping 🙂 Tammy Tutterow will show you how she uses her stamps for stitching designs. What a great way to get more from your stamps! Visit … Read More...
Tutorial: Reusable washable coloring book
Caroline from Sew Can She shows how you can sew a fabric coloring book. When it’s colored with washable markers, you can wash the colors out and use it again and again! There are fabric prints made especially for coloring, … Read More...
Back to School Printable Lunchbox Notes
Put a smile on your child’s face and send them back to school with some fun and free Back to School Printable Lunchbox Notes to brighten their days. This is a nice way to brighten your child’s day at school. … Read More...