Learn how to make this adorable dinosaur themed water fall card, when the bottom tab is pulled the images flip up. You’ll find complete cut, scoring and folding directions for this fun animated card over on the Stamping Bella blog.… Read More...
Tutorial and pattern: Little girl’s ruffle shoulder play dress
Bonnie from Bonnie and Blithe has a free pattern and tutorial for making this little girl’s play dress with a flouncy ruffle at the neck and shoulders. It’s made from knit fabric so it’s comfortable and easy for a little … Read More...
50 Craft Rooms to Inspire You
There’s lots of eye candy ahead so settle in with your favorite beverage and a notebook to take notes! You’ll find a wide range of ideas for decoration and storage in your scrapbook room or creative space. Some of these … Read More...
Sewing Pattern: Trendy tunic from an oversized t-shirt
Cheryl from Paradiso Designs shares a tutorial at We All Sew showing how to transform an oversized t-shirt into a trendy t-shirt tunic. She slims it up a little but keeps the length so it has more of a tunic … Read More...
Faux Larimar in Polymer Clay
One of my favourite gemstones is larimar, a lovely sea blue that looks like shallow ocean water. Ludmilla Bakulina, a talented polymer clay artist with a strong YouTube presence has her take on a faux version in this video.… Read More...
Recycled cookie sheet magnetic menu board
If you like to organize your dinner plans and let the family know what’s on the menu this recycled baking sheet menu board could be just the project you need to make. I don’t plan my meals but this looks … Read More...
An Easy Way to Do Graphing with Preschoolers
Making graphs is a lot of fun for kids, and even little ones can get in on the fun with a giant floor chart that allows them to chart their toys by color.
The idea comes from Frugal Fun for … Read More...
The Trick of Variegated Yarn: Different Looks in Different Crafts
I know a lot of knitters are multi-crafters, doing knitting as well as crochet or weaving or other yarn (or non-yarn) crafts.
And of course yarn looks different when we use it in different crafts, but I’ve never done a … Read More...
Tutorial: Fixing a broken jeans button
Jeans buttons are made sturdy in order to take the stress and strain that they get with normal wear. Should the button come off, it’s a little more complicated to replace it than replacing a standard button. Jeans buttons are … Read More...
Baby Owl Miyuki Beads Pendant
This project is for a small owl pendant using Miyuki beads
. You will need some basic beading skills to be able to follow this tutorial. The tutorial comes with step by by step photos to help guide you along. … Read More...
How to make Rounded Quilt Corners
The best thing about rounded corners is you don’t have to create mitered corners on your binding. The bad part is you MUST use bias binding. This tutorial shows you not only how to round them but how to work… Read More...
Do You Sell Bath Bombs?
If you make Bath Bombs then you are going to love our New T-shirt range. This t-shirt is for Bath Bomb makers and sellers. You can literally wear this shirt and start a conversation about your own handmade bath bomb … Read More...
Technique: Color Blended Card Background with Oxide Inks
Mindy Eggan got this beautiful bright card background by blending Distress Ink over top of a stencil. By mixing and blending 3 colors together she was able to get multiple colors from just the 3 inks. Visit her blog Paper … Read More...
Tutorial | 6 Ways to Shade Your Lettering
Add interest and depth to your lettered titles and subtitles on scrapbook pages. Use these six ideas to add some pop to your lettering with different shading techniques. These are all very simple, and doable but have tons of impact! … Read More...
Tutorial and pattern: Baby bonnet with a fold back brim
Kate from See Kate Sew has a free pattern for the cutest little baby bonnet. The brim can fold back which can look extra cute if you use a contrast fabric for the lining. You can find her free pattern … Read More...
Free Templates for Digital Project Life on Desktop
If you’ve ever wished to be able to easily do Project Life on your desktop, well now you can! Becky Higgins recently announced the release of Drag and Drop Templates for Project Life for desktop computers. And the best part? … Read More...
Travel Journal Idea: Instax Mini Album
I am loving this very loose and organic mini travel album by Elizabeth Kartchner of Dear Lizzy. Instead of binding the pages she left them loose, and wrapped them in an envelope binder. She also did lots of free form … Read More...
Solar Powered Fairy House
This mixed media project uses Mod Podge clay which is a dimensional glue more than a clay. You can shape and mold it but I find it works best in projects like this near solar powered light/fairy house project by … Read More...
Rubber stamped and embossed organza ribbon card
Did you know you could rubber stamp and emboss organza ribbon? Well, you can!
I taped the organza ribbon down to a piece of scrap paper.
Then I stamped and embossed it. I did take special care not to melt … Read More...
Projects: Christmas in July Stamped Table Decor
It’s Christmas in July, are you starting your holiday projects already? If so here’s a a couple of great stamping ideas for your holiday table. Place cards and matching napkins rings made with an easy paper piecing idea from Kristine … Read More...