Make a cute and useful gift for a teacher this Back-to-School season. It’s pretty simple to pull this together with florist foam, a plant pot, pencils, ribbon amd card stock. Use a die cutting macine, punch or scissors to cut … Read More...
How to make wall art tic tac toe game
This is kind of a twofer. First you can make a 9 block display and then you can paint up some x’s and o’s and play a game with them or just rearrange them for fun. The display could be … Read More...
Embellish a light switch with Legos
This is such a fun idea for embellishing a plain light switch. The theme could be just about anything because Legos can make anything! Pop on over to Bob Vila’s blog for lots of ideas for repurposing and upcycling all … Read More...
Complex Kaleidoscope Canes with Two Colours
In caning, one of the best tricks is learning how to add shading and depth with a simple colour palette. This kaleidoscope cane tutorial (English translation) from Anastasia Arinovich is a perfect example of how to get fabulous, … Read More...
Tip: Easier Card Layouts with Press N Seal
If you want to layer a bunch of stamped, punched or die cut images on your card front it can be super frustrating laying them all out just how you want and then having to flip or move them to … Read More...
Tutorial: How to press your sewing for the best finished look
I am no good at ironing my laundry, but I absolutely always press my sewing projects. The iron lives in my sewing room, not my laundry room! It’s not that I particularly enjoy using the iron, it’s just that pressing … Read More...
Tutorial: Custom liner to fit any rectangular basket
I’m always shocked at how much baskets cost at the craft or home stores. Luckily, you can usually rehab an old basket into something that looks like the trendy ones they’re selling. A little spray paint and a custom liner … Read More...
Back-to-School Fun for Kids
I know, I know, no one wants to think about back-to-school time. But I know some people who have gone back already and many of us will have kiddos heading back to school soon (or starting up homeschooling again), and … Read More...
Make a Bracelet Using Sea Glass
Some people may consider sea glass
to be nothing more than trash, pretty trash, but still just garbage that somehow ended up in the sea and then one day washed ashore. But pieces of sea glass are one-of-a-kind gems that, … Read More...
How To Make A Flamingo Pinata
Flamingos & Pinatas are not only SO on trend, they just happen to be two of my favourite things so here is an upcycled solution that will take only an hour to make! Time to get your Flamingo on! How … Read More...
How to upcycle a flat table in to a Plank Table
I don’t know about you, but there is always someone in our circle of friends giving away a dining room table or spare desk, of course that table is usually butt ugly and that is why they are getting rid … Read More...
Crochet Anna and Elsa Blankets
Forget those mermaid tail blankets we were all obsessed with a few years ago—these Frozen-inspired crochet blankets are stealing the spotlight, and for good reason. Designed to look just like Anna and Elsa from Disney’s Frozen, these wearable blanket … Read More...
Learn Intarsia with this DVD Guide
The winner is Chris.
Intarsia is a fun knitting technique that involves working different colors in blocks across the knit fabric. In stranded knitting, you work just a few stitches of one color then change to the other and back … Read More...
Tip: Hippo Card with Altered Stamp Image
Designer Jane Allen came up with a super clever idea for this card. She altered a hippo stamp by turning his feet into hands and using those along with the hippo’s head making it so the hippo could peek over … Read More...
Cross Stitch Patterns for Book Lovers
If you’re a stitcher who also loves to read, check out this collection of book-themed cross-stitch patterns from Book Riot.
Whether you need a Dr. Seuss project for your kid’s room or a fanciful bookshelf to hang near your bookshelves, … Read More...
Tutorial and pattern: Slimline Waist Pack
This adjustable waist pack gives you a hands-free space to carry a phone and some cash, and it does it without adding too much bulk to your waist. Sew4Home has a free pattern and tutorial. It’s easy to make – … Read More...
DIY Picture Display with Magnet Frames
Put your favourite photos on display with these DIY magnet frames. They are very simple to make and all you’ll need is white card stock and sticky magnetic paper. These can be handcut, but using a die cutting machine makes … Read More...
Make Miniature Sushi
Sushi sort of lends itself to be done as canes or cane like processes since it is one. Here’s a step-thru for making mini sushi from Lindsay Goodall on Instagram. A search for #polymerclay on the Instagram site will get … Read More...
How to make a a wire wall organizer
I love the look of this grid. It is such a clean look and best yet easy to swap out the elements for different looks throughout the year. Pop on over to the blog DIY in PDX for the tutorial … Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl’s reversible twirly skirt
Cassy from Pear Berry Lane shows how you can sew a little girl’s reversible twirly skirt. Because it’s reversible, you get two adorable looks from one skirt! Each side of the skirt has a main print and a contrast hem … Read More...