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Doesn’t this rose look like a tiny carved sculpture? It’s actually paper! Learn how to mold and shape sections of stamped images on cardstock for this amazing Paper Molding technique. Deb Valder shares her instructions over on Splitcoast Stampers.
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This is really cool. I had never heard of butterfly pea flowers before reading this post about color-changing lemonade from Left Brain Craft Brain, but apparently they’re a thing and you can use them to turn your lemonade all sorts … Read More...
This felt star softie would make a perfect first sewing project teaching a child to sew! Damjana from Apple Green Cottage has a tutorial and a free pattern. The simple shape is easy to sew on a sewing machine and … Read More...
A lot good crafty ideas spring from wanting a cheaper, DIY solution to something really cool but pricey found elsewhere. This decorative faux coral tutorial, by Vidya of What’s UR Home Story, is just that. Towards the end of … Read More...
Here’s a fun contest I thought some of you might be interested in. Have you seen Nicky Epstein’s book Knit a Square, Create a Cuddly Creature? Here’s the book on Ravelry if you haven’t. The idea is that you knit … Read More...
Keep your summer hairstyle easy and fuss free with a wired headband! Janelle Nicole has a video showing how easy it is to sew one. You’ll need just a small bit of fabric and a wire to go inside. Use … Read More...
This Rustic Mr and Mrs Wedding sign is to easy to make yourself. Rustic weddings are still so popular and that is great for anyone who wants to DIY their own wedding. You can learn how to make this sign … Read More...
The crochet pattern for the flower face scrub uses only simple stitches, so it’s perfect if you’re a beginner. It’s slightly more complicated than a single row of stitches, but this is a great project to try when you’re ready … Read More...
May Park will show you how she used a no-line stamping technique and water colors to get this beautifully realistic looking Iris card. I love her tip of taping down your water color paper to preventing it from warping while … Read More...
I don’t spend too much time thinking about my sewing pins – that is, until one of them pokes me in the finger and then I say a few choice words about them and remember that they do, indeed, have … Read More...
Here are five simple craft room organization tips. Easy to put in practice and totally inexpensive! Get a handle on Cricut Cartridges, stamps and ink, wrapping paper and more.
Source: 5 Easy Craft Room Organization Tips | Home Organization – … Read More...
Air plants are so pretty and since they require so little care they make the perfect plant to craft with. They aren’t the only part of these jelly fish that are organic. Pop on over to the blog Mother Nature … Read More...
This loose fit swim cover-up is an easy DIY project. You won’t even need a sewing pattern! Gina Michele has a tutorial showing how to sew one. It’s made like a pillowcase dress but from a drapey fabric and with … Read More...
There are a lot of cross-stitch patterns online. There are even a lot of free cross-stitch patterns online. Some of them aren’t great, and some of them are clearly copyright violations (because someone took a picture from a book and … Read More...
Suitcase a mess? Packing cubes can help organize all the clothes you pack into your suitcase so everything is neat and easy to find. They’re large squared zip pouches that let you organize clothes within your suitcase by day, or … Read More...
This quick dinner recipe by Jamie Oliver is for a poached chicken whole bird. You can serve this as a soup or ladle over rice. Don’t wast the stock, make leftover soup the following night. This recipe is a few … Read More...
Getting rid of aphids in your garden doesn’t have to involve toxic chemicals when you can make your own natural DIY aphid repellent in just a couple of minutes!
Petro shows you how to in this super simple recipe.
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Did you know National Coloring Book Day is Aug 2nd? To help celebrate Dover Publications is offering a FREE mini coloring book to download. (You will need to send them your e-mail address for the download.) There’s also info on … Read More...
Have your stamps become more of a collection than useful tools you use for your scrapbooking? Do you have a hard time finding the stamp you want to use, or even remembering what designs you have? Then, it’s time for … Read More...
Sewing doll clothes doesn’t have to be hard or fussy! Jess from Gracious Threads has a free pattern and tutorial for making a circle skirt for an 18″ doll. It’s a simple little pattern that’s quick to sew from scraps … Read More...
