The eagle pattern I shared the other day might be a bit much to get finished before Memorial Day, but I’ll bet you have time to stitch this Stars and Stripes Mini from Kincavel Krosses.
It uses red, white and … Read More...
Book Review – Create Mindfully with Projects from Sereknity
Mindful knitting and crochet are buzzwords for a reason. A lot of us create with yarn in order to relax, to make things from the heart to share with family and friends (and to use ourselves) and to give ourselves … Read More...
Sewing Pattern:: Striped midi t-shirt dress
Who else is in love with dresses for summer? Autumn from It’s Always Autumn shares a free pattern for making a midi t-shirt dress. She designed it for striped fabrics, with piecing that creates cool effects with the angles of … Read More...
Perler Bead Necklace -Pixel Hearts
Let your geek flag fly with a DIY Legend of Zelda Pixel Heart Statement Necklace. Pull out some perler beads and your Nintendo and party like it’s 1986.
DIY Climbing Wall
Are the kids climbing the walls and driving you crazy? Well how about a little physical challenge to keep their minds and bodies active. This tutorial shows you how to setup and install a climbing wall in your home. What … Read More...
Smoothie Recipe – Almond Banana and Passionfruit
Smoothies are our go to after school snack in our house. It’s easy to prepare and minimal mess. The last thing I want is the kids to come in and put crumbs all over my clean house right? You can … Read More...
Review and Giveaway: Stampin’ Up Paper Pumpkin Kit for May
If you’re looking for paper crafting inspiration Paper Pumpkin is here to inspire you and bring creativity to your door each and every month. Paper Pumpkin is a subscription kit brought to you by the folks at Stampin’ Up.… Read More...
Tutorial: Soft fabric blocks for baby
Looking for a fun gift to make for a baby? Kimberly from Sweet Red Poppy shares a tutorial at Crazy Little Projects showing how you can sew a set of soft fabric blocks. She made a set for her daughter … Read More...
DIY Mini Picture Frames
Create your own mini picture frames with this free cut file or PDF file. You can use these for displaying photos in your home or office, or as photo mats on scrapbook pages and in minialbums.
You can either cut … Read More...
Make DIY Clay Whistles
I was looking for a project I had seen years ago – in a book, it turns out – about how to make a whistle from polymer clay
. The search turned up some tutorials for how to do this … Read More...
Download: Inspirational Coloring Page
Tutorial: 4th of July doily table runner
Jessica from Cutesy Crafts shows how you can make a pretty table runner for 4th of July out of craft store doilies. The doilies are inexpensive to buy, and the sewing is super easy. Using red, white, and blue doilies … Read More...
Make a Solar Oven to Cook Smores
Making a solar oven is a fun STEM activity that’s environmentally friendly, and when you cook smores inside you get a snack, too.
Nourishing My Scholar has the DIY for making your own solar oven out of a pizza box … Read More...
Winner- Journal Sparks: Fire Up Your Creativity with Spontaneous Art, Wild Writing, and Inventive Thinking
Congrats go out Jennifer B. of Powell OH as she is the winner of Journal Sparks: Fire Up Your Creativity with Spontaneous Art, Wild Writing, and Inventive Thinking
Mod Podge is 50! Make all sorts of fun projects and win some supplies
Over at Cocktails Cupcakes Crafts there is a giveaway of $50 worth of Mod Podge goodies along with a tutorial on how to make these adorable collage trays. But wait there’s more Margot has compiled a link list of all … Read More...
Winner – Better Homes and Gardens Flea Market Style: Fresh Ideas for Your Vintage Finds
Congrats go out to Linda T. of Dunnellon Florida as she is the winner of Better Homes and Gardens Flea Market Style: Fresh Ideas for Your Vintage Finds
Tutorial: Easy dolman knit dress
Abby from Sew Much Ado shows how you can sew an easy dolman knit dress that’s perfect for summer! You can make it in any length. She’s made a lovely midi length dress for herself, but it would also be … Read More...
Work a Pretty Edge on a Two-Color Project
When I’m knitting a project in two colors with just a few rows of each color worked at a time, I like to carry the unused yarn up the side of the work rather than cutting the yarn and having … Read More...
How To Organize Threads
So, this is a complete set of DMC colors.
There are 17 boxes in total containing the corresponding color
Each box contains 20-26 skeins, except for the larger clear box that’s labeled 17-19.
Want to learn this system? check out … Read More...
Make Your Own Soap – Carrot Soap
Carrots contain Vitamin A which will leave your skin fresh and healthy and this Melt and Pour soap is the perfect way to apply it to your skin in a quick and easy way. Soap making is easy once you … Read More...