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This week the closet-cleaning giveaways continue with four little Leisure Arts booklets:
Two-Hour Neckwear
by Marly Bird: 12 projects for scarves and cowls to knit in a jiffy
Chunky Winter Knits
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Kids getting restless around the house? Alicia from Sew What Alicia shows how you can sew a magician’s cape. It’s quick and easy to sew from Lycra fabric, which happens to come in all kinds of fun (and sparkly) prints … Read More...
Got a craft closet? See how to make the most of it with these tips and ideas fro, Small Home, Big Ideas. You’ll see how to decorate simply, and all the hacks and organizational containers that Tricia used … Read More...
Follow along with Megan Birr over at Scrapaholics and learn how to make simple digital Project Life layouts. She takes you through all the steps, then explains how and where she gets her layouts printed as shown in the photo.… Read More...
Use your polymer clay skills – and some fun, glittery clay in flag colours – to build a set of patriotic jewellery for your 4th of July events. This tutorial, from Sculpey and Amy Koranek, uses jewellery bezels to … Read More...
There’s nothing like new pillows to freshen up the look of a living space. Sew4Home shows how you can sew these throw pillows with a button loop overlap closure. The simple lines give them a minimalist, modern look while the … Read More...
These Happy Scrappy Cards are giving me all the smiles! Lisa from A Spoonful of Sugar has a tutorial showing how you can make them from scraps of fabric and bits trimmed from lace. Think how happy someone would be … Read More...
Autumn from It’s Always Autumn shows how you can sew an easy ruffle sleeve dress. She makes it using her Classic Tee Pattern, which is a free pattern you can download. Her tutorial shows how to adapt that pattern to … Read More...
You don’t need to be a baker to pull off these adorable Fourth of July Cupcakes. These are literally idiot proof. I bet even I could make these and let me tell you I am known to get distracted and … Read More...
Giraffes are fascinating creatures with their unique and distinct features. From their incredibly long necks to their striking coat patterns, it’s no wonder they make such great subjects for crochet patterns. If you’re a fan of giraffes, you’ll be delighted … Read More...
Help someone celebrate the arrival of a sweet little one with this wonderful baby card. Kittie will show you how to partially die cut hinged letters for the front. I love how she stamped the animals on the pattern paper, … Read More...
Your kids will love using these for the Fourth of July! And they are pretty simple to make. You’ll need:
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Did you know July 2nd is World UFO Day? I didn’t until my phone rattled off this little bit of trivia. So, in honour of World UFO Day, I found a video for a simple, sparkly UFO (or do this … Read More...
Planning a party for the 4th of July? Jazz up your party decor with some hand made DIY decorations using die cuts. Like these fun drink tags, you can find directions for making them over on the Spellbinders blog.… Read More...
Abby from Sew Much Ado shares a tutorial and pattern at The Creative Spark for making a quiet book. Each page of the fabric book has a different activity to keep young hands and brains engaged in quiet activity. Her … Read More...
These 4th of July bags are perfect to take with you to parades, to hold the candy that gets tossed from the floats. Emma from Crafting{E} shares a tutorial at Make It and Love It. She starts with a plain … Read More...
Make your own cute Cloud Baby with this free sewing pattern and tutorial. These little clouds would be adorable for a nursery room or cuddle area. Their little eylashes are so sweet. You can grab the free pattern here. Baby … Read More...
This tutorial shows you how to make dimensional letters with scrap cardboard. This tutorial is easy to follow but does require some 2nd grade paper mache skills. Personally I don’t have the patience when it comes to “drying between coats”. … Read More...
This over sized, melt in your mouth cookie is perfect for a Fourth of July Party or BBQ. Actually let’s be honest it’s perfect for any celebration, any day of the week. I love a good cookie! This recipe can … Read More...
I love the soft look that vellumpaper adds to a card. There’s so much you can do with vellum, stamp on it, heat emboss it, die cut it and many coloring mediums work well with it too, like Copic … Read More...
