Make these pretty paper tissue flower cards for Mother’s Day or Teacher Appreciation Week. This is a kid friendly craft, and you only need basic craft supplies as shown
– Tissue paper in various colors
– Scissors
– Tape
– … Read More...
Tip: Sentiment Stamped Card Background
Get more from your sentiment and word stamps by stamping them repeatedly to make a card background. Find some tips and project directions for this idea over on the Capture the Moment blog.
-Heather
Tutorial and pattern: Crushed velvet dress
Mayra from So Sew Easy shares a free pattern and tutorial for making a crushed velvet dress. The crushed velvet is beautiful for fall, but that doesn’t mean you can’t sew it up for summer out of a t-shirt knit. … Read More...
Planned Pooling in Knitting Projects
Self-striping
, self-patterning
, speckled
and otherwise colored yarns are really popular right now, and the interesting thing about some of these yarns is that they can look quite different depending on the size needles you use, the gauge you’re … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy ruffle zipper pouch
Alicia from Sew What Alicia shows how you can sew an easy ruffle zipper pouch. It has a curved top and a ruffled panel across the middle. She keeps the construction simple by keeping the bag unlined – no having … Read More...
Download: Graduation Money Holder Card
Graduation time is approaching and what do new grads want more then money? 🙂 Here’s a cool money holder card die cut file that you can download for FREE from SVG Cuts, click here to download it. Works with … Read More...
Caron Cakes Hexagonal Blanket
The ombre stripe effect really emphasizes the hexagon shape, but the beauty of this pattern is that you only need to know a couple of simple stitches to create a stunning effect. This whole blanket only required 2 rolls of … Read More...
Tutorial: Bandana laundry hamper
Cathi from Scratch & Stitch shows how you can sew a hanging laundry hamper from bandanas and an embroidery hoop. The bandanas make sewing the bag a snap – and makes a cute design! The embroidery hoop keeps the top … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric square texture sensory toy for baby
This fabric square sensory baby toy is easy to sew, and you probably have all the material you need sitting in your scrap bin. Damjana from Apple Green Cottage shows how to make them. The fabric squares are each made … Read More...
DIY | Mother’s Day Wish Jar
Grant Mom six wishes with this DIY wish jar. She can redeem her wishes anytime in the coming year.
Change the color scheme to suit your mom’s style, it doesn’t have to be all glitter and unicorns!
This is a … Read More...
Enter The Compost Challenge for a chance to win $2K
Enter the Compost Challenge at thecompoststory.com for a Giveway worth $2K May 7 – 13th.
Composting is the most important action humans can take to regenerate our planet. The Compost Story was produced by Kiss The Ground and Elevate Receive … Read More...
Using Slumping Molds with Clays
This is one of those air dry clay tutorials that works just great with polymer clay
, as well. Simple use coloured clay and bake instead of allowing to air dry. You could even bake it right in the muffin … Read More...
Giveaway- Stress Less Paint-By-Number Flowers: A Paint-By-Number Kit
Giveaway- Stress Less Paint-By-Number Flowers: A Paint-By-Number Kit
Leave a comment in today’s post by May 17, 2017 and you are in the running for this fun kit that includes pages of flowers with little numbers to follow along to … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric covered button ponytail holders
Crystal from Hello Creative Family shows how you can create the cutest ponytail holders using fabric covered buttons. Use your scrap fabrics to make the covered buttons. They’re extra cute when you’re able to fussy cut to put a motif … Read More...
Technique: Die Cut Stained Glass Look
By using a die cut that cuts out a thin design outline image and coloring them in with gel pens you can get a super cool stained glass look. Hop over to the Technique Tuesday site and watch a video… Read More...
Apps to Help You Run Your Etsy Shop
If you are looking for ways to make running an Etsy.com shop easier, Carmen from Carmen Whitehead Designs created a list of her favorite apps and sites to use to easily run her Etsy.com Shop and make it more efficient.… Read More...
Make a Clay Portrait of Mom for Mother’s Day
There are so many great craft ideas out there for kids to make things for Mother’s Day, but I really love these Plasticine portraits from Make it Your Own because they can be a learning activity, too.
The original uses … Read More...
Get a Grounding in Knitting with the Knitter’s Bible
Phyllis is the winner.
I’ve been at these knitting book giveaways for so long I regularly come across books that I’m sure I’ve given away before. The Knitter’s Bible by Claire Crompton is one of those, but you all are … Read More...
Stitch Flowers for Mom
It’s not too late to stitch up a Mother’s Day present for a special mom in your life. This free Mother’s Day cross stitch pattern from Stitch Me Gifts says it takes about seven hours to make, but the main … Read More...
Tutorial and pattern: Unicorn cat softie
I *might* have squealed out loud when I saw the latest free pattern from Sew Desu Ne? It’s a mewnicorn – party cat, part unicorn! The soft plushie is big enough to double as a pillow. I’m in love!