This fabric jewelry box would make a sweet Mother’s Day gift! With a zipper closure to keep your small items safe and sound, it’s perfect for travel. Carla from Creatin’ In The Sticks shares a tutorial at Therm O Web … Read More...
DIY Spiral Bound Book for Grandma
This looks like such an amazing idea as a gift for a grandmother or even a close frined for Mother’s Day. it’s made entirely from scratch using the Cinch binding system (you could also use a Bind-it-All or have it … Read More...
Tutorial: Round tufted cushion
Geneva from A Pair & A Spare shows how you can make a round tufted cushion. It’s sumptuous made from a velvet and tufted with covered buttons. It blends nicely with her modern decor, but of course it would also … Read More...
Check out this Purr-fect Cat-Inspired Knitting Collection
I got an email the other day sharing the newest pattern collection from Knit Picks, and I just had to let you all know about it.
The 9 Lives Collection features 10 knitting patterns involving cats. There’s a sweater with … Read More...
Mexican Flag Cross Stitch Ideas
I wanted to share a little something for Cinco de Mayo, but not of the culturally stereotypical type stuff you normally see this time of year.
I thought a Mexican flag cross stitch pattern would be great, but strangely enough … Read More...
In Store Event: Make a Mother’s Day Card
Paper Source, the nation’s premier paperie and gift retailer, is hosting a FREE, in-store DIY Mother’s Day card making event from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday, May 6th at all Paper Source locations across the country. Children of … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric bookmark with felt circle appliques
These fabric bookmarks are quick to sew and so cute! They’d make great end-of-year gifts for teachers, especially if gifted with a gift certificate to a bookstore or coffee shop. Damjana from Apple Green Cottage has a tutorial showing how … Read More...
DIY Succulent Planter
Here’s a DIY gift idea for mom! This striking, succulent planter looks just like concrete, but it’s really a painted Styrofoam egg! So easy! Caring for these succulents is easy, too, as they’re also faux. Succulent Planter Tutorial.
Project: Multi Layer Baby Animals Card
Oh my, how sweet is this baby animal card!? Perfect for a baby’s birthday. Kelly Latevola will show you how to mask and ink up a cloud background, how to color the stamped images with Copic markers and how to … Read More...
Free Printable Floral Mother’s Day Card & Gift Tag Set
Wish your mom, or any mom you love, a very Happy Mother’s Day with this matching greeting card and gift card set. Moms will appreciate the virtual wreath, and sweet serenading bird. She can keep them for always!
The matched … Read More...
Tutorial: Sunglasses case
Emily from Life Sew Savory shows how you can sew a glasses case so you can keep a pair of sunglasses in your purse without worrying about the lenses getting scratched. Foam interfacing (or craft foam, if you prefer) provides … Read More...
Easy Ways to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo
It’s Cinco de Mayo, aka May 5th, which is the celebration of the Battle of Puebla, during which vastly outnumbered Mexican forces defeated French invaders during the French-Mexican War (contrary to popular belief it has nothing to do with … Read More...
10 Free Mother’s Day Printables
Posters, gift wrap and cards oh my! Find everything you need for your Mother’s Day celebration with this round up of 10 free printables for Mother’s Day over at Dawn Nicole Designs.
You’ll find floral, graphic, chalkboard and girly designs, … Read More...
Switchplates and Faux Finishes
Switchplates are one of those plain house decor items. Turns out clay covered ones are easy to do and let you add some decorative touches to your space in a fairly unusual spot. This tutorial, from Sculpey.com, covers a … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a pattern for a metal purse frame
Metal frame purses are so cute, but it can be hard to find patterns to fit the frame you have. That’s because there’s such a wide variety of sizes and shapes of purse frames out there. I don’t think the … Read More...
Tip: How to Make a Custom Envelope
Lets go back to basics and learn to make a DIY envelope. Using just a square of pattern paper you can us this simple folding technique to make a custom envelope for any card. Visit the Skillshare site for a … Read More...
Tutorial: Puff quilted pillow cover
This puff quilted pillow is tactile. I want to sit down next to it and squish all of those puffy dots! Mary Helen from Mary Makes Good shares a tutorial at A Beautiful Mess showing how you can make one. … Read More...
Knit a Giant Ribbed Blanket with Your Arms
Arm knitting was a huge (ha!) trend last year, and it hasn’t really gone away. It’s a great way to make a big project fast, and it’s a way to get the look of knitting without actually knowing how to … Read More...
Explore the World with Your Kids, By the Book
Growing Book By Book is a fantastic website for encouraging a love of reading, and I think her idea for an Around the World Family Book Club is fantastic.
Each month this year she has picked a book from a … Read More...
Tutorial: How to make a hairbow
Alicia from SolSolito shows how you can make your own hairbows. Add them to hair clips or headbands to make allll the hair accessories for your little girl. Her tutorial is written in Spanish but she includes plenty of pictures … Read More...