Ever tried to make your own paper? To celebrate this spring, I decided to have a go at making my own plantable paper, which is just handmade, recycled paper with seeds inside, so you can plant it ! This plantable … Read More...
Activated Charcoal Detox Soap Bar
This recipe uses the method for Melt and Pour Soaps. You can use any soap mold you have or small flexible container. I didn’t mix my Activated charcoal in to the soap, instead I swirled it into the molds. … Read More...
Crochet Pattern – Summer Dress Set
This adorable pattern is available free just in time for Summer. You can drop over to Garnstudio to grab the pattern.
The dress is knitted back and forth on circular needle from mid front.
Size: 6/9 – 12/18 months … Read More...
Tutorial: 3 ways to add pockets to a sewing pattern
Pockets make every skirt, dress, or pair of pants better, but of course not every sewing pattern includes them. No biggie, because Melissa from Melly Sews and Blank Slate Patterns shows how you can add pockets to any sewing pattern. … Read More...
Project: Card with Braille Sentiment
What a wonderful idea to incorporate braille onto a card! Even if the recipient doesn’t read braille the sentiment is still a wonderful idea and maybe they’ll learn something new by finding out what the phrase means. The raised dots … Read More...
Pattern and tutorial: C-3PO Star Wars softie
Here’s an awesome May the F0urth project to sew up today! Or any day, really. Mollie from Wild Olive shares a free pattern for sewing a C-3PO softie. I am loving this so much! He’s made from felt with a … Read More...
DIY Your Own Cactus Earrings
This diy by Brittany Bly at Pop Shop America will show you how to make Cactus Earrings! Cactus everything is super trendy right now, and I love the idea of making earrings. They are made out of shrink film, so … Read More...
How to Make Pocket Pages in a Notebook
Here are some great ideas for turning pages into pockets, and adding pockets to notebooks or journals.
These are really great ideas for a travel journal as shown in the example, but can also be adapted for those of you … Read More...
Little Bowls for Mother’s Day
This is a Mother’s Day project for the younger set – little ring dishes embellished to look like flowers or starry skies. These are made from Model Magic
, a really great air dry material from Crayola. It’s fun, easy … Read More...
Tutorial: Revamp your shoes with paint and decoupage
Who is loving these shoes? I know I am! The bright florals are so happy for spring and summer! Mark Montano shows how you can use paint and fabric decouprage to remake a pair of boring pumps into showstopping footwear. … Read More...
Willow Tree Cross Stitch Pattern
I love this willow tree design from Ann’s Cross Stitch collection. It just looks like spring to me, and makes me miss the old willow tree that used to be in our neighborhood park and was cut down a few … Read More...
Giveaway-Journal Sparks: Fire Up Your Creativity with Spontaneous Art, Wild Writing, and Inventive Thinking
Giveaway-Journal Sparks: Fire Up Your Creativity with Spontaneous Art, Wild Writing, and Inventive Thinking
Leave a comment in today’s post by Thursday May 11th, 2017 and you are in the running for this fun creative prompt book.
Open to … Read More...
Make a Balance Scale to Use Outside
I love this idea for making a balance scale out of things you probably already have around the house. Attach a couple of buckets to a level (get the full DIY at Susy Homeschooler) and you’ll be ready to play … Read More...
Tutorial: Color block water bottle sling
Adventure awaits this summer, but you need to stay hydrated! Whether it’s a hike or just trekking through the neighborhood, these color block water bottle slings will make it easy to keep a bottle of water with you. Brandy from … Read More...
Knit a Simple Blanket for Baby
I love a good, easy baby blanket pattern, and one that you can use for stash-busting is great, too. I recently gifted a Garter Stitch Stripe Baby Blanket to some new parents and it has quickly become a favorite because … Read More...
10 tips for getting out of your sewing rut
As much as we’d like to be in full on create mode all the time, the fact is that creativity and productivity ebb and flow. A certain amount of creative is necessary, but it can be hard sometimes to move … Read More...
The Easiest Dyed Silk Scarf Project
This silk scarf is dyed using tissue paper. You can create the shape out of the tissue paper and add it to the scarf. This is a great way to let the kids imagination go wild with creativity as they … Read More...
Cinco de Mayo Recipes
Cinco de Mayo Recipes should be colorful, tasty, and fun party food! This is a great time of the year to have a FIESTA and trust me, something that we like to cook and eat around here is Mexican food … Read More...
Cork Yoga Mats – Should you get one?
If you are a Yoga Girl (of guy) then I am sure you have heard the new thing is the Cork Yoga Mats
. Well, what is all the fuss about? Well let’s start with how they look. Firstly when … Read More...
Project: Star Wars Card
I’m a huge Star Wars fan so I’m in love with this fun card from Pam over at P.S. I Love You! If you don’t have the perfect sentiment stamp you can use most electronic die cutting machines to write … Read More...