It’s getting to be travel season, and if you’re a knitter you know that travel time and vacations can leave lots of time for knitting. But it seems like every year I get questions about whether it is allowed to … Read More...
Crochet Flower Tutorial
Enjoy making this incredibly beautiful crochet spiral flower with 12 petals, where there are 6 small and 6 large petals. This flower is made in 3 rounds only. The first and the second round is the base for the whole … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY Hand Carved Flower Stamps
Don’t have the perfect flower stamp for your spring cards? Not to worry, you can carve your very own rubber stamps. Draw or find some simple printable designs and carve them out on erasers. The Paris en Rose blog has … Read More...
Sewing Pattern: Reusable produce bag from a t-shirt
Sarah from Sadie Seasongoods shows how you can make these reusable produce bags from thrifted t-shirts. Take them with you to the farmer’s market in the coming months to bring home some farm fresh goodies. Or, when the weather turns … Read More...
Tutorial | DIY Envelope Album
Take a look at this mini album over at Paper, Scissors and Superheroes, and learn how to make the album base using A2 envelopes. All you need is envelopes and adhesive!
You can make an album with the exact number … Read More...
DIY Faux Stained Glass
Have you ever wanted a project to look like stained glass but didn’t know how? Look no further! Mark Montano used a product called “Unicorn Spit”, some white school glue, and adult coloring books to make fun stained glass pieces … Read More...
10+ Bookbinding Techniques for Mini Albums
Do you like to make your own mini albums from scratch? If you’re looking for some new ways to make books, check out this comprehensive listing of over 10 book binding techniques.
You’ll find links to tutorials and videos covering … Read More...
Technique: Hammered Flower Prints
I’m not sure I’d really call this technique stamping but it’s just too cool an idea not to share. Using flowers and a hammer (yes, a hammer) you can tape down flowers and hammer over them, leaving behind some of … Read More...
Grab a Chance to Learn Seamless Knitting from the Pros
Shelia is our winner.
This is another one of those books that I love because it’s just really smart and helpful and has great patterns, too.
The Art of Seamless Knitting
by Simona Merchant-Dest and Faina Goberstein really grounds knitters … Read More...
Cross Stitch the Planet for Earth Day
You might not think of Earth Day as a holiday you’d do special cross stitch for, but these designs would be great stitched onto a reusable shopping bag or hung in your recycling area.
My Heartstring’s Earth Day cross stitch … Read More...
Tutorial: Tips for sewing organza
Petro from Creative Homemaking recently made some sheer curtains from organza. Organza is beautiful but it can be tricky to cut and sew. This was her first time sewing the sheer fabric, and she shares some tips from what she … Read More...
Crazy Quilting – Festive Mug Mat
I know this Crazy quilting pattern is hitting the blog a little early but I couldn’t resist sharing it. This is perfect for Halloween or Fall projects. You can grab the full free tutorial here.
Looking for more Halloween Embroidery … Read More...
Printable Wall Art -Don’t Be Afraid To Be You
This is rather cute and perfect gallery print for a Nursery. You can download the PDF and print it off here. This adorable design is by Ferntreestudio.com
Tutorial: Woven clutch with tassels from a discount rug
The Heathered Nest shows how you can create a Boho style clutch – out of a discount rug! The bag looks like something you spent a lot of money to buy, but it’s actually an easy DIY project. The woven … Read More...
Project: Washi Frame Card
Pattern and tutorial: Sock kangaroo softie
Joanne from Craft Passion created this kangaroo sock softie pattern in anticipation of Mother’s Day. A mama kangaroo with a baby in her pocket is perfect for this day, don’t you think? She’s got a free pattern and tutorial for … Read More...
Printable Brush Lettering Practice Sheet for Basic Strokes
I’m currently working on my hand lettering so that I can make my own titles for scrapbook pages, and word embellishments for my projects, and it’s all about the practice sheets right now! I was happy to find this … Read More...
Polymer Clay Turquoise
Craftberrybush has a tutorial for a lovely Mexican type faux turquoise. Pair it with silver jewellery blanks and a little sanding and polish for a great faux turquoise presentation. Mix up the inclusions or colour blends in your own faux … Read More...
How to make recycled vintage sewing pattern art
This project combines two cool things from the past- vintage sewing pattern packaging and vintage print fabric. The envelopes that vintage sewing patterns have great art on them and mounting them with vintage fabric really makes them stand out. Pop … Read More...
DIY Bunny Headband
Happy Easter! If you need a last minute Easter project, this one would be perfect! Stephanie from Expert Home Tips shared the tutorial for this Easter bunny headband, and She says: “They are so easy to make – even a … Read More...