When you plunk down your hard earned money on a stamp set you want to know you’re going to get a lot of use out of it., right? So having lots of ideas and techniques you can use on just … Read More...
Loop Stitch Washcloth Knitting Pattern
Hello, again, and welcome to this month’s installment of the Knitted Kitchen Blog Hop!
This week I’m bringing you a fun technique that makes a super scrubby (and stash busting) dishcloth or washcloth, but it’s a stitch pattern you might … Read More...
How to Learn Calligraphy
Pointed pen calligraphy has had a resurgence in popularity of late. If you want to learn this beautiful skill to use in scrapbooking and other paper crafts take a look at this series by Julie Blanner.
She takes you through … Read More...
Video tutorial: Ribbon rosette
Christen Brown shows how to make a beautiful ribbon rosette in a video tutorial at C & T Publishing. Use it to make gorgeous hair accessories, brooches, etc. The flower is an excerpt from her book Ribbonwork Flowers, which … Read More...
Tutorial: Business card or loyalty card wallet
Lisa from A Spoonful of Sugar shows how you can sew a pretty card holder. Use it for credit cards or loyalty cards, it’ll work for both. The design is simple and uses small scraps. Get creative with piecing or … Read More...
Stars and Stripes Mini Pattern
The eagle pattern I shared the other day might be a bit much to get finished before Memorial Day, but I’ll bet you have time to stitch this Stars and Stripes Mini from Kincavel Krosses.
It uses red, white and … Read More...
Book Review – Create Mindfully with Projects from Sereknity
Mindful knitting and crochet are buzzwords for a reason. A lot of us create with yarn in order to relax, to make things from the heart to share with family and friends (and to use ourselves) and to give ourselves … Read More...
Sewing Pattern:: Striped midi t-shirt dress
Who else is in love with dresses for summer? Autumn from It’s Always Autumn shares a free pattern for making a midi t-shirt dress. She designed it for striped fabrics, with piecing that creates cool effects with the angles of … Read More...
Perler Bead Necklace -Pixel Hearts
Let your geek flag fly with a DIY Legend of Zelda Pixel Heart Statement Necklace. Pull out some perler beads and your Nintendo and party like it’s 1986.
DIY Climbing Wall
Are the kids climbing the walls and driving you crazy? Well how about a little physical challenge to keep their minds and bodies active. This tutorial shows you how to setup and install a climbing wall in your home. What … Read More...
Smoothie Recipe – Almond Banana and Passionfruit
Smoothies are our go to after school snack in our house. It’s easy to prepare and minimal mess. The last thing I want is the kids to come in and put crumbs all over my clean house right? You can … Read More...
Review and Giveaway: Stampin’ Up Paper Pumpkin Kit for May
If you’re looking for paper crafting inspiration Paper Pumpkin is here to inspire you and bring creativity to your door each and every month. Paper Pumpkin is a subscription kit brought to you by the folks at Stampin’ Up.… Read More...
Tutorial: Soft fabric blocks for baby
Looking for a fun gift to make for a baby? Kimberly from Sweet Red Poppy shares a tutorial at Crazy Little Projects showing how you can sew a set of soft fabric blocks. She made a set for her daughter … Read More...
DIY Mini Picture Frames
Create your own mini picture frames with this free cut file or PDF file. You can use these for displaying photos in your home or office, or as photo mats on scrapbook pages and in minialbums.
You can either cut … Read More...
Make DIY Clay Whistles
I was looking for a project I had seen years ago – in a book, it turns out – about how to make a whistle from polymer clay
. The search turned up some tutorials for how to do this … Read More...
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Tutorial: 4th of July doily table runner
Jessica from Cutesy Crafts shows how you can make a pretty table runner for 4th of July out of craft store doilies. The doilies are inexpensive to buy, and the sewing is super easy. Using red, white, and blue doilies … Read More...
Make a Solar Oven to Cook Smores
Making a solar oven is a fun STEM activity that’s environmentally friendly, and when you cook smores inside you get a snack, too.
Nourishing My Scholar has the DIY for making your own solar oven out of a pizza box … Read More...
Winner- Journal Sparks: Fire Up Your Creativity with Spontaneous Art, Wild Writing, and Inventive Thinking
Congrats go out Jennifer B. of Powell OH as she is the winner of Journal Sparks: Fire Up Your Creativity with Spontaneous Art, Wild Writing, and Inventive Thinking
Mod Podge is 50! Make all sorts of fun projects and win some supplies
Over at Cocktails Cupcakes Crafts there is a giveaway of $50 worth of Mod Podge goodies along with a tutorial on how to make these adorable collage trays. But wait there’s more Margot has compiled a link list of all … Read More...