Sewing a messenger bag is quick and easy when you start with tea towels! Anna from Tea and a Sewing Machine shows how. Using a tea towel lets you skip the cutting out step, because they’re already the right size … Read More...
Download: Fanciful Fox Mandala Coloring Page
You can download this lovely mandala style fox coloring page for FREE over on the Dover Publication site. Click here to download, then print and color.
-Heather
Tutorial: Circle skirt with an invisible zipper
Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows how you can sew a circle skirt with a waistband and invisible zipper. You can use any lightweight fabric – she uses a sheer crepe for a floaty spring skirt. You … Read More...
Clay Hair Pins
What can I say? I’m a sucker for clay flowers. This tutorial (English version) by Starkova Ekaterina of Stranahandmade.net combines pretty, sculpted flowers and hair pins. This is a great example of how you can use your clay … Read More...
Check out this Sweet Bunny Sweater Pattern for Kids
Spring is here, and it’s time for knitting all the adorable bunnies and chicks our needles can produce, right?
This kid’s cardigan pattern from YarnPlaza is really cute, and could even in part be a stash-busting project. Featuring a bunny … Read More...
Stitch This Sweet Design to Celebrate Easter
This time of year just makes me want to create, and to make lots of spring and Easter-themed projects so there’s always a little bit of sunshine inside, even on rainy days.
This lovely Easter chart from Cottage Garden Samplings … Read More...
Tutorial: Paci lovee blanket
Ashlee from My So Called Crafty Life created this personalized paci lovee blanket for her baby son using custom printed fabric, and she’s got a tutorial showing how she did it. You don’t HAVE to uses custom printed fabric – … Read More...
Smores Bunny Easter Crochet Pattern
It sounds like you have a fun and creative crochet project in mind! Crocheting is a great way to make your own handmade items, and it can be especially enjoyable during the Easter holiday season.
To make Bunny Smores, you … Read More...
Tutorial and pattern: Easy bunny softie you can make with the kids
These little bunny softies are so cute, and easy to make! They’d be a fun project to make with the kids. I think they’d also make adorable bean bags for a toss game. Jill from Snugglebug University shares a free … Read More...
Technique: Blue Floral Card with Masking Technique
Ilina will show you how to make a whole bunch of flowers using just a single flower stamp with a masking technique and how to color them a lovely shade of blue with a combination of Colored Pencils and alcohol … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Make fitted sheets from flat sheets
Irene from Serger Pepper shares a tutorial at Craftsy showing how you can make your own fitted sheets from flat sheets. She’s got a handy fabric calculator to help you determine how much fabric (or sheet) you’ll need to make a fitted … Read More...
Review: Wanderlust Quilts
Amanda (Mandy) Leins put a novel twist on a quilt book when she dug into her love of the past and mixed it with modern patterns. Wanderlust Quilts
, by C&T Publishing, has 10 projects from easy-to-sew pillows to moderate … Read More...
Winner- Sew4Home Bags and Totes
Congrats go out to Nancy L. of Lamar, MO as she is the winner of Sew4Home Bags and Totes
Technique: Card with Double Heat Embossing
This pretty card has lots of shine because the entire thing is covered in embossing. This fun double embossing technique from Lucia Gomez will show you how to heat emboss an entire piece of cardstock and then how to heat … Read More...
Tutorial and pattern: Kiwi applique throw pillow
You don’t have to be a New Zealander to appreciate this cute kiwi throw pillow. Nina from Nina Makes shares a free pattern and tutorial for making it. It’s a simple square pillow with a kiwi silhouette appliqued on the … Read More...
Check Out These Super Fun Easter Egg Rockets!
I love the idea of using plastic Easter eggs for purposes other than hiding candy, and these Easter egg rockets from the STEM Laboratory are such a fun way to get a little more use out of your eggs.
She … Read More...
Tutorial and pattern: A pair of bunny softies with wardrobes
Mayra from So Sew Easy shares free patterns for sewing her Daisy and Duke bunny softies AND some clothes for them to wear. You can make both bunnies from one fat quarter, and their clothes from scraps.
Click below … Read More...
Planner charm die cut from a recycled shampoo tube
I am always on the look out for sources of pretty materials to work with in my crafting. Shampoo bottles are a great source of pretty colored plastic. They can easily be die cut with bird mixed-media dies and Gemini … Read More...
Temari Ball – Advanced Sectioning
This is a Temari ball I would love to own, even better if I can become good enough to create my very own using this tutorial. They say practice makes perfect so here I go…
Looking for more Temari … Read More...
DIY Buddha Bowls
… Read More...There’s been a quiet revolution in the world of lunches and dinners lately, and it’s all about the bowl. I’m in love with the concept of Buddha Bowls…you might know them as glory — bliss — glow — nourish —