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Composting is the most important action humans can take to regenerate our planet. The Compost Story was produced by Kiss The Ground and Elevate Receive … Read More...
This is one of those air dry clay tutorials that works just great with polymer clay
, as well. Simple use coloured clay and bake instead of allowing to air dry. You could even bake it right in the muffin … Read More...
Giveaway- Stress Less Paint-By-Number Flowers: A Paint-By-Number Kit
Leave a comment in today’s post by May 17, 2017 and you are in the running for this fun kit that includes pages of flowers with little numbers to follow along to … Read More...
Crystal from Hello Creative Family shows how you can create the cutest ponytail holders using fabric covered buttons. Use your scrap fabrics to make the covered buttons. They’re extra cute when you’re able to fussy cut to put a motif … Read More...
By using a die cut that cuts out a thin design outline image and coloring them in with gel pens you can get a super cool stained glass look. Hop over to the Technique Tuesday site and watch a video… Read More...
If you are looking for ways to make running an Etsy.com shop easier, Carmen from Carmen Whitehead Designs created a list of her favorite apps and sites to use to easily run her Etsy.com Shop and make it more efficient.… Read More...
There are so many great craft ideas out there for kids to make things for Mother’s Day, but I really love these Plasticine portraits from Make it Your Own because they can be a learning activity, too.
The original uses … Read More...
Phyllis is the winner.
I’ve been at these knitting book giveaways for so long I regularly come across books that I’m sure I’ve given away before. The Knitter’s Bible by Claire Crompton is one of those, but you all are … Read More...
It’s not too late to stitch up a Mother’s Day present for a special mom in your life. This free Mother’s Day cross stitch pattern from Stitch Me Gifts says it takes about seven hours to make, but the main … Read More...
I *might* have squealed out loud when I saw the latest free pattern from Sew Desu Ne? It’s a mewnicorn – party cat, part unicorn! The soft plushie is big enough to double as a pillow. I’m in love!
Forget about Art on paper! Take it to a whole new level when you start painting on nature. In this case sticks turn in to little people with a bit of paint and some wire. You can learn how to … Read More...
This Needlwork project is for a Cacti Embroidered box. I love when needlework is taken beyond the fabric. This is a great example of taking a classic craft and modernizing it.
Love this bathroom reminder sheet, as I literally just wrote Remember to Flush with a marker pen on my son’s bathroom mirror. He has a new phase and hopefully a temporary phase where he refuses to flush because it is … Read More...
This Charcoal & Lavendar Melt & Pour Soap Recipe is right on trend right now. Charcoal is the new Coconut oil so this soap is perfect for gifting to friends and loved ones. This DIY soap is made using a … Read More...
Joanne from Craft Passion shares a free pattern for making a pair of girls’ pajamas. The details on these pajamas are so sweet! It has a button flap at the bodice and beautiful gathered patch pockets. Her free pattern comes … Read More...
Flower Power! I love the use of the negative space and positive cut image from the die cut on this cool shaker card. Perfect for the retro hippie flower child in your life. Find directions for making it over on … Read More...
I sew a lot of knits and I’m always looking for a way to use up my knit fabric scraps. Charlie from This Blog Is Not For You shows how you can use strips of knit fabric to create knotted … Read More...
Have you heard about pocket letters? They are a really fun way to send a creative gift to a friend, plus you get to use up scrap papers and odd embellishments. You can make them in themes too, so it … Read More...
These are so sparkly and pretty not to mention made with two organic materials-rock salt and shells. Pop on over to the blog Hello, Wonderful for both the tutorials on how to make colored faux gem stones and these cute … Read More...
Three fabric peas sewn up into a pea pod pincushion! It’s a free pattern from Bustle and Sew and it is adorable! Each of the little peas is stuffed to hold pins. You could use the three stuffed peas as … Read More...
