Mother’s Day is only a few days away in the states as I write this, but if you’d still like to make something for mom, you have time.
This sweet little heart bookmark from Craft with Cartwright is the perfect … Read More...
Tutorial: Lengthening a sewing pattern
When sewing your own clothes, you might find that you want to lengthen a pattern piece to create the look you want. You might want to make a shirt to tunic length, or a short skirt into a midi skirt. … Read More...
Winner- My First Card-Making Book: 35 easy-to-make cards for every occasion for children aged 7+
Congrats go out to Karen W. of Hays, KS as she is the winner of My First Card-Making Book: 35 easy-to-make cards for every occasion for children aged 7+
Check Out this Awesome Summer Music Camp
I love the idea of having little “camps” for the kids when they are home over the summer, and this looks like a great one.
Busy Kids Do Piano is offering a free, five-day music camp for kids, geared … Read More...
Tutorial: Fruit face scrubbies from socks
Who wouldn’t love to clean their face with one of these fruit face scrubbies! Eva Monleón from Misako Mimoko shares a tutorial at Handmade Charlotte showing how to make them. The soft fluffy fabric is actually cut from socks. You … Read More...
Stitch Some Simple Worsted Weight Socks
One thing that keeps some people from knitting socks is that they seem like a project that will take forever, with tiny yarn and teensy needles, and you have to make two of them?
If you’d like to try out … Read More...
How to sew an envelope for Mother’s Day love note
This idea is so versatile. I could see using it for all sorts of notes and little gifts for Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day, Anniversaries, really anything. I also bet it would be fun to sew them with paper and other … Read More...
Keep The Kids Busy With Egg Carton Flowers
I know we have featured Egg carton covers before but I love how easy they are to make and more importantly how easy they are for mom. Set the kids up on the kitchen bench with some paint and cartons … Read More...
Mini DIY Cactus Cupboard
This tutorial is all about the cactus and how to display them. I haven’t created a cactus garden yet, but this one is too adorable and I love it’s eclectic feel. I have a few of these mini spice drawers … Read More...
Unicorn Noodles Anyone?
Unicorn Noodles are the latest “Unicorn” inspired trend to take over the Food blogging world. So what’s the deal with these? Well imagine rainbows and flowers and you have yourself a bowl full of Unicorn.
Unicorn noodles are generally colored … Read More...
Style Me Quick – Glitter Shoes
Now that I am nearly the big 4 0 partying has become a little harder. Sometimes my mind want to party but not the rest of my body. That is why I love these glitter shoes. It reminds me that … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy fabric tab zipper pull
Here’s a easy way to add a pretty finish to a zipper pouch. Make a simple fabric tab zipper pull that coordinates with your bag! It makes the zipper easier to pull and it brings the overall look of your … Read More...
Project: Die Cut Mother’s Day Card
This wonderful Mother’s Day card was designed by Audrey Pettit using different dies, dry embossing and ribbon inking. She’s sharing her tutorial over on the Ranger Ink blog, click here to check it out.
-Heather
Looking for more “Mother” themed … Read More...
Tutorial: Mother’s Day fingerprint table runner
This Mother’s Day table runner is decorated with flowers made from kids’ fingerprints. Bonnie from Whisk ‘Em shares a tutorial for making it. It’s a cute way to involve the kids in making Mother’s Day gifts! They’ll love getting to … Read More...
DIY Accordion Photo Album
Create a unique Mother’s Day gift with a DIY Accordion Photo Album. Perfect for displaying beautiful photos. Get the free PDF pattern and SVG cut file at the source below.
You’ll also need:
- Decorative paper – I used three
How To Make Tissue Paper Flower Cards
Make these pretty paper tissue flower cards for Mother’s Day or Teacher Appreciation Week. This is a kid friendly craft, and you only need basic craft supplies as shown
– Tissue paper in various colors
– Scissors
– Tape
– … Read More...
Tip: Sentiment Stamped Card Background
Get more from your sentiment and word stamps by stamping them repeatedly to make a card background. Find some tips and project directions for this idea over on the Capture the Moment blog.
-Heather
Tutorial and pattern: Crushed velvet dress
Mayra from So Sew Easy shares a free pattern and tutorial for making a crushed velvet dress. The crushed velvet is beautiful for fall, but that doesn’t mean you can’t sew it up for summer out of a t-shirt knit. … Read More...
Planned Pooling in Knitting Projects
Self-striping
, self-patterning
, speckled
and otherwise colored yarns are really popular right now, and the interesting thing about some of these yarns is that they can look quite different depending on the size needles you use, the gauge you’re … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy ruffle zipper pouch
Alicia from Sew What Alicia shows how you can sew an easy ruffle zipper pouch. It has a curved top and a ruffled panel across the middle. She keeps the construction simple by keeping the bag unlined – no having … Read More...