Earlier this month I told you about the brain hat, an early contender for the pattern to knit for the upcoming marches for science. It’s a great hat, but all that I-cord is, frankly, pretty boring and takes a … Read More...
Moana-Inspired Learning Activities
We don’t go to the movies that often, so we haven’t seen Moana, but I’m a huge Lin-Manuel Miranda fan so I’m super excited that he might win an Oscar for a song he wrote for that movie.
Of course … Read More...
Peg Doll Family Plaque
You know those little family car stickers
that tells everyone how many people are in your family, Well this is the same kind of thing except it uses pegs. Check out the cute tutorial over at Fynesdesigns.com.
How To Make Candles At Home
Candles are a great way to add warmth and ambiance to any space. However, store-bought candles can be quite expensive, and some people are allergic to the chemicals used in many commercial candles. The good news is that you can … Read More...
DIY Polar Bear Cupcakes
These adorable Polar Bear Cupcakes are made with White Reese’s Cups. My daughter adores Polar bears so these would be perfect for her, these would be adorable for her take to class treat on her Birthday. Watch the video tutorial … Read More...
DIY Bubbly Bar
Whatever the occasion nothing says fun more than a Bubbly Bar. This setup is adorable and chic and allows your guests to create their own Champagne cocktail. Whilst it is nice to have a dedicated waiter to serve your guests … Read More...
DIY Teapot Lamp
This tutorial is for a DIY Lamp using recycled or up cycled thrift store finds. The design you have will depend on your own personal flea market finds. Sometimes finding cute pieces without chips and cracks is harder than it … Read More...
DIY Eczema Balm
Recipe for an all-natural cream for irritated skin.
Skin conditions of any sort can be uncomfortable, but Eczema and Psoriasis are probably two of the most common and irritating. Both are genetic auto-immune skin conditions that result in flaky, inflamed … Read More...
Tutorial with pattern: Cat pillow
Make a cat shaped pillow to add an element of fun to your living space. Or channel your inner crazy cat lady and make a bunch of them! Idle Hands Awake shares a free pattern and tutorial showing how. She … Read More...
Project: Tulle Window Cards
Add a soft touch to your cards with these lovely tulle window designs. Jennifer McGuire will show you to add some of this sheer lacy fabric inside a die cut window and add stamped images over top. Click here to … Read More...
Quilted baby mat + complete pattern
Kirsty Cleverly of Bonjour Quilts created this 36 inch square quilt mat for baby to have a special place to play. In it, she features fabrics from the Blueberry Park collection by Karen Lewis for Robert Kaufman. Of her project … Read More...
Tutorial: Clutch bag with a serged zipper
Did you know that you can install zippers using your sergers? I didn’t – until I saw this post at TrashN2Tees. Jenelle shows how you can make an easy serged clutch, including inserting the zipper. You can even use the … Read More...
5 Scrapbooking Ideas for Beginners
If you want to start or maybe just re-start scrapbooking, here are five great tips to get you started simply. From choosing photos, to album sizes to using sketches, this is the quick start guide you need to begin documenting … Read More...
10 Amazing Origami Tutorials for Scrapbooks
Take up origami and discover the joy of making unique scrapbook embellishments simply by folding patterned papers! This fun and creative technique allows you to add a personalized, handmade touch to your scrapbook pages, mini albums, and more, all without … Read More...
Project: Z Fold Pop Up Easter Card
This adorable Easter card has so much dimension. Designer Deb Valder has a tutorial for making this fun Z Fold Pop Up Card over on the Splitcoast Stampers site. You could use the basic card base and shape for loads … Read More...
How to Knit Backward
Because I shared about purling backward last week, I thought it made sense to share how to knit backward this week.
This is actually easier and feels a little more natural, but it still takes practice to get going well. … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Reusable fabric snack pouches
Packing a school lunch every day uses a lot of baggies – especially if you have more than one lunch to pack each day! Emily from Nap Time Creations shows how you can sew reusable snack pouches that will help … Read More...
Tutorial and pattern: Felt Rogue One Stormtrooper Doll
Mollie from Wild Olive created this felt Rogue One stormtrooper doll as a present for her nephew. She’s sharing the pattern and a tutorial on her blog. It’s sewn entirely with hand stitches. The flat (not stuffed) limbs are poseable. … Read More...
How to make recycled pan planter
We can all use some more green in our lives. Plants are good for our air, our mental health and they sure can be pretty to look at. This fun planter sure is! Pop on over to the link Medina … Read More...
Tutorial: Donut pillow with pom pom sprinkles
This donut pillow is perfectly adorable! Valerie from Élégantine shares a tutorial at Make It and Love It showing how you can sew it. You can use any fabrics but a fleece or Cuddle fabric would make them extra soft … Read More...