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Get these fun free Spring Printable Coloring Page Bookmarks to help kids be creative, or use on your scrapbooking projects or in your planners and bullet journals. You’ll get 10 mini bookmarks on this single printable PDF page.
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Here at Indie Crafts I like to help out fellow handmade businesses by offering up tips and resources, so when I stumbled upon this post by Megan Bush at The Creative Business, I had to share it with y’all!
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Again with the not-exactly-cross-stitch-but-still-really-cool stuff. This little stitched Easter egg card from Make and Takes is so, so cute, and really easy to do, too.
You’ll need an awl or something similarly small and sharp for punching the holes in … Read More...
With a sleeveless bodice, gathered skirt, and Peter Pan collar, the Vintage Lady dress by The Stitching Scientist is a classic dress style for girls. With her free pattern, you can sew one up in an afternoon! Her free pattern … Read More...
Beginning readers need to learn those sight words, and it’s really a matter of just seeing them over and over, thinking about them and, yes, playing with them that can really help them learn them.
Sight words are the foundation … Read More...
The three-needle bind off is a great knitting technique to have in your aresenal. It’s used when you have an even number of stitches that need to be seamed together, and is kind of like binding off and sewing the … Read More...
Sarah from Sadie Seasongoods used vintage sheets and oval thrift store frames to make pretty Easter wall art. The oval frames mimic the shape of Easter eggs, and the bright florals of vintage sheets are the perfect way to decorate … Read More...
This Spring counted needlepoint pattern is a simple, counted needlepoint project you can work using complimentary shades of over-dyed size 5 pearl cotton. I’m using DMC’s Color Variations size 5 pearl cotton
. The colors are gorgeous and the threads … Read More...
My mother was one of those people who always bought Neapolitan Icecream. However it wasn’t because we love the combinations of flavors it was because we all liked something different. You could tell who had eaten more ice cream than … Read More...
The article includes a detailed break down of how to make a cuckoo clock for your home. It provides a step by step guide with photos and the needed materials. It’s the perfect way to express your creativity with home … Read More...
This softie pattern is made for giving! Cintia from My Poppet has designed it for the Make It For Giving theme at Spotlight for National Crafting Month. You can make it into a bunny, bear, or kitty. They’re all super … Read More...
How lovely is this card? It makes me ready for spring. Lydia Evans die cut several of the same letters from cardstock and glued them on top of each other for a thick look and on the top most layer … Read More...
Cat from Mary Martha Mama shows how you can sew a fabric basket to organize your home. It’s made sturdy, with canvas for the outside and webbing for the handles. You can make it in any size, though if you … Read More...
Kaye Prince of Miss Print had an idea. She took this block that is traditionally pieced and created a template for English Paper Piecing (EPP). The upside to EPP is portability. Hand sewing is not for everyone, but it’s definitely … Read More...
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Today I am sharing six lovely 12×12 scrapbook layouts to inspire you to make pages with all the photos you’ll take today (or photos from previous years!) Above is a digital page by Annette aka … Read More...
I love when folks use their crafty superpowers to design projects that work with my favourite tech stuff. This phone charger pocket is an example from Kyra at PolymerClayTV.com where clay is turned into a decorative phone and cord holder … Read More...
Kate from See Kate Sew shares a sewing pattern for making a raglan sleeve t-shirt for baby. Raglan sleeves are easy to sew, with no tight curves like a traditional set-in sleeve has. I’m loving the owl print sbe used! … Read More...
Take a walk on the wild side with this cool African wild life journal page. Anna-Karin used Distress Ink and Distress Crayons with rubber stamps to make this awesome page. Visit Simon Says Stamp for her directions.
-Heather
Eyelet twill tape can turn a plain t-shirt into a trendy lace up tee, with no sewing required! Rose and Haley at Paper and Chocolate have a tutorial showing how to do it. They use fabric glue to make it … Read More...
There are all sorts of fun Aran cables and Irish-inspired designs that are fun to knit and incorporate into projects at this time of year.
Studio Knit has a great tutorial for an Irish Saxon Braid pattern, which is … Read More...
