This is more of a decor scene – textures and patterns suggestive of underwater scenes. A plaque or tile or simple sculpt like this would make a great decorator piece for home. The tutorial from the Etsy Russian Team makes … Read More...
Project: Rainbow Borders Card
Border stamps don’t just have to be for borders, you can make large background patterns or they can be the focal point of your card. Like in this colorful card from Kristina Werner. She used rainbow colored inks for her … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a button front tank top
Jess from The Sewing Rabbit shows how you can sew a button front tank. It’s made from a linen fabric (or other lightweight summer fabric), with covered buttons and elastic loop closures down the front. The elastic closures are a … Read More...
Tutorial: Unicorn neck pillow
Kids will love this unicorn neck pillow! (I know some adults who would love it, too.) Create Kids Couture has a free pattern for making it. It has a unicorn face and appliqued horn on one end, and the fluffy … Read More...
A Butterfly Bookmark for Your Summer Reading
I love summer for a lot of reasons, but this particular summer has been great because my daughter is old enough to read by herself, which means I’m getting a lot more reading time for books I actually want to … Read More...
This May Actually Be the Cutest Knit Baby Hat Ever
I have made some baby hats that I consider pretty darn cute, but this one might just be the cutest one ever.
The knit baby headphone hat from Little Red Window is exactly what the title says. It’s worked from … Read More...
Painted Patriotic Flag Window
Upcycle an old house window to create a Patriotic Fourth Of July Flag for your front porch or back deck. This tutorial is easy to follow and you can see the full tutorial here.
No Bake Strawberry Pie
This No-Bake Strawberry & Cream Pie is a family favorite around our house. It’s light, it’s refreshing, and you don’t even have to turn on your oven to make this pie. The graham cracker crust has a hint of cinnamon… Read More...
Tea Towel -All Things Grow With Love
Embroider a small and colorful Spring garden on a Sage Green Striped Tea Towel with a creamy white background. The verse is sweet and thoughtful plus the fun little garden of flowers will cheer us up as we do the … Read More...
Project: 3D Lion Spinner Card
I’ve made spinner cards but never one like this that pops up inside. It’s so cute and fun and interactive! You can find complete step by step directions from Sadia Minichini for making one over on the Some Odd Girl … Read More...
Tutorial: Jelly roll market tote bag
Natalie from HungryHippie Sews shares a tutorial at Moda Bake Shop for making this market tote. Out of jelly rolls!! She alternated two solids for her bag, but you could use a mix of prints for a scrappier look. Great … Read More...
7 Easy Scrapbook Journaling Ideas
Want some fresh scrapbook journaling ideas? Break away from the standard journalistic 5Ws approach of Who, What, Where, When and Why that you’ve been using on your scrapbook pages.
Follow these seven tips to inject life and personality into your … Read More...
Tutorial and pattern: Wee Village Town Pillow
This Wee Village Town Pillow is adorable! C & T Publishing has a free pattern and tutorial on their site. It’s an excerpt from the book Make Pillows by Wendy Williams. It would be so cute for a front porch … Read More...
Knit a Giant Heart Wall Hanging
What happens when a knitter has a big, empty wall and a pair of giant arrows?
The Shot through the Heart wall hanging, that’s what.
This delightful creation is the work of Heidi at Hands Occupied, and I <3 it … Read More...
Check out this Amazing Collection of Printables
Some people who blog are so amazingly generous with their time, skill and talent. So it is with This Reading Mama, who is just one example, but on her free printable page she has collected more than 1,000 pages worth … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Hands free hip bag from a thrift store purse
Sarah from Sadie Seasongoods saw a small bag at a thrift store, and immediately saw its potential. She turned the awkwardly shaped purse into a hip bag she could wear hands-free. Unlike the dorky fanny packs I remember from the … Read More...
Make Your Own Solid Perfume Lockets
These Solid Perfume Lockets are perfect little additions to your handbag. Use beeswax pellets
and perfume drops to create a solid scented perfume that you can pour and set in to lockets, mint tins and any other small containers. You … Read More...
Twisted Blossom Quilt Pattern
This tutorial is available via the PDF file below. I love the color combination in the photo above. You can grab the twisted blossom quilting pattern and file here.
DIY Jenga Black Keychain
Jenga Blocks have found a new purpose with this upcycled Key chain. What a great way to use old blocks. I love the Map Version!. You can grab the full tutorial here.
Projects: Three Interactive Cards
There are loads of stamps and dies out now to make super fun interactive cards. Card that move, roll, tear, open, images that wiggle, slide and light up. But sometimes it might be hard to tell the card recipient what … Read More...