Have you heard of The Craftys yet? The Craftys is a crafting competition that celebrate the best in DIY and craft across the United States!
Entries are open Nov. 14-Jan 9, 2017 and culminate in a livestream broadcast in February … Read More...
Tutorial: Side tie pillow case
One of my pet peeves is a bed pillow that peeks out the side of the pillow case. It’s a weird thing to be bothered by, but there is a solution. Cat from Mary Martha Mama shares a tutorial for … Read More...
Freebie: Pillow Box Bag Pattern
The Marianne Designs blog has a fee pattern template you can print for a fun Pillow Box Bag. Cover it with stamped and die cut images for an adorable way to give a gift this holiday season. Click here for … Read More...
Tutorial: Fleece sleeping bag for an 18″ doll
Linda from Sew Happily Ever After shares a tutorial at Fleece Fun showing how you can make a sleeping bag for an American Girl or other 18″ doll. It’s made from fleece with a flannel lining, so dolly is sure … Read More...
Free Watercolor Christmas Cards
Download free watercolor Christmas cards that you print out and give your loved ones. Download instructions and free PDF included.
The print is in the size 5 x 7 inches which can be downloaded on A4 size or US … Read More...
Free Printable Art Journal Zine
Get this free adventure zine to download and print in black and white. Keep it as is, or use it as a base for your own art journaling adventures.
The zine is filled with original art from a team of … Read More...
Christmas Dessert – Ice Cream And Coconut Snowman
Turn vanilla ice cream and coconut into a cute snowman with these how-tos from Martha. Hmmm, this would be another good holiday idea for warm-weather Christmas celebrators.
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Making Gingerbread Cookie Ornaments
From polymer clay of course!
In my classes we do a variant of this – and of sugar cookies – every year. Piped icing, cookie cut outs and a little originality makes for adorable, fun decorations. Robin Wiesneth makes this … Read More...
Recycled map and crayon teacher gift
This project is so cute and I bet the kiddos would love to make them for all their teachers, I know I would like to make them. Using crayon wrappers is just a great source for colored paper – I … Read More...
Make Your Own Toilet Roll Bracelets
For some reason that I’ve yet to comprehend, toilet paper rolls and paper towel rolls are like gold to my kids. Maybe they have some special value in the preschool black market system of trade, but they will literally fight … Read More...
Tutorial: Reusable appliqued fabric gift bag
Do you reuse your gift bags? In our family we do! But paper gift bags show wear after a few uses. Melissa from Melly Sews and Blank Slate Patterns shares a tutorial at Skip To My Lou showing how you … Read More...
Tip: Add Movement with Paint
Here’s a simple but cool tip to add some movement to a card, add a swoosh of paint. For this adorable card Keeway added some white paint behind her ice skating polar bear to make it look like he’s really … Read More...
Book Review: Knits from the Heart of Norway
Irene Haugland, author of Knits from the Heart of Norway: 30 Sweaters, Hats, Socks, and Mittens Inspired by the Telemark Region, 
describes her style as “traditional knitting in a new style,” but to outsiders it still looks really traditional except … Read More...
Celebrating the Winter Solstice with Kids
I have to admit that winter makes my grumpy. I’m cold all the time (despite being covered in handknits most of the time) and the fact that it gets dark so early annoys me. I feel like there’s no evening, … Read More...
Tutorial: Make your own piping and sew it perfectly
I love the look of a piped seam! The little pop of color just makes me happy. An from StraightGrain has some tips to make your piping look like perfection. And because piping rarely comes in the perfect shade to … Read More...
Hanukkah Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies
The holidays are full of sweets. Chocolates, cookies, cakes, and candy. These cookies for Hanukkah are really easy to make. It is the basic peanut butter cookies with a chocolate kisses. The only difference is the addition of the blue … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric twine trivets
Twist and stitch your fabric scraps into beautiful and useful trivets! Petro from Creative Homemaking shares a tutorial showing how to do it. You can make them in any size – larger ones for serving dishes and casseroles, or smaller … Read More...
Eggless Apple Pie Mug Cake
During the holidays, you get really busy. Sometimes you have some cravings in the middle of the night and mug cakes are perfect ways to end those cravings. Anupama at My Ginger Garlic Kitchen shares how to make this mug … Read More...
Review: 50 Cross Stitch Quickies Christmas
If you love little bitty Christmas cross-stitch patterns, you’re sure to enjoy 50 Cross Stitch Quickies Christmas
, a booklet from Leisure Arts by Plaid Bucilla. (Note: as of this writing I am not finding the booklet on the Leisure … Read More...
Banana Chocolate Nutella Custard Tarts
With all the guests coming during the holidays, you’ll need a dessert to serve to them. This sweet dessert will satisfy your chocolate need along with fresh bananas and walnuts. Sarah at The Charming Detroiter shares how to create this … Read More...