It’s not the season but I finally pulled the photos off my phone from the last time I made this cane and wrote up a quick tutorial on how to build a shaded baseball cane. The tutorial is advanced due … Read More...
Great recycled Christmas wrapping paper game for New Years Eve
I love Christmas wrapping paper
. I tend to go a bit nuts buying it during after Christmas sales and then using it the following year. I would like it to have more of a lifespan though. This great idea … Read More...
15 great upcycling Christmas ideas
Christmas is just around the corner and you may be in need of some last minute decorations or cards, this collection of 15 Christmas upcycling ideas featured at the blog Salvage Sister and Mister is perfect for all sorts of … Read More...
Learn to Cross Stitch in Minutes
If you’re making a New Year’s resolution to learn how to cross stitch — or you want to teach someone how to cross stitch in the new year — check out this overview from Yarn Tree, which says you can … Read More...
A Pattern to Get You through the “Pandamonium” of the Holidays
If you’ve been around the knitting world much, you’ve probably seen the Baa-ble hat. Designed by Donna Smith for Shetland Wool Week 2015, it became hugely popular last year and, according to Ravelry, has been knit nearly 6,500 times.… Read More...
The Biscornu Pin Cushion Basics
Have you ever wanted to make a Biscornu pin cushion? The pattern and tutorial shown above is not free but is available from here. The design is adorable.
If you are looking for a free pattern check out this tutorial… Read More...
DIY Pom Pom Christmas Tree Wall hanging
Learn how to make a super fun Christmas wall hanging with this tutorial by Claire at Pillar Box Blue. Claire shows you how to make a Pom Pom Christmas tree, which I think is the cutest, and a wonderful way … Read More...
Project: Mixed Media Ornaments
Handmade ornaments make great gifts! There’s still time to make some quick ornaments by decorating small things like die cut boxes, blocks or game pieces with stamps, stencils and collage sheet images. Find out more about these mixed media ornaments … Read More...
Free 2017 Printable Coloring Calendar
This printable coloring calendar from Damask Love features some of the most ridiculous facts ever. Youll have fun coloring your way through the year as you learn these silly facts.
… Read More...Not into coloring? The calendar comes in two versions: black
Freebie | Eternity Calendar for 2017 and More
Not a fan of having to change your calendar every year? This eternity calendar is for you! Also known as a perpetual calendar, you print and use over and over again every single year.
This will make a great gift … Read More...
Free Vintage Botanical 2017 Calendar
This Vintage Botanical 2017 Calendar is a real beauty. Each month is sized at 5×7, and the files are printable PDFs. Each month features a beautiful vintage botanical illustration with the name of each plant, so you can learn something … Read More...
Freebie: 12 Free Silhouette Die Cuts
If you have a Silhouette electronic die cutting machine be sure to visit the Silhouette Design Store, they are offering a free holiday die cut each day from Dec 14-25th for a total of 12 free shapes and designs! Click … Read More...
A Christmas Coloring Sheet for When You’re About to Lose it
This post, featuring a Christmas seek and find coloring sheet from Picklebums, made me laugh out loud because it is so honest.
She said she was saving this activity for when she seriously needed a break and her head was … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric dress-up butterfly wings
Butterfly wings are fun for dress-up, but unfortunately most that you buy from the store are just too fragile for to stand up to kids’ active play. Kate from Made to Be a Momma shares a tutorial at Crazy Little … Read More...
Review: 3 Skeins or Less
I love knitting ebooks because they keep me from having quite so many books on my shelf, but I do tend to forget they exist, which is a shame when it comes to reviewing books, because I often miss ones … Read More...
Ginger and Carrot Body scrub
From Nature with love, shares their recipe for a Carrot and Ginger body scrub. I bet it smells delicious. You can grab the full body scrub recipe by clicking here on this tutorial. Carrot and Ginger Body scrub.
The warm, … Read More...
Fat Fluffy Crochet Unicorn
This Unicorn is cute even if you don’t know his origin. (It’s from the movie Despicable me).
Lil’ Fluffy is approximately 12cm tall (15cm including the horn) and 16cm wide. Make this little one to go together with your Despicable … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy Tea towel Christmas stocking
Paper & Stitch shows how you can sew up a Christmas stocking out of a tea towel
(or perhaps two). Tea towels are easy to find in cute designs and prints, and the simple shape of the stocking lets the … Read More...
Project: Quick Gift Tags
If you’re still wrapping gifts add a nice touch with these quick but beautiful gift tags. Using Distress Ink and metallic embossing Nina-Marie will show you how to make them. Visit the Simon Says Stamp blog for her video tutorial.… Read More...
Tutorial: Leather wallet gift card holders
Most of the little kids in our family havve grown up into teenagers and young adults, so much of our Christmas gift giving comes in the form of gift cards. I’m always on the lookout for cute ways to package … Read More...