Vintage sewing machines are everywhere – if you just know where to look. I find them all the time at rummage sales, thrift stores, and estate sales. One more than one occasion, I’ve even found them sitting by the curb … Read More...
Free Chart – Little Girls Dress
This free chart is very sweet. For a little project it has a huge amount of detail. I think this would be very sweet on a Little girls hankie or a birthday card. What would you use it for? Share … Read More...
Quick Christmas Tree ArtWork
This quick Kids Christmas craft tutorial is lots of fun to make and the kids will truly enjoy the finger painting. You could create these on card stock or a canvas frame for a Christmas gift or classroom activity.
Free Pattern Tea House Wrap
A crochet version of the much loved Coffee Shop Wrap, this triangle scarf will be a staple in your fall wardrobe. The Tea House Wrap is worked up loosely with a hook a couple sizes bigger than the yarn suggests … Read More...
Project: Bright and Bold Christmas Cards
Ilina Crouse shares a brilliant stamping technique, stamping her solid images with white ink pads and then coloring over top with Colored Pencils she achieves a wonderful bright and colorful look. Find out more about this stamping idea over on … Read More...
Tutorial: Santa pillow with a fluffy beard
This Santa pillow with a fluffy beard makes me smile! You can find a tutorial showing how to make him over at the Coats & Clark blog, Sewing Secrets. He’s wearing the classic Santa hat. And the curly fleece fabric … Read More...
No-Bake Gingerbread Houses
I just want to bundle up this gingerbread house scene and put in under a cake dome
on my cake plate. Find tips on making no-bake gingerbread houses HERE … Read More...
Creative Clay Carrots… as Pens
These pens, by Kris of Creative Me, Inspired You, are ridiculously cute. A playful and useful item all in one.
Of course, if you have an office mate who is prone to nibbling pens, this way they’d get … Read More...
How to make giant ball ornaments
If you like to decorate BIG these ornaments sure fit the bill. And they are easy and only require easy to find recycled materials. pop on over to the blog Smart School House for the easy tutorial on how to … Read More...
Boozy Maple Bourbon Marshmallows
If you aren’t a big fan of hot chocolate, you will be after adding these boozy marshmallows. Add a little extra warmth to the hot chocolate this year with maple bourbon marshmallows created by Natasha. These will be perfect in … Read More...
Cross Stitch a Lovely Reindeer and Winter Scene
I’m really trying to post things other than holiday/winter cross stitch charts, but there are so many beautiful things it is hard to resist.
Like this reindeer scene from Kissy-Cross. The site is in German but that’s never stopped us … Read More...
Christmas Activity Center Ideas for Preschool and Kindergarten
Activity centers are a great way to give kids a little something extra to explore in the classroom or as a time filler at home. Centers are perfect for playing with while you’re cooking dinner or writing blog posts, and … Read More...
Best Tasting Sugar Cookie Icing
Besides a good sugar cookie recipe, you need a yummy icing to go on top. Donna Elick at The Slow Roasted Italian shares her recipe and the correct consistency for outlining and flooding the cookie. She also has a video… Read More...
Tutorial: Three easy ways to make a tassel
Do you love tassels? They’re pretty hanging from the handle of a bag, or stitched to the hem of a blanket or scarf. Mayra from So Sew Easy shows three easy ways to make them. You can use embroidery floss … Read More...
Easy as 3-2-1 Cake
Don’t you hate it, when you find out it is someone’s birthday and you don’t have time to bake a cake to celebrate. Or maybe you’re in mood for a cake, but don’t have a reason to bake one or … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy French seam pillows
Heather from Feather’s Flights shows how you can make quick throw pillows from a couple of fat quarters. But just because they’re quick to sew doesn’t mean they’re not finished nicely. They have French seams so there are no … Read More...
Gift Idea: Sock Ruler
There are so many fun knitting tools out there that would make great gifts for knitters — or to add to your own wish list — but one cool tool that’s really useful for the sock knitters is your life … Read More...
Napkin Pencils
These pencils are a type of decoupage, there are no written instructions but there are photos to guide you along. These pencils are created using painted napkins but you could easily use printed napkins.
DIY Honey Face Wash
Personally I don’t like to use honey on my skin, I have this mental hangup that Honey is sticky and therefor I will be sticky after using it. That is not actually the case though. Honey is so full of … Read More...
Healthy Dairy Free Fudge Reindeer
When the holidays roll around, there are treats, sweets and lots of food that many people can’t enjoy due to food allergies. It is bad enough as an adult to miss out, but worse for the kids. I’ve witnessed too … Read More...