BurdaStyle shows how you can make a leather jewelry tray – with no sewing required. It’s a mod triangle little dish, made from a piece of fabric backed with a cotton print. It’d make a great Christmas gift, and it’s … Read More...
DIY Painted Fabric Earrings
Customizing your earrings has a whole new meaning with this tutorial. Start with a few basic jewelry supplies and with your own favorite paint colors you can paint your own designs for a perfectly textured look.
See the photo tutorial … Read More...
Family Fun – it really is fun…for your family
The aptly-named Family Fun Magazine is just that – a little something for everyone in your family. It’s one of our favorites here, always guaranteed to have something to appeal to all of your senses.
The crafts are varied and … Read More...
DIY Tutorial For Making Your Own Cold Porcelain Clay
I mostly work with oven-bake polymer clays but I do play with them all, on occasion. Of the air drying clay ones I like the effect of cold porcelains best. They have a nice delicate translucence when they’re left white.… Read More...
Chocolate Hazelnut Fudge Bites
Here are some cute candies to make for your friends and neighbors this Christmas. These would also make great hostess gifts for all the holiday parties you may be attending. Even better they are gluten-free and vegan, only made with … Read More...
Gift Idea: Knitting-Themed Mug
If you’re shopping for another knitter or just want to add something to your holiday wish list, you can’t go wrong with a knitting-themed mug. What better way (aside from knitting in public) to profess your love of all things … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Leather tote bag
Jess from Gracious Threads shows how you can sew up a beautiful leather tote. She shares the tutorial and a free pattern over at Fleece Fun. It’s made from a faux leather and heavy weight cotton and has rivets and D-rings on the … Read More...
An Oldie-But-Goodie Set of Holiday Patterns
Sometimes when searching the Internet for things you will come across patterns that are really old in Internet time. Like this collection of holiday-themed patterns from Jan Eaton that date back to 2002 and 2003. The dark ages.
There’s a … Read More...
How to Do a Christmas Toy Purge
If you have children in your home, you probably understand exactly why a toy purge is needed before the Christmas season. While it is fun for children to get new toys from Santa, it may not always be a necessity. … Read More...
DIY Aloha Baby Shower
The pineapple strikes again with this amazing Aloha themed baby shower. The colors at this party are sure to lift any pregancy blues.
You can grab the pineapple balloons here and check out more photos of the amazing party here. … Read More...
Crochet Angel Pattern
This adorable little Christmas Angel is perfect for hanging off Christmas trees or dangling from a gift tag or wrapped present. You can gran the full crochet pattern here.
Looking for more Crochet Angel patterns? Check these out on Etsy… Read More...
Tip and Projects: Using One Stamp Set for Multiple Cards
When making lots of holiday cards it’s helpful to make multiples of the same card or cards that are similar in style and use the same supplies. Teresa Calvird will show you how she made 3 different adorable elf cards … Read More...
Fun Easy To Make Santa Beach Cookies
It’s after Thanksgiving and time to put on the Christmas music and start writing out the cards. Can you guess, I’m not into shopping! It’s also time to start thinking about what cookies to make, entertaining, and homemade gifts. Here … Read More...
Quick Christmas Card Making Tutorials
Learn four ways to hand make quick Christmas cards from the Trimcraft Design team. Each card only takes 10 minutes to create, providing you have all the necessary supplies on hand.
Are you looking for more Christmas Holiday papers and … Read More...
Free pattern: Applique pillow topper
Make this cute tie-on pillow topper to spruce up your seasonal decor. Get the free pattern from Better Homes and Gardens.
Looking for more Halloween Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy.
What to Buy a Scrapbooker for Christmas
Want to buy a scrapbooking friend (or ahem, yourself), something she’s sure to love this Christmas? Nancy Nally had rounded up a list of what to get that will definitely be a hit.
There’s something for all tastes and budgets … Read More...
Four Free Festive Thank You Cards
You can use these festive thank you and greeting cards for the upcoming Holiday season, but also throughout the year. These colorful hand lettered designs are sure to make your recipients smile!
See how these cards went from sketches to … Read More...
Make Yourself a Mini Christmas Tree
I admit it. I like my miniatures. Here’s a video tutorial for making a simple but stable Christmas tree mini from polymer clay. Once you have the tree, you can add decorations or a little skiff of snow to it. … Read More...
Elf Donuts
Do you do Elf on the Shelf? These cute miniature donuts made with Cheerios would be a nice surprise for the first visit. Or you and the kids can have fun making them and then snacking on them. Kelly Dixon … Read More...
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