Have you ever heard of dry brining? If you have wanted to brine a turkey, but don’t have the room or equipment to brine the turkey in liquid. This might be an option for you. It does the same as … Read More...
Teach Kids to Tell Time with Books
With Daylight Saving Time having just ended, it feels like a good time to teach kids about time. Reading clocks is still an important skill, and learning about time can be made a little more fun with this collection of … Read More...
Book Review: Go Big Knits
It can be really difficult to find nice knitting patterns that are designed for larger women. Sometimes patterns that were originally designed for smaller sizes are graded up to fit a wider range of figures, but that conversion isn’t always … Read More...
Free pattern: Gilmore Girls coffee cup mug rug
Here’s a sewing project for all you Gilmore Girls fans! Anorina from Samelia’s Mum shares a free pattern for making a mug rug inspired by the Gilmore Girls. It features a large coffee cup applique with words from the song … Read More...
Candy Birthday Candles
This is a sweet idea to celebrate a birthday or any other celebration. Candles that you can eat. Karen at Sugartown Sweets shares how to create candles using melting chocolate, straws and Twizzler strings. She was also featured on Rachel … Read More...
Winner- Let’s Go Camping!: Crochet Your Own Adventure book
Congrats go out to Wendy R. of Apache Junction AZ as she is the winner of Let’s Go Camping!: Crochet Your Own Adventure .
Tips for Cleaning Cross Stitch Projects
Sometimes it happens that a cross stitch project is set aside for a long period of time. Maybe you were stitching something for a holiday and didn’t quite get it done in time. Or maybe you just wanted to start … Read More...
Free pattern: Fleece Thanksgiving turkey hat
This fleece turkey hat might just be the most perfect thing to wear to your Thanksgiving dinner! And Jess from The Sewing Rabbit shares a free pattern at eHow for making one. It’s easier to make than you’d think – … Read More...
Chicken Fried Steak Bites with Country Gravy
A classic meal turned into an appetizer or maybe even a sandwich. It even has the a gravy sauce for dipping. Yummy! Milisa at Miss in the Kitchen shares how to make this dish. Create it for the sports games … Read More...
Festive Spiced Cupcakes with a Cinnamon Frosting
It is time to start baking for the holiday season. I can’t believe that Thanksgiving is two weeks away. These would be perfect for the dessert table for Thanksgiving or Christmas. I can already imagine the heavenly scent of these … Read More...
Tutorial: Repurposed jewelry box sewing kit
Remember those wooden jewelry boxes from your childhood? We don’t use those so much any more, do we? It seems you can always find them at thrift stores or estate sales. Here’s an awesome idea for putting one to work … Read More...
Slow Cooker Scalloped Potatoes
Whether for Friendsgiving, Thanksgiving, Christmas or just for the weeknight, these scalloped potatoes made in the slow cooker will be an easy addition to your table. Elizabeth at Bowl of Delicious shares how to create this dish to give your … Read More...
Hand Embroidered Christmas Candles
This free pattern has a little bit of a weird when Harry met Sally story that goes with it, but if you scroll down to the bottom of the Christmas story you will see the printable felt pattern. This little … Read More...
Watercolor Gift Tags
This is a video tutorial that shows you how to make Christmas gift tags using watercolors and resisting techniques. I am sure the kids will have lot’s of fun making these. With minimal supplies required they could make these in … Read More...
Blair Road Boho Free Blanket Pattern
Shophouses were a distinct part of Singapore’s, and much of Southeast Asia’s, architectural landscape in the pre-WWII era. These buildings constructed between the 1840s and 1960s were used both as homes … Read More...
Crochet Pattern – Festive Granny Blanket
Use this free crochet afghan pattern to stitch a fun Christmas blanket. It features green wreaths with red ribbons and a lacy, open texture. Easy-to-stich and fun to snuggle with, this crochet Christmas design would make a great gift. … Read More...
DIY Handmade Gifts – Stress Free Foot Soak
Not only making this foot soak is stress free, it actually helps relief stress and remove dry skin and toxins from your little toesies. This mix is perfect as a homemade gift. The website even has a free printable label … Read More...
Project: Moose Christmas Card
Merry Christmoose! 🙂 Purple Onion Designs has released the most adorable set of cute winter critter stamps “Snow Day” from designer Stacey Yakula. Julie from Just One More Card has a video tutorial using the Moose stamp from the series, … Read More...
Microwave Peanut Brittle for Chocolate Lovers
Some people love brittle and some hate it. It depends on the brittle. There are some that you practically break your teeth on and others that is perfect. I actually found a recipe on the Kraft website that is made … Read More...
Free Tutorial: Scrap fabric patchwork drawstring gift bag
Jill from Creating My Way To Success shows how you can sew some of your smallest fabric scraps into a small patchwork drawstring bag that’s perfect for gift giving! Not only does it make use of some fabric that might … Read More...