Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom shares a free pattern for making a girls faux shearling vest. It has an angled front and a wide collar just like the trendy ones you see in the stores. It’s a … Read More...
Lolly Trees from our Sister Site (And a Little Plum Pudding)
A roundup of yummy Christmas goodies from our sister site, CraftBits. Click the links for the instructions to make all these candy-filled lolly trees.
1. Find the Cadbury … Read More...
Free pattern: Ladybug tote bag
Remona from The Stitching Scientist shares a free pattern for the cutest ladybug tote bag! It has a rounded body and two “wings” layered on the front. And just because it’s a ladybug doesn’t mean you HAVE to make it … Read More...
Learn about the Senses with a Fun Christmas Book
This is such a great idea! There are a lot of sensory experiences surrounding the holiday season, so why not make a little five senses book to celebrate them?
The DIY from Life Over Cs includes printables you can use, … Read More...
Loaded Smashed Potatoes
If you are making potatoes, you may want to buy some extra and make these smashed potatoes as appetizers or maybe they can be the actual side dish. You could always save this for a weeknight dinner or for Christmas. … Read More...
Butternut Squash Turkey Chili
Here is another way to use up the extra turkey and butternut squash. A comforting way to enjoy your leftovers, especially if you have cold weather where you are. Greg and Melissa at My Wife Can Cook shares how to … Read More...
Knit a Simple Christmas Bauble
The great thing about knitting Christmas balls as ornaments for your tree is that you can start with a super easy pattern and embellish them however you like.
Knits’ End has a great easy Christmas ornament knitting pattern, worked flat … Read More...
Video tutorial: Anatomy of a sewing machine
Monica from It’s Just Sewing gives us an anatomy lesson. But she’s not telling us about our bodies, she’s telling us about all the parts and knobs and buttons of a sewing machine. This is a great resource for beginning … Read More...
Mini Christmas Trees
These colorful straws were used for creating small cute Christmas trees. A really fast and easy procedure and of course with materials that you already have, so no money to spend!
Toilet Paper Christmas Trees
These toilet paper rolls have been given a new lease on life as they are recycled in to Christmas trees. The tutorial doesn’t have any instructions as such but it is obvious how it is done. See more photo’s here.
Dreamcatcher Tatted Earrings
I have been looking everywhere for some dreamcatcher style projects for the Needlework blog. Dreamcatchers are very chic right now so I was very excited to find this tutorial for tatting. The colors would be nicer if they were stronger … Read More...
How To Make a Green Backdrop
I love this green boxwood background because it is so versatile and can be used over and over again for different party themes. You can view the full tutorial here and can grab some artificial boxwood via Amazon. I am … Read More...
Handmade Gifts – Vintage Solid Perfume Pots
This is a great Solid perfume recipe, but what I actually wanted to show you is the use of an old style Powder box. These solid perfumes could be poured in to vintage mirror cases, compacts, lipstick cases and more. … Read More...
Free Pattern Hexagonal Quilt
Designed for the Stylecraft 2016 Blogtour the Harmonious Hexagons Quilt embraces a contemporary look that allows bold pops of rainbow colours to illuminate a classic patchwork design.
Made using nice and … Read More...
DIY Paper Cactus and Grasses
If you are looking for a break from all of the holiday crafts, here is a really fun and trendy project to try- Paper Cactus! Amy at Delineate Your Dwelling shared her tutorial on the Oriental Trading blog and all … Read More...
Project: Vintage Santa Faces Card
I love how this cute Holiday card looks like vintage Christmas wrapping paper. Nicole Spohr will show you how she stamped and colored with Colored Pencils for this sweet card. Click here to visit her blog and watch her tutorial.… Read More...
Tutorial: Button snowflake table runner from old pants
Vicky from Vicky Myers Creations shows how you can make a cute snowflake table runner out of an old pair of pants. She used red pants to give it a red and white Christmas-y color scheme. She added snowflakes with … Read More...
13 Tips for Arranging Flowers
Flowers can be one of the biggest expenses for a wedding. Cut down on those costs by doing the arrangements yourself. This post from Listoic has 13 great tips and tricks for doing your own flower arrangements.
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Glittered Jhumka Earrings
Glitter is such a fun way to add some sparkle to your jewelry pieces. This tutorial from Jewels of Sayuri shows a perfect step-by-step way you can make your own jhumka earrings. They would be such a great addition to … Read More...
Free Printable | Thanksgiving Pie Wheel
Need help picking which kind of Thanksgiving pie to eat first (or second…or third…)? Customize your own Thanksgiving pie wheel to help you choose!
Gather up the supplies below, then head over to the source to get the free printables … Read More...