Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows how to fade your jeans, whether for a pair of dark wash jeans you’ve purchased or if you’re sewing your own jeans. But before she can tell you the best way … Read More...
Tips for Organizing Kids’ School Papers
Now that the school year is in full swing, those papers are starting to come in and pile up. Use these tips from Rebecca Cooper to keep them all under control.
… Read More...Tame your child’s school paper clutter with this simple
Giveaway- Epic Cosplay Costumes: A Step-by-Step Guide to Making and Sewing Your Own Costume Designs
Giveaway- Epic Cosplay Costumes: A Step-by-Step Guide to Making and Sewing Your Own Costume Designs
Leave a comment in today’s post by September 22, 2016 and you are in the running for this fun how to design and sew fun … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Stacked fabric pumpkins
Audrey Pettit shares a tutorial at Therm O Web showing how to make these fabric pumpkin stacks. The ones she makes are small, using 4.5″ and 6″ circles to make the pumpkins. You can experiment with size and make them … Read More...
Project: Batty Halloween Scene Card
Nicole Magourik has an adorable Halloween card project on her blog showing how to stamp, die cut and color with Copic markers a cute Halloween scene card using new products from Waffle Flower. She’ll also show you how to make … Read More...
Loaded Potato Wedges
Football season is upon us and you need plenty of snacks to enjoy during the game. Of course this would be a fun snack for the family to enjoy on the weekend. The potato wedges are more filling than those … Read More...
Glass Walls Divide a Living Space from Contemporist
The glass walls are strong enough to support art and a TV as they divide a large space into two rooms. What a great look! The designer is Beatrix Space Design and the home is in Taiwan. Read more about … Read More...
Polymer Clay Storage Strategies
After those first few blocks of Fimo clay, about when you realize you’ll need a few of every colour and one of each tool you find, you start to think about storage. Since polymer clay stays usable for a long, … Read More...
Slow Cooked Black Beans
This is a great idea, especially if you enjoy Mexican food. I love my slow cooker and in fact it is in use as I type. Black beans are a great side dish for any Mexican meal or in general. … Read More...
Fancy Spectrum Glass at D&L Art Glass
You may or may not know that Spectrum glass is closing down. Actually, they have closed down…they have limited production on some of their glass but for the most part they are done. This is a sad time for people … Read More...
Tutorial: Gold foil brushstroke pillow
This pillow is made fabulous with brushstrokes of gold foil. I love it! Emma from Make & Fable shows how to do it. She puts the gold foil on a purchased cushion cover, but you could easily sew a pillow … Read More...
Steamed Piggy Buns
How cute are these? I have to warn you that there are dyes used to get the colors for the piggy. If that concerns you then you can at least use the bun recipe without the dyes. I’m sure the … Read More...
Pumpkin Cake Pops
Autumn brings the change in the leaves, and decorating with pumpkins and cornstalks. Here are some cute pumpkin cakes for the autumn celebrations, Halloween, and Thanksgiving. Cathy from What Should I Make for shares how to make these cute cake … Read More...
Knit a Super Scarf for Fall and Winter
The biggest trend in knitting and crochet this fall and winter is literally big. The Super Scarf is the brainchild of the Craft Yarn Council, and lots of designers and yarn companies are hopping on the trend, offering patterns for … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a kids Luke Skywalker costume
Emily from Nap Time Creations shows how you can make an awesome Luke Skywalker costume. The tunic was created from a basic t-shirt pattern. She shows how to alter the pattern and how to sew it to make it a … Read More...
Homemade Hot Pockets Sandwiches with Turkey
I love hot pockets for their simplicity, but they aren’t the healthiest items. Jessica Gavin has created a healthier version made with a pizza crust and filled with veggies and turkey. You can even make them and freeze them. A … Read More...
Cheese Plate Bento Box
This is an item that would work well for a picnic, hiking, an afternoon snack for work, or travel snacks for the plane or road trip. Tara from Tara’s Multicultural Table does a book review and shares how to create … Read More...
Pumpkins For Your Porch To Last Throughout Fall
Pumpkins are an iconic sign of the Fall season, and while we can get away with decorating our homes with them from September-November, the real thing may not last so long. Thanks to the blog Hazel and Ruby, you can … Read More...
5 Tips to Prep Your Craft Business for the Holiday Season
The Holiday Season is sneaking up, so it is time to get started on prepping your handmade business for craft shows, selling for gifts, etc. Here is a fabulous article by Rebecca George at the Creative Income blog sharing tips … Read More...
Banana Split Bites
I really love this idea for entertaining. These are perfect for a birthday party, slumber party or hanging with the family. You can make it ahead of time and just serve on party day. Abby from Thread and Butter shares … Read More...