This is a sweet little embroidery kit featuring an owl, it’s the perfect kit to practise a number of common embroidery stitches and was also designed with ease and portability in mind.
There are so many times where a portable … Read More...
Fun DIY Playdough Soap
This is a fun project for the kids to make and for them to use too. These would make wonderful Party Favors too. Just make sure you label them as soap as you never know some parent might complain that … Read More...
Tutorial: Make this easy convertible bodysuit
This convertible body suit can be worn several ways – as a plunge neck, a twist front halter, and a halter with a double twist at the front. With some creativity, you could probably come up with even more ways … Read More...
Project: Pop Up Winter Diorama Card
You can find directions for cutting, scoring, folding and die cutting a pop up diorama card over on the Crafting Forever blog. Anita Kejriwal shares how to made the basic card and also how she decorated it with die cut … Read More...
Tutorial: Fade your jeans for a lived in look
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...