Jazz up the boring Oreo cookies
with some marbled chocolate. Even better let the kids create their own marbled cookies. They can take pride in the cookies when their friends wonder where they found those Oreos. Lindsay from Sprinkles for … Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl’s circle purse
Crystal from Stitched By Crystal shares a tutorial at Make It and Love It showing how you can make this simple circle purse for little girls. It’s made from a couple of circles of fabric (one for the outside, one … Read More...
Graham Cracker Blender Mini Muffins
Here are some mini muffins that you and the kids can make ahead and store in the freezer. These mini graham cracker muffins by Blair at The Seasoned Mom are easy to make and are perfect for breakfast or snacks … Read More...
Healthy No Bake Giant Peanut Butter Breakfast Cookies
If you are still working on make ahead items to help you through the busy back to school days, you may want to make these breakfast cookies. Arman from The Big Man’s World has created this giant cookie with the … Read More...
How to Cross Stitch Your Family
At my daughter’s school there’s a teacher who is amazing at cross stitch, and she loves making cross-stitch family portraits. They’re always so cute, and a fun way to add some personality to your walls that’s completely personalized and … Read More...
Black Berries and Cream Donuts
These lovely baked donuts by Ashley at Back by Nature will be a great breakfast for the weekends or to add to your brunch menu. The beautiful glaze from fresh blackberries makes me want to dip everything into it. It’s … Read More...
Pokemon Ball Pillow – No Sew
This Pokemon pillow is great for Pokemon fans young and old. You wont need to sew it, just some hot glue or if you are letting the little ones make their own use a quick drying craft glue. Here is … Read More...
Free pattern – Butterfly Mobile
The Butterfly Baby Mobile is easy to crochet. The ring has to be covered with some stitches, you need crochet chains in different lengths an finally you add a few butterflies. Overall, I certainly crocheted no longer than 3-4 hours … Read More...
Hide your ugly eyesores in the garden with this DIY rolling shed
DIY: Rolling Gardening Chest: Hide all of your gardening supplies in this rustic rolling storage cart. Cut, sanded, and nailed together, the wood creates a sturdy outer exterior keeping the contents safe from the weather. This rolling chest is large enough to store potting soil, shovels, pots, and watering cans, but attractive enough to be left on your patio year-round.
Free pattern: Salina romper
Mayra from So Sew Easy shares a free pattern for making this beautiful romper. It has loose fit shorts and a flounce top. It’s made from a stretch knit and no closures are required, so this is actually a pretty … Read More...
Project: Sparkle and Shine Glitter Card
Tell someone how much they sparkle and shine with this fun glitter card. Use adhesive sheets, die cuts and glitter for a super duper sparkly card. The Ellen Hudson Classroom blog has all the details.
-Heather
Giveaway: 75 Floral Blocks to Knit
Congrats to C. Allen!
This week I’ve got another giveaway from my archive of knitting books, 75 Floral Blocks to Knit
by Lesley Stanfield. As the title says, this book is full of blocks — squares as well as other … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy ribbon lanyard
A length of pretty ribbon and some hardware are all you need to make a lanyard! Teachers would love this as a back-to-school gift! Michele from Stuff By Belle shares a tutorial at May Arts blog showing how to do … Read More...
Free Disney Princess Dress Paper Templates
Choose from 6 free templates and download instantly to print your own Disney Princess dress paper cutout. Featuring Cinderella, Snow White, Elsa and more!
Color guidelines for each piece are written on all of the templates, but use whatever looks … Read More...
Polymer Puffer Fish Pendant
Christi has a fun stack of free tutorials on her site and this puffer fish pendant project is just one of them. Make a whole school of little puffer fish and have some CF style fun. And, if you get … Read More...
Video: Tips for making a color strata
The strip quilt, “Fiesta” is the largest in a series of quilts Rob Appell made for the *Libby Lehman fundraising book, Color Strata Quilts; Seam, Cut & Sew. The solids in color strata order were a nod to Libby. … Read More...
Free pattern: Cat backpack for toddlers and preschoolers
Oh, this kitty cat backpack! Abby from Sew Much Ado shares a free pattern for it at Joann’s Creative Spark blog. It’s sized just right for toddlers and preschoolers. It’s so cute for day care and preschool, or a sleepover … Read More...
Easy Ways to Get Ready for Back to School
I know different areas of the world are different in terms of when kids go back to school, and if you homeschool you could be on a completely different schedule, but where I live kids have been trickling back to … Read More...
Free project: Bushel of Apples quilt
Fall is the best time to visit apple orchards because you get to see ripened apples turned into cider. At least that’s the reality at Yates Cider Mill, in Michigan USA. My daughter and her siblings visited such a … Read More...
Quilted garments by Rachel Clark STOLEN
There’s always a risk when artists travel with their precious works, because we all know things can get lost or stolen. Rachel Clark, had these garments stolen out of her suitcase. Her colleague, Lauren T. Furey, is getting the word … Read More...