This cowl is a little too wide for my own tastes but it makes up quickly and of course it is perfect for those who can only do Granny Squares.
Quick Granny Square Cowls
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Tutti Fruitti Party Ideas
Wow what a color overload! This party theming is original and amazing! I love it when someone takes a new idea and totally goes over the top with it. There is not a part of this party that wasn’t smacked … Read More...
Tutorial: Water Coloring Stamps with Shimmerz Paints
Jill Foster has a lovely card on the Penny Black blog that she water colored with Shimmerz Creamez Paints. She’ll show you how to use these paints to add color and a touch of shimmer to your stamped images. Click … Read More...
Tutorial: Bolster pillow with a removable cover
Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows how you can sew a bolster pillow. The bolster is pretty sitting on a couch or bench, or perhaps part of a bedding set. Even better, her bolster has a removable … Read More...
Tutorial: Simple quilted potholder
Sara from Radiant Home Studio shows how you can sew these simple quilted potholders. The simple design makes your fabric the star of this project, so go wild with mixing print and color! I’m loving the colors and the stripes/florals … Read More...
Tutorial | Happy Birthday Card
Follow this video tutorial from TrimCraft, and adapt it to make this simple but lovely birthday card. You can change the patterns, colors and sentiment to make it appropriate for any occasion you like.
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Tutorial | Letter Formation for Brush Lettering & Calligraphy
Are you trying out brush lettering or calligraphy for using on your scrapbooking projects? here’s a great tutorial that will help you break letters down to their basic strokes, so you can practice and improve your letter shapes.
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Fold-Your-Own Geometric Envelopes
Learn how to fold these fun geometric envelopes that you can use as embellishments or for holding journaling and more!
You’ll get free printable stencils to use to fold five different geometric envelopes from your patterned papers or cardstock.
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Tutorial: Easy felt citrus coasters
Squeeze the last bit of fun out of this summer with these felt citrus coasters! They’re super easy to make. Katie from Made to Be a Momma shares a tutorial at I Heart Naptime showing how. They’re also the perfect … Read More...
A Ton of Weekly Preschool Theme Unit Studies
Ellen at Cutting Tiny Bites is working her way through a list of 52-plus different weekly unit study themes for preschoolers, and there already a lot of great stuff there (as I write there are 32 themes), whether you’re working … Read More...
Kate Davies on Knitting Her Way Back to Health
Kate Davies is a knitwear designer you might have heard of before, who uses traditional Scottish patterns in her designs, but what you might not know is that she had a stroke at a young age and had to work … Read More...
Tutorial: Travel tic tac toe (naughts and crosses) game
Pam from Threading My Way shows how you can make a tic tac toe (naughts and crosses) game you can take with you anywhere! The game board is made from ribbon stitched across the front of a drawstring bag. The … Read More...
How to make a tissue box monster
These tissue box monsters are so cute! I bet crafters of all ages would have fun making these – especially for Halloween decorations. I bet you could put lights in them too for an added bit of fun at night. … Read More...
Russian Piping Tips
For the bakers out there looking for some new tools to add to their kitchen, you might want to pick up these piping tips. One of the ladies from The Cupcake Chronicles has done a review on these piping tips. … Read More...
Corn Soup with Puff Pastry – Free Recipe
Tired of corn on the cob or need something for those cool summer nights, try this corn soup topped with a puff pastry created by Atika Sumarsono at Thousand Myths. This is comfort in a cup that uses your fresh … Read More...
Sewing Pattern: Color changing stencil t-shirt
Sahana from Vikalpah shows how you stencil a design that changes color in the light! She uses a special UV light sensitive fabric ink
to make the color changing design. Add to a t-shirt as she did, or how about … Read More...
Chocolate Protein Shake with Greek Yogurt and Coconut Water
Preseason is right around the corner for fall sports here. It is important to make sure the kids are well hydrated and refill the nutrients loss during the workout. Especially after working out under the hot summer sun. This will … Read More...
Tutorial: No guilt patchwork pincushions
Ever notice how q-u-i-l-t is one letter off from g-u-i-l-t? I get some of the latter if during a project, I throw away even the tiniest fabric scraps. How about you? Kim Sherrod of Lily Patch Quilts, comes to our … Read More...
25 Healthy Back to School Lunch Ideas
Besides being on point in packing lunches, you need to figure out what is for lunch that week. I love when we have leftovers to send to school, but that doesn’t happen every day and sometimes they don’t want the … Read More...
Making Back to School FUN!!
School will be back in session in just a few short weeks, and while some kids may be more than ready to be back with their friends, others may not be quite so excited to go back. Check out this … Read More...