Felt food is not only adorable to look at, but fun to make and even more fun for little ones to play with. These 8 pattern tutorials for felt goodies are some of our favorites and we’d love for you … Read More...
What kind of things have you painted?
Paint is a pretty common thing for crafters to use. It can give a complete transformation to any piece and give old and worn items a whole new life. Take a look at this post from Grillo Designs to see … Read More...
S’mores Cake
Cake for breakfast? Why not! It is summertime and time to let some rules be broken. I’m okay with cake for breakfast during birthdays and holidays and even in the summer months. Of course it helps, it is the only … Read More...
How To Embed Money In To Soap
Okay so part of me is wondering why you would do this and who would actually use it. Then I thought it might be a good way to bribe smelly teenage boys in to actually using the soap. (to free … Read More...
DIY Basketball Themed Party
This Basketball inspired party is full of color and consistent theming. You will need to get a little crafty to create the mason drink jars but the instructions to make them is very easy to follow. Check out all the … Read More...
Tutorial: Slouchy Cardi
Jess from The Sewing Rabbit shares a tutorial for making her Slouchy Cardi. Wear it with jeans and a favorite tee for the perfect casual layered outfit! It’s made from a soft knit fabric and would be nice in a … Read More...
Review and Giveaway: Stampin’ Up Paper Pumpkin Kit for July
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If you’re looking for paper crafting inspiration Paper Pumpkin is here to inspire you and bring creativity to your door each and every month. Paper Pumpkin is a subscription kit brought … Read More...
Modern Wooden Dangle Earrings
Minimalism is taking over in so many areas. Not only has it hit big in the home decor departments, but now the fashion world is experiencing their time as well. This post from the blog A Beautiful Mess is the … Read More...
Tutorial: Seersucker tea towels
These seersucker tea towels! Erin from Francois Et Moi shares a tutorial at Sugar & Cloth showing how you can make them. The summery seersucker contrasts beautifully with bright binding finishing off the edges. 2/3 yard of seersucker will make … Read More...
Free Floral Banner Graphics
Aren’t these pretty? Save these PNG files and use them however you like. They would work well as embellishments on digital scrapbook pages, but can also be printed out and used on traditional paper scrapbook pages. add you own text … Read More...
Mica and Polymer Clay Embellishments
Polymer clay is a fabulous way to add custom made, colour matched embellishments to your projects in the forms of buttons for fibre items or ephemera for scrapbooking. Gabriella of Such a Pretty Mess shares one project she did where … Read More...
Free pattern: Short sleeve summer pajamas for older kids
Denise from DIY Crush shares a free pattern for sewing summer pajamas. The jammie set is made up of a short sleeve shirt and a pair of matching pants. Both are made from knit fabric which is super comfortable to … Read More...
Project: Super Hero Cuffs
Recycle plain old paper towel rolls into fun play time super hero cuffs. Add paint and rubber stamps for a fun summer day crafting project. Find out more over on the Sweet Stamp Shop blog.
-Heather
Kentucky Christmas Cocktail with Candied Orange
Here is the last of the Christmas in July recipes. I figured you would be okay with one more since it is a cocktail. Of course, you need to have a cocktail during the holidays. How about this new one … Read More...
Chocolate Flower Cake
Forget the small flowers on the cake. Surprise them with this beautiful giant chocolate flower on top of that special occasion cake. Erin Gardner of Erin Bakes shares this recipe on The Cake Blog. Erin takes you step by step … Read More...
Mini envelopes on planner pages filled with recycled fortune cookie fortunes
I save my fortunes from fortune cookies and I thought I would recycle them into a fun little daily surprise on my August planner pages.
I punched tiny square envelopes and a tiny rectangle envelopes out of a variety of … Read More...
A secret weapon for painting beautiful lettering on fabric
Oh, this is so smart! Colleen from Lemon Thistle shares her secret weapon for lettering on fabric. She used it to make a gorgeous lettered banner. I’ve always avoided added lettering to my sewing projects because the fabric likes to … Read More...
Chalkboard Pops
It is a bittersweet time of year, you don’t want the summer to end, but kind of excited to get back to a routine when school starts back up again. Take away some of the blues with these back to … Read More...
Nutcracker Themed Strawberry Mice
Although you could get away with this anytime of year, this is another post for my Christmas in July items. These cute strawberry mice will steal your hearts and possibly your cheese. Although, they can keep the swiss cheese. This … Read More...
Almond Butter Tofu Skewers
When you fire up the grill this summer, save some space for these almond butter tofu skewers that your vegan and vegetarian friends will enjoy. As I get older, I tolerate tofu much more than I did as a kid. … Read More...