Are you on the lookout for fun ways to dress up bottles of wine for hostess gifts when heading to parties? Why not make giant pom poms in different colorways for different occasions like these red, white and blue big … Read More...
Two Part Molds with Polymer Clay
Polymer clay itself makes a great molding agent. Here’s a quick tutorial for making a basic 2 part mold (front and back) with polymer clay. Barbara, the tutorial creator, uses baby powder as a release agent but I prefer corn … Read More...
Tutorial: Summer swing dress
Swing dress for summer? YES! The loose fit dress is perfect for hot days! And Teresa from Dandelion Drift shows how you can sew one for yourself! Her tutorial shows how to create the pattern and how to sew it … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Stars and Stripes 4th Of July hot pad
Staci from Crafty Staci shares a free pattern for her Stars and Stripes hot pad. It’s the hot pad of the month for June. The star in the corner is made with English paper piecing. If you’ve wanted to learn … Read More...
How to make a recycled spaceship
This is just so silly and I bet it would be so fun to make a whole bunch and hang them from tree branches. I may have aliens on my mind with the new Independence Day movie coming out. Pop … Read More...
Berry picking fabric and free pattern
Please don’t judge me, but I just discovered The Jungs. Familial fabric designers for Moda, this clan’s latest fabric collection, Bumble Berries, is due in stores this summer. The quilt pattern shown above showcases the Bumble Berries line beautifully. … Read More...
DIY Watermelon Stickers From Office Label
Watermelon stickers! It is officially the first day of Summer here in the northern hemisphere so I just had to share this adorable DIY. Sarah Hearts used plain circle stickers to make the cutest watermelon stickers. I just love them … Read More...
CraftGossip Exclusive: Homemade Easy S’mores Bar
This easy s'more bar is the perfect sweet indulgence bar for a wet and rainy weekend. This is best eaten warm from the oven, but it tastes great cold too. If you want to slice it into squares then you will need to let it cool. We ate it straight out of the pan and just scooped it into a bowl as no one wanted to wait.
Tutorial: Quilted iPad case
Sew up an iPad case that’s as pretty on the inside as the outside! Caroline from Sew Can She shares a tutorial for her Pretty Quilted iPad Case. The corner zipper opens the case up wide so it’s easy to … Read More...
Shop Handmade Link Up
It’s time for another week of Shop handmade! What is it? It is a weekly feature here at Indie Crafts called Shop Handmade where you can link up your Etsy shops.. These posts will go up every Monday!
Shop … Read More...
DIY Burlap Flag Tutorial
Love this Burlap cushion cover tutorial. It is perfect for the front porch or the BBQ setting out the back. A great DIY project for the older child or tween. Burlap Cushion Tutorial for 4th of July.
DIY Bridal Party Tote Bags
I love these Old style font tote bags. The message is simple and let’s face it who doesn’t need another tote bag? A very touching DIY gift for your Bridal party. You could add more items to the tote if … Read More...
Free Pattern – Apply Cozy
Our school has a no packaging rule for morning tea and these little cozies are perfect. The only problem is this week my child doesn’t like apples. He seems to be going through phases of liking different fruits.
Reduce Stomach Bloating With This Essential Oil Remedy
This blend of Essential oils is perfect for reducing stomach bloating. Add the base oils to a carrier oil and massage in to the stomach in a clockwise direction. Add the following oils to 50 ml of a carrier base … Read More...
Technique: Inlay-ed Die Cut Card
Here’s a cool way to use your die cuts to make a card but with adding layers or bulk. Sandy Allnock will show you how to lay out, die cut, water color and inlay those dies for a cute (and … Read More...
Easy Activities for Letter Recognition
Recognizing letters is an important activity to help kids get ready for learning to read, and there are a lot of fun and easy ways to get kids interested in playing with letters.
These letter recognition activity ideas from Planning … Read More...
Giveaway: One Piece Knits
Andie is the winner.
I’m guessing pretty much every knitter starts out knitting flat, but a lot of knitters never (or at least rarely) look back once they learn how to knit in the round.
Circular knitting is perfect for … Read More...
Tutorial: Picnic blanket tote bag
Make a picnic blanket tote bag to take with you to summertime picnics, park days, and firework displays! Bonnie from Whisk ‘Em shares a tutorial at Sugar Bee Crafts showing how you can make one. Keep it in the trunk … Read More...
How to Organize School Paperwork
Getting a handle on all the paperwork and art work that comes home from school can be quite the task, especially if you want to use them in your memory keeping system.
This post over at Simplified Bee is one … Read More...
Creating Molds for Polymer Clay
Like making canes, I notice everyone has their own approach to making molds. Lynn Lunger, Una Odd, shares hers in this step by step tutorial. Like Lynn, I’m a fan of Amazing Mold Putty even if mine tends to … Read More...