photo credit:Diamonds for Dessert
Beach season is here! Although the ocean water in Maine is too cold for me, I do love walking along the beach and looking for sea shells. I’ve never been lucky enough to find a whole … Read More...
Beach Ball Fruit Cookie
This cute fruit pizza cookie will be a hit at all of your summer family gatherings. Enjoy a slice of cookie while you are playing with your kids in the backyard, poolside, or even at the beach. A great cookie … Read More...
Healthy Cookie Dough Almond Butter Recipe
photo credit: Food Faith Fitness
Finally we can have our cookie dough and no one can tell us it isn’t healthy and you will get salmonella. I still eat raw cookie dough when making cookies and I know I’m not … Read More...
Cool Classes Coming at D&L Art Glass
Take your kiln forming skills to the next level at D&L Art Glass in Colorado. There’s Lisa Vogt and learning about flowing glass designs, or Joseph Cavalieri who will teach you about glass painting, and then there’s Miriam di Fiore … Read More...
Tutorial: Make this messenger bag from 1 yard of fabric
Caroline from Sew Can She shows how you can sew up this messenger from just one yard of fabric. And she follows that post with one that gives dimensions to make the same style bag – but smaller – and … Read More...
DIY Painted Circle Summer Tote
Learn how to create this cheerful Painted Circle Tote to carry all your summer needs in a fashion forward way using this super simple tutorial by Amy at Delineate Your Dwelling!
… Read More...Amy says: While it’s helpful to have something to
Are You Ready For Cupcakes in July?
Obviously it’s not quite July. Okay just 30 more days to go but you will need to get started in this very sweet delight. This July chart is perfect for 4th of July Greeting cards and invitations. July Cross Stitch … Read More...
Patriotic July Angel Plastic Canvas Pattern
This Patriotic Angel is just in time for the Fourth of July celebrations. This free pattern is for Plastic Canvas.
This would make a lovely piece of wall art.
You can grab the pattern here.
Looking for more Plastic Canvas … Read More...
Graduation Party Ideas
I love this Graduation party theming because it uses something a die-hard party planner already has. The glass Jars!
Using black ribbon these simple glass jars can be altered from theme to theme. I love the Graduation Hat that sit’s … Read More...
Free Crochet Pattern – Yoga Socks
My 8 Year old daughter is a barefoot hippy and she would love these. She would wear them everywhere including the shops if I would let her. But I do have a strict “we need to wear shoes” in public … Read More...
Giveaway- Color A Quilt coloring book and Tombow colored pencils
Yes! I have a second twofer fabulous giveaway. Leave a comment in today’s post by June 10, 2016 and you are in the running for a copy of:
Color A Quilt 
adult coloring book
and
Tips for a successful sewing day
How many of us have dreamed of having a whole day – a. whole. day. – to do nothing but sew? It sounds like a fairy tale, but it can happen. Tonya from The Crafty Mummy has some tips to … Read More...
Review: Take Ten Magazine – Summer 2016
Continuing on with this weeks reviews of upcoming summer publications from Stampington and Company we’re taking a peak at Take Ten Magazine. Take Ten focuses on quick and easy greeting cards that you can make in around 10 minutes. … Read More...
Craft Show Success Tips from Crafty Chica
It’s Summer craft show season! There are some really great craft show tips over on the CreativeLive blog right now. They asked Kathy Murillo, the Crafty Chica, who has been working the craft show circuit for years what some of … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy shirred sundress
This shirred sundress is sooo easy to make! Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shares a tutorial showing how. The shirring is stretchy because it’s done with elastic thread. The stretchy bodice and tie straps give the dress … Read More...
20 DIY Paper Flower Tutorials
This is a great collection of amazing DIY paper flower tutorials so you can learn how to make realistic looking flowers from paper and other common items.
… Read More...Use up your scrapbooking supplies and use these flowers on layouts, cards, mini-albums
Tutorial: Sew jogger pants from a pajama pants pattern
Elizabeth fromSimple Simon & Co shows how you can sew a pair of jogger pants using a basic pajama pants pattern. She shows the few easy adaptations you’ll need to make to the pajama pants pattern work to make … Read More...
Maple and Bacon Stuffed French Toast
Step up your french toast game by stuffing it with bacon. Yes, you could have bacon on the side, but how boring. Your taste buds crave to have all those flavors melt together in one bite. I have a sudden … Read More...
Easy Golf Cookies
photo credit: Sweet Sugarbelle
Most men would prefer to spend their Sunday watching sports or out playing it. I know my husband would love to play more golf. These cookies would be great for Father’s Day or even for a … Read More...
Tutorial: Boxy zipper pouch Dopp kit
Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shares a tutorial for sewing a boxy zipper pouch or Dopp kit. This would make an awesome – and practical – Father’s Day gift! Or, make one for yourself to hold your … Read More...