I have recently started loving Lavender again. I am not sure why but Lavender and I had a distant relationship there for a whilst where I really couldn’t stand the smell.
DIY Fourth Of July Party Decorations
Love these drink buckets, labelled with big font. I would use a darker blue but other than that what a fun idea. If you are lucky your local dollar store may have them in the right blue or red. Add … Read More...
Free Pattern – Childs Cardigan
This 3/4 sleeve little cardigan is very cute. The stitch gives it an oversized polka dot look. I love this color combination but you could go ahead and try something different. Free Crochet Cardigan Pattern.
Such a fun textured design!… Read More...
Duplicate Stitch: A Clever Solution for Kilt Hose
This is not exactly a knitting tutorial, but it may come in handy for knitters who make kilt hose or other tartan or argyle designs.
Nina at Nina Makes recently bought some kilt hose for her daughter, who has taken … Read More...
Are Adult Dot-to-Dot Books the New Coloring Book?
Adult coloring books are still huge right now, you see them everywhere, right? But I have noticed something else popping up amongst the coloring books as well- Adult Dot to Dot books!
Have you noticed any yet? I think you … Read More...
DIY Nautical Burlap Wreath for the Summer
This is a tutorial for a square shaped burlap wreath by Navy Wifey Peters at the USS Crafty blog.
I have been getting a bit tired of burlap, however I love this project! I think the anchor burlap is so … Read More...
Technique: Wet on Wet Watercoloring
Adding water to your water color paper before laying down your water colors makes for an easy to blend, movable color. It give a soft natural look to your stamped images. Learn more about this wet on wet technique from … Read More...
Tutorial: Stretchy car seat cover
Kate from See Kate Sew created this stretchy cover for her baby’s car seat. It’s made from a knit fabric so it stretches to fit snugly around the car seat. It’s open at the top so you can peek in … Read More...
12 Summer Scrapbook Ideas
Ready to scrapbook summer? SuzyQScraps shares 12 fantastic ideas including this list of summer page titles.
Head over to the link below to find more ideas including color schemes, how to use patterns, and summer photo ideas.
Source: Simple Scrapbook … Read More...
Project: Ink Cube Card Background
Do you have lots of those small little ink pad cubes? I have a whole Tupperware container full myself 🙂 They are a great way to have many ink colors without the cost or storage of larger pads. Plus you … Read More...
Free pattern: Picnic Tote
Caroline from Sew Can She shares a free pattern for her Picnic Tote. It certainly is roomy enough to carry a picnic lunch, but it would also make a great pool tote, or library tote, or every day tote. I’m … Read More...
Ramen Pork Chow Mein
photo credit: Jennifer Cooks
Like many, I lived on ramen noodles in college and out on my own for the first time. I never thought to use the noodles for other meals, like this pork chow mein. If you don’t … Read More...
Business Card Holder from Clay
Here’s a useful clay craft – make a business card holder to suit your own decor. This project uses white, oven bake clay that is painted with acrylics after but you could use any variety of coloured oven bake clays … Read More...
Sara Lee® Peanut Butter Creme Cakes – Review
Chocolate and peanut butter is a classic combination. Sara Lee® is well known for their delicious moist cakes, especially pound cake. Have you ever tried one of their snack cakes? You should! My favorite is the coffee cake. Sara Lee… Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric butterfly clips
Turn your fabric scraps into colorful butterfly clips! They’re so pretty! Audrey Pettit shares a tutorial at Therm O Web showing how to make them. Clip them to a wreath or a plant stake, or anywhere you want to add … Read More...
Patriotic Ice Cream Cones
Add an extra touch to your ice cream cones for 4th of July or for a superhero party. You could either dip the cones into chocolate or spray paint them with edible spray paint. You can also do this with … Read More...
How to make recycled can windspinners
I think it’s so fun to transform a modern container into a fun retro style decoration. Soda and beer cans come in beautiful colors and I bet virtually all of them would look great as a windspinner. Pop on over … Read More...
Sewing Pattern: Make a girls summer maxi dress from a t-shirt pattern
Melissa from Sew Like My Mom joins Melly Sews’ 30 Days of Sundresses series with a tutorial for making this summer maxi dress for girls. The long knit dress has an A-line shape and deep slits at the bottom for … Read More...
Congrats………
Mary! You’ve won the Stampington and Company publication magazine giveaway!! Please respond to my e-mail.
And thanks to all who entered! I’ve enjoyed reading about what you’re planning on crafting and creating this summer, such a creative bunch!
**There’s … Read More...
Giveaway: Knitting Know-How
Congratulations, Heidi!
It seems like people are always interested in general knowledge books about knitting. Whether we are new knitters (or knitting hopefuls!) or people who have a lot of knitting skills but want to know if there’s a better … Read More...