I’m a little obsessive about saving my fabric scraps. I’ll save just about anything big enough to accommodate 1/4″ seam allowances on all sides. Heather from The Sewing Loft shows how you can take your tiniest of scraps and piece … Read More...
How to Wire Wrap a Headpin
Having a tight and secure headpin is crucial in getting the perfect outcome to a nice and sturdy piece of jewelry. While you often see a simple loop on headpins, a wire wrap is a much more efficient way in … Read More...
Learn How to Color Like a Pro
I think we have established that everyone loves coloring these days, right? I certainly do. I just came across this post on how to “Color like a Pro” and I thought it had some really great tips as well as … Read More...
Make Magic wands with Polymer Clay
Natalie, from Doodlecraft, had a great idea: make Harry Potter style magic wands with her kids. Her project involved prepping a stack of gathered twigs by stripping loose bark, wiping them down and trimming them into good wand shapes. Her … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy peg bag
Cintia from My Poppet shows how you can make this simple peg bag to hold your clothespins while you put your laundry out on the line. It’s super fast to make – she was able to make this one in … Read More...
Technique: St. Patrick’s Day Card with Double Ribbon Bow
This cute St. Patrick’s Day card features a really cool bow technique using two different ribbons. You can find a link to a Youtube tutorial video for this bi-colored bow over on the Really Reasonable Ribbon blog.
-Heather
Rum Fudge Shots – Easy Recipe
Keep these fudge shots away from the kids! These are for adults only! You probably wouldn’t want to bring these to work either, unless it is an after work party. Meaghan from The Decorated Cookie has other booze filled fudge … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy knit pencil skirt
Petro from Creative Homemaking shows how easy it is to make a simple knit pencil skirt. The stretch of the knit fabric means you won’t have to fiddle with a zipper or other kind of closure. You won’t even need … Read More...
Are all Girl Scout Cookies the Same?
One Girl Scout Cookie is not like the other. Apparently, there are two different companies contracted to make the cookies. It also depends on your location which cookie you will get. I’m not sure about all of the cookies, but … Read More...
Tutorial: How to fold your fabric into perfect stacks
There’s something about stacks of folded fabric that gets my creative juices flowing. All the colors and patterns, the crafty potential just waiting to be tapped. The perfect stacks don’t happen by accident. You’ve got to fold all those fabric … Read More...
KnitBits: Stitches West, a Podcast Patreon and Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse
As I mentioned yesterday in my review of Knitlandia, we knitters like to get together at a lot of events through the year. I’ve never been to the Stitches shows, but the blogger behind It Takes Balls to Knit … Read More...
Winner- 3 packs of Go Washi Tape
Congrats go out to Kathy H. of Hodges, SC as she is the winner of
1 Pack Victoria
1 Pack Sewing
1 Pack Photograph
of Designers Choice GoWashi tape.
Looking for fun washi tape for your next project? Check these … Read More...
Easter Bunny Chocolate Cakes
How cute are the little bunny cakes? Great for Easter or just getting ready for Spring in general. This is a great project to do with your kids on a dreary day or to keep them busy during Easter Sunday. … Read More...
Here’s a Unique Take on the Traditional Easter Egg Hunt
If you don’t mind your kids getting a little messy, consider this creative Easter activity. Instead of having an egg hunt, fill egg shells with paint and have kids throw them at a canvas to make colorful souvenir artwork! (Honestly, … Read More...
Edible Paint – Rainbow Bread
At Edible Crafts, we highly recommend playing with your food and eating it too. This is a fun project to do with the kids while the weather outside might not be enjoyable. You can use sugar, food coloring gel
, … Read More...
A bunch of fun ideas for recycled book pages
I like Molly Meng like to make things with book covers and end up with a lot of book pages left over. They are a great material to incorporate into paper projects. Pop on over to Creative Live and watch … Read More...
It’s That Time of the Year!!!!
Spring cleaning is one of those chores that some love, and most despise. I’m one of those that is in the middle. I don’t particularly like doing it, but I love the end result. However, sometimes all of those chores … Read More...
Tutorial: I Heart You lavender sachets
These lavender heart sachets say I Love You and smell sweetly doing it. Red Brolly shares a tutorial showing how to make them. The little heart sachets are filled with rice and dried lavender, and tufted with a pretty button … Read More...
A Week Of Free Easter Cross Stitch Charts #4
Anyone want a cupcake? Please note no Bunnies were eaten whilst making this cupcake. Easter Cupcake Cross Stitch Pattern.
Looking for more Easter themed Cross Stitch Patterns and Charts? Check these out on Etsy.
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Crochet With A Plastic Tablecloth
This Easter basket has been made using a plastic tablecloth as the yarn. Who would have thought you could do that. I love the color and the plastic makes it strong and durable. You can easily rinse this basket out … Read More...