Life is not always sunshine and rainbows, as Darlene of QuiltShopGal reminds us in her blog post, “When The Unexpected Happens and Life Changes In A Blink Of An Eye”. There, she explains how quilter (quilt author, teacher, and fabric … Read More...
25 Festive New Year’s Eve Cocktails
Are you looking for new drink ideas to serve your guests on New Year’s Eve? If so, this roundup of 25 cocktail recipes is well worth a look. There are recipes for raspberry mojitos, glitter champagne cocktails, cranberry kamikaze shots, … Read More...
Glam Cupcakes for New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Eve is full of glam, glitz, glitter, and baubles. In my house it is flannel, Chinese food and comfort. Of course, if you like to party on New Year’s, these glam cupcakes will be the perfect treat. Check … Read More...
Helpful tips to get started sewing on your new sewing machine
Did Santa bring you a sewing machine and you’re all excited, but also completely overwhelmed because you’ve never used a sewig machine before? Don’t worry. Help is here. Creative Live has collected tips from some of their beginner friendly sewing … Read More...
Polar Bear Paw Cupcakes
We finally have snow, and I’m hibernating inside for the day. The polar bear however, would love to be outside playing in this snow. How cute are these polar bear paw cupcakes by Debbie at One Little Project. This would … Read More...
Giveaway- Paper Pom-poms and Other Party Decorations: 35 Step-by-step Projects to Make With Tissue, Paper and Card
Leave a comment in today’s post by January 8th, 2016 and you are in the running for this beautiful paper crafting book … Read More...
Best Business Card Designs from the Renegade Craft Fair 2015
I think it is extremely important as indie crafters and business owners to have business cards. When someone says “Oh I love your work, How can I get in touch with you later?” it is so much easier to just … Read More...
Clever Ways to Store Your Christmas Décor
The holiday season has come to and end and if you still have your decorations up, you probably are pretty close to being ready to take them down. Before you start stuffing your bins, take a look at this post … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY cap sleeve velvet top
Jess from The Sewing Rabbit shows how to make a cap sleeve velvet top. It’s comfortable like a t-shirt but dressy because it’s made from velvet. Working with velvet can be a challenge – oh, how it tends to shift … Read More...
The Top Anti Ageing Essential Oils
It doesn’t really matter if you make your own beauty products or not this article is a great resource for the top Anti-aging Essential oils. Most store bought products market their essential oils and extracts as the anti aging cure … Read More...
Slouchy Diamond Cap Pattern
I love the details in this beanie/Hat. The best thing is the pattern is available free via Ravelry. You can download to free pattern from here.
Slouchy Diamond Hat Crochet Pattern.
Looking for more Beanie patterns to Crochet? Check out … Read More...
Stitch a Simple Pom Pom Hat for Kids
Winter seems to be slow in coming a lot of places this year (as I write this we’re coming off near-record warmth and experiencing widespread flooding after days of rain), so you still have plenty of time to knit your … Read More...
Freebie: New Year Digital Stamps
Celebrate the upcoming New Year with free stamps! The Sliekje Digi Stamps blog has two cute New Years stamps for 2016 to download for free, click here to get them.
-Heather
Looking for more digital stamps and SVG files? … Read More...
Tutorial: The easy way to sew on a button
Ruth Ann from Isn’t That Sew shows how to sew on a button the easy way. She uses her sewing machine to sew them down quickly, and she shows a trick to keep the button right where you want it … Read More...
24 Up-Do Hairstyles That Are Perfectly Romantic
Gone are the days of a tightly secured hairstyle for the busy wedding day. Brides are now going with a more romantic feel to not only the décor, and overall theme, but their own personal style as well. These 24 … Read More...
Tutorial For Making Your Own Bird’s Nest Pendant
A bird’s nest can be a great piece for wire jewelry. Add a few of your favorite stones and it’s even better. This tutorial from wirejewelry.com could not explain things any better. It’s basically a no-fail project for jewelry makers … Read More...
Download 10 Free Printable 2016 Calendars
It’s three days to the New Year! While this week between Christmas and New Year’s is usually a time of limbo and relaxation, you can start some effortless planning for the year ahead when you download these 1o free printable … Read More...
Cut a Wine Bottle in 30 Seconds – Video from Make
I love the sites like Make or Instructables for all kinds of DIY projects. While wandering around Pinterest, another source for all things, I found a video how to over at Make. Today we will cut a wine bottle … Read More...
The 2016 Polymer Clay Challenge
Katie of KatersAcres is running her Polymer Clay Challenge again! I participated last year and made it about 1/2 way through fairly conscientiously. I didn’t stop claying but I did stop blogging it rigorously. I’ll try and be a little … Read More...
Ruby Thyme Spritzers
Instead of mimosas for your next brunch, how about trying this ruby thyme spritzer? This will be a little more tart due to the grapefruit, but that might be perfect if you don’t want a sweet drink. Celebrate New Year’s … Read More...