Sew4Home shares a free pattern for making a masquerade mask. The construction is super simple, with edges left raw, so you can spend your creative energy embellishing it up to fabulousness. Add sparkles, lace, feathers, whatever strikes your fancy. There’s … Read More...
Bratwurst, Beer, Chedder Pretzel Pot Pie
I almost forgot about Octoberfest
. It ends this weekend. What a way to celebrate the autumn season, some day I hope to get to Germany and participate in the festivities. Here is a pot pie with all the fixing … Read More...
Giveaway- Upcycle Your Wardrobe: 21 Sewing Projects for Unique, New Fashions
Giveaway- Upcycle Your Wardrobe: 21 Sewing Projects for Unique, New Fashions
Leave a comment in today’s post by October 9, 2015 and you are in the running for this detailed how-to recycled sewing book.
More about the book from the … Read More...
DIY Mason Jar Craft: Pumpkin Candy Jars
Make cute and spooky candy jars by recycling old candlesticks and those trendy mason jars!
This is a project I made for our sister site, Craftbits, that is perfect for Halloween! The October holiday is creeping up incredibly fast, so … Read More...
An Easy Halloween Craft ANYONE Can DO!
We are about a month away from Halloween so we wanted to bring you another cute craft idea to enjoy before the holiday excitement is over. This cute candy corn craft is so simple, you will wonder why you’ve never … Read More...
Tutorial: Fleece button wrap cowl
M.E. from We Can Make Anything shows how you can make a button wrap cowl. It’s made from fleece, which is good for those of use who are knitting-challenged. It wraps around your neck twice and giant wood buttons
to … Read More...
A Journey To Austria For Gold Thread
Join Jessica as she shared her Journey to Austria on the hunt for Gold Thread. Jessica’s shares her journey through photos and dialogue. I felt like I was standing in the shop front with her. A interesting little short story … Read More...
Free Halloween Mickey Disney Cross Stitch Chart
I think this looks like Mickey not Minnie but it is perfect for the Disney Halloween loving fans. Frame it and some some Halloween text to create a piece of wall art or a door hanging flag. Free Halloween Mickey/Minnie … Read More...
Freebie: 3D Halloween Lantern
Hurry, for a limited time you can get this stunning Halloween 3D lantern for free. It includes a svg die cut file and printable vellum. How cool would this look on a Halloween table or mantle? It’s available at the … Read More...
Tutorial: Sock Hop poodle skirt for little girls
Janica from JaniJo shares a tutorial at The Ribbon Retreat showing how you can make a little girl’s poodle skirt. She keeps things simple by making it a basic gathered skirt with an easy elastic waistband, and makes it extra … Read More...
7 Dinosaur Themed Preschool Activities
Dinosaurs are a popular theme for kids everywhere to fall in love with. Their gigantic size is simply amazing to those little ones, and learning about the prehistoric creatures can easily become a fascination in and of itself. These 7 … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrap busting owl pouch
Jill from Creating My Way To Success shows how you can make this adorable owl zippered pouch – and use up some of your smaller fabric scraps in the process. Each of the feathers is made from a different scrap … Read More...
Indie Artist Interview with Amy Byrne
Hey guys, today I’m thrilled to have Amy Byrne from Random Acts of Amy! I love interviewing other fellow artists and getting to know them so I’m super happy to have Amy here today.
Lets get to know her:
Who … Read More...
22 Ways to Use Project Life Cards
Are you addicted to Project Life cards and you don’t even scrapbook? Or maybe you do use them for the intended purpose, but you have so many of the suckers, you need to find other ways to use them up? … Read More...
Using Your Polymer Clay Scraps
Today I hosted a kid’s birthday party in my studio – this is a regular thing – and, for the most part, we played with my scraps. My “good” scraps are the stuff that haven’t been mixed into shades of … Read More...
Free pattern: 123 fabric basket
Jennifer from Ellison Lane shares a free pattern for making her 123 Basket. It’s a largish fabric basket, measuring 8″ wide x 6″ tall x 5″ deep for organizing larger items. Handles on the side make it easy to pick … Read More...
Homemade Spaghetti-Os
Are you singing the Spaghetti-Os song in your head? It just automatically pops in when I hear Spaghetti-Os. Great advertisement jingle, because I wasn’t a fan. My daughter and husband enjoyed them though. I think I’ll surprise them with this … Read More...
Cool Knitting Tools to Make Getting the Right Size Easier
I collect a lot of links to a lot of different things so I always have lots of options for things to share with you. Sometimes a theme emerges from the things I have found, and lately it seems I’ve … Read More...
Crock Pot Beef and Broccoli
One of our favorite dish for Chinese take out is beef and broccoli. I hate to admit, but it is about the only time I eat cooked broccoli. I really hate overcooked broccoli. Who’s with me? I was worried about … Read More...
Tutorial: Clear vinyl wallets
If you keep losing receipts and other small items in your purse, these clear plastic wallets can help. They’ll keep all your stuff together where they’re easy to grab, and the sides are clear so you can easily see what’s … Read More...