The other thing great about fall and end of summer is fair season. We always go to the last fair of the season. It seems to have the best food and variety for the whole family to enjoy. One of … Read More...
Free pattern: Pumpkin hot pad
Staci from Crafty Staci has been creating a hot pad of the month all year. It should be no surprise that the hot pad for September is a pumpkin, what with it being the first month of fall and all. … Read More...
Edible Lulu Guinness(wallet)
This one takes edible fruit leather to fashion status. I thought fruit leather in strips rolled up was cool. I want one of these fruit leather wallet in my lunch box. How cute would these be at a little girl’s … Read More...
Free Printable Mandala Colouring Pages
Last week I shared a list of 8 resources for free printable coloring pages for adults and today I have one more to share with you guys!
Carmia from Clementine Creative designed her own mandala inspired coloring pages and she … Read More...
Simple Apple Tart
Finally the fall weather is here! I’ve been itching to get into the kitchen to start baking, but it has just been too hot. Today, I plan on making some apple sauce and will be adding this apple tart to … Read More...
Sewing Pattern: Crochet lace trimmed shorts, 2 ways
Amy from Sews ‘N Bows shows how you can make crochet trimmed
denim shorts. I love the look of lace and denim together! The combination of the delicate lace and the more worn and utilitarian denim makes me happy. She … Read More...
Turn An Old Tire Into An Ottoman
I knew I shouldn’t have thrown out those tires when I got them changed. Tires are so versatile!
For example, look at this project. Even though the instructions are in portuguese, I know just by looking at the few pictures … Read More...
Sweet Potato Tots
What is better than tater tots? Sweet potato tots! Love the sweetness of sweet potatoes and my family will eat the sweet potato in tot form. Kind of like my daughter only eating potatoes as french fries when she was … Read More...
Home Made Sunscreen – Would You Risk It?
This DIY Sunscreen seems to have all the “right stuff” in it to protect your skin but would you trust it? I would definitely have to test it out on myself first before putting my kids at risk that’s for … Read More...
Free Pattern – Princess Crown
Nothing says adorable more than a little girl in a princess crown. This crown can also be made in gold thread or blacks to suit a Boy or future king. The pattern is available free. These crowns would make wonderful … Read More...
Tutorial: Halloween dress up Cat ear headband
For the umpteenth year in a row, my daughter wants to be a cat for Halloween. At 11 years old, I think she’s been a cat for Halloween more years than she hasn’t. Thanks to growth spurts, there’s little from … Read More...
Project: Halloween Shadow Box
There are so many wonderful pattern papers with such great images that sometimes you don’t need to stamp out designs you can just cut them out from pattern paper (but of course you could always add some stamps too :). … Read More...
How to Grow Your Indie Business
Calling all indie/handmade business owners! Are you looking to grow your business? I think the answer to that is always a yes, right? Well, the folks over at the Creative Income blog have written a great article about doing just … Read More...
Tutorial: Quilted scissors holder with three pockets
Miss Sews-It-All shows how you can make this quilted scissors case. Inspired by a tutorial by Vicki’s Fabric Creations, it has 3 pockets to hold scissors and small sewing notions like a seam ripper or seam gauge. Miss Sews-It-All … Read More...
Card Making Project: Embossed Snowflake Christmas Card
The Embellished Dreams blog has a lovely holiday card with a watercolor look made using a resist technique with heat embossing and Distress Ink pads. I love the tip of taping your cardstock down with blue painters tape so your … Read More...
Pumpkin Spice Crepe Cake
Like I’ve said before, it seems to be the year of the crepes. I’m not complaining! Of course, we have another pumpkin recipe for you pumpkin lovers. I’ll give it a break after today. This looks like the perfect dessert … Read More...
Tutorial: Soft fabric baby blocks in a box
Lisa from Love to Color My World shows how you can make a set of baby blocks, and a square box to store them in. The soft blocks are fun for baby to play with individually, but baby can also … Read More...
Homemade Frozen Pizza
There are some days that call for frozen pizza or delivery. Sometimes we have a couple of those days in a week. We make homemade pizza once a year. We should do it more often. Now that I know how … Read More...
DIY Marbled Notebook
Learn how to create a fun DIY Marbled Notebook using this tutorial by Amy over on the Delineate your Dwelling blog.
This is a technique I remember doing as a kid and I had so much fun doing it. You … Read More...
Pumpkin Pie Fall Halloween Smoothie
For all you pumpkin lovers, how about a healthy smoothie that tastes like a slice of pumpkin pie. When you have a craving for pumpkin pie, but don’t want to worry about the calories. Mix up a batch of this … Read More...