There’s no sewing pattern out there that will fit you straight out of the envelope. If you have a custom fit bodice pattern for your body, it’ll be easier to see what changes need to be made to pattern to … Read More...
DIY Tutorial – Pomeranian Pillow
This Adorable pillow has been highlighted with threads though hard to see from the photo. There are more photos at the link below so make sure to check it out and take a close look at the embellishments. DIY Dog … Read More...
Cuteness overload! – Little House With Thatched Roof
You wont believe it when I tell you that this Crochet pattern is available FREE! How can something so cute and itsy bitsy be free. These are perfect are these for fairy gardens. The moss of course makes it even … Read More...
Be Sure to Bookmark These Halloween Decor Hacks
Fall is my favorite time of year and I love Halloween. If you’re planing a celebration, you’ll definitely want to bookmark this roundup of Halloween decor hacks from The 36th Avenue. There are DIY decor ideas suitable for both children … Read More...
Product Review: A Muse Studio Holiday Catalog
The new A Muse Studio Holiday mini catalog is full of stamps, die cuts and accessories for Fall, Halloween, Winter and Christmas. Inside you’ll find cling mounted rubber stamps and coordinating die cuts of cute kids dressed up for trick … Read More...
Tutorial: Ruched fabric flower headband
Ashley from Cherished Bliss shows how you can make these pretty ruched fabric flowers. They’d make beautiful embellishments for a headband! Or how about some large ruched flowers on a wreath decorating your front door? So many possibilities with these … Read More...
Tutorial: Lazy Day Lounge Pants for kids
Becky from U Create shows how you can sew these Lazy Day Lounge Pants for kids. They work equally well for boys and girls. You can make the pattern using a pair of pants or leggings that fit your child. … Read More...
How Much Inventory should You Take to Shows?
As a craft fair vendor, one of the most stressful decisions you have to make is how much inventory to bring. You don’t want to bring too much and end up with a surplus of unsold products, but you also … Read More...
200+ Free Vintage Ornaments, Frames and Borders
Holy humongous round-up Batman! You’ll never want for vintage ornaments frames and borders again, after you check out this amazing round up of 200 free images! I even see a couple Christmas images (shhh, don’t tell anyone I mentioned the … Read More...
Free French Postal Graphics
Enjoy this collection of vintage French stamp cancellation marks put together by Cathe Holden over at Just Something I Made. Free for personal use, so let the sky be the limit when using these.
Make your own patterned paper backgrounds, … Read More...
DIY Faux Granite Rings
This is one method to make polymer clay rings that don’t have seams to worry about (as you would with a strip of clay). If you have the insane variety of round cutters that some of us clayers do you … Read More...
Mexican Fried Rice
We love having rice with chili, beef stew and other meals. What to do with the leftover rice? Although with a rice cooker, we are able to keep the rice warm for an additional day. This will be the perfect … Read More...
Technique: Marbling on Stamps
You can add some depth and texture to your solid design rubber stamps with this marbling technique from Lydia Fiedler. She uses the MISTI tool to help her re-position her stamp to line up with each stamping. You can find … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy parrot costume
This parrot costume would be so awesome for Halloween or dress-up, or even a costume for a school play. Crystal from Stitched By Crystal shares a tutorial at Make It and Love It showing how you can make it. It’s … Read More...
Kung Pao Chicken (Paleo)
Our traditional Chinese nights are New Year’s Eve and whenever my husband is out of town. It can be costly and really isn’t healthy. Which is why we only have it a few times a year. This could change up … Read More...
The Story Behind the Taylor Swift Sweater
If you were online yesterday (and you might not have been, if you’re in a country where yesterday was a holiday) you might have heard about Taylor Swift posting on Instagram about an amazing handknit sweater she received as a … Read More...
How to make a welcome mat out of virtually any fabric
Welcome mats are a fun item to switch out for new seasons and holidays. And with this tutorial featured at All Parenting you can make one with your favorite fabric for each season and holiday. See how to make your … Read More...
Easy Art- Painted Flowers!
I love easy art ideas! For this pretty painted piece, Mark Montano challenged himself to create a flower canvas using two of his favorite artists, Alisa Burke and Elena Nuez, as inspiration! Once it was painted he added dimension … Read More...
Avocado Stuffed 7 Layered Dip
Never thought to use the avocado halves as a dish! Thank goodness Meggan at Culinary Hill did. I might even keep the skins around to hold the guacamole in. Meggan shows you a picture tutorial on how to layer the … Read More...
Tame your fabric scrap stash with these storage tips
September is scrap sewing month at The Sewing Loft . Heather is dedicating a month of posts to sewing up our scraps for National Sewing Month. Today, she talks about storing those scraps so you can easily find the perfect … Read More...