I love it when I spot a craft I haven’t seen before and it makes me smile because it is so darn cute! That is just what these little champagne cork knights are. Wouldn’t you smile too if you had … Read More...
Project: Winter Snowflakes Shaker Card
Get a jump on making your holiday cards with this pretty snowflake shaker card. Justine Hovey will show you how to die cut the window openings, how to emboss your sentiment on acetate and how to put the card together. … Read More...
Tutorial: Boutique style twisted hair bow
You can make these boutique style twisted hair bows to match any outfit. Or how about in school colors to show off school spirit? The Ribbon Retreat shows how to make them. Put them on a headband or a hair … Read More...
Botanical prints – free downloads
Here are two brilliant botanical prints Karen, of The Graphics Fairy, shares with her readers. I think the first one, Tropical Leaves, is begging to go under a thread artist’s needle. While Karen sees these two leaf prints hanging … Read More...
Tutorial: Pleated patchwork table runner
Fabric prints are an easy way to inject some color and pattern into a project, but solids will show off interesting surface treatment. This table runner by Sew4Home is a good example of that. It’s made from a solid, with … Read More...
Blog Hand Made Link Up
It’s time for another week of Blog Handmade! What is that? It is a weekly feature I started here at Indie Crafts that will goes up every Friday!
Blog Handmade is a weekly link up by indiecrafts.craftgossip.com where handmade bloggers … Read More...
20 Free Vintage Map Printable Images
Map images are ubiquitous in scrapbooking now. They are good for so many different kinds of scrapbooking layouts and journals! You can use them on travel pages, vacation mini-albums, greeting cards… even on a layout about your home sweet home. … Read More...
Baby boy quilt and free pattern
Tender as butterfly wings, the black hearts skip across a white ground. Dots and solids join the queue in triangles positioned side-by-side, some up, some down. This well-designed baby quilt, a part you see here, is the work of Ashley … Read More...
Can you Trust Etsy? ‘Etsy’s Richest Seller’ Explains Why She’s Suddenly Leaving
If you’re an Etsy shop owner or a fan of handmade clothing, you might be familiar with the name Alicia Shaffer. She is the founder of Three Bird Nest, a successful Etsy shop that was once considered the richest seller … Read More...
How to Make Coffee without a Coffee Pot
I’m not a coffee drinker, so I feel bad when friends come over and I only have tea. I bought the instant coffee for them to use, but they would rather drink water than that. Although, Starbucks has changed that … Read More...
Project: Floral Die Cut Card
Combine a large sentiment stamp along with pretty die cut flowers and scrolls for a bright and beautiful card. The Spellbinders blog has a video tutorial, click here to watch.
-Heather
Video tutorial: How to sew a cuff placket
Marina from Frocks & Frolics shares a video tutorial at Sew Mama Sew showing how to sew a cuff placket. She also includes a free pattern for a cuff placket for a boys shirt.
Click below to watch her video … Read More...
Froggy Cupcakes
These cupcakes so kawaii! What is kawaii? It is an adjective in Japanese for cute, pretty, charming and is used by anime, manga and Hello Kitty fans. These will put a smile on anyone’s face. They are almost too cute … Read More...
Giveaway: DIY Succulents: From Placecards to Wreaths, 35+ Ideas for Creative Projects with Succulents
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DIY Succulents: From Placecards to Wreaths, 35+ Ideas for Creative Projects with Succulents
Leave a comment in today’s post by September 4th, 2015 and you are in the running for this super pretty book you will want to … Read More...
Mexican Turkey Chili
As I’ve mentioned in the past, I love when the air gets chilly until the snow flies. We have lots of soup, chowders and chili to fight the chill off. This chili caught my eye cause it is done in … Read More...
Upcoming Event: A Muse Studio Holiday Catalog
The countdown has begun over at A Muse Studio for the release of their new Holiday catalog coming out on Sept 1st. Check out their blog for a giveaway and sneak peeks leading up to the release. And check back … Read More...
Tutorial: Water bottle carrier with an adjustable strap
Jill from Creating My Way To Success shows how you can make this water bottle carrier with an adjustable strap. She made hers entirely from recycled materials – the fabric is all from old clothing and the strap buckles are … Read More...
You’ll Flip for These Cute Carnival Party Ideas
A carnival party is fun any time of the year, but I think these theme seems especially appropriate during the fall months. If you’re planning a carnival birthday for your little one, Non Toy Gifts has several great ideas to … Read More...
Is Knitting Becoming a Lost Art?
Ordnance Survey is a British mapmaking company, but they’re interested in a lot of different things, including thinking about and talking about skills that seem to be in danger of dying out in the modern world.
Of course knowing how … Read More...
Chocolate Dipped Frozen Key Lime Pie
We were good at frozen key lime pie, but now we are dipping it in chocolate! Plus, these mini treats are on a stick. For us Labor Day is kind of like the last day of Summer, The kids are … Read More...