I have heard of this before but really thought it was more of a hippy, earth grounding, back to nature kind of thing. After reading this article by Dr Axe, it us slightly more believable. The best thing about … Read More...
Project: Teacher Gift Tag
Welcome your child’s new teacher with a treat inside a little pillow box with apple tag. The Marker Pop blog has a video showing how to color a realistic looking apple using a combination of Copic Markers
and Prisma Colored … Read More...
Tutorial: Make cute pillowcases quick using the burrito method
Sew4Home shows how you can make a pillowcase using the burrito method. It’s a good project for a new sewist, and a quick way to create a pillowcase with a banded edge. A strip of accent fabric separates the main … Read More...
DVD Case turned Pencil Case
I love recycling projects so when I ran across this cool case to hold pencils, I just had to share! Stacy decorated an old DVD case and used cardboard and colorful paper to transform it into a cool pencil case. … Read More...
Why You Should Research Craft Fairs Before You Apply
Here is a good tip for anyone that does craft shows. When you’re researching shows to sell at, be sure to really spend some time researching it before you apply and make sure it is a good fit for you … Read More...
Boho Bangle Bracelets
We all love a great jewelry tutorial, and this video tutorial is no exception! With a few of the basic jewelry supplies, and a few minutes of your time, you will have a stack of these beauties made before you … Read More...
DIY Trendy Gem and Succulent Garden
Here is a lovely tutorial for creating a crystal succulent planter that brings a little bit of the outdoors in. Since both gems and succulents are still pretty trendy and hot I wanted to share this with you.
Rachel shared … Read More...
Technique: Water Color and Salt Technique
Get a cool starry night look for your card backgrounds with this water color and salt technique from Jennifer McGuire. She’s got a video tutorial over on her blog to tell you all about it.
-Heather
Cheesy Pepperoni Pizza Sticks
Hello Sunday night football snack! I mean wouldn’t these be a great treat for the kids after school or if they have a friend over. The best thing is you can skip the pepperoni and have just cheese or create … Read More...
Tutorial: School messenger bag
Amber from Crazy Little Projects shows how you can make this school messenger bag. It has a big zippered pocket on the front for pencils and pens, and plenty of room for notebooks in the bag itself. She personalized it … Read More...
Free pattern: August bluebird hot pad
This bluebird hot pad is the hot pad of the month from Crafty Staci. Each month she shares a new hot pad pattern. I’m loving this bluebird! She shares a free pattern and tutorial for making it. He has … Read More...
DIY Back To School Iron On/Appliqué A=Apple TShirt
Here is a great back to school project by Denise at DIY Crush! This is a free iron on pattern for a back to school tshirt, it is made for a little girl, but you could change it up just … Read More...
10 Cute and Functional Toy Storage Solutions
Finding functional toy storage for our homes is definitely not an easy thing. While we need something that actually works, we don’t necessarily want our homes to look like a preschool either. These 10 ideas are both cute and functional. … Read More...
Thin and Crispy French Fries
Are you like me and go straight for those crispy and sometimes almost burnt fries? The only fries my daughter is okay with me stealing. These are are easy to make and you can pronounce every ingredient used. Forget those … Read More...
Wonderful photo and a fun collection of crafts including pom pom raindrops
First up I wanted to share this for the wonderfulness of the photo. And then second because I simply loved the pom pom rain drops and pom pom cloud. I can’t wait to try making this. I found it featured … Read More...
19 Brilliant Tips That Will Make You Want To Clean Those “Hard To Clean” Areas In Your Home
Keeping a tidy home is no easy task. In fact, the majority of the time it seems like more of a hassle than it seems to do any good. These 19 tips are great for those areas in your home … Read More...
Your Kids Will Love This Easy DIY Party Favor
Do you remember playing with a ball on a string that you tried to catch in a cup? Update this classic childhood toy by making a version that looks like a delicious snowcone. Nicole from Tikkido shows you how to … Read More...
How to choose the right kind of zipper for your sewing project
Ever notice all the different kinds of zippers they have at the fabric store? The most common are standard zippers and invisible zippers, but there are also all kinds of specialty zippers. Coats & Clark has published a guide to … Read More...
Knitting in Public: Better than Using Your Phone
Not too long ago I wrote a piece asking if knitting in public could ever be considered rude. A lot of people, especially on Facebook, thought it was a stupid question (probably not clicking the link to see that … Read More...
25+ 30 Minute Meals for Back to School Dinners
We have one more week before school starts and I’m already going crazy with Double session practices and back to school shopping. Quick dinners is a bonus in our house and I’ll be trying some of these new recipes this … Read More...