This faux fur blanket is so beautiful! Erin from Sewbon shares a tutorial showing how you can make one. You can line it with any type of fabric. The plaid that she uses looks to be either a shirting or … Read More...
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by Anne Weaver
This faux fur blanket is so beautiful! Erin from Sewbon shares a tutorial showing how you can make one. You can line it with any type of fabric. The plaid that she uses looks to be either a shirting or … Read More...

When you had to get a bigger size turkey than you wanted. First Thanksgiving fail of 2015, there will probably be more with my skills! Pray for my family they are fed before midnight. Apparently, everyone is buying turkey breasts … Read More...
by Katie Smith
Holiday Craft Show Season is in full swing! I went to a craft show this past weekend and saw so many fabulous indie artsits. Are you doing any craft shows this season? If so you may want to check out … Read More...
by Dana Hinders
If you’re looking for unique Hanukkah decor ideas, Better Homes & Gardens has created a slideshow with over 20 Hanukkah crafts. There are suggestions for sophisticated projects, as well as simpler items kids can make to get into the holiday … Read More...
How fun would this be to create an object Christmas tree with the whole family? Ask everyone to gather up some of their favorite objects. It would be so easy to do with pegboard or the adhesive hooks that don’t … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Sew4Home shares a free pattern for these fanciful Christmas elf stockings with curlicue toes and harlequin pointed cuffs. Make them from prints or solids, with a monogram or not. Finished stockings are roughly 16″ tall.
Click below for their free … Read More...

With the holidays, you need a little extra energy boost. What a great drink to get you into the holiday spirit while you battle the others on Black Friday. I prefer to stay home and sleep in. This will be … Read More...
I recently had the opportunity to do a product review for Four Monks Cleaning Vinegar, and I’m here to tell you, I AM HOOKED! If you’ve ever cleaned with vinegar before, you know the properties it holds to be … Read More...
by Sarah White
Even if you aren’t knitting gifts for everyone on your list (and I’m here to tell you that way lies craziness) it’s still fun to give a little homemade something with your gifts. Whether it’s making candied pecans or your … Read More...
You might recall our post last week where we showed you glitter hairstyles. Well it seems that the guy’s wanted to get in on the twinkle too. Here is a bunch of men with Glitter beards. I really don’t … Read More...

I think the image above is pretty self explanatory. You can grab this free chart by heading over to Xstitchcrazy.com and downloading the chart here.
Ellen Schinderman is the curator behind this Stitch Fetish. A collection of stitched Erotica pieces. Obviously we can’t show you too much or the complaints will come rolling in to my e-mail faster than advertisements for Penis enlargements.
You can … Read More...
Make giving a gift card a bit more festive by putting it in a hand stamped card. The Hero Arts blog has directions for making a fun Tri-fold Gift Card Holder. I love the winter scene inside the Mason … Read More...
by Katie Smith
Learn how to make these gorgeous Glitter Bottle Brush Trees using the tutorial that Amy posted on her blog, Delineate your Dwelling.
She restyles premade bottle brush trees with a bit of spray adhesive and glitter, so you are not … Read More...
Head over to Harper Finch to grab these simple but sweet journaling cards for Thanksgiving. I am loving that funky turkey and the clean and simple look of the cards. You can’t go wrong with a grid background!
Get them … Read More...
Make a neat paper pumpkin to use as a centerpiece for Thanksgiving dinner. Go through your stash and find some Halloween papers with a Thanksgiving look or feel, and follow the steps in this detailed tutorial. You might want to … Read More...
let everyone know what’s on the menu for Thanksgiving Dinner with this free printable Thanksgiving menu from My Computer is My Canvas. Once printed, you can laminate or frame it, and use a wet or dry erase marker to write … Read More...
Crafty Ellen H has a video tutorial on her blog showing how to using a couple of masking techniques to stamp and also to make a stencil for a colorful splatter background on her sweet sleepy kitty card. Click here … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Melanie and Steffany from Find It, Make It, Love It share a tutorial at The Ribbon Retreat showing how you can make this felt and wood Christmas tree decoration. It’s a little forest of fabric trees you can sit out … Read More...