Monograms are a pretty classic wedding staple. It symbolizes the single letter of the couples union, and thanks to recent trends, monograms are more popular than ever in many ways. These 7 ideas are here to help inspire you with … Read More...
How to Survive a Disappointing Craft Fair
Here is another fabulous post by the people from the blog, Creative Income. Rebecca George is sharing a few of her tips on how to survive a disappointing craft fair. Chances are that if you’ve done a few fairs, you … Read More...
Blog Handmade 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 go up every Friday!
Blog Handmade is a weekly link up by indiecrafts.craftgossip.com where handmade bloggers … Read More...
F+W’s Christmas in July Sale
Hey guys! I wanted to let you know about a fabulous sale starting today and going on this weekend! F+W is having a “Christmas in July” sale, so I hope you’ve been saving up some spending money! Here’s everything you … Read More...
50 Favorite Free Vintage Flower Images
I have 50 favorite free vintage flower images for you today! If you’re into making your own printable labels or other embellishments, these will be a great resource for unique and custom made designs.
They are also perfect for decoupage,… Read More...Tutorial: Saturn Beads from Clay
Ever found Saturn beads? Nested beads where the outer rings rotate around an inner disk bead? This is a tutorial for a clay version. These are only very slightly related on the space theme but they’re neat visually – … Read More...
Project: Christmas in July Gift Tags
Are you working on holiday projects for Christmas in July? Grab your heat tool and some gold embossing powder and stamp up some elegant white and gold holiday gift tags. You can keep these for yourself or package them up … Read More...
Free pattern: Pineapple hot pad
Stacy from Crafty Staci shares a free pattern for making this pineapple hot pad. It’s part of her Hot Pad of the Month series. The pineapple is her July hot pad. How perfect is that yellow fabric with a grid … Read More...
Ice Cream Sandwich Cake
If you aren’t a cake person, but like cookies and ice cream. This is your cake. This would be a great dessert. It would be a great birthday cake. I can see it at a barbecue or any get together. … Read More...
Needle Felted Minions Tutorial
Joanne author of Craft Passion has one of the most complete tutorials on needle felting I have seen. If your kids are like our kids they are in love with Minions and would love, love one of these. It is … Read More...
DIY Movie Night Popcorn Bar
If you’re planning a family movie night or a sleepover party, this popcorn bar idea from Family Fresh Meals is sure to be a hit. It’s similar to an ice cream bar in that you get to choose lots of … Read More...
Tutorial: Page Pockets bookmarks from damaged vintage linens
Sarah from Sadie Seasongoods shows how she makes Page Pocket embroidered bookmarks out of damaged vintage linens. It’s a lovely way to make use of damaged linens that would otherwise go unused or, even worse, get thrown away. If you … Read More...
School Book Sandwiches
It seems like summer just started, but unfortunately the dreaded back to school signs are up and we need to start thinking about that time of year again. We still have a month to go, but I know there are … Read More...
DIY Watermelon Picnic Blanket
Since it is the middle of Summer I wanted to share a tutorial that just screams “go hang out by the lake!!!”. I love this hand made watermelon picnic blanket that Elizabeth from Within the Grove made.
… Read More...Elizabeth says: “Watermelons
8 Fat Quarter Friendly Quilt Patterns
Most of us love precuts and fat quarters. They make life so much easier when quilting, enabling us to have to cut and measure a little less. Fat quarters usually come in pre-selected color combinations too, which can be very … Read More...
Finger Knit a Garland Inspired by the Fourth Doctor’s Scarf
All the geeky knitters in the world know about the legendary scarf of the fourth doctor on Doctor Who. The thing was massive, both wide and long, and it’s a great feat of knitting geekery to have made one.
If … Read More...
Inspiration for Styling a Small Craft Space
Not all of us a fortunate enough to have a whole room devoted to our crafting. Don’t let that stop you from doing what you love most. This post is devoted to 12 different ideas of ways you can turn … Read More...
Tutorial: How to get rid of stitch marks after ripping out a seam
Ripping out stitches is just a fact of life for sewists. Sooner or later, we all find ourselves sitting with a project and a seam ripper to take out unwanted or misplaced stitches. The seam ripper will remove the stitches … Read More...
Paper Plate Crab
The octopus craft I shared yesterday really got me thinking about the beach so I thought I would continue with that beach – sea shore – sea creature theme today. Not only is this a perfect project for mid-summer, it … Read More...
Coconut Cashew Caramel Cup
Here is a simple treat that you can make with your kids at night or during one of those dreary, rainy summer days. Or you can have them help you make them for treats at your next barbecue or get … Read More...