Ashley of make it and love it found a solution to re-create her daughter’s drawings and make them into dolls that she can play with. Her Daughter is crazy for any type of drawings and had them all over the … Read More...
Tutorial: Understanding knit fabric weight
When you order knit fabrics online, it can be hard to know if they will be the right thickness for your project. Most online stores will use descriptions like “lightweight” or “medium weight” but that’s kind of subjective. A more … Read More...
Free Sewing Pattern: Starfish pillow
Sew4Home shares a free pattern for making this starfish pillow. They made theirs from a fabric with a coral print, in keeping with the nautical theme. Buttons accent each arm. There are a lot of curves on this pillow, but … Read More...
Tips For Having An “Organized” Life With Kids
Let’s face it, when you have kids running around, organization in your home is something that is just not easily achieved. While we can try and try to tell them to put their toys away and do their chores, it’s … Read More...
How To Make A S’mores Pie
Time for outdoor sports again and that means team dinners. I think I will have to make two of these for the first team dinner. One for the kids and one for us adults. Great dessert for potlucks or barbecues. … Read More...
Tip: Storing rulers
With quilting comes lots of wonderful tools, such as acrylic rulers. They come in all sizes and once you get more than two or three, storing them so they are ready to grab can be a challenge. My sewing room … Read More...
Free Religious Cross Stitch Charts
We have had lots of requests for Cross-stitch charts and we have been busy finding some to share with you.
The first collection has a religious theme with all 12 charts being of a religious nature.
You can visit Christiancrossstitch.com… Read More...
Crystals Make Everything Better
Take a pair of plain brown and let’s admit it, boring sandals and turn them into a work of art. These chunky crystals are the perfect embellishment for these thick strapped and bulky shoes. Add a little or a lot … Read More...
Free Pattern – Happy Flower
If you are keeping up with the trend of Bohemian/Boho/Gypsy crafts then you’re going to love this pattern. It’s so colorful and would be prefect as a garland or bag hang. Gypsy Flower Tutorial.
Looking for more Gypsy or … Read More...
Techniques: Stamped Tags with Tim Holtz Products
Each month Tim Holtz shares a different tag with lots of different paper crafting products, ideas and techniques. This month his tag is all about srping flowers. Using Distress Ink Markers Tim will show you a couple of different techniques, … Read More...
Fizzy Sight Words
Sometimes it can be tough to keep kids interested in learning, especially when it can seem like you are doing the same thing over and over again – like practicing with sight words. Swapna, from The Practical Mom, was working … Read More...
Tutorial: Covered button hair pins
Christina Williams shows how you can make these cute covered button hairpins. It’s a fun way to use up your smaller scraps of fabric. Clip 2 or 3 of them on some cardstock to make a pretty gift.
Follow the … Read More...
7 Patterns For You TO Make With Plastic Canvas
Plastic canvas is a versatile material that has been used in crafting for many years. Although it has been popular in the past, it has recently fallen out of favor in the crafting world. But don’t let that fool you, … Read More...
Free pattern: Baby boy romper or Jon Jons
Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shares a free pattern for a baby boy romper, also called Jon Jons or John Johns. The romper is an easy-to-wear one-piece outfit for baby, with buttons at the shoulders and snaps… Read More...
Saturday Inspirations Week 7
This week’s inspiration comes from the design blog of Fast Company called Fast Co.Design.
What’s not to love? Usually when using an inspiration piece I will choose just one bit of it to use, but in this case I loved … Read More...
Mother’s Day in Polymer Clay
It’ll be Mother’s Day soon and, like many good clayers, I’m making my mommy something from clay. These Etsians have some great clay things for your mum as well!
 Decorated Coffee Scoop by Funktini |
 Owl Family Portrait by MagicalGifties |
 Scarf |
Tutorial: Fabric organizing bins or flower pots
An from StraightGrain shows how you can make these sturdy little fabric bins, great for organizing or home décor. They’re made from quilting weight cottons. What makes them sturdy is that they cover a container like an empty metal can … Read More...
Make fake succulents out of felt
Every year for Mother’s Day I am asking my kids to get me new succulents because they didn’t winter well. Now they can make these gorgeous ones out of Felt. Christina of the DIY mommy has an excellent tutorial to … Read More...
Free pattern: Kids superhero accessories
When you’re a kid, all it takes is a little bit of imagination to become a superhero. But being a superhero is even more awesome when you’ve got the right accessories. Rebecca from Hugs Are Fun! shares a template you … Read More...
Make an Easy Paper Party Garland
I have a huge collection of paper punches from when they were the must-have scrapbooking tool. I don’t use them very often anymore, but this cute garland from Smiling Colors may inspire me to dig them back out. What a … Read More...