Many of us have pretty dust covers for our sewing machines, but what about your serger? Sergers need love, too! There are all kinds of nooks and crannies for dust to settle in. Deby from So Sew Easy created a … Read More...
Over 60 Gift Ideas For A Wedding or Bridal Shower
Weddings and bridal showers are joyous occasions filled with love, celebration, and the exchange of heartfelt gifts. Finding the perfect gift for a friend who is getting married can sometimes be a challenge. You want to choose something that stands … Read More...
Tutorial: Pintuck mini wallet
These pintuck wallets look like they’d be a fun project to make. Heather from The Sewing Loft shares a video class over at Babylock’s Sew at Home site showing how to make them. Small wallets like this are always good … Read More...
7 DIY Play Dough and Goo Recipes, Tested
Stephanie from Swoodson Says spent a week testing out different home made play dough recipes with her son and she is sharing the results of how they all turned out on her blog.
She says: “Pinterest is full of recipes … Read More...
Cute Mother’s Day Gift Idea and Printables – Pretty Providence
Adorn a Mother’s Day gift of a paper bouquet with this lovely free printable vase label. Accompany your gift to Mom or grandma with the appropriate Mother’s Day card, also a free printable from Pretty Providence. And those flowers? … Read More...
Freebie | Spring Paper Flower Garland
I love this paper flower Spring garland, and think it would be lovely decor for a Spring themed event or Mother’s Day luncheon. Lia provides both SVG cut files and a PDF for hand cutting the flower petals. Once cut … Read More...
How To Knit A Giant Blanket
This is an amazingly big knitting project.
This blanket, approximately 50? by 84? in size, looks like a beautiful labor of love by knitter Laura Birek.
This is the story of how she got three bags of wool and made … Read More...
DIY Fairy Garden Props from Clay
With the fairy garden
craze I’ve been making polymer clay props from my regular bead designs for local customers. Here’s a Sculpey tutorial for a basic fairy house. The project by Laura Kelly, geared towards kids, could be made fancier … Read More...
Projects: Couples Cards
Boxers or briefs? 🙂 Here’s a cute take on a his and hers card using underwear stamps. The Sweet Shop stamps blog is sharing two fun undies cards, a stitched banner and a spinner card, using a paper piecing technique. … Read More...
Tutorial: Pleated midi skirt
Geneva from A Pair & A Spare shares a tutorial for making a pleated midi skirt. I think it looks quite smart and chic. Use a fabric with more body to create more dramatic pleats, or a drapier fabric for … Read More...
Review: Two Easy Ways to Knit for Babies
I was cleaning in my office yesterday and I cam across a couple of cute Leisure Arts booklets about baby knits that I thought you all might enjoy.
The first, Garter Stitch for Baby
by Candi Jensen and Heather Vantress, … Read More...
Fabulous Fluffy Felt Forest (Hoop Art)
Albion of “Albion Gould” has four Kids, one husband and zero free time! This Fabulous fluffy felt forest hoop art would make a wonderful addition to any room as a dimensional wall hanging. The colors used are so spring like … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Curtain tie backs
Bekki from The Creativity Cauldron demonstrates how you can easily create a set of custom curtain tie backs to enhance your home décor. Whether you’re looking to add a personal touch to your living room, bedroom, or kitchen, these tie … Read More...
Make Your Own Gourmet S’mores Bar
Who can resist a chocolaty, gooey s’more after a day at the beach? This S’mores Bar idea from Kojo Designs takes the traditional s’mores combinations to a new level by adding different candy bar and cookie options for creating your … Read More...
How to make a “mini” water blob
This look so fun! While these are called mini water blobs they look like giant ones to me as I think of the chill packs you put on your head or soar joint when it hurts. They are easy to … Read More...
10 Delicious Brownie Recipes
Having one of those days when you just need a really good chocolate fix? This post gives you 10 different options for a variety of ways to put a twist on the usual brownie recipe. Give one (or all) of … Read More...
Tips For Planting A One Pot Container Herb Garden
Buying fresh herbs at the local market or grocery store can be quite expensive, but if you grow your own, it can be very cost effective, and they replenish themselves. If having your own herb garden is something you have … Read More...
Faux Engagment Ring Tutorial
Renee from the blog Cute Simple Stuff wanted to share this pretty easy and fun DIY for all the brides-to-be. Her friend is getting married and instead of the “Soon-to-be Mrs. (name)” t-shirts, she wanted to do something more fun: … Read More...
Free Crochet Pattern – Bonbon Owl Mason Jar Cover
If you’re stuck in the world or trend of mason jars then you are going to like this free crochet pattern.
Create a rainbow owl cover to wrap around your mason jar, then add a coat hanger wire to hang … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a kids name pillow
Little kids (at least the ones I know) love stuff with their name on it. Marni from Haberdashery Fun shares a tutorial for making pillows that are personalized with a child’s name. Make one as -a cute finishing touch for … Read More...