The Oklahoma City bombing happened 20 years ago on Sunday, and one woman who was injured by the blast has knit a special sweater that holds the memories of those who were lost and what has happened since.
Priscilla Salyers … Read More...
Icing Daisy
One of my favorite flowers is the gerber daisy, but I love all daises in general. I remember plucking the petals to see if a boy loved me or not when I was younger. These beautiful daises can grace your … Read More...
Top 10 Ideas To Decorate Your Porch For Spring
We are no in full-blow Spring season, and if you are still looking for a great way to dress up your porch décor, this post is for you! Head over to Our Southern Home and see a list of the … Read More...
Silver Hair Is Trending Fast – Would You Do It?
I am just not sure about this Silver Hair trend. Would you do it? At some age level it’s going to look more OLD than TRENDY right? Probably in about 10-15 years, I will think it’s great as by then … Read More...
Larksfoot / Icicle Stitch Tutorial
Maya sent in her fantastic step by step Larksfoot or icicle stitch tutorial. Her images and attention to detail is excellent. Time to learn a new stitch or perhaps just tighten up your skills.
Freebie: Teacher’s Gift Printable
Say thank you to your child’s favorite teacher with this sweet ruler candy bar wrapper. You can even customize it with their name! Artist Claudine Hellmuth is offering this as a free download, click here to print it.
-Heather
Tutorial: Scrap fabric bead earrings
I generate a lot of fabric scraps and I can’t seem to part with even the tiniest of pieces. I’m always on the lookout for good scrap-usin’ projects. These fabric covered earrings caught my eye as a fun way to … Read More...
Garden Rock Caterpillar
As I have been itching to get out and work in my garden, this fun project really caught my eye. Created by Nellie, and posted on her Nellie Bellie blog, suggests using this rock painting project as a way to … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Bohemian maxi dress for girls
Celina from Petit à Petit and Family shares a tutorial at The Sewing Rabbit showing how to make a girls’ Bohemian maxi dress. It’s such a pretty dress for late spring and summer. The long halter dress has a deep … Read More...
7 Ideas for DIY Signs As Wedding Decor
Looking for a way to save money on your wedding plans? Making your own decorations can save you quite a bit, and save you the hassle of trying to find someone to rent from. These 7 ideas a great for … Read More...
Tutorial: Leather and tweed travel wallet
Mike from The Crafty Gentleman shows how you can make a travel document holder in leather and tweed. The large wallet will keep your travel tickets, passport, cash passport, tickets organized so its always easy to find what you need. … Read More...
How Do You Balance it All?
Megan Ross from The Artcademy sent in a link to their latest “Artcademy Answers” post. I share a lot of the Artcademy’s posts because they are such a great resource for Indie Artists.
Here’s what she says about this weeks … Read More...
Freebie | Printable Envelope Liners
Did you know that April is Letter Writing Month? Me neither! Thanks to for letting me in on that information. We still have 9 days left to send out some snail mail, and we can do it in style with … Read More...
Article | Printing Blog Posts For Your Scrapbook
Christina Elyse explains why she started to print out blog posts to include in her Project Life Albums. She does a loose version of Project Life (an idea I LOVE) and decided to make the blog posts a more tangible … Read More...
How to Make Tissue Paper Flowers
Get the instructions for making three types of paper flowers from tissue paper, and have beautiful blooms whenever you want! This gorgeous bouquet will be absolutely lovely for a Mother’s Day brunch or luncheon, and they will last much longer … Read More...
Tutorial: Faux Chevron / Staggered Blend Cane
The tutorial refers to this as a faux chevron cane but when I do a similar pattern I call it a staggered blend – and I stagger the blend so the end appearance is similar but the method quite different … Read More...
Technique: Water Color with Markers over Heat Embossed Stamping
The Ellen Hudson Classroom blog has a video tutorial that will show you some water color and blending techniques using markers over heat embossed stamped images. This gives such a wonderful dreamy soft look! Click here to check it out.… Read More...
Tutorial: Pillow cover with an invisible zipper
Sometimes some new throw pillows are all you need to change the look of a room. Melissa from Polkadot Chair shares a tutorial showing how you can make a throw pillow cover with an invisible zipper. A simple square pillow … Read More...
5 Foods to Avoid Eating at the Office
I am not sure what your feelings are about the food babe, but this list of foods to avoid at the office resonated with me.
I sort of knew that Donuts would be on the list, but microwave popcorn
s?… Read More...
15 free felt food sewing patterns
Alea Milham, the founder and editor of “Premeditated Leftovers” means living life intentionally and economizing where we can. Get ready for those long summer days when kids get bored and want something new and fun to play with. These felt … Read More...