Ros from Sew Delicious shows how you can make embroidery hoop sewing storage pockets to hang in your sewing space to hold your most-reached-for notions. There are pockets across to hold scissors, seam ripper, marking pens, etc. And across the … Read More...
9 Fun Layouts For Photos Of Your Children
If you have children or grandchildren in your life, then you know how many photos can be taken, sometimes in a single day. With such high quality technology in the palm of our hand through a simple smart phone, we … Read More...
DIY Paper Flower Backdrop
Having a backdrop for you wedding or event is a good way to add to your décor, but coming up with some way of decorating a space that big can get quite pricey. This tutorial is here to show you … Read More...
Free pattern: Frozen inspired doll dresses
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares free patterns to make Elsa and Anna dresses for an American Girl (or other 18″) doll. If your child has two dolls, she could dress them up as the famous sisters. Or, if you … Read More...
Freebie | Printable Mother’s Day Card
This gift card from the Casual Craftlete is one sided, and so can double as a gift tag or postcard! You could even use it as a journaling card or embellishment on a scrapbook page. The lovely floral design comes … Read More...
Tutorial | Handmade Mother’s Day Painted Burlap Canvas
Celebrate your mother this Mother’s Day, with this personalized hand painted burlap canvas decor, that records the day she became a mom, and the day she became a grandmother. You can totally adapt this idea to include all the birth … Read More...
Tutorial: Canework Bead Bracelet
I admit the bracelet part of the project was not what caught my eye. The bold coloured and neatly put together Fimo canework was. The tutorial is in Hungarian and the translation via Google is a little entertaining but the … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrap fabric magnets
These fabric magnets look like a fun way to spend down some of your smaller fabric scraps. Melissa from a happy stitch shares a tutorial at Andrea’s Notebook showing how you can make them. A set of these colorful magnets … Read More...
Fun Ways to Experiment with Dyeing Yarn at Home
Over the weekend, when we were done dyeing our Easter eggs, I decided to use some of the leftover dye to dye some yarn. It’s really simple and if you use vinegar in the dye solution the colors should … Read More...
Felt Magnets – DIY Fun! Tutorial
Kim Layton from “Everything ETSY” has us covered this summer with these felt magnets that our kids can make. This is a great project and they can use their imagination as to what they put on the magnets. This would … Read More...
Tutorial: Restyle a plain blazer to a military jacket
Mark Montano shows how you can restyle a plain blazer into a trendy military jacket. It’s just a matter of adding embellishments, so no complicated cutting or reshaping is required. In fact, the only actual sewing is when you attach … Read More...
8 DIY Tutorials To Make Your Own Fire Pit
Summer is just around the corner, and with it comes longer evenings and more time spent outside. Whether you’re hosting a backyard BBQ or simply enjoying a quiet night under the stars, an outdoor fire pit is the perfect addition … Read More...
Giveaway: Map Art Lab, Jill K Berry stencils, scissors, washi tape and more!
I love putting together craft book and supply giveaways and today’s is packed full of all sorts of goodies that co-ordinate nicely to make all sorts of mixed-media art and projects. Leave a comment in today’s post by April 16, … Read More...
Making Your Own Pouf Pillows
Pouf pillows are a big trend right now, and are slowly taking over both the crafting and decorating world. If you like the look of having some type of foot stool, but are kind of over the look of the … Read More...
Download a Free Party Planner
Unless you’re one of those weird people who is just naturally organized, party planning is a lot of work. To help you stay on track, I’ve found a great free printable that gives you space to jot down ideas for … Read More...
Tutorial: Slanted wrap wallet or wristlet
Marion from Made By Marion shares a tutorial over at Camelot Fabrics showing how to make her Slanted Wrap Wallet. The outside is a slanted pieced design. On the inside are a large zippered pocket and a couple of card-sized … Read More...
Giant Shape Sort
While working on shape recognition with younger kids, what do you use? Do you use workbooks, blocks, or stickers? Jenae, from I Can Teach My Child, went big with her idea for helping her kids sort shapes. She created fast … Read More...
How To Set Snaps In Leather
A few beginners have written in and asked me for a good tutorial on setting snaps. Here is a great tutorial bu JewelryTutorialHQ.com which shows you step by step how to set the snaps. How to set snaps in Leather.
Lavender and Cedar Striped Soap Video
You are going to love this video on how to make the above soap. The way it comes together is amazing,
Blooming Flower Cushion – Free pattern
You have to love this amazing colourful blooming cushion. The amount of work that goes into it is truly appreciated as each layer blooms from the cushion.
The color combinations used are beautiful.
For the pattern and a photo guide … Read More...