Using simple materials like washi tape and gift wrap ribbon, see how easy it can be to update your old glass base lamps!
I love how Amy from Delineate your Dwelling restyled these lamps that she’s had for 7+ years. … Read More...
Tutorial | Mother’s Day Wrist Corsage
This Mother’s Day, create a special handmade gift that all your favorite moms will treasure — a beautiful wrist corsage! With just a few simple materials and a little bit of time, you can craft a thoughtful accessory that shows … Read More...
How to make iridescent Fairy wings
UPDATE Jul 2020: The original website has been taken down. We have saved a PDF copy of this tutorial that you can download: How-to-make-iridescent-wings.
I love it when I look at something and think it is made with … Read More...
Little Polymer Bowls
Here’s a cute trinket dish for the kiddos to make – perhaps for Mother’s Day, perhaps to store their own treasures. The coil pot method to make the initial circle mixes the colours prettily.
If your kiddos are up for … Read More...
Watermelon Ideas for Kids Parties
Who says healthy food can’t be fun? Check out this amazing roundup of creative ways to serve fresh fruit, featuring a watermelon pirate boat, watermelon basket, watermelon cake, and watermelon turtle. These ideas are perfect for birthday parties, picnics, or … Read More...
Project: Get Well Pop Up Tissue Box
Wanting to cheer up someone who is feeling sick? Make them this sweet pop-up tissue box card. The Scrapping and Stamping in California blog has complete directions for cutting, scoring , folding and assembling this cute card, click here.
-Heather
Making Peg Dolls – A book review
Cintia of “My Poppet” Is going to help us fill the hours the kids are in the house on these rainy spring days. Our children are on spring break this week but I know others schools have been out a … Read More...
Giveaway: Fantastic Mosaics Video Course
Liat Gat of KNITFreedom is known for her great videos that take the mystery out of knitting techniques. She’s done great video libraries of cast ons and binds off that are super references for when you want to try a … Read More...
Knits for the Home for Spring
There’s something about the coming of spring that makes you want to change things up around the house, right? Whether you get the feeling you want to repaint a room (I’m thinking hard about upgrading my beige office) or you … Read More...
Over 25 stone and wire mesh projects
I have recently made a bunch of unusual projects with chicken wire and I was looking more that I could do outside as I have been working on the yard these days. Over at the blog My Desired Home there … Read More...
Tutorial: No-sew knotted animal blanket
Jess from The Sewing Rabbit shares a cool variation of the no-sew knotted blanket. Rather than the knots going around the outer edge of the fleece blanket, she uses the knots to insert an animal shape into the middle of … Read More...
Unusual magazine rack ideas
This is a really cool way to organize and store your magazines. I want to make a version of this with recycled tin cans by cutting both the top and bottom off with a “Safety can opener” so … Read More...
Candy Play Dough
After Easter, are you stuck with baskets full of candy that tempt you every time you walk by it? If you like Peeps Easter treats a little too much and you need to get rid of them before you east … Read More...
8 Beautiful Crochet Doily Patterns
The doily has long been a classic piece of art to make with the talent of crochet, and these 8 patterns are great to try. They are each beautiful in their own way and with different colors, a whole new … Read More...
Free pattern: Womens asymmetrical top that can be worn 2 ways
Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom shares a free pattern for making this spring top with an asymmetrical hem. You can wear it two ways – tied and bloused at the hip, or left hanging loose for an … Read More...
A Great Idea for Storing AND Decorating With Your Board Games
If you are a fan of board games, then you know how much of a hassle it can be to store them. Yes, they come in boxes, but over time those boxes become worn and fall apart. This post from … Read More...
Quick Melt and Pour Herbal Soap
These DIY herbal soaps are made using a ready made melt and pour soap base and some ingredients from your garden of fridge. This is a great project for beginners as it truly looks advanced and impressive and it smells … Read More...
Free Pattern – A Pretty Kitten
This little kitty is sure to delight. She is looking very sophisticated in her outfit and ready to take on the world.
Love that this pattern and it is available for free over at Ravelry: Free Pretty Kitty Pattern and … Read More...
Tip: Making Custom Stamps using Metal Dies
Do you have any die cuts that you wish were actually stamps instead? Well, guess what, in many cases you can make a stamp from a metal die using thin crafting foam, how cool is that?! The Card Making Connections … Read More...
Tutorial: Simple travel kit from a washcloth
Jessi from Practically Functional guest blogs at Craftaholics Anonymous with a tutorial showing how you can make a travel kit out of a washcloth. It’s a super simple, quick project, good for beginners to make. Now that I think about … Read More...