Download and print this graphic Mother’s Day card for your mom compliments of Key Lime Digital. It comes with a matching printable envelope that is best for gifting by hand. The card and fold over slot envelope come in … Read More...
Tutorial | Hand Print Bouquet | Mother’s Day Gift
Make your Mom a lovely bouquet this Mother’s Day made up of hand (and foot) prints from the grandchildren! Or send this link to your spouse as a hint (wink wink). The kids will have a ton of fun putting … Read More...
Knitted Captain America BodySuit
This knitted Captain America costume by FanGirl Physics was unveiled at the recent Comic Book Convention. Part of CosPlay, this is a pretty awesome way to combine comics and craft!
She doesn’t have a pattern for it, but she has … Read More...
Technique: Cards Accented with Die Cuts and a Resit Technique
Designer Karolyn Loncon shares two wonderful card projects on the My Favorite Things blog. The first is a fantastic use of dies, she got wonderful texture and pattern by layering an intricately cut floral die cut out of white onto … Read More...
Tutorial: Yarn wrapped pattern weights
Portia from Makery shows how you can make a set of yarn wrapped pattern weights. You can use the payyern weights instead of pins to keep a sewing pattern flat against the fabric when cutting out a pattern. They’ll save … Read More...
Butterfly Fruit Pizza
Although we have more snow coming, it has been nice to see the robins come out in full force the past few days. Eventually, we might be able to see green grass, flowers and butterflies among the birds. If you … Read More...
Spring Cleaning Dust Mitt Tutorial
Laura of “We Wilsons” is a pattern designer, baker, and homeschooling mother and lives in a little home in the woods in rural TN. Her Spring Cleaning Dust Mitt is so clever and you can make these from used clothes … Read More...
Knitting Warm Fuzzies for Australia’s Animals
I told you last year about a story calling for people to knit marsupial pouches for animals in Australia who might need a little extra help and warmth after being injured or when babies aren’t with their mamas.
I said … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy baby blanket 2 ways
Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns shows two ways you can make a baby blanket. Her first method makes a lightweight blanket from a single layer of quilting cotton, perfect for the warmer months. Her second method makes a cozier option, … Read More...
How to make organic lawn stars for the 4th of July
OMG! When I read how these were made my lawn is not going to be safe from art of all sorts for every holiday and even just because! Pop on over to the blog Pink and Green Mama to see … Read More...
Tutorial: Boxy zippered pouch
Minki Kim from Minki’s Work Table shares a tutorial for making this boxy zippered pouch. It makes a great cosmetics bag, but I can also see it being a good pencil pouch or sewing kit bag. You can make them … Read More...
9 Teacher Appreciation Gifts
National Teacher Appreciation Day is coming up on May 5th. If you are trying to find a fun, but easy gift for your little one to give, then take a look at our list of 9 gift ideas. Some of … Read More...
22 Gorgeous Makeovers From Items Found At Goodwill
We are always looking for a way to save a buck with our crafting, and this post is no exception to that. With 22 ideas that are absolutely beautiful, you may be surprised that the majority of the supplies came … Read More...
Easy DIY Party Banners
If you’re having trouble finding the perfect party banner, I’ve found a great resource that can help. Chicfetti Parties has a wide assortment of free printable banners that you can customize and download. There are all sorts of fun geometric … Read More...
Free Pattern – Tea Cozy
This fun Tea cozy is made using this Tea Cozy tutorial and flowers from here.
I really like the color combination used in this pattern. I am not sure tea cozies are used for practical reasons these days but gee … Read More...
How Does One Make a Star Wars Fighter Ship Out of Cardboard?
Faced with a challenge to answer that question, Kate went about answering that question in the best possible way. By making it using all recycled materials!
I truly think, she rose to the challenge and built a spacecraft worthy of … Read More...
Tutorial: Reversible pillowcase
Cami from Tidbits shows how you can make a reversible pillow case. If you want to make it extra pretty, you can add trim to the opening. Making it reversible gives you two looks from the one pillowcase. It also … Read More...
Build an Inventor’s Box
If you have a child that likes to tinker and build things, I highly recommend you use the suggestions shared on The Educators’ Spin On It to create an inventor’s box. Not only is it a fun way to facilitate … Read More...
Technique: Custom Envelopes Decorated with Custom Stamps
Don’t send your wonderful hand stamped cards in a plain envelope, make the envelope as pretty as the card! Mark Montano shares how you can make your own large custom stamps using embossing folders and thin sheets of fun foam. … Read More...
Tutorial: Turn corners on quilt binding
There’s light at the end of the quilt-making tunnel, once you get to to binding. That’s how Tonya, of Crafty Mummy, sees it. And this fact makes her heart sing. And then there are the binding-haters. The difficult part is … Read More...