Miranda from One Little Minute shows how you can make an adorable little bubble romper for a baby girl. The design is simple, with an elastic casing & shoulder ties at the top and an optional drawstring at the waist. … Read More...
Reusable Notebook cover
Today I wanted to share this tutorial on how to make a removable and reusable cover for diaries, notebooks, paper back books, etc, that is made of a washable paper and can make an easy and nice gift.
Kyriakos made … Read More...
Tutorial | DIY Letterpress Plates
If you have these two old school crafting supplies hanging around you can make your own letterpress plates! So go dig out your manual die-cutting machine, and some shrinky dink plastic, and try this technique out. I can’t get over … Read More...
Tutorial | How to Make Handwritten Fonts
Ever wish you could find the perfect handwritten font for your projects? One that looked a bit more like your own handwriting? Well now you can! Mikko at I Try DIY shares her expertise for making handwritten fonts using … Read More...
Tutorial: Cuddly puzzle quilt + pattern
This vibrant child’s quilt looks like a floor puzzle. To piece a top like this may seem difficult, but it’s not, according to the maker, Polly, of Pieces by Polly. She explains her secret was to sew squares, then applique … Read More...
78-Year-Old is a Knitting Sensation on You Tube
Knitters — and crafters of all sorts — love to watch how-to videos to pick up new techniques, and a lot of people are watching the videos of Judy Graham, whose Knitting Tips by Judy You Tube page boasts nearly … Read More...
Making Frosted Faceted Beads
Back to the beads – here’s a step by step on Flickr for making “frosted” faceted beads. Click the first image in the set to get the walk through steps.
Artybecca, the tutorial maker, also has a shop with cute … Read More...
Video tutorial: Calculate fabric for any size quilt top
Ever wonder how to calculate how much fabric you’ll need to have on hand to sew up a particular quilt top? Tova from Professor Pincushion has you covered with a tutorial she made on this important and often dreaded subject. … Read More...
Vodka Makes You More Creative
Let’s start the post with the whole DRINK IN MODERATION caution for the adults who don’t know how to be responsible.
So is it true? Can Vodka make you a better painter? A better artist? Well according to this study… Read More...
Tutorial: Easter egg bunting from burlap and fabric
Bev from Flamingo Toes shows how you can make this burlap and fabric Easter egg bunting. It’s easy to make. In fact, the sewing is all hand sewing with simple running stitch. The edges are left raw to give it … Read More...
Project: Easter Bag
Add some die cut paper shapes and some stamped images to a plain cotton bag and you can make an adorable bag for Easter. This is a fun alternative to an Easter Basket. The Chameleon Markers blog has the details.… Read More...
Tutorial: Take in a jeans waist and get rid of the gap
As much as I try to avoid jeans that gape at the back (you know what I’m talking about), I’ve usually got one or two pairs at any given time that have that annoying gap. Tasha from Glitter and Wit … Read More...
DIY Felt Cloud Sweater
Rachel of “floral prints and common sense” has created this adorable sweater covered in clouds. Rachel is a 22-year-old illustrator living in South Carolina. She has a step-by-step tutorial for you to follow and a template for the clouds. She … Read More...
Tutorial: Upcycled Potholder Into a sewing kit
Karen from Sew Many Ways shows how you can make a sewing kit out of a potholder. This is such a smart idea!! You’ll need to get a double potholder – a potholder with separate pockets for your fingers and … Read More...
Indulge Your Sweet Tooth with a Candy Bar Party
My son is convinced that candy should be its own food group, so I know he’d love this amazing birthday party idea from Kara’s Party Ideas. It has an outer space theme with all the birthday boy’s favorite sugary treats. … Read More...
50 Green Recipes for St. Patrick’s Day
In case you are one of those that like to dress everything up in green for St. Patrick’s Day, here is a round up green colored foods. The only thing we ever did for St. Patrick’s Day was to have … Read More...
Tutorial: Sequin square sweatshirt
You can make this sequin square sweatshirt without sewing a stitch. Anne from WobiSobi shares a tutorial at I Love To Create showing how to do it. You start with a plain sweatshirt and then use fabric glue to add … Read More...
Weird Books You Probably Shouldn’t Read
I don’t know who these books were/are marketed at except maybe crazy Animal people or people who hate the world. I mean “Radiation Cooking” must have really been a big seller or how about the P.S Your Cat Is Dead … Read More...
8 DIY Photo Backdrop Ideas
Before we get into the list that we have compiled for you, here are some generic photo ideas
Natural backdrops: Use natural elements like trees, flowers, or a picturesque landscape as a backdrop for your photos. This can add a … Read More...
33 Household Uses for Washing Soda
Washing soda, not baking soda, is the topic up for discussion today. If you have ever made your own laundry detergent, then you know exactly what washing soda is. If not, then take a stroll down the laundry detergent isle … Read More...