For this activity, you can use whatever you have lying around your house or classroom. Start out with a clean, dry tin can. Wrap a bit of duct tape – you can use silver or any color you like – … Read More...
Tip: Coloring Cat Stamps
The Stampendous stamps blog has a video tutorial showing you how to color a cat stamp so that it looks like your own cat (or a friends cat). Fran Seiford uses colored pencils and acrylic paints to color in the … Read More...
Free pattern: Spring Showers pillow cover
Stacey from Boy Oh Boy Oh Boy Crafts shares a free pattern for this Spring Showers pillow cover. We are currently in our 5th snow day out of the past 7 days, so the image of a spring shower is … Read More...
Tutorial: Sweatshirt Market Tote
Portia from Makery shows how you can make a sturdy market tote out of a sweatshirt. It takes just a few cuts and a few seams to make one. The sweatshirt material is a heavier weight fabric, and the way … Read More...
DIY Gold Foil Placemats
Amy at Delineate your Dwelling has come with another fantastic project! If you like gold (which is still extremely popular), you are going to want to give this easy gold foil technique a try!
Amy gave these burlap place mats … Read More...
10 Ways to Scrapbook Valentine’s Day
It’s been 10 days since Valentine’s Day, so I guess that means you are all getting your Valentine’s layouts scrapped right? No? Well here are 14 examples of Valentine’s Day scrapbooking layouts to give you some inspiration and a … Read More...
Make Big Hole Clay Beads
Joan Tayler explains her process for BFBs(big fat beads) in this useful step through. She uses grommets but all sorts of decorative eyelets work great for this as well and you can find them in the scrapbooking sections of … Read More...
Free pattern: Contour Feather quilt block
Paper piecing is the perfect technique for sewing feathers, especially when you are changing fabrics frequently. Anne, of Play Crafts, demonstrates this with her beautifully executed quilt block, Contour Feather. She shares on her blog a free-to-download pattern for … Read More...
37 Easter Egg ideas
This list does not disappoint! I want to make so many of the Easter egg ideas featured over at BuzzfeedLife. This idea for using Easter eggs to pack a lunch is so darling! A lot of the ideas are pretty, … Read More...
Tutorial: Apron from empty chip bags
Vicky of Inspire, Create, Upcycle transformed some empty crisp packets (chips in the U.S.) into this unique apron. To a quilter’s eye, it’s patchwork, specifically, a one-patch design. She shares on her blog how she made it, including how she … Read More...
Project: Baby Card
Know someone welcoming home a new little one? This owl card might just be perfect. Find directions for making it over on the Hampton Arts blog.
-Heather
Giveaway: Animal Knits for Kids Books
Congratulations to Patty!
Kids in garments that look like animals are always really cute, and this week I have a couple of fun animal knitting for kids books, perfect for a new parent, grandparent or someone who just loves to … Read More...
Oscar Winner Was a Rowan Model
Eddie Redmayne won the Oscar last night for Best Actor for his role in The Theory of Everything, where he played Stephen Hawking, but some knitters have seen his face before, when he worked as a model for Rowan Yarns… Read More...
Easy Cardstock Paper Flowers
These gorgeous paper flowers are made from nothing but colored cardstock and hot glue, making them an affordable choice for any celebration. You can use them to decorate gifts, as Paula Biggs has done, or turn them into pretty table … Read More...
how to make brown paper nests
These little brown paper bag nests look so dainty and pretty. I bet they would make a great place setting decoration with a name plate for Easter. Pop on over to the blog The Things She Makes for the easy … Read More...
Stitched Heart Bookmarks
Allison from little lovelies is sharing an embroidery project with Mique on “thirty handmade days”. This project is so easy and involves so little hand stitching that all you have to do is pick up a needle and thread. She … Read More...
Coconut Banana Bread
As a kid, you couldn’t get me to eat coconut, but now I can handle it just fine in small portions. I still don’t think I could eat a Mounds or Almond Joy. I’m guessing the coconut version is probably … Read More...
8 Ideas For Painted Flower Pots
Spring is in the not so distant future, and with the warmer weather (to come) will be our gardens sprouting and planters blossoming beautiful flowers. Bring a little color and fun to your flower pots this year with these 8 … Read More...
What Colors to Paint Your Home and WHY
The psychology of color is a science. Or is it an art?
I can never understand it. Thankfully, I don’t have to. There are many people, and guides online, that can help with picking the colors for the bedroom and … Read More...
Laundry Room Makeover Ideas
No matter the space you currently have, you can make do with just about anything. However, to get the very most out of your laundry room, you need to make sure that everything is as functional as possible. Before you … Read More...