I wish for one week without snow and shoveling! Okay, off my soap box! Back to Valentine’s Day treats for your friends, family and loved ones. This dessert can actually be made anytime of the year. Red velvet and chocolate … Read More...
Valentine Heart Wreath Tutorial
Julie of Coco and Cocoa has a charming Valentine Heart Wreath Tutorial. She used her heart shaped cookie cutters to trace and cut out perfect hearts. She used a white wreath base that she originally made last January and used … Read More...
Patty Lyons Shares Her Least Favorite Knitting Myths; What Are Yours?
I’m loving this post — and the conversation in the comments — from knitwear designer and teacher Patty Lyons, in which she talks about her least favorite myths about knitting. These are the things she hears people say that … Read More...
Make Pretty Valentine Gift Bags
If you own a Silhouette cutting machine such as the CAMEO, these pretty Valentine’s Day gift bags would make a lovely addition to your holiday festivities. I also think this technique could easily be adapted for birthday party favor bags, … Read More...
Card Making – 7 Stamp Making Tutorials
As much as we love to craft with stamps, it’s just a given fact that buying all of those adorable stamps we see at the stores can add up to be quite a bit of money. Have you ever tried … Read More...
The Horror of Sugar-Free Haribo Gummy Bears
Ok, so gummy bears are normally, fun to eat in generous quantities. Except, when they are the sugar-free kind.
They can then induce some real discomfort. As evidenced by these hilarious reviews of this product.
Admittedly, you have to eat … Read More...
Tutorial: Felt flower crown
Lauren from Molly and Mama shares a tutorial for making this lovely felt flower crown. She includes templates and instructions for making the different kinds of felt flowers stitched to the crown. Make all of them to cover the crown, … Read More...
17 DIY Projects You Can Build On Your Own
I’m always looking for a way to save some pennies, and when it comes to purchasing home decor items and furniture, it’s just not cheap. There is a way we can all save a little money this way, and that … Read More...
DIY Yarn Beaded Necklace
This tutorial has been converted from Russian (I think) so it doesn’t say exactly what type of yarn it is and I am sure it comes under a different name in every country anyways. I have seen it in the … Read More...
Updated: DIY Crochet Converse Shoe Patterns
If you can’t afford your own Converse shoes
or just want to have a little fun with life then you are going to want to check out this round-up for converse shoes you can crochet. The converse slipper or shoe … Read More...
Well Being – Books You Should Read Before They Go Onto The Big Screen
Reading a book is a great way to escape life and to switch off from the world. Try and find time to read a book at least 1 hour everyday. HA HA who am I kidding! Finding an hour a … Read More...
Giveaway: Scarves and Shawls for Yarn Lovers
Congratulations to asteride!
There are a lot of great yarns out there that might be called “novelty,” yarns with a lot of texture or that use fiber in unexpected ways. Ribbons, eyelash yarns, slubby, super bulky and multi-textured yarns are … Read More...
Tip and Project: Heart Wreath Card
What do you do with all those tiny little stamps that most stamp sets have? They make great backgrounds and accents but you can also stamp one single small stamp repeatedly in different colors in a shape, like this wreath … Read More...
Cool Math Art with Parabolic Curves
So, I will admit it, without the pictures provided with this tutorial posted on What Do We Do All Day, I wouldn’t have known what a parabolic curve was (you can find the definition here). Would you? The short … Read More...
Free pattern: Vintage day gloves
Mary Beth from The Vintage Pattern Collective shares a free vintage pattern at the Pattern Patter blog for making a pair of gloves. I think this would be a fun project to tackle. I’ve always wanted to see if I … Read More...
Video tutorial: Make a crossover top from a basic t-shirt pattern
Deby from So Sew Easy shows how you can adapt her On A Roll T-Shirt Pattern (free pattern) to give it a crossover bodice and a wide contrast band at the waist. The how-to is shared in a couple of … Read More...
15 Wedding Projects to DIY for Under $50
The “DIY Bride” is known mostly for her abilities to do as much of her wedding planning/decor on her own. The plus side to doing your own wedding projects is being able to save some money. If you are looking … Read More...
Tutorial: Light up marquee pillow
The word LOVE on this pillow actually lights up like marquee lettering. How cool is that! Michele from The Scrap Shoppe shares a tutorial at the Old Time Pottery blog, Do More With Less showing how you can add the … Read More...
2 Quick and Easy DIY Gifts for Valentines Day
Valentine’s Day is coming up, so how about two quick, easy, and inexpensive DIY crafts to show your valentine you care? Sage and Naomi shared these 2 projects on their blog, Plaster & Disaster. The link includes tutorials for two … Read More...
Tutorial | Treat Holder For Valentine’s Day
Looking for a quick and cute treat holder? This simple one made from two pre-made tags, and some cardstock scraps is the perfect size for Ghirardelli chocolate squares, or Hershey’s Nuggets. Use a die cut machine or punches to … Read More...