Make a sweet and simple mini album that your loved one will be sure to appreciate with basic craft supplies. You’ll need index cards, wallet sized photos glue and string for binding. Finish it off with a lovely ribbon as … Read More...
Tutorial | DIY: Heart Stamp for Valentine’s Day
Craft up a sweet and simple heart stamp to use on your Valentine’s Day cards and projects. It’s simple to put together, but it will have a big impact! You’ll need craft foam, a heart image and some kind of … Read More...
Tutorial: Faux Knit Mittens
Alright, it’s not Christmastime anymore but where I live it will be mitten season for at least another two months. So faux knit mitts are perfect. You could swap the mitten idea for a faux knit heart or sweater or … Read More...
Wavy Bead Tutorial from Lampwork etc.
Wandering around Pinterest I found a cool tutorial for bead makers. The link took me over to Lampwork, etc. with a post from Victoria’s Glassworks. I love these beads and found this particular way to do it pretty cool as … Read More...
Easy Triple Layer Fudge
Here is an easy gift to create for Valentine’s Day! You have plenty of time to do a test run to make sure it is perfect for your loved one or for yourself. Your kids could make it and give … Read More...
A Rocking Chair that Knits Hats
File this one under “the future” and “genius”. This is a rocking chair concept, that builds a hat that fits on your head.
Presumably, if you rock faster, it will knit faster.
Brilliant or what!
Students of University of Art … Read More...
Project: Glitter Birthday Card
You see lots and lots of cards and other paper crafting projects these days made with plastic stencils but what ever happened to brass stencils? Remember those? I still have many tucked away in my crafting stash and just don’t … Read More...
Tutorial: Twisted faux fur infinity scarf
Diana from Diana’s Sewing Lessons shows how to make this beautiful twisted faux fur infinity scarf. The thick pile of the fur gives the twist extra dimension. The twisted scarf can go as dressy or as casual as you like. … Read More...
Jumbo Chocolate Chip Basketball Cookies
We don’t watch a lot of basketball till the college basketball play-offs. Which is weird since everyone in the family played it. I guess we prefer to play then watch or we are just too consumed with our football! Here … Read More...
Tutorial: Add a lining to a pants pattern
Jess from If Only They Would Nap shows how you can add a flannel lining when making a pair of pants. The extra layer adds warmth to a pair of pants. She shows it for a pair of toddler pants, … Read More...
Great Ways to Stay Inspired in 2015, from Knitter’s Review
Clara Parkes has been a fixture in the knitting world for 14 years, giving the rest of us tons of great information about yarn, tools and the knitting life.
She said in a recent post that it’s easy to keep … Read More...
New Series of Knitting Daily TV Airing Now
Series 1400 of Knitting Daily TV, the third series with Vickie Howell as host, just started airing on public television stations nationwide, and it’s also available for download or purchase as a DVD.
This season includes 13 episodes covering everything … Read More...
Free pattern: Vintage patio skirt
Catherine from Frisky Scissors has a free vintage project sheet for making a patio skirt at the Pattern Patter blog. The vintage pattern sheet was originally published by Coats & Clark in the 1970s, though this style of maxi skirt … Read More...
Bacon Double Cheeseburger Dip
Baby, it’s cold outside! This dip will warm your tummy while watching a movie, playing board games and of course watching all the games on the weekend. I think this could also be a meal if you ate a really … Read More...
8 Front Porch Valentine Decor Ideas
Valentine’s Day is not exactly an overly expressed holiday in the decorating department in past years, but it is becoming more and more popular. I think everyone loves a great reason to decorate right? Yes, there is a lot of … Read More...
Easy Ideas For Beautiful Kitchen Updates
Are you wanting to update and upgrade your kitchen? We always dream of the “perfect” kitchen that we would like to have, but time and money always seem to interfere with our plans. Well, if you are willing to do … Read More...
Sampler Pattern – Don’t Be Distracted
Too late, I am already distracted by this little beauty. I think I should have this in my office as I come online to work and get distracted by all the pretty things and forget about finding interesting stuff for … Read More...
Cutting Glass Underwater
So apparently you can cut glass (not neatly though) under water. This may mean a whole new material is now available to use in your jewelry making. Of course use common sense and wear safety glasses
etc. If you check … Read More...
Free Pattern – Big Bang Theory
Shocked aren’t you? Can’t quite believe it? It’s OK don’t worry it’s true ALL of the patterns for these characters are available and are FREE. The hardest thing you are going to have to do is decide which character to … Read More...
How To Spring Clean Your Pillows
I dare you to go and look at your pillows. Depending on your level of gross-ness you either need to
1: Give them a clean using this method. OR
2: Toss them in the bin and rush to the store … Read More...