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This week’s giveaway is for the girly girls, the ladies who love feminine fashion and a bit of a challenge or an interesting technique in their knitting projects.
Dress-to-Impress Knitted Scarves
by Pam Powers offers 24 knit scarves, cowls, ascots, … Read More...
This is the Just The Essentials bag by Amber from Crazy Little Projects. A small tote with a zippered top and a zippered pocket across the front, it’s just big enough to carry a wallet, a phone, and other essentials. … Read More...
Add a personalized touch to your greeting cards with a combination of monogram letters. You can send cards with your monogram or how about make a set of cards as a gift for a bride with her new initials? Hero … Read More...
Now is the perfect time to make this colorful candy wreath to hand on your door. Carrie shared how she made with cute wreath with her kids on her Carrie Elle blog. They started with a 12-inch floral and craft … Read More...
The Things She Makes shows how you can make a padded monogram for your home décor – with no sewing required. This would be so cute in a baby’s nursery! Or how about tucking one in a bookcase in a … Read More...
The after party of a wedding is usually the most memorable part of the day for your guests, and aside from the fun times and décor, the food served usually makes the top of the list. Make sure the functionality … Read More...
Jen from Eat. Sleep. Make. shows how you can adapt a basic raglan t-shirt pattern to create a slouchy raglan sweatshirt. Her tutorial shows how to create the looser fit from your favorite raglan pattern. Folding the hems to the … Read More...
This isn’t your average necklace! Francesca shares the tutorial for this smocked necklace she created using the kit from a Mollie Makes magazine. The kit was originally for making a patchwork sewing case but she got super creative and turned … Read More...
Here’s another take on a Deck of Cards
Album. use the deck to share 52 things you love about your partner! Kelly from Trans-Craft-Inental shares her simple version, which uses a deck of cards on which she stuck squares of … Read More...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
