Emily from Nap Time Creations shows how you can make a new skirt for winter. Made of wool, it’s a short gathered skirt with a tie at the waist. You could also make this from lighter weight fabric for warmer … Read More...
Tutorial | Typography Envelope
I am totally intrigued by this typography envelope tutorial over at The Postman’s Knock, and though I totally “don’t got time for dat!” right now, I want to drop everything to try it out! Lyndsee provides a free printable template, … Read More...
Tutorial | Hand Embossed Snowflake Christmas Card
Kim at Goh Li Kim shares her technique for making this lovely hand embossed snowflake Christmas card. it involves some hand cutting too, but it looks more than doable. You’ll need a lightbox, and Kim shows a really simple technique … Read More...
Tutorial | Quick Christmas Notebooks
Make a bunch of these Christmas Notebooks to use for writing down shopping lists, gift ideas and more this season. Or give them as stocking stuffers for your family to journal on Christmas Day. They are made with readily available … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a soft fabric ball toy
Damjana from Green Apple Cottage shows how you can sew a soft fabric ball toy. You can add loops between the segments of the ball so it can be hung from clip and attached to a stroller handle. The tags … Read More...
Tutorial: Hanging dish towel
Becky from Patchwork Posse guest blogs at Skip To My Lou with a tutorial showing how you can make this hanging kitchen towel. It’s made from a purchased tea towel or dish towel, with a fabric hanger attached to one … Read More...
Review – Outback Spectacular High Country Legends
Last week we were invited to preview the new show Legends of the High country at The OutBack Spectacular. It was great, it was filled with lots of variety including a 1920’s mini circus, snow falling from the cieling … Read More...
Tutorial: Vinyl Trinket Hair Bow
Nikki from WhiMSy Love shares a tutorial for making her Vinyl Trinket Hair Bow. Oh, how I am loving this!! It’s a clear vinyl bow filled with buttons and beads and other small trinkets. It’s an explosion of color and … Read More...
Homemade Christmas Coasters & Ornaments
Stephanie is a wife and mother to two beautiful little girls, and a website designer. She hosts “Two More Minutes” and loves to create. Stephanie is showing us how to make these cute projects “Homemade Christmas Coasters & Ornaments” and … Read More...
Product Release Kenny K Stamps
Kenny K’s fun and funky stamp designs are now available in clear photopolymer stamps. Branching out from digital stamps you can now buy popular designs with additional phrases and embellishment images and soon exclusive designs will be available in clear … Read More...
Tutorial: Piped fabric basket
Niki from Roonie Ranching shares a tutorial for making a piped fabric basket with two small handles. The piping around the top and handles is a nice finish that shows off the lines of the fabric basket. Finished measurements are … Read More...
Matzo Ball Soup – Free Recipe
Tomorrow is the first day of Hanukkah! If you don’t celebrate Hanukkah, here is a great chicken soup for those cold days or when you are feeling under the weather. I might have to drive to my local deli and … Read More...
Merry Christmas to Me, Or, a Great Gift for a Knitter
I started seeing these on Facebook last week, and have now seen them enough places that I don’t remember where I saw them first. Maybe Vogue Knitting’s page? I don’t know.
Anyway, as soon as I saw them, I knew … Read More...
R2-D2 Hanukkah dreidel (or droidel) download
Are you blinking and scratching your head thinking whaaaaat? Yes this is an R2-D2 dreidel or as the post at HEEB calls it a “droidel” I am just cracking up! Grab yourself a pencil and spin on over to the … Read More...
Giveaway: New Magazine- Artists & Makers from the Cloth Paper Scissors peeps!
Enter to win a copy of this brand new inspiring and pretty magazine- ARTISTS & MAKERS created by the same people who publish the yummy Cloth Paper Scissors magazines. Leave a comment in today’s post sharing a comment about your … Read More...
Tutorial: Recycled denim heart Christmas ornament
With an old pair of jeans, some scrap ribbon, and decorative stitching on your sewing machine, you can make some shabby denim ornaments for your Christmas tree. With edges left raw, it’s a quick project to make. These would make … Read More...
8 Crafts To Use Recycled Tin Cans
Most of us have no problem at all saving up and recycling tin cans. Whether it’s from soup, veggies, or fruit, those tin cans are stocked in most pantries and are very easy to come by. If you have … Read More...
Craft Ideas With Glitter
If you like to “bling out” your craft projects and add that extra sparkle to everything, then you don’t want to miss this post of 20 Glitter Tutorials from the blog U Create. With crafts ideas anywhere from home décor … Read More...
Knit in the New Year
I’m not sure there’s a lot of call for knitting things to commemorate the new year, but if you’re hosting (or attending) a New Year’s Even party it might be fun to have something stitched up — like a washcloth … Read More...
Handmade Christmas Gifts – Knotted Rope Bracelet
Tick tick tick, time is running out for Christmas gifts but with this simple to make bracelet you still have time to make something handmade and extra special. package it up in a quirky tin or in a box with … Read More...