In the hack of the week, here is one clever, efficient and “why didn’t I think of that” before idea that has me completely floored.
Not that I need to get rid of a ring, but good to know that … Read More...
Tutorial: Loopy fringe Christmas tree
Steph from The Silly Pearl shows how you can make these loopy fringe Christmas trees. They’re super easy to make. The sewing part is just simple straight seams and accuracy is not that important. But, if you’d prefer to not … Read More...
Freebie | Christmas Icon Set
Use these adorable Christmas icons in your digital and hybrid Christmas Projects. You get a PSD file with all the shapes for use in your personal projects only. Make cards, gift tags, or journaling cards with these Holiday and Winter … Read More...
Freebie | 2 Sets of Printable Christmas Wrapping Papers
Well it’s time to start wrapping all those Christmas gifts! I’m awaiting one more delivery, but this weekend I plan to attack wrapping the stack that’s already here. And I will definitely be adding the two free printable wrapping papers … Read More...
Tutorial: Spread Joy
Okay, so it’s not really joy but the ornaments in the picture have joy in letters AND shiny gold. Sometimes simple little baubles are the best things to make. These ornaments are a variation on a common theme: stamped cut … Read More...
A Jingle Bell Painted Art Project for Kids
Last week I showed my granddaughter’s how to make jingle bells anklets (using bells and chenille stems) and it didn’t take very long for everyone to get annoyed by the noise. Of course, my granddaughter’s were having so much fun … Read More...
Tutorial: Upcycled denim and felt phone case
H and Sammy from Live It. Love It. Make It. shares a tutorial at Sykes Cottages Blog showing how you can make a phone case out of upcycled denim and felt. The edges of the denim are left raw so … Read More...
Glass Gift Boxes with Dichro from Colour de Verre
There’s still time to make this lovely glass gift box by Colour de Verre. If you don’t have the mold, get it! And then follow the link and read up on how to make glass boxes with dichroic glass. … Read More...
Treat Yourself: 10 Ways to Revive Your Christmas Spirit
Between Christmas baking disasters and holiday party hangovers, a gal’s Christmas spirit may need rejuvenation by mid-December. If you’re a Type A (i.e. you had the Christmas tree decorated by Thanksgiving and gift shopping done by December 1) you may … Read More...
Tutorial: How to sew an invisible zipper
Installing an invisible zipper is one of those sewing tasks that sounds difficult (It’s a zipper, and it’s invisible! Ack!) but it’s actually pretty straightforward once you get past your zipper anxiety. Deanna from Sew McCool shares a tutorial … Read More...
Project: Winter Village Card with Stenciled Snow Technique
If you want to add some snow to the background of your holiday cards try using some paste and a stencil, this technique adds a really nice texture and dimension. Combine this with some die cuts and stamping and you’ve … Read More...
How To Clean A Wool Blanket With Snow & Oranges in your Christmas stocking
This is a clever idea from “apartment therapy” How To Clean A Wool Blanket With Snow. They give us a step-by-step pictorial on how to have sparkling clean wool blankets. TUTORIAL HERE!
What do you find in your stocking on … Read More...
9 Furoshiki folds to wrap gifts including a recycled t-shirt cutting diagram
If you like to wrap gifts in unusual ways with eco-friendly materials this idea for using a t-shirt as gift wrap along with the fact that this design has a built in handle makes it a great idea. If the … Read More...
Banana and Strawberry Candy Cane
With the holidays, there are a lot of sweets to eat. As much as we want the kids to indulge, we also want to make sure they get an occasional healthy snack. It’s bad enough being flu season, we don’t … Read More...
Mary Quant, Butterick’s first Young Designer
At the Pattern Patter blog, Sherri from Sew Betty and Dot writes about the Butterick Young Designers line of patterns, and one of those designers in particular – Mary Quant. A most interesting read, her post tells how Mary Quant … Read More...
Give the Gift of Books for Christmas at 50% off!
Big fabulous sale at QBookShop.com 50% off all books and free shipping on orders over $50 until Dec 31, 2014. There are 100’s of books, gifts, postcards, calendars and more on virtually every topic available there!
3 of my personal … Read More...
Knit a Gift Card Holder for a Semi-Homemade Gift
It’s getting down to the wire, and your hopes for knitting a lot of holiday gifts may be dashed, but there’s still hope, and time to knit a little something.
If you’re giving any gift cards this year (teacher gifts, … Read More...
Tutorial: Heat molded fabric tray
Would you believe this tray is made from fabric? Cheryl from Sew Can Do shows how you can make one, using heat moldable stabilizer. The rolled fabric ends serve as handles. The heat moldable stabilizer stiffens the fabric enough that … Read More...
8 Simple DIY Ornaments
Decking the halls and trimming the tree are beloved traditions of the holiday season. For many, a big part of the fun is creating homemade ornaments to add a personal touch to their Christmas decor. But with the hustle and … Read More...
Make Your Own Reusable Gingerbread Houses
The tradition of making gingerbread houses has been around for years and is not going to be going away anytime soon. However, in the crafting world, we all try to find a fun new way to add to the norm. … Read More...