Sometimes the best way to get the latest style at affordable prices is to cheat it! I love the simplicity of creating this strappy layered bra with some binding to an existing bra. Being able to covert an old favorite … Read More...
Free Crochet Pattern – Chameleon Hat
You have to love this adorable flower beanie/hat pattern. It just makes me want to smile. Its free and available now from Pattern-Paradise.com.
Add an adorable brown winter coat for the perfect winter outfit. Looking for more Beanie patterns to … Read More...
10 Ways to Use a Pomegranate
The pomegranates are back! My daughter and I love pomegranates! We can sit and watch a show and eat it like popcorn! Love them in a salad and also added to my yogurt! I highly recommend trying them.
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Tutorial: Needlebook lanyard
This needlebook lanyard by Deanna from Sew McCool keeps your needles and pins close at hand when you’re working on a hand sewing project. She shares a tutorial showing how to make one – for yourself or as a gift … Read More...
Printable Peg Doll Clothes
Peg dolls have always been a popular craft activity for kids and adults alike. They’re fun to create, and the possibilities are endless when it comes to dressing them up. However, not everyone has the time or the skills … Read More...
Tutorial: Patchwork fabric star ornament
Chrissy from Muse of the Morning shows how you can make a stuffed star Christmas ornament. It’s a soft fabric star with a bead sewn to each point, and tufted in the middle with a bead or button. Make it … Read More...
Freebie | Printable Black & Gold Christmas Gift Tags
I love thinking outside the usual red & green box for Christmas colors, so I absolutely am into these black and gold printable gift tags from Visual Heart. They come on a letter sized sheet, and Nicole suggests printing … Read More...
Tutorial | Christmas Countdown Calendar
With a frame, some white paint, card stock, clothespins and cute paper bags you can whip up an Advent Calendar in good time for December first. Kelsey from The DIY Diary shares a neat trick for transferring your numbers … Read More...
Black Friday Scrapbooking Deals
Looking for some deals for this year’s Black Friday? I’ve done a bit of searching to find what’s already available online so that you can plan your strategy. Most of these are online sales, but I am also including a … Read More...
Tutorial: Acorn Placecard Holder
Here’s a quickie for last minute Thanksgiving decor (or any event, really): little acorn place holders. The tutorial from Sculpey uses Premo and craft wire so it even qualifies as pretty simple. You could embellish it with more textures, … Read More...
Painting on Glass – What You Need to Know
I’m kind of addicted to Pinterest…so much more fun than Facebook. Anyway, I pin many glass goodies and tutorials too, see the link below.
There are so many! Today I found a little something about painting on glass
. The … Read More...
Tutorial: Jungle Jalopy toy animal zippered pouch
Bonnie from Fishsticks Designs shares a tutorial at Skip To My Lou showing how to make her Jungle Jalopy Zippered Pouch. The small pouch is shaped like a bus or van and can be used to store a set of … Read More...
14 Festive Thanksgiving Cocktails
Thanksgiving rings in the holiday season. Some holiday cheer to be had with family and friends. Girls get together after the Black Friday shopping spree. Sometimes a drink helps get you through those marathon gift wrapping sessions! That and a … Read More...
Tutorial: Elastic waist bow blouse refashion
Shannon from 2nd Story Sewing shows how she refashioned a basic button up shirt into a boxy blouse with a bow at the neck and elastic at the waist. The shortened sleeves and shirred elastic waist helps define your figure. … Read More...
DIY Christmas Pallet Block Ornaments
How beautiful and easy are these mini pallet block ornaments via Hannah at HomeTalk?
These cute ornaments are made using a simple template that Hannah provides that you can download and use in your very own creations. The design is … Read More...
Tutorial: No-sew ugly Christmas sweater ornament
Aunt Peaches shows how you can make an Ugly Christmas Sweaters ornament for your tree, with no sewing (or knitting) required! They’re made from cut out sweater shapes (she gives a template) and made sparkly with glitter and sequins. The … Read More...
Technique: Coloring with Ink Sprays
Ink sprays are perfect to use with stencils and to get a cool splatter effect by spraying them but did you know you can also use them like watercolors? Spray some ink on a non porous surface , like an … Read More...
Before you know it Advent Calendar
Jenny of “Jenny Allsorts” has another charming tutorial for Christmas the “Before you know it Advent Calendar”! I could not pass up showing this beauty to you. She had make one a couple of years and due to request she … Read More...
Tutorial: Kids sleeping cap, plus a freebie Christmas card overlay
Jess from The Sewing Rabbit has already made Christmas jammies for all three of her kids. AND she made sleeping caps for all of them. AND she took pictures of her kids in their coordinating jammies and caps for their … Read More...
Freebie: The Light of the World Cross Stitch
As a wonderful thank you, Cross Stitching Art offers up this beautiful Madonna and Child cross stitch pattern. In order to receive this freebie, you will purchase it for free and then download the pattern. The holly surrounding mother and … Read More...