If you’re still wanting to knit your first sweater and haven’t gotten started yet, Lion Brand Yarn and Very Pink have teamed up for a great little video tutorial showing how to knit the company’s Cropped Raglan Cardigan.
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Tutorial: Simple leather clutch, plus a mini coin purse version
Kirsten from Kojo Designs shows how you can make a simple leather clutch. And from the scraps, you can make mini coin purse version. There are just two straight seams and a snap to make this purse! She gave the … Read More...
Easy Candy Corn Turkey
It’s all about the kids helping and taking part in the preparation of the any holiday feast. This one is super easy! There are no recipes involved and will keep the little ones busy before dinner, while you prepare the … Read More...
Toddler-Friendly Whimsical Fairy Birthday Party
If you’re looking for a unique party idea for a toddler girl, this whimsical fairy party from Kent Heartstrings is a winner. The party features fairy houses made from $1 wooden bird houses, toadstools made from plastic flower pots and … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy to make bed pillow case in 3 sizes and 3 styles
Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how you can make a standard bed pillowcase. But from a fun fabric, these bed pillow cases are nothing but standard! She uses a French seam finish so there are no raw … Read More...
DIY Styrofoam Marquee Letters
Making your own customized marquee letters just got that much easier and affordable thanks to this great tutorial from Tatertots and Jell-o. With just a few simple craft materials, you can put together a fun and unique décor piece for … Read More...
Make Homemade Butter In A Mason Jar
How do you keep the kids entertained and still allow them to help with the holiday meal or any meal? You have them make butter!
All it takes is some heavy cream, a jar and whole lotta shaking going on. … Read More...
DIY Yarn Friendship Bracelets
Any day now the kids are going to come to you with a request to buy a gift for a friend at school. Before you know it your buying gifts for 23 little adorable’s with whom 3 of them you … Read More...
Short Thin Hair Bun – Totally Achievable
If you have thin, short baby hair then you probably have been overly irritated by the thick high buns that have been rocking the streets of late. I have thick hair so I don’t share your pain, sorry. But buns … Read More...
Free Pattern – Nativty Set
This Crochet nativity set is totally adorable! I know quite a few little ones who would love to role play and pretend play with these little fellows and Mary of course. The free pattern and tutorial can be found over … Read More...
Project: Round Fall Card
Layer up some delicate die cut cardstock circles and add a little stamped pumpkin in the center for a beautiful Thanksgiving fall card. I love shaped cards like this that are not just a traditional rectangle or square. The Spellbinders… Read More...
Free pattern: Chloe Cardi and Tee for 18″ Dolls
Rachael from Imagine Gnats shares a free pattern for making a cardigan and t-shirt set for 18″ dolls. She names this pattern the Chloe Cardi and Tee, after her daughter’s doll. Her pattern simplifies construction with the front and back … Read More...
Knit Cuties for the Little Ones on Your List
I’ve been knitting a lot for my daughter lately. I think it’s to make up for the year I was working on a book full of adult garments and not knitting anything at all her size. But now I’ve got … Read More...
Build Frozen Olaf Again and Again
My first thought was how much fun kids would have playing with this easy-to-make Olaf window decoration. Then, the thought occurred to me that this would make a wonderful Christmas or birthday gift for any Frozen fan! Kids will have … Read More...
8 Felt Christmas Ornaments
Do you like the look of having a handmade Christmas? These 8 felt ornaments will add that extra special touch to your tree this year. They would also be cute to make up as little gifts for those on your … Read More...
What is an Angel Policy?
Have you heard of an Angel Policy? Well, it has nothing to do with the celestial style angels, but if you’re an artist that uses rubber stamps, stencils or die cuts to sell your artwork, you should know what an … Read More...
Tutorial: How to mend a knit hem
We all have them – t-shirts (or other knit garments) with a hem that is coming loose. It looks so sloppy to have part of the hem hanging down, and once it starts you know it’ll keep on ripping out. … Read More...
Tutorial: Fringed fleece Christmas stocking
Maker Mama shares a tutorial at DIY Candy showing how you can make a fringed fleece Christmas stocking. It’s an easy stocking to make because the fleece has enough body to hold the shape. She got enough fleece to make … Read More...
Freebie | Printable Christmas Gift Tags
Download these free Christmas gift tags from A Little Nutmeg, in red or green. They have a neat zig-zag, or is it chevron, detail that makes them unique, and are a nice last minute add-on to presents.
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Holiday Memory Keeping | One Scrapper’s Approach
What’s your plan for holiday memory keeping this year? In this post, Jennifer Wilson of Simple Scrapper, outlines her approach for 2014. She talks about what sized album she will use, and why, as well as gives an overview … Read More...