I love this sweet gift tag that’s just perfect to go with a mason jar food Christmas gift. Isn’t it great how it’s paired with Santa’s belt around the jar? You can grab the free printable and the instructions for … Read More...
Tutorial: Leaf Ornaments
Amber of Starless Clay makes fabulous polymer clay filigree – which you can see in her Etsy shop – but she also occasionally writes and shares projects on her blog. This one is a Sutton slice project to make leaf … Read More...
Free pattern: Faux Fur Cropped Jacket
Kate from See Kate Sew shares a free pattern for making this faux fur cropped jacket. The faux fur she used doesn’t fray, so didn’t include a lining and didn’t finish the edges in order to simplify the construction. If … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Update your jeans with leather cuffs
Here’s an easy way to update your jeans. Give them leather (or faux leather) cuffs. Kristi from Brit + Co shares a tutorial showing how to do it. You’ll need to use jeans with relatively straight legs at the ankles. … Read More...
Snowflake Mold from Colour de Verre
Every year Colour de Verre puts out a new set of snowflake molds for the holiday season. This years are larger than previous years and will make a lovely addition to your mold collection. Are you a reseller or a … Read More...
Project and Technique: Holiday Pinecone Card
Since Tim Holtz’s Distress Ink react with water it’s easy to blend and manipulate the colors together for an interesting water color look like on this lovely pinecone card. Find the directions for this cool stamping technique over on the … Read More...
Free pattern: Perfect for Winter tote
Emily from Nap Time Creations shares a free pattern for her Perfect for Winter tote. It’s got lots of room and plenty of pockets, just what you need to carry around all that extra stuff that you need in the … Read More...
Sweet little Jesus boy felt ornament tutorial
Mollie of Wild Olive created this Jesus boy felt ornament the true meaning of Christmas inspired by her favorite song sweet little Jesus boy. It is all hand sewn and will look cute on your tree or as a gift … Read More...
Turn any picture into a patchwork pattern for free
Editor’s note 7/9/2016: As Maggie helpfully pointed out in her comment (thank you), the tool link now takes you to a 404 Error. After much searching, I discovered the Victoria and Albert museum has a new website. When this … Read More...
Tutorial: Scented dream pillows
Rachel from Adventures in Making shows how you can make her Pleasant Dreams scented pillow. The small fabric pillow is filled with relaxing herbs like catnip, lavender, and mugwort. This would be a great gift for the hard-to-buy-for person on … Read More...
Big Scarves and Cowls to Keep You Warm
I may have mentioned that my husband has tasked me with knitting gifts for his team of six at work, and I’m trying to do cowls for everyone (well, and a scarf for the man). And while I really want … Read More...
Recycled peanut Reindeer card
OK this is just too darn cute! These reindeer made with peanut shells are featured at the blog La Csa Degli Antuche. I bet this would be fun to do with the whole peanut shell and sculpting the antlers with … Read More...
Free pattern: Christmas Penguin Pot Holder
Alicia from Felt With Love Designs
Pot holders also known as Heat pads are perfect little weeknight projects. Perfect for scrap fabrics and small handmade gifts that will actually be used in the kitchen. If you love hot pads as … Read More...
Deluxe Chicken Coop
Raising chickens in your own backyard has become increasingly popular over the years, and for good reason. Keeping chickens can provide fresh eggs, fertilizer for your garden, and even reduce household waste. If you are considering starting your own backyard … Read More...
Download Free Thanksgiving Utensil Holders
I absolutely love these free printables from Craftaholics Anonymous! My son’s birthday is always right around Thanksgiving, so my main focus that week is usually birthday party planning. So, when it comes to Thanksgiving, I’m all about quick and easy … Read More...
Cranberry Pepper Jelly Dip
The holiday season is upon us and unfortunately in our household the sick bug has already hit. Hoping it is not an indication of what this winter will be.
Food has always been a big part of our holidays. From … Read More...
DIY 5 Minute Snowman Earrings
These Snowman earrings are quick to make. They would make wonderful gifts for tweens to make for friends and Christmas time. The material cost is low enough that every kids in the class could have a pair. You could create … Read More...
Free Pattern – Christmas Garland
This Christmas berries and flowers pattern is brought to you by the Felted Button. You will love her patterns (paid and free) on her Ravelry store. The colors are amazing and the rainbow blanket would have to be my favorite … Read More...
Tutorial: Drawstring laundry bag
Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows how you can make a laundry bag, one you can use individually in a dorm or hang from a laundry sorting station. She made hers from mesh, which allows her to … Read More...
Batman vs Superman Checkers
Why would you play regular checkers when you have a chance to play checkers as either Batman or Superman?
Amanda, from Crafts by Amanda, shares some simple paper weaving techniques and shows us how to make a checkerboard using this … Read More...