It’s just about time to start shopping and gift wrapping for Christmas (or maybe you already have :)). Using die cuts and stamps you can make stunning tags for your holiday gifts this year. The Capture to Moment blog has … Read More...
Tutorial: Mad for Plaid throw pillow set, plus templates
Jess from The Sewing Rabbit made a set of coordinating throw pillows in holiday-licous plaids. They’re a mix of traditional and modern, with a classic plaid accented with modern graphics. She shares a tutorial and templates so you can make … Read More...
DIY Enamel Flower Wreath with Nailpolish
Aren’t these flowers gorgeous? Patricia created these using wire and nail polish! Amazing, right? I think so. She shares the step by step tutorial on her blog, with lots of pictures so it’s easy to figure out how to create.… Read More...
Tutorial | Glittery Snow Princess Card
Any little girl (and even big ones!) would love to receive this beautiful snow princess card. It’s just perfect for birthdays, Christmas and even weddings. Kelly at Simply Kelly Designs shows you how to make it using a dress … Read More...
Freebie | Live Christmas Card Class
Look at these gorgeous cards! Melissa Samuels has designed these twelve Christmas cards and will be teaching you how to make them in a free class on December 1st. She has a limited number of kits available so you can … Read More...
Video Tutorial | Origami Christmas Boots
Make a bunch of this cute Christmas boots to use as scrapbook page embellishments.
They only take a few minutes to make, and you can string them together to decorate your tree or a wall. Your kids will love making … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy sew butterfly applique cape
This beautiful butterfly cape is an easy project. Mark Montano shares a tutorial showing how (video and written instructions). It comes up shorter in the front, so the cape won’t hide your entire outfit when you’re wearing it. And the … Read More...
Christmas Sweater Gift Tags NO SEW
When the gift is unwrapped, the little sweater can be used as a Christmas ornament! The fun part is that you can make your Christmas sweater look as festive and cute as you want! Maria of “Shopgirl” shows us how … Read More...
Tutorial: Hand santizer pouch
Ren from The Inspired Wren shows how you can make a little pouch to hold a small bottle of hand sanitizer. The fabric jacket wraps around a bottle of hand sanitizer, and a button loop at the top lets you … Read More...
Free pattern: Santa face Christmas ornament or throw pillow
Sabra from Sew A Straight Line shares a free pattern at Skip To My Lou showing how to make a Santa face Christmas ornament. With a hand stitched felt face on a plaid background, it was a warm homespun look. … Read More...
Make Felt Pinecones tutorial
Melanie of “bliss bloom blog” is a wife and a mom shows us how to up cycling and out of date Christmas ornament “Felt Pinecones”! I know I like to change colors every year and have a lot of ornaments … Read More...
Project: Thanksgiving Pumpkin Card
Here’s a great way to use up some scraps of pattern papers and ribbons, layer them behind a die cut shape for a cool card design. Here’s a great tip: Adhering those little strips is made much easier if you … Read More...
Knit a Cute Jacket for a Kid
All I want to do right now is knit sweaters, and this cute Peter Pan children’s sweater/jacket may soon be on my knit list.
It can be worked as a pullover or a cardigan, with or without a hood, … Read More...
Tutorial: Cross Stitch Rocking Chair
As you know by now, I love cross stitched furniture. I just think it is such a clever and cool idea. Case in point, this beautiful rocking chair from Prodigal Pieces. I have this exact rocking chair in its original … Read More...
Tutorial: Cuddle Pocket Blanket to keep your feet warm
Don’t you hate it when you can’t get warm wrapped up in a blanket and cold air keeps creeping in around your feet? You can tuck the blanket in, but any time you move it’ll come undone and the cold … Read More...
10 Football themed craft projects
Whether or not you are a football fan I bet you know one (or more) and as a crafter you may want to make them something. Here are 10 fun football themed craft ideas ranging from sewing, cross stitch and … Read More...
Tutorial: Super Easy Chair Bag to hold books and more
Kim from Milkybeer Handmade shares a tutorial at Imagine Gnats showing how you can make her Super Easy Chair Bag. She created the simple bag to hang on the back of a dining chair to hold the books that her … Read More...
Make your own clay pot flower figures
How amazingly cute are these! I am off to the shops to get some of these clay pots right now. Wonder what figure will I make first?
You can use a lot of your imagination in this idea, but this … Read More...
Reusing Disposable Items
There are a lot of things we buy from the store and use on a daily basis that are marked as “disposable”, but that doesn’t necessarily mean we need to throw them away. A lot of disposable products can be … Read More...
Felted Soap Tutorial
You could used ready made store bought soap for this tutorial or felt your own pieces of handmade soap. It’s perfect for soap that doesn’t come out right and might look a little less than pretty. These make wonderful gifts … Read More...