Wen from What’s Mummy Up To? shows how you can make a flapper style dress for a little girl. She created the dress for a dance performance at her daughter’s school, but her daughter thinks its fun to wear just … Read More...
8 Kid’s Crafts Using Fall Leaves
Autumn is one of the most beautiful times of the year and what better way to teach your little ones about colors, seasons, temperature changes, and maybe even the science of why leaves actually change color? These 8 ideas … Read More...
Decorating For Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a holiday that can sometimes get overlooked until the last minute. With all of the hype of Halloween, and then a rush of preparation for Christmas, Thanksgiving tends to be, for some, a holiday that just comes when … Read More...
Style Me Quick – Lazy Girl Hairstyles
I am not sure if I am lazy or time poor but the truth is I am a throw it into a ponytail kinda gal. I know I should spend more time trying out hairstyles than actually pinning them or … Read More...
Sweater Knitting is Great, So How About a Sweater Dress?
I have to admit that as much as I love handknit sweaters, I was always a bit afraid to knit a sweater dress. It just seems like an awful lot of knitting that’s sure to sag and not be as … Read More...
Choosing the right sewing pattern brand for your body type
We all know that pattern sizes differs greatly from ready-to-wear. Pattern sizing also differs greatly between pattern brands. And like ready-to-wear clothing, the best match for your body will depend on how that pattern brand defines their sizes. Rachel from … Read More...
DIY Sticker Seek and Find Game
I have yet to meet a child who doesn’t like stickers. That being said, I bet every child I know would love this fun game made using stickers and paper.
If you have a box of stickers lying around somewhere, … Read More...
Tutorial: Color blocked fingerless gloves
Surayya from Blissful Sewing shows how you can make these color blocked fleece fingerless gloves. They keep your hands and wrists warm but your fingers are free so you can grip a doorknob or a car key (or type on … Read More...
Freebie | Printable Fall Paper for Crafts & DIY
Download and print off this pretty fall themed paper to use for your scrapbooking and paper crafts projects this Autumn. Use as patterned paper on a page, on greeting cards, make notebook covers, or for gift wrapping, tags or … Read More...
Hosting A Brunch Wedding
Have you heard of a “brunch wedding” before? Normally a wedding is held in the later afternoon/evening, with an after party lingering on into the late hours of the night. However, this new trend of having a brunch wedding allows … Read More...
Freebie | Thirty Days of Thankful Printable
It’s not too late to start documenting your thankful moments in November. Grab this free printable from Wine & Glue and get started! November is the perfect month to stop and take note of the things that make you … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy ruched lace scarf
Stef from Girl. Inspired. shares a tutorial at Skip To My Lou showing how you can make this lovely lace scarf. It’s made from a soft drapey lace. Ruching at the center of the scarf shapes it nicely where it … Read More...
Project: Quick and Simple Hand Made Christmas Cards
Even if you don’t have lots of time to make cards this holiday season you can still make lovely cards by keeping it simple. Use only 2 colors of ink, combine coordinating stamps with out any cutting or dimension, layer … Read More...
Wooden Christmas Ornaments
Laurie posted these wooden christmas ornaments that she created on her blog and I think they’re lovely and had to share them with you guys! She used a scroll saw and created her own stain using a strong tea and … Read More...
Tutorial | Krafty Christmas Cards Made Using a CD Template
These Christmas cards are just lovely! Emily at Trimcraft used a CD as her template to make the circle base for the cards, Then she layered a variety of papers and buntings with embellishments to finish them off. Your … Read More...
Easy way to fix holes in Jeans
This DIY is targeted towards men who can’t sew, or pretend not to sew, or fix things 🙂
If you are sad about your favourite garment getting ripped by accident or design, you can fix them, following this easy DIY … Read More...
Paper Craft Tutorial | Place Card & Treat Bag DIY for Thanksgiving
Use these paper crafting techniques from the Darice blog to make either place cards or treat bag toppers for Thanksgiving. Use punches or die cutting machines to shape your leaves (or hand cut them in a pinch.) Then … Read More...
Tutorial | Sleepy Lion Gift Wrap
Isn’t this lion gift wrap just adorable? The kids are going to love it this holiday season! Use cardstock, a sharpie and tape to transform a plain brown paper package into this sweet sleepy lion. All the instructions are at … Read More...
Tutorial: A Solar System Model
Turns out there’s a little more on educational projects with polymer clay. The kids I’ve worked with have always enjoyed the clay even when we snuck in the educational bits. This project is for a mini solar system – which … Read More...
Tutorial: Color blocked zippered pouch
Ellen from The Long Thread shares a tutorial in the Holiday Bake Craft & Crochet Series at Skip To My Lou today, showing how to make a simple color blocked zippered pouch. Zippered pouches are a good all-purpose gift to … Read More...