How many minutes do you have in the morning? this tutorial from LuLu’s has 3,5,and 10 minutes worth of makeup tips. How much time do you spend in the mornings? I take around 5 minutes just using a BB … Read More...
Knit a Super Simple Hat for Fall
I know some people are intimidated by knitting hats. If you’ve never worked in the round before and you’ve never done any shaping, it can be a little scary to work your first hat.
But really, there’s nothing to it, … Read More...
Tutorial: How to make leggings
Erin from Francois et Moi shows how you can recreate a favorite pair of leggings over and over and over. You’ll use a pair of leggings that fit you to make a pattern so you can sew up a stack … Read More...
Mess Free Finger Painting
Next time your little ones want to paint but you aren’t in the mood to clean up a mess, try these mess-free painting project shared by Tammy from Housing a Forest. Whip up a batch or two of homemade finger … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric storage bins with piping
Marni from Haberdashery Fun shows how you can make a fabric storage bin with piping around the top. They’re quick to make and handy in so many ways. You can make one from two fat quarters (one for the … Read More...
DIY Solar Printed T-Shirt
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Ellen from the blog “The Chilly Dog” shared the tutorial for this Solar Printed T Shirt using Inkodye. If you haven’t heard of Inkodye before, It’s a solar activated dye. You spread it on to your fabric, set it out … Read More...
Technique: Stenciled Woodland Deer Card
The popularity of stencils continues to grow, they combine so nicely with so many other paper crafting products and there are so many techniques to use to achieve different looks. This stunning forest scene card is made with nothing but … Read More...
Tutorial: 15-minute easy skirt
You can make a simple gathered skirt like this one in just 15 minutes. Bev from Flamingo Toes shares a tutorial showing how. You can make one in any size from baby to adult. Her tutorial tells how to figure … Read More...
The Most Useful Scrapbooking Video Ever
So it seems that having a funny husband might be a requirement for us scrapbookers! Join Izzy Hyman as he shares some of his most useful scrapbooking tips when he stood in for Noell on Paperclipping on April 1st this … Read More...
$3 DIY Tablecloth Party Backdrop
I’m a huge fan of budget-friendly party ideas, so I love this $3 DIY tablecloth party backdrop made with dollar store supplies. It can be customized to suit any color scheme or occasion and looks fairly easy to do even … Read More...
Tutorial: Tickle Monster Halloween costume
Joy from XOXO Grandma shows how you can make a Tickle Monster costume for a small child. The Tickle Monster is a character in a child’s book. She brings it to life in this adorable Halloween costume. She adapted a … Read More...
Tutorial: Travel booster seat with carrying handle
Sew4Home shows how you can make their On-The-Go Booster Seat with Carrying Handle. The seat provides the extra lift a small child needs to reach the table from a standard chair or booth bench. Toddlers and preschoolers will probably appreciate … Read More...
Tutorial: Doritos Chip bag Halloween costume
Deanna from Sew McCool made this Dorito chip bag costume for her daughter, who had her heart set on dressing up like a chip bag for Halloween. She shares a tutorial showing how she did it. She used vinyl for … Read More...
Project: Halloween Treat Box
Still need to pack up some treats for those little ghoulies and ghosties? Die cut some pillow boxes from pattern paper and embellish with some cool stamped Halloween images on a accordion folded medallion, fill with candy and you won’t … Read More...
Knit an Oak Leaf for Fall
Fall is officially happening where I live, in that the leaves are falling off the trees, even though the temperatures are still in the 70s.
If you’re looking for some fall decor that will last beyond Halloween, check out these … Read More...
Eighth-Grade Knitter Wins Entrepreneurship Contest
Baltimore eighth-grader Lily DeBell has been knitting for about 5 years and has built her passion into a solid business called Lily’s Legwarmers.
She says her class did an entrepreneurship unit in seventh grade in which students had to do … Read More...
DIY Halloween Wolf Hoodie Costume NO SEW
Lia of “Elli Blog” has you covered for a last minute costume. You need a hoodie sweatshirt, felt and a glue gun. With a few rounds of felt cutting and re-cutting, this is the wolf face that emerged. Lia then … Read More...
Easy Halloween Ghost Cupcakes
In case you have last minute thoughts of making treats for Halloween, here are the perfect cupcakes for you to make. No one needs to know how easy these are to make or if you used store-bought
or boxed cupcake … Read More...
Sewing Pattern: No-sew faux fur cuff t-shirt
Cathy from Trinkets in Bloom shares a tutorial at I Love To Create showing how you can add faux fur cuffs to a long-sleeved t-shirt. It’s an unexpected – and fun – detail for a plain long-sleeved tee. For the … Read More...
A Felt Bat Garland: DIY Halloween Decorations
Jean of “artful parent” has been making lots of DIY Halloween decorations this year and this “Felt Bat Garland” is a winner! She used the same bat template (from Country Living), but cut hers out of black felt rather than … Read More...