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...
How to make a pumpkin place setting
Mini pumpkins have many uses for Halloween and Thanksgiving. Using them as place settings is a great use. But what I really liked over at this post at The Scrap Shoppe where Michele shows a clever way to make the … Read More...
Tutorial: Hello Sailor grommet tote
Jaime Pretty Prudent shows how to make her Hello Sailor! Grommet Tote. She made it for an upcoming cruise, and it gets its name from the words “Hello Sailor” embroidered across the canvas tote. You could also make this from … Read More...
Can you craft?
Yes. Everyone can. This is almost a no-brainer. Yet, when you ask most people, they will say they are no good at it.
This is what Molly of CraftIdeasWeekly found recently and she has written her thoughts about it. She … Read More...
9 Foods For Your Halloween Party
Halloween is just a few days away! Have you thought about what kind of food you will have waiting for the hungry little spooks who come home from trick or treating that night? These 9 ideas are fun and delicious, … Read More...
The Little Mermaid themed wedding idea
Sadly, like the fairy tale it is based on, this wedding is also not real. But, hey, photography duo, Mark and Candice Due setup this perfectly themed wedding that is better than real ones, right? It is every little girls … Read More...
All Natural Grease Stain Solution
Here is a good idea. An all natural grease stain remover that actually works. There is a secret (but all natural ingredient) at work here, and you will just have to go to Creative Christian Mama’s website to see what … Read More...
Pineapple Jack ‘O Lanterns
For HGTV¹s David Bromstad, Halloween is one of the best times of the year. It allows him to release his alter-ego as a creative fiend, aiming for what he calls “spooky-chic.”
Despite not having a true autumn in his home … Read More...