Here is a darling Christmas gift for the entire family from a child. Lindsay is the designer of The “Cottage Mama”! She is a wife, mother of three young children, author and stay-at-home mom turned handmade business owner. Get all … Read More...
Supernatural Mittens to Knit
I’ve been following Kat from Just Crafty Enough in her mission to knit a pair of mittens each month this year with great interest. It’s even kind of inspired me to think about trying to knit a dozen of something … Read More...
Free Lampwork Bead Making Tutorials at EskieBeads.com
I’ve been spending more time on the torch lately making beads and wanted to see if there were some tutorials that would inspire some fresh explorations. First I asked Mr. Google…I found EskieBeads.com and within that site a whole list … Read More...
Tutorial: Trick or treat Halloween tote
Petro from The Seaman Mom shows how you can make a cute Halloween tote bag. With boxed bottoms and reinforced stitching where the straps attach, it’s big – and sturdy – enough for a good trick or treating haul. Or, … Read More...
7 Spooky DIY Halloween Decorations
Halloween is a time when you can let your imagination run wild and create a spooky ambiance in your home. It’s the perfect opportunity to show off your crafting skills and scare your friends and family. With just a few … Read More...
Making Halloween Luminaries From Recycled Items
Creating a set of luminaries to line your walk way on Halloween night can be just the extra little touch that you home needs to attract those adorable little trick or treaters. This list of 30 ideas will leave your … Read More...
Free Crochet Pattern – Owls
Are we over owls yet? I know it’s patterns like these that keep sucking me back in- they are just so cute! The free crochet pattern can be found here at Engsidrun.spire.ee. You might want to check out some … Read More...
5 Minute Duct Tape Hair Clips
The kids are going to love making these. All your need is some printed duct tape
and hair clip backs
. These would make wonderful sleepover party activities or get the kids busy in time for Christmas and show them … Read More...
Soap Tutorial – Dead Sea Soap
This dead Sea salt soap tutorial uses a simple Melt and Pour technique. If you haven’t tried a sea salt soap then beware as they are a little scratchy and not for the weak hearted. Mmm I can smell the … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY skeleton gloves
Jen from Eat. Sleep. Make. shows how you can create a pair of skeleton gloves using a pair of plain gloves and flocked heat transfer material. She used her Silhouette to cut the transfer material. She provides the file she … Read More...
Carve Your Pumpkin with Knitting Style
We knitters usually like the world to know our favorite craft, and there’s no reason the people who come to your house on Halloween shouldn’t know that you come armed with needles.
Knitting Daily has a couple of really cute … Read More...
Button Counting and Sorting
I figured this was the perfect activity to share today because it is Count Your Buttons Day! You don’t need much time or many supplies to make this fun button game for your little ones. You might even be able … Read More...
Tutorial: No-sew pillows from fabric napkins
Some fabric napkins are too pretty to sit in your lap waiting for food to be wiped on to them. No, those pretty napkins need to be home décor! Aunt Peaches shares a tutorial at I Love To Create showing … Read More...
DIY Paper Party Decor for Fall
With Fall parties and dinners on the horizon, you can use this tutorial to make your own party decor using the Silhouette machine. Follow the instructions at Crafts Unleashed to download the necessary files from the Silhouette store, then … Read More...
DIY Leather Cord Organizer
Vanessa from Cafe Craftea has another awesome tutorial posted on her blog! This time she created a handy tool to hold all of your miscellaneous chargers and cords. I think this is perfect for taking on trips so that you … Read More...
Tutorial: Wolf jacket DIY
Coats are more fun to wear when they turn you into a wild creature like a wolf. Tara from Girl Like the Sea shares a tutorial at The Sewing Rabbit showing how you can adapt a basic coat pattern to … Read More...
Project: Winter Bird Card
Here’s a great technique for adding multiple colors to a solid stamp image. Try stamping with one color of Distress Ink and then dipping a water brush onto other ink pads too apply additional colors, since Distress Inks react with … Read More...
Book Giveaway: Animal Kingdom: Color Me, Draw Me by Millie Marotta
Today I have a really fun giveaway, enter to win an an adult coloring book called Animal Kingdom: Color Me, Draw Me by Millie Marotta by leaving a comment in today’s post answering the question, “As an adult do you … Read More...
Tutorial: Fall Leaf Necklace
Autumn is wrapping up here – most of the leaves have fallen at least – but the colours are still rich and warm and here’s a fabulous way to carry the prettiest foliage of the year a little while longer. … Read More...
Skeleton Cupcakes
Spooky decorations for your cupcakes! Crazy how creative you people are!
As with a previous recipe, you can use your own cupcake recipe or buy store bought and make them think you are amazing with this skeleton cupcake topper made … Read More...