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A top-down sweater is a sweater that is knitted from the top of the garment, typically starting with the shoulders, and working downwards towards the hem. This method of knitting a sweater offers several benefits to the knitter. One of … Read More...
Steph from Crafting in the Rain shows how you can make a set of Halloween bean bags. They’d be perfect if you’re signed up to make a game for a school or church Halloween carnival. She includes some suggestions for … Read More...
Do you have a child who is a Batman fan? If so, help them make these cool wrist cuffs. All you need is a cardboard tube, like from a toilet paper or paper towel roll, some black paper, a glue … Read More...
Tweens are a hard group to sew for. It can be difficult to strike the right balance between styles that appeal to the kid in them but don’t make them feel like babies. Elizabeth from Simple Simon & Co. suggests … Read More...
Vanessa shared the tutorial for these really neat restyled notebooks on her blog, Cafe Craftea. (LOVE the name of her blog).
Vanessa says” It’s back to school season and I found myself wanting some fancy new notebooks to ease myself … Read More...
Tombstones and skulls and cemeteries are a definite thing for Halloween, and if you’re into the spooky stuff now you can create your own scary scenes using paper. here are three templates to help.
Shown above is the cemetery scene … Read More...
This cute cat pencil pouch combines two of my favorite things – cats and school supplies. Our sister site CraftBits shares a tutorial showing how you can make one. One end of the round pencil pouch is the kitty’s face, … Read More...
I am really excited to bring you a product review for a fantastic new paper crafting company called Fun Stampers Journey, a new “at home party” company. You can host a party in your home or join and become … Read More...
Look at this wonderful creative space! Would you believe Rebecca pulled all this together with a $75 budget? How did she do it? By using a combination of thrifted and found items, creative ideas and lots of paint! This … Read More...
How would you like to hang out with eight of the most inspiring and talented scrapbooking instructors on the planet… without leaving home? With True Scrap 6, we bring the best in online education to you, but we add a … Read More...
Whether it’s taco night or garlic bean burritos or fajitas, some form of southwest style food is on our menu at least once a week. And if the meal involves tortillas, we always warm them up first. Renee from The … Read More...
“MollyMoo” has several wonderful things for our kids to make. She has complete instructions and pictures showing us how to make these “Make Yarn and Cardboard Tube Bracelets” with tutorials. These are projects that can be done by children with … Read More...
The Ribbon Retreat shares a tutorial showing how you can make these cute stacked ribbon bows for Halloween. They’re made with layers of several different types of ribbons, embellished in the center with a button or charm. Halloween themed ribbon … Read More...
Sometimes you don’t have a good spot to hang a pennant banner. Have no fear, Lisa of the blog Mabey She Made It came up with a clever way to use recycled cans as a base to hang a fun … Read More...
Have lots and lots of trendy cool stamps? Stamp them all in black and then over in a bright color all over a 12″ x 12″ sheet of cardstock for a fun and funky scrapbook page base. You could also … Read More...
Catherine from Frisky Scissors shares a free pattern at the Pattern Patter blog for making a circle skirt with coordinating accessories from 2 yards of fabric. It’s a vintage pattern pamphlet. If you use felt as the pamphlet suggests, go … Read More...
Lia of “Lia Griffith Handcraft Your Life” Has a tutorial and pattern for these stunning felt flowers. Make these simple felt flowers to accessorize an outfit or to use as a pretty gift topper! Printable pattern and tutorial included. She … Read More...
There are so many different ways to knit a sweater, and thinking about how you want your sweater to go is a good place to start when you’re trying to choose a pattern.
The first consideration is whether you want … Read More...
Proper sewing machine maintenance at home is key to keeping your machine in healthy running order. The latest podcast by Domenica from Easy Sewing for Beginners focuses on just that. For her podcast, she interviews a sewing machine technician to … Read More...
The introduction to this slideshow of sweater knitting patterns from the 1970s makes me smile in light of what we’re talking about this month. It’s talking about how everyone seems to knit these days, but they mostly just knit scarves … Read More...
