Know a child who likes to play with teddy bears or other stuffed animals? Autumn from It’s Always Autumn shares a free pattern for making teddy bear clothes. Her top & bloomer pattern will fit most Build-A-Bear and similarly sized … Read More...
Tutorial | Halloween Polka Dot Witch’s Hat
Turn a plain paper mache hat into this polka dotted splendor for Halloween Decor. You’ll need circle stickers, black and white paint, and decorative ribbon. Linda at Craftaholics Anonymous explains how to make it. If you’re extra crafty you can … Read More...
Project: Fall Leaves Card Made with Die Cuts
Don’t these leaves look almost real? Die cut and color some leaves and words for a quick and easy fall card that would be perfect for Thanksgiving. Find a video tutorial with complete instructions over at the My Favorite Things … Read More...
Freebie | Dress Up a Halloweenie | Halloween Paper Dolls
Oh for cute! I think I squealed when I came across these Halloween Paper Dolls. Ning at Babalisme calls them Halloweenies. Which is just perfect. Download the file, print cut, and let your little ones have a blast.… Read More...
Tutorial: Making Polka Dots
Making precision anything with craft materials is sometimes a challenging experience so I always like tips and tricks on how to get great, clean results with fairly basic tools. The pearl and etch toolset from Sculpey
are nifty that way. … Read More...
The Lion King Australia Review
When we were given 2 tickets to the Lion King Opening night the battle began. As a family of 4 we had to decide who was going to go. The discussion went on for several weeks until an agreement between … Read More...
Tutorial: No-sew sequin skull distressed jeans
Anne from WobiSobi shares a tutorial at I Love To Create showing how to can make these sequin skull distressed jeans, with no sewing required. You’ll start with a pair of jeans that fit you, cutting and shredding the denim … Read More...
Tip: Drawing Your Own Backgrounds for Stamped Cards
Have a cute stamped image that needs a background or someplace to stand? You can add some simple drawn lines and fill in some color with markers for a sidewalk and bushes. Art by Miran shares how she turned her … Read More...
Tutorial: Cheshire Cat Halloween costume for little kids
Toni from Sugar Tart Crafts shows how you can make this adorable Cheshire Cat Halloween costume for a little kid. She used a basic hoodie and pants pattern, turning it into a Cheshire Cat costume by piecing the stripes and … Read More...
Too Cute To Spook DIY!!
Mindy of “you’re too crafty” is a busy working mom & wife, with a blended family of 6 incredible kids. She created these darling “Too Cute To Spooks” that are sure to make a hit at your house on Halloween. … Read More...
5 Recipes To Make Your Own Chalk Paint
Chalk paint
is a huge trend among crafters and especially with those who upcycle pieces of furniture. It provides you with a beautiful finish and it’s a fairly easy process to do yourself. However, did you know that you can … Read More...
How to make hoop and yarn Halloween decorations
I think embroidery hoops are my latest favorite craft supply. I have been seeing lots of great projects out there and I think 3 of my last bunch of projects have used embroidery hoops. Pop on over to Crafting E … Read More...
Easy DIY Freezer French Fries
More freezer friendly recipes. We don’t eat a lot of french fries, mostly because they cost too much at the grocery store. At least if you are like us and on a budget. This will be something to try when … Read More...
Tips To Help Make Things Easier For You and Your Dog
Do you have a special little pooch in your life? Or maybe more than one? As much as we may love our little ones, they are honestly a little bit of work. This post gives us all 38 great ideas … Read More...
DIY – Plaid Shirt Cuff
This cuff is made using a recycled Plaid Shirt. In case you didn’t notice red plaid is very “fashionable” right now and if you want to add a little bit of plaid without looking like a cowgirl then this is … Read More...
Natural Eye cream Ideas you will love
I know we have posted lots of different remedies and recipes for eye creams of the years but thought this one might appeal to some new healthy lifestyle fanatics. I hadn’t heard of the potato one that a newbie for … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric storage buckets with handles
These fabric storage buckets by Sew4Home might be just what you need to contain the clutter in your house. They share a tutorial showing how you can make them. They’re intended for kids’ toys, but I can see them being … Read More...
Paper Plate Scarecrow Craft
When Allison’s daughter asked her if they could make a scarecrow, she said yes and then set about to find a variety of supplies they could use. She wanted to use materials that provided her daughter a variety of different … Read More...
DIY Li’l Pun’kin Barrettes
Aren’t these Pumpkin Barrettes just the cutest? They’re no sew as well, so super easy!
Learn how to use ribbon to make super cute pumpkin barrettes for your little “punkin” this Halloween! They are easy to make, require very few … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Bias tape pumpkin Halloween pillow
Steph from The Silly Pearl shows how you can make this bias tape pumpkin Halloween pillow. If you’ve never used bias tape before, this is a project to show off its magic bendable property. She uses repositionable adhesive to hold it … Read More...