Debbie hosts “confessions of a plate addict” is a retired French teacher who loves all things French! I think we really hit pay-dirt with Debbie because she has the cutest Halloween projects for us with excellent step-by-step tutorials with patterns. … Read More...
Make Your Own Halloween Spell Book: with a free printable
Finding old vintage books is not always easy. A lot of thrift stores seem to be picked over quite quickly and there is an even more rare chance that you will find a neat old spell book. This fun post … Read More...
Tutorial: Grommeted curtain panel
Sew4Home shows how you can make a grommeted curtain panel. The jumbo grommets are sleek and modern, especially if you use ones with a metal finish. The curtain rod will be threaded through jumbo grommets set into the top of … Read More...
20 Kid-Friendly Halloween Party Ideas
Snippets of Inspiration has compiled a wonderful list of 20 Halloween Party Ideas to help you celebrate in style. There are ideas for sweet treats like mummy cupcakes, as well as suggestions for making Halloween a little healthier by incorporating … Read More...
Rainbow Spaghetti Wall
Check out this simple project that was created by a mom at Mosswood Connections to help her son work on fine motor skills — specifically, cutting. She noticed his cutting usually seemed jagged and messy so she tried to think … Read More...
Tutorial: Ribbon covered stretchy headband
Becky from Patchwork Posse shares a tutorial at The Ribbon Retreat showing how you can make these ribbon covered stretchy headbands. They are super easy to make, and really cute to wear! Make longer ones to wear as headbands, or … Read More...
7 DIY Halloween Apothecary Jars
There are so many different ways to add to your Halloween decor, but before you go out buying more pumpkins and spiderwebs, read this post. Apothecary jars
have been around for ages, but they are not always easy to come … Read More...
Project: Black Cat Halloween Canvas Art
Who says Halloween projects have to be black and orange? Try some non traditional colors in your next spooky project like with this funky black cat mixed media collage. This tutorial over at Stampington and Company will show you how … Read More...
Tutorial: Personalized trick or treat bag
Lindsay from The Cottage Mama shares a tutorial at Riley Blake Designs showing how you can make a personalized trick or treat bag for Halloween. The bag itself is easy to sew up. It has a contrast bottom with jumbo … Read More...
Book Review Craft Your Stash
Today I am participating in the Craft Your Stash blog tour. Craft Your Stash is a book by Lisa Fulmer, it released at the beginning of the month. I have to say, it’s cover-to-cover of awesome indie craft ideas!… Read More... Polymer Clay Adornments
A little selection of wearable pretties from polymer clay artists on Etsy:
 Leafy Cha Cha Bracelet by wilywolverine |
 Pod Flower Earrings by Loveroot |
 Mixed Media Cuff Bracelet by adrianaallenllc |
 Wolf Love Necklace by wcgoods |
Free pattern: Fruit Ninja quilt
Freebie alert! Download the template and instructions for this stunning quilt at Leigh Laurel Studios. Avid blogger and designer Karin, made this quilt interesting with her color choices and the way it’s stitched, especially in the white areas.
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Sewing Tutorial: DIY lace kaftan
Anna from Plan B shows how you can make a gorgeous lace kaftan. It would make a beautiful swim cover-up or loungewear. This is an easy sewing project, using only straight seams. If you can’t find a lace fabric you … Read More...
Inspiration: $20 DIY Tin Man Halloween Costume
Amy from Sews n Bows shows the most adorable Tin Man costume she made for her young daughter for less than $20. With some creativity, she was able to use a basic dress pattern and a basic leggings pattern to … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric yo-yo acorns for fall and Thanksgiving
Sharon from Crafts ‘n Coffee shows how you can make these fabric yoyo acorns for your fall décor. They’re large scale, over 5″ long tip to cap, and would be beautiful sitting in a large bowl. They’d be a pretty … Read More...
Yarn Ghost Garland Tutorial
Jessica from “Two Shades of Pink” is sharing this adorably cute ghost garland with speech bubbles for “Spooktacular 2014″ on Eighteen 25” hosted by sisters, Jamie, Jodie and Jennifer and 1825 was their house number growing up! Jessica said she … Read More...
How To: Felt Patchwork Cards
Laura “Lupin” Howard is a crafty lady living in England who likes to make and do and is obsessed with felt and hosts “Bugs and Fishes”. She used to sell handmade felt brooches, flower headbands, animal masks and other fun … Read More...
Project: Marbled Fall Leaf Card
This pretty fall leaf card is made with a couple of fun techniques like masking a stamped image using masking fluid and marbling the background paper with spray paints. Find complete directions over at Jo-Anns.
-Heather
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Tutorial: Scrap fabric napkins
Jeska from Studio BeauVert shows how to make a pretty set of cloth napkins out of your scrap fabrics. Her napkins are mini-sized – just 9″ square – to take advantage of smaller pieces of fabric. The smaller squares are … Read More...
Homemade Ham and Cheese Pockets
Another solution for the leftover ham from sandwiches or holiday meals.
As mentioned before Crystal at Money Savings Mom has wonderful recipes to make and store in the freezer. If you haven’t checked out her website, you really should. She … Read More...