Baby knitting is a wonderful way to get started with sweater knitting, and baby sweaters are the perfect place to begin. Not only are they smaller and quicker to knit than adult sweaters, but they are also incredibly adorable and … Read More...
Short history of the shift dress
Sherri from Sew Betty and Dot contributes at Pattern Patter with a short history of the shift dress. While I always associate the shift dress with the streamlined mod 60s, she traces the history back to the chemise worn in … Read More...
Got Two Minutes? You Need to See This
I am an advent follower of BRIT + CO and find some very amazing ideas on their site. You can EXPORE-MAKE-LEARN-SHOP! I just had to share this video with you today because we are a creative blog. Watch the video … Read More...
Toilet Paper Roll Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Are you looking for a fun Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle craft to do with your kids? Check out this super easy toilet paper roll craft created by Courtney, from Crafts by Courtney. They are fast, easy, and fun to make … Read More...
Tutorial: Hanging trash bag for your car
I am no good at keeping a clean car. There’s always trash in the floor! Receipts, empty water bottles, you name it. Becky from Patchwork Posse shows how you can make a car trash bag, so your car won’t look … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrunched Minky Pumpkin
Angel from Fleece Fun shares a tutorial at U Create showing how you can make these fabulous scrunched Minky pumpkins. The sides are ruched to create the shaping and the ridges in the pumpkin sides. A bit of a twig … Read More...
Project: Simple Step Card
The Some Odd Girl stamps blog will show you how to cut, score and fold one sheet of cardstock to make a simple but pretty step card. Add some pattern papers and stamped images and you’ve got an easy card … Read More...
DIY Halloween Costumes Using Paper
If there’s one thing we scrapbookers and paper crafters have, it’s lots and lots of paper. Let’s get that paper off the page this Halloween by using it to make some simple costumes! Paper is such a versatile medium to … Read More...
Another Clay Dragon
This isn’t so much a tutorial as a glimpse in how someone else makes their dragons. The step outs start halfway into the process with the initial dragon built up over an aluminum foil core. The body is black … Read More...
12 Ugly Knitted Christmas Sweaters?
Beauty really is in the eye of the beholder. Or in this case, the person who knits these. Or is given as a gift.
This collection of what Collectors Weekly describes as 12 of the Ugly Christmas Sweaterss is … Read More...
Happy Jack-O-Lantern Cheesecake
Super cute and perfect for the Halloween party for adults. Beth at Hungry Happenings knows how to put the cute and crafty in her edible creations. Sometimes so cute, you aren’t sure you want to eat them. Let her walk … Read More...
Brisbane Craft & Quilt Fair
It’s that time again and the annual Brisbane Craft & Quilt fair are coming to town from October 8th-12th. Will you be going? What’s your favorite
thing at the fair? I personally always have to buy handmade soap. It’s like … Read More...
Tutorial: The Quintessential Plaid Tote
The Quintessential Plaid Tote by Sew4Home has me dreaming of crisp autumn days and leaves crunching under my feet. It’s an oversized tote – measuring in at a generous 17″ high x 18″ wide x 5″ deep – made from … Read More...
Halloween Yarn Wreath
This is a very simple and self-explanatory Halloween yarn wreath from better homes and garden. They tell you exactly what you will need and you can choose the colors you want and I think it is quite charming. I hope … Read More...
Tutorial: Puffy fabric flowers
Staci from Crafty Stacishows how you can make these puffy fabric flowers. I think a cluster of these would be so pretty on a fall grapevine wreath! You can make them out of just about any style of print … Read More...
Tip: Die Cutting Sandwich Recipes – How To Layer
No, this isn’t how to eat a sandwich made of die cuts 🙂 A “sandwich” is a term used with manual die cutting machines to show you how to layer up the die cutting plates for your particular die cutting … Read More...
Help the Kids of Kenya with Knit Goodies
Do you all know about Craft Hope? It’s a really amazing group of crafters that band together periodically to make things that are donated to others. It started with 29 pillowcase dresses for children in an orphanage in Mexico and … Read More...
How to make a pixelated wall decoration
This is soooooo pretty! And the best part for me is that it could be made all with individual squares so that you could keep rearranging the squares. I have a lot of scrap 2x4s and I always looking for … Read More...
Halloween Cross Stitch Freebie: Boo To You
Halloween always kicks off my serious cross stitch season. I believe it is because of the change in weather and that I need to start creating for the holidays. Boo to You was created by la contesse le point de … Read More...
Freebie: Pumpkin Girl
This cute little pumpkin girl is ready for fall weather. I love her little sweater and skirt. It would be perfect on a trick or treat bag or maybe tea towels. This little doll is a digi stamp available for … Read More...