Daniela from On The Cutting Floor shares a free pattern for making this pretty scallop neck top or dress. It has vintage styling in the lines, but you can make it modern with fabric choice. The peplum top would be … Read More...
Tutorial: Bias tape wrap bracelets
Don’t throw away those awkward lengths of leftover bias tape, especially if it’s pretty patterned bias tape that you made yourself. If you have about 14″ of it, you can use that bias tape to make wrap bracelets. Tinsel & … Read More...
Halloween Spider Rag Wreath Step-by-Step
This Halloween spider wreath comes from the DIY network. I’m sure we all have an old white sheet that we can tear up in to rags to make this adorable Rag wreath. It’s tied onto a rigid wire wreath form … Read More...
Kristina Logan Coming to the West Coast
Heather Trimlett is hosting Kristina Logan for a trunk show and class down in San Diego. Both of these lovely ladies have been great inspirations to me as a bead maker so if you have the opportunity to take a … Read More...
CRAFT: All You Magazine and cereal boxes “Take This, Make That”
Jessica of “Pen N’ Paperflowers” is showing us a brilliant tutorial that we will be able to use throughout the year for many occasions. The French Farmhouse Fringe Flowers she is showing us are so fall-like and home spun and … Read More...
Practice Your Mitering Skills on a Simple Washcloth
Knitting mitered squares is a really fun knitting technique that looks a lot more complicated than it is. All you’re really doing is strategically decreasing at the middle of the project to make it into a square.
Once you’ve tried … Read More...
Tutorial: Ewok hood
This Ewok hood is super cute for dress-up, or maybe as a Halloween costume. Stephanie from Swoodson Says shows how you can make one. Those Ewok ears!! She used the Greenstyle Creations Balaclava Pattern but adapted it to become an … Read More...
Fun Ways to Find More Time to Knit
Now that fall is officially here in the northern part of the world, I know we’re all planning a lot of great knitting projects and hoping for more time to knit.
But knitting time doesn’t just happen; sometimes you have … Read More...
Tutorial: Patchwork pumpkins
Melony from Mel Designs shows how you can make these scrappy patchwork pumpkins. The strippy patchwork is a good design to make use of your smaller scraps – pull out your scrap bin for this project. They’d be cute worked … Read More...
7 Things To Make With Your Old Cardboard Tubes
We all have access to those cardboard tubes
. You know the ones I’m talking about. They are at the end of the toilet paper rolls and even the paper towels in your kitchen. Well, start saving a stash of … Read More...
How much screen time do you allow your kids?
We are so conflicted these days about how much screen time is OK for our kids.
It doesn’t help that there are so many conflicting opinions out there.
Do you agree with this opinion that says that limiting kids screen … Read More...
Make a 3-D Pumpkin Gallery Wall
Pumpkins are everywhere in the decorating world and today we have brought you another great idea to add to your Fall decor. These adorable 3-D pumpkin frames are simply irresistible and can easily be customized to fit your own color … Read More...
Wire Wrapped Ring Knot
This simple ring design is created by fallfordiy.com and is so delicate and elegant. It would be beautiful paired with a black outfit and simple gold earrings and heels. Another great introduction to wire wrapped projects and techniques.
Updated: Home-Made Alcohol Free Hand Sanitizer
After contracting Viral Meningitis a few years ago I became obsessed with Hand Sanitizer. I got sick after the swine flu peak in 2009. I literally have a bottle of the “bought stuff” at my front door for people to … Read More...
Tutorial: Making Macarons
The local bakery makes a nifty flavour-of-the-week batch of cupcakes and macarons each week and the macarons are definitely my daughter’s favourites. Here’s the fun clay version. The tutorial uses eraser clay but you could definitely use any of … Read More...
Free pattern: Little girls military inspired peplum jacket
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a free pattern for making her Lizzy Peplum, a little girls military inspired peplum jacket. The gathered sleeve caps and a gathered ruffle are girly elements, while the vinyl stripes and buttons across the … Read More...
How to Make Easy Balsa Wood Place Cards
If you’re hosting an outdoors-themed dinner or party, the cute cutout hedgehogs at Crafting in the Rain are a fun place card or table decoration idea. There are also instructions on making a cupcake stand. If you have a Cricut… Read More...
Handprint Fall Tree
Celebrate autumn (even if you are sad to see summer go) by having your kids make a colorful autumn tree picture. All you really need to make this picture is some paper and glue, but you can easily make it … Read More...
25 Creative Ways to Display Clothing
Stephanie rounded up 25 ways to creatively display clothing on her blog, Swooden Says. I think this is perfect for bloggers wanting to take styled photos, or for indie artists looking for craft fair displays!
She rounded up 10 DIY … Read More...
Filo & Lino share a tutorial showing how to make this double compartment zippered clutch. It folds in the middle, with a zipper across the top providing access to both compartments. With the two compartments, you’ve got double the storage … Read More...