I think I have located the mother load of vintage cross stitch patterns. I found the site gancedo.eu and squealed with delight at all of the vintage cross stitch and embroidery patterns. The majority of them are from 1910-1940, are … Read More...
Cardboard Tube Ghoul Family
Start saving your cardboard tubes (toilet paper and paper towel rolls) right now! That way, the next time you are in the mood to be creative, you can make some of these cool ghouls.
Amanda, from Crafts by Amanda, created … Read More...
Free pattern: Removable nursing pillow cover
Kelsey from Vanilla Joy shares a free pattern for making a removable cover for a nursing pillow. These covers are expensive to buy and rarely come in the design you want. If you make it yourself, you can choose from … Read More...
Tutorial: Leather handle fabric storage baskets
Storage baskets like these can help control the clutter in your house. Made from a linen with a bright cotton lining and leather handles, they also happen to be quite attractive. Minki from Minki’s Work Table shares a tutorial showing … Read More...
Tip: Handwriting on Cards
If you don’t have the perfect saying or sentiment to add to a card why not write it yourself? I know many of us, myself included, don’t particularly like our own handwriting but with a little practice and the right … Read More...
Tutorial: Thanksgiving Decorations
Actually, this is just a great, simple way to make shiny clay leaves. The tutorial uses metallic spraypaint from Rustoleum which may or may not be permanent for clay – some sprays make polymer clay stick after a while – … Read More...
Tutorial: Candy corn pillowcase trick or treat bag
Go old school with your trick or treat bag this year and use a pillowcase to collect candy. But don’t leave it plain. You can make it festive for Halloween by dying it to look like candy corn. Angela Daniels … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Child’s outgrown swimsuit becomes a doll’s swimsuit
With summer’s end, many of us are donating our daughters’ swimsuits to charity. After all, they’ve seen a full summer of use and by next summer they’ll be outgrown. ??? from XOXO Grandma has a brilliant idea for putting that … Read More...
Sweet Bear Donuts
It’s the little things that count. I’m all about easy and semi-homemade, because I’m just not that creative in the kitchen. Thank goodness for the internet and those willing to share their ideas with us.
It’s Always Autumn shows how … Read More...
Keeping Spiders Out Of Your Home
This time of the year, we tend to notice more and more of those creepy crawly eight legged bugs both outside and inside our homes. They are not always overly harmful, but not exactly welcome either.
Repelling these tiny arachnids … Read More...
Pamper Friends with a DIY Spa Party
If you’re looking for a fun girls’ time, try a home-spa! Play. Party. Pin. has ideas for a DIY spa day. Make your own sugar scrub, lip balm, bath salts, and warm/cool pack for starters. A buffet of pampering treats, … Read More...
Tutorial: Petals Pillow
Jann from Newton Custom Interiors shows how you can make this decorative pillow covered in fabric petals. She shows how to make the fabric petals and also how to achieve even spacing and good coverage when stitching them down to … Read More...
Faux Geode Necklace
What do we do when all the Earth’s resources run out? We make our own out of poly clay of course. This Faux Geode Necklace is very cute and appears somewhat easy to make. The tutorial is easy to follow … Read More...
DIY Lavender EO Dryer Sheets
I hate cleaning and laundry but I am willing to do a load if my laundry comes out smelling amazingly good. These Re-usable DIY Laundry dryer sheets are so simple to make. They would make a great alternative housewarming gift … Read More...
DIY Tulip Tie Dye Watercolor Scarf
Carolyn is demonstrating Tulip Tie Dye on her blog, Homework, but not in the traditional sense. When you think of tie dye, you think fun t-shirts with spirals of bright colors. Carolyn used Tulip One-Step Tie-Dye
which is America’s favorite … Read More...
Simple DIY Chore Chart
While this wonderful chore chart would be great to make for home, it could also be useful in a classroom. Make a magnet for each student, and you can use it to keep track of a bunch of things!
Kim, … Read More...
Tutorial: Measuring tape fish pendant
Here is a necklace made for sewists! Made by Laura from IsLaura, it features a fish made from a rolled up measuring tape and “beads” made from empty bobbins. She shares a tutorial showing how she made the fish. Her … Read More...
Tutorial: Travel tissue pack cover, two ways
There are plenty of travel tissue pack cover tutorials out there, but this one by Ren of The Inspiring Wren is particularly nice. For starters, she shows how to make them to fit two styles of travel tissue packs – … Read More...
Technique: Water Color Card Using Re-Inkers
The tiny bottles of ink used to refill a dried up ink pad can be use for more then just re-inking those pads, they can also be mixed with water and used as watercolors. The Paperfections blog shares how to … Read More...
Crochet A Planter
Fall is the time to bring in some plants to winter inside. I have a few on the front porch, including Henrietta, a rhododendron that my daughter started in her dorm room many years ago. It now resides on my … Read More...