Gets yourself some inexpensive throw pillows and some wool felt; a pair of scissors, and fabric glue. Cut shapes of your choice out of the felt or use “Good Housekeeping’s” patterns. You and use this idea for every season and … Read More...
Tutorial: African print pleated skirt
Nicole from The Felted Fox shows how you can make an African print pleated skirt. Deep inverted box pleats showcase a large scale geometric print. She wears it with a matching shirt made with her wrap crop top tutorial. … Read More...
Forest Wedding Welcome Basket
Welcome your far-flung wedding guests with a basket full of lovely treats suitable for a woodsy wedding theme! The Evermine Blog shares all the details here.
Discover a treasure trove of valuable insights and creative ideas to elevate your … Read More...
Are You Recycling Your Old Containers?
Whether you have a collection of favorite containers, or just want to find a way to try to get a bit more organized, this post from Buzzfeed is a must read for you! Upcycling a container is not only cost … Read More...
101 Amazing Pumpkin Recipes for Your Fall Parties
If you’re planning any fall parties, you’ll definitely want to bookmark this collection of 101 pumpkin recipes from The Dating Divas. The collection includes drinks, dips, bars, cookies, and cakes made with pumpkin. It’s the taste of fall in one … Read More...
Tutorial: Gift box sewing kit
Carolyn from Homework shows you can make a small sewing kit using a cardboard gift box. She makes them pretty by covering them in fabric and lining them with felt. She made up a bunch of these to give to … Read More...
Apple Pecan Dump Cake
Here is another easy recipe for those apples, besides a pie.
Carrie from Saving 4 Six has created this cake that uses a pie filling
and cake mix
. It looks like the pie filling without the crust. If you … Read More...
Halloween Design Competition
It’s almost that time of year again and The Beading Wire , Halloween contest is back! They are looking for original designs with a Halloween theme.
The competition is open Worldwide and the winners receive a $100 gift voucher for beadaholique.com. Check out … Read More...
Inspiration: Chestnut Junction Primitive
Our backyard is bustling with squirrels, crows and scrubjays collecting nuts and other food for the fall and winter. Can I just tell you that this is driving my dogs crazy! No squirrels ever get caught, and there are times … Read More...
Indie Craft Sampler Boxes
I posted about Indie Craft Sampler back in July when the boxes were available for pre order. The boxes are now officially for sale, so if you want to support other Indie Artists purchasing a box is a great way … Read More...
Freebie: Vintage Pattern of Girls Playing
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...