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When it comes to holiday crochet, traditional favorites like Santa hats, snowflakes, and cozy stockings are always a hit. But what if you could shake things up this year with … Read More...
Following along from the tutorial the other day for stamped napkin rings, here’s one from Emma of GatheringBeauty for pretty stamped trinket dishes. I am a sucker for little bowls. Outside of beads and canes, I make bowls the most. … Read More...
Angie at Little Inspiration shows how you can make a pineapple or watermelon felt purse, with no sewing required. The small bags are just the right size for a little girl to carry, and the watermelon and pineapple are popular … Read More...
Up, Up and away! Hot air balloons are fun images for birthday or Bon Voyage cards. Stampington and Company has a free down loadable hot air balloon template that you can stamp on, stencil on or cover with pretty pattern … Read More...
Kilim Rug is a flat tapestry-woven carpets or rugs produced from the Balkans to Pakistan. Kilims can be purely decorative or can function as prayer rugs. Recently kilims are popular floor-coverings in Western households.
Shaleah is a stay at home … Read More...
Nichole from Bluebird & the Boy guest blogs at Sew McCool with a tutorial showing how to make a reusable snack bag with a divider on the inside that divides the bag into 2 pockets. Pack a sammie and a … Read More...
Buzzfeed’s list of 41 clothing alterations is a list of ideas and hacks that will have you reaching for the next bobby pin or hangar to fix your wardrobe malfunctions. 🙂
Most of these ideas are easy, and live up … Read More...
Cake that you can make in the same pan and doesn’t need eggs, milk or butter!
It is called crazy or wacky cake and was created during the depression when it was hard to afford or find ingredients. I love … Read More...
Remodeling a home can often be overwhelming and a little bit intimidating. While the reason of doing the renovation is to have your space updated and beautified, your pocketbook may not look very pretty after the fact. This post from … Read More...
If you have been swept up in the Pineapple craze then you are going to love this necklace by the Crafted Sparrow. It’s simple in design but perfect for beginners to advanced crafters. Consider making it true yellow colors or … Read More...
Who knew that dollar store soap petals could look so lovely? This rose ball is made using individual petals from a box of soap roses. These would look beautiful in a bathroom of a Wedding or other event. Though I … Read More...
Teresa from Dandelion Drift shows how to make a pleated knit skirt. It’s an easy skirt to sew and you can make it to fit your measurements. Because the fabric stretches, there’s no need for a zipper or other closure … Read More...
Here’s a glass art project that doesn’t require many tools or supplies. You don’t need experience working with glass or a kiln. All you need is a camera and some glass pieces. The rest is up to you. Over at … Read More...
As the leaves on the trees outside your windows start to turn colors and fall to the ground, why not make some equally colorful leaves to hang in your windows?!? Follow the easy step-by-step directions shared by Jennifer on her … Read More...
Foxes are one of the many trends right now. I must say, I think they’re just as cute as owls.
Cass from Cass Can Sew designed The Quiet Fox applique and recently made it available for free download to use … Read More...
Tia from Little Button Diaries shows how you can make an appliqued and piped throw pillow like this one. You can applique any design you can dream up, though I think the little vintage camper applique that made is super … Read More...
The design of this kids activity bag is genius. It may look like a regular tote, but regular totes don’t have Velcro in the side seams so they can open up all the way. Marni from Haberdashery Fun designed the … Read More...
Here’s a fun card idea, a multi tiered shaker card! J J Bolton uses trendy sequins for this colorful a card and keeps them separated with small strips of foam tape behind clear acetate. Find directions for making one here … Read More...
This is the start of a quilt says Leena of Creative Instincts. The singular block started as an 8 inch square piece of paper pencil-marked on the diagonal in varying widths. Next, she cut yardage in narrow strips and began … Read More...
As I read the tutorial by Cynthia Morgan, before writing this post I saw that this will be a multi-part project. In this post you’ll set up the clay and plant life for the pate de verre project. Do … Read More...
