Like all DIY beauty accessories, the makeup brush that you use everyday is used quickly and forgotten even faster.
But it needs a little TLC as well. This brush builds up grease and grime from your own face and you … Read More...
Learn How to Measure Yourself for Knits
A lot of knitters embark on their first sweater with some fear related to knitting the right size that will actually fit them and look good on their bodies.
Knitting Daily is helping to take some of the guesswork out … Read More...
Reuse old books, make a storage box
I have so many old books lying about that I don’t have the heart to throw away. Books from my Uni days, books that I cherish, but don’t read any more. It would be sad to throw them away!
Yet, … Read More...
Grout Cleaner That Actually Works!
Tile grout has got to be one of the hardest things to keep clean in a home. At least for me, it is. We are now in our second home, and have had tile in both homes, both of which … Read More...
Crock Pot Apple Sauce
We will go apple picking in a couple of weeks. Last year, I made homemade apple sauce for my daughter when she got her braces. Amazingly, she liked it better than the store bought! I need to make a bigger … Read More...
DIY Faux Arrowhead Necklace
Fran from “Fall For DIY” shares this Faux Arrowhead tutorial with us. It is beautifully crafted to look authentic. I might just be in love or at-least inspired by Fran’s blog. Here imagery is AMAZING! I wish my tutorial photos … Read More...
Easy DIY Cardboard Cake Stands
When you want to put your cake on display, but find yourself short a traditional cake plate, there’s a handy DIY for that! The ladies at A Joyful Riot have a template and simple step-by-step instructions on how to make … Read More...
Free Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Ribbon and clear vinyl zippered pouch in 3 sizes
Caroline from Sew Can She shows how you can make these ribbon and clear vinyl zippered pouches. She includes a template to make them in three sizes – large (11″ x 6″), medium (9″ x 4″), and small (5″ x … Read More...
How to Make a Marionette
I love projects that look complicated but are actually easy to make, like this adorable, goofy bird marionette. The body and head are simple styrofoam balls that are decorated with feathers and a piece cut from a feather boa. The … Read More...
Winner- Beaded Bracelets
Today I’m happy to announce the winner of the book Beaded Bracelets, 25 dazzling handcrafted projects, by Claudine McCormack Jalajas. I posted a review last week, so if you want to read it, you can find that here.
Congrats to … Read More...
Video tutorial: Sew the Cerisy A-line reversible skirt
The Cerisy skirt is a popular free pattern by Rachael Gander from Imagine Gnats. It’s a knee-length A-line skirt with a knit waistband, that also happens to be reversible. It’s an easy skirt to make, but she makes it even … Read More...
On Trend Crafts
There is a new indie craft fair! OnTrend Crafts is based in western Massachusetts, created by a group of crafters that want to help artists sell their goods and encourage people to buy local and handmade!
Here’s a bit about … Read More...
Keeping Up With Former Two Peas Garden Girls
Two Peas in a Bucket is now completely shut down and it is a new era in the online scrapbooking world. But what happened to their Design Team, The Garden Girls? If you want to be sure to still get … Read More...
Free Sewing pattern: Flouncy little apron
Sew4Home shares a free pattern for making their Flouncy Little Apron. It’s a full apron (as opposed to a half-apron), but in a shorter length than most full aprons. There are three tiers of ruffles at the bottom, and one … Read More...
Tunisian Crochet For Baby – Meet The Author!
This new book is full of goodies for baby, created by best selling crochet designer Sharon Silverman. I asked Sharon why she chose Tunisian crochet for babies
to create these designs. She kindly offered the following information:
Looking for … Read More...
Tutorial: An Autumn Turtle
Where I live you can feel autumn inching in – the day time temperatures are still lovely but there’s a chill in the mornings and the evenings come so much earilier than they need to. School starts for the kidlet … Read More...
What are you making with your old jeans?
Before you go tossing out your family’s worn out denim jeans, read this post to see if there is something better you can be doing with them.
Now, saving your old denim jeans may be something your grandma or mother … Read More...
Tutorial: No-sew t-shirt to racerback tank DIY
Danielle from Stickelberry shows how you can refashion a basic t-shirt into a loose fit racerback tank, with no sewing required. The loose fit racerback tank has extra deep armholes and gathers at the center back that makes it great … Read More...
Project: Vintage Style Typewriter Card
Darkroom Door Stamps is sharing directions for making this vintage inspired typewriter card. It hard to find ideas for masculine cards but I think this one would be perfect for the next guy in your life you need to make … Read More...
Halloween DIY: yarn, sticks, & spider webs tutorials
Mari of “Small for Big” Is sharing a traditional God’s Eye into Spider Web for a fabulous Halloween decoration. I find her idea to be charming and original. She decided on this for her little daughter Birdie for yarn-based projects … Read More...