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Yes don’t forget your furry friends! TheBark.com has full detailed instructions on creating these cute camper vans as a doghouse.
The puppy camper was designed by Michael Blunt, who says it was a labor of love and a personal challenge. … Read More...
Who doesn’t love receiving a bouquet of flowers? No, I’m not talking about the fancy arrangements from the floral shops. It doesn’t always have to be that extravagant. Sometimes it’s nice to have a bundle of fresh flowers from the … Read More...
Luis & Katie host “Lemonhead Press” and Katie is a stay at home mother to three. Katie has a tutorial for a “Cute Hippy Headband”! I have been seeing these hippy headbands in fashion magazines and on the internet. She … Read More...
If you love working with seed beads then you are going to love this design. If you hate slow and tedious projects then I am afraid you are going to hate this one. Personally I hate seed beads, not only … Read More...
This slim messenger bag would be great back-t0-school for older kids. Sew4Home share a tutorial showing how to make it. Even though it is narrower than most messenger bags, it’s still big enough to hold a small laptop, eReader, or … Read More...
On my own blog, Punk Projects, I posted this tutorial on how to make your own glitter shirts!
To answer what is probably your first question- no, they aren’t washable!
These were meant to be just a one day wear. … Read More...
Amy from Positively Splendid show how you can make this no-sew apple garland. With adhesive foam sheets from the craft store, this is a quick, easy project. It’s a cute back-to-school project, but change out the apples for bats and … Read More...
Melissa Ting shows how you can make a tiered summer dress like this one. The loose fitting short dress reminds me of the baby doll dresses I wore back in the 90s, though with a more modern style. I wonder … Read More...
Nothing foretells trouble ahead like a raven. Michelle of Michelle’s Romantic Tangle puts hers smack in the middle of this quilt. Appliqued to a fabric string block in neutral hues, she finishes the look with diamonds extending all the way … Read More...
This trick lets you add what appears to be two layers of different texture or design with one stamp or texture. There’s a background texture created with a low relief pattern stamp or tool and then a contrasting or higher … Read More...
Karyn, from Teach Beside Me, found herself with some plain, wooden craft blocks and decided to use them to make this educational game for her son. She had nine blocks that she painted three different colors. She then wrote different … Read More...
Janice from Maddie Moes shows how you can make a wide fabric headband. The wide fabric band holds the hair out of your face. The dimensions she gives will make a headband to fit a little girl ages 2-5. For … Read More...
This whale softie is a free pattern from Riley Blake Designs. His name is Wesley and he first appeared in their booth at Quilt Market. Enough people requested a pattern that they are now sharing it on their website. He’s … Read More...
The first step in sewing a well fitting child’s garment is knowing what size to make it. That involves more than just knowing what size they wear in purchased clothes. You need to get their actual measurements, and you need … Read More...
Download some free Halloween themed pattern papers from Free Vintage Digital Stamps, you’ll find a cool stripe and all over haunted pattern. The papers are already sixed at 6″x6″ so they are ready to print on your regular sized paper. … Read More...
You can make these cute tassels out of any scrap fibers and they are cute and all girls, young and old will love these “tassel necklaces”! Rae of “Rae Ann Kelly” has an excellent video covering every step on how … Read More...
Helen of “Curly Birds” has some fun projects for you and the kids. First she shows you how to make the wet felted balls and then the cute little bugs. Helen writes tutorials for children and adults focused on hand-sewing … Read More...
Wen from What’s Mummy Up To? shares a free pattern for her Lacey-Love batwing sweater/dress for little girls. In its shorter version, it’s a simple pullover sweater. But made longer, it’s a cute dress. It’s a super easy pattern to … Read More...
Yolanda is the winner of this giveaway!
This is an older book, but it’s a good one if you like cable knitting. I always think of cables as being the perfect thing to knit in the fall or for the … Read More...
