Australian glass artist Ruth Allen makes the coolest light fixtures by Upcycling glass bottles and creating the coolest pendant lamps and drink wear sets. She takes bottles and cuts and cleans and then uses her glass blowing techniques, turns them … Read More...
Free pattern: Tiny Tank Dress
Jen from iCandy Handmade shares a free pattern for her Tiny Tank Dress for baby girls. The itty bitty dress is gathered at the top and has contrast bias tape for the straps. It can be made from any lightweight … Read More...
Random Acts of Service and Kindness Banner
This is such a great concept and this homemade banner is a wonderful way to keep kids motivated and wanting to do more to help others.
Hop on over and visit this Random Acts of Service and Kindness post from … Read More...
DIY Fiber Art Wall Hanging
Rachel from Handmade Charlotte is sharing a tutorial for these amazing Fiber Wall Art Pieces on the etsy blog. Fiber art is definitely a current trend and extremely popular with indie artists right now.
What I love about it is … Read More...
Tutorial: Appliqued kite tote bag
Sew4Home shows how you can make this tote bag with a happy appliqued kite on the front. Wide ric rac trim gives the top a wavy edge. The tail of the kite is actually a length of cording that is … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Girls shirred halter dress
Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom shares a tutorial for making her Summer Rose shirred halter dress. This pretty summer dress has a shirred bodice, and V-neck halter straps. She added a ribbon flower as an embellishment at … Read More...
Project: Metallic Stamped Card
Use metallic stamping inks for a beautiful romantic card with a touch of shimmer, the Imagine Crafts blog has the details.
-Heather
Back To School Crochet?
I love this nifty, easy to work up crochet pencil case. But, wait, there’s more! Wouldn’t it also make a nice travel case for your crochet hooks, including a pocket to hold a copy of your pattern folded to … Read More...
Tutorial: Simple Flower Cane and Beads
The charm of this type of cane and bead or applique is that you could use a skinner blend instead of the simple black and white bullseye for the full colour effect. Or you could use solid colours or varying … Read More...
Tutorial: Simple felt lined phone case
Julie from John & Pearl shows how to make this simple felt lined phone case. The construction is super easy and you can make it to fit any size phone. The felt makes a thick, soft lining that helps protect … Read More...
I Heart ice cream tutorial
How about this triple dipped ice cream cone without one calorie? These ice cream cones have the cutest little faces on them and I’m sure that everyone would love these as a gift to hang on the wall or use … Read More...
Freebie: A Pear for All Seasons
I love the idea of traditional primitive samplers in various mediums. These wonderful Pear Samplers are an perfect example of taking a traditional stitching sampler and adding a decorative flair to it. Samplers and Santas have created several of these … Read More...
Tutorial: Summertime Campfire Shirt
Do you have a shirt that is a little worn? Why not patch it up with this clever yet easy tutorial from Bobbypin Bandit on Feeling Stitchy.com. Using a free pattern and a little imagination, an old shirt is … Read More...
Tutorial: How to make pacifier clips
Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how you can make pacifier clips to keep a paci from getting dirty or, worse, lost when baby drops it. The clip is simply a strip of fabric with a loop of … Read More...
Adorable Vintage Sign Tutorial
Have you heard of Brandy Melville before? If not, you have got to go check out some of her work! This cute sign is just one blogger’s version of Brandy’s great work. Once you read up on how simple this … Read More...
Blueberry Croissant Puff
It is already August! Summer just never seems to last long enough.
I still have lots of blueberries to eat and found this yummy looking recipe on Pinterest.
The Girl Who Ate Everything has a great recipe for fresh or … Read More...
Tutorial: Sleeveless stretch lace top
Maris from Sew Maris shares a tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to make this beautiful sleeveless stretch lace top. Her tutorial shows how to adapt a basic tank top pattern to the layered lace tank. (She uses sleeveless … Read More...
DIY Willy Nilly Bracelet
This Anthropologie knockoff is casual and eclectic making it fun and funky and easy to make. You can use a mixed medium of materials which also makes it affordable as you can use what you already have. Full tutorial can … Read More...
Craft Show To Do List Template
For those of you that do craft shows, this is extremely helpful!
Instead of waiting until the last minute to price things, try working ahead of time and getting a good start before the show.
Rosalie created this helpful … Read More...
Monster Finger Puppets
These cute little monsters won’t scare a soul! Made from scrap pieces of felt, they are sure to bring a smile to everyone’s face.
This is a great project for all ages. For younger kids, you can cut and sew … Read More...