No more Hamburger Helper
for me. I’m ashamed, but it was an easy quick meal on a busy night when I was too tired to cook, but needed to feed my family. I stopped buying it and I have found … Read More...
DIY – Barbed Wire Bracelet
These funky barbed wire wire wrapped bracelets/bangles are made using wrapped jewelry wire. I think the black one is my favorite but all together that would make a nice layered look. These are great for teenagers to make and wear … Read More...
Tutorial: Ruffled bolster pillows
Susie from Threads On My Socks shares a tutorial at the Pellon blog showing how to make her Summer Taffy ruffled bolster pillow. The ruffles at the ends of the pillow give it a soft, romantic feel. It would make … Read More...
Back-to-School DIY Backpack Tag
Before the kids head off for the first day of school, help them make one of these fashionable tags for their backpack.
Kristi from Lolly Jane created this printable project for her preschooler but I think the colorful chevron … Read More...
Tutorial: Itti Bitti Tag Blanket
Amy from And Sew We Craft shares a tutorial showing how to make her Itti Bitti Tag Blanket. It’s a fabric square backed with a soft nubby Minky, with tags of ribbon peeking out from the edges. It’s a good … Read More...
Summer of Sketches 6 | Make One Photo Shine
This sketch is perfect for highlighting one very special photo. use embellishments and journaling to support the story.
Francine
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DIY Pom Pom Burger
Brittany is sharing a tutorial on how to make a Pom Pom Burger.
I love pom poms! They’re easy, fun and so super cute!
Tutorial: Fabric wrapped flip flops
I think I’ve fallen in love with flip flops this summer. They’re my footwear of choice for being out and about in the lazy days of summer, but they’re not exactly dressy. One O bBlog shows how you can create … Read More...
Technique: Water Color Stamping with Markers
Pomegranate Heart art quilt and print
Bozena Wojtaszek shows us the pomegranate that inspired her latest art quilt. As a work in progress, she called it kitchen landscape. Now a finished textile, Bozena is making Pomegranate Heart available as a print. I have the perfect … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrap Clay Bangles
In case you haven’t checked out CraftArtEdu.com – a site started by Donna Kato a few years ago – you should! There’s plenty of offerings in clay and other media. There’s even some freebies here and there. Deb Hart has … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrappy anchor throw pillow
Bev from Flamingo Toes shows how you can make this cute scrappy anchor throw pillow. The anchor applique is built from smaller scraps of fabric and is outlined with simple handstitching. This would be fun for a front porch or … Read More...
10 cross stitch tattoos
So of course, cross-stitch doesn’t have to be really on cloth, right? I came across this wonderful tattoo blog where they have collected 10 examples of cross stitch on.. skin!
Each one of these are beautiful designs and are sure … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy fabric headband
Sarah from Alice & Lois shows how you can make a fabric headband. The wider band will keep your hair back out of your face. The bottom is made from a fold over elastic, which will keep the headband fitting … Read More...
Tutorial: Floral yoke top
Kate from See Kate Sew adds a punch of color and pattern to a button up shirt when she adds a contrast yoke. It’s an easy addition to make, and she shares a tutorial showing how to do it. A … Read More...
10+ DIY Ideas from the 2015 iKEA Catalogue
This idea is for and instant room divider made from wool yarn on “Poppytalk”! Check out all 10 of the iKEA Catalogue ideas.
Technique: Brick Card Background
Find out how to make a cool realistic looking brick background for your cards using a stencil, modeling paste and airbrushing over on the Wake up with Wendy blog.
-Heather
Project: Mixed Media Nature Shadow Box
Tammy Tutterow shares how she made this stunning nature inspired collage shadow box using vellum, metal scrapbooking embellishments, stamping inks and more over on here blog. I love the dimension of the leaves, they look so real!
-Heather
Knit Fun Socks in Three-Color Stripes
Socks are so fun to knit, and if you’ve never tried them before, these striped socks from Mellywood’s Mansion are a good place to start.
They call for 8 ply yarn
(she’s in Australia), which is usually called a light … Read More...
Red, White, and Blue: DIY Hanging Yarn Art
Ellen Foord from “made remade” has this delightful “Red, White, and Blue: DIY Hanging Yarn Art” for display to celebrate all the patriotic holidays. She has a step-by-step tutorial for us to follow and tells us that the expense of … Read More...