Everyone loves a great party, but coming up with a theme for your tween or teen can certainly be a challenge. Tip Junkie has a helpful roundup of 25 themes that you can use to start your party planning.
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Knit Flags and More for the Fourth of July
The end of June kind of snuck up on me, but there’s one more weekend you can knit some red, white and blue accessories in for use on the Fourth or for any summer celebration. These 4th of July patterns … Read More...
Tutorial: Sweet Vintage Scrappy Patchwork Tote
Ashlee from My So Called Vintage Life pieced together scraps of vintage fabrics to make this lovely tote bag. The pieces she used are just 2″ squares, so you can use your smaller fabric scraps for this project. You can … Read More...
Layered Chicken Taco salad
When it’s hot, I don’t feel like cooking or eating. If I don’t have a meal for the crock pot then I go for the salad.
This layered salad is easy to make with storebought tacos chip
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A Simple Way To Clean Your BBQ Grill
It’s that time of the year to break out your BBQ grill and cook anything, and about everything that you can. However, using your grill that often can take a toll on it. Did you know you should be cleaning … Read More...
Tutorial: La Jolla Bow Dress for little girls
The La Jolla Bow Dress is such a pretty dress for little girls! And it’s also a free tutorial from Caila of Caila Made. It has a large fabric bow across the front bodice, a shirred back bodice, and straps … Read More...
A Pom Pom Rug, Wall Hanging and Table Cover in One, Tutorial
Kelly Bryden, is an east coast native and part of the Brit + Co team. She has an excellent tutorial for her “A Pom Pom Rug, Wall Hanging and Table Cover in One” that will guide you through making the … Read More...
Let’s Make a Terrarium
A few days ago I shared a tutorial to help you make a fairy house with your kids. I think this amazing mossy terrarium would go along well with it. Donni, from The Magic Onion, shows you step-by-step how to … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a simple luggage tag
Travel plans for this summer? Veronica from SewVery shows how you can make a simple luggage tag for your bag. The clear vinyl pocket will hold a slip of paper or business card with your information on it. If you … Read More...
DIY Summer Scarf
You can find the tutorial for this easy simple summer scarf on the lifestyle blog, HenryHappened. This is perfect for a casual, indie Summer look!
Tutorial: Oilcloth Summertime Pocket Placemats
Melissa from Polka Dot Chair guest blogs at Tater Tots and Jello with a tutorial showing how to make her Summertime Pocket Placemats out of oilcloth. You can tuck a napkin in the small pocket. The wipe clean surface is … Read More...
Freebie: Vintage Poster Images
Photography for Scrapbookers | 10 Tips & Tricks
Jamielyn Nye at I Heart Naptime collected these 10 tips and tricks to help with your photography. From food photography, to portraits, to editing for the web, you’re sure to find help.
Photography for Scrapbookers | Shooting Star Trails
If you’ll be in the great outdoors this summer, you might want to take photos of the night sky. In this tutorial at Digital Photography School, you can learn how to create photos with star trails. It takes some time, … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Relax
I loved Relax by Cariilup because of the mix of origami and inks. I love how she matched up the hearts with the stripes!
Tidbits about Cari:
How long have you been scrapping?
I started scrapping on 2010 back in … Read More...
Tutorial: A Donut Necklace
And I don’t mean the stone donuts. The real (well, faux) deal type donut. Rachel of Lines Across has this cute offering: a donut necklace tutorial. I would advise to bake much longer than she states – the 15 … Read More...
New Pattern: Sublime Stitching/Kurt Halsey
Did you hear that? It was me squealing with delight over the new Kurt Halsey pattern at Sublime Stitching. The little animals are just over the top! There are so many … Read More...
GOAL!!!!!
Have you been watching the World Cup? I have been at the edge of my seat with the series. Every game is so exciting!
Lydia from Alita Designs created this cross stitch that would be perfect for your soccer/football fan. … Read More...
Tutorial: See-through zippered pouch
Sew4Home shares a tutorial for making this see-through zippered pouch, embellished up with pretty ribbons. It’s a great pouch for organizing pens and pencils, make-up acessories, small toys, etc. The clear front allows you to see easily what is inside. … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a custom ottoman cube cover
With a new fabric cover, you can give a boring (or unattractive or stained) ottoman cube a fresh new look. Cheryl from Sew Can Do shares a tutorial showing how to do it. Home dec weight fabrics come in a … Read More...