Lindsay at Frenchie Wraps shows off this lovely mini album she made for the new baby of a close friend. What a wonderful gift! She shares a bit about how she put it together in her blog post.
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Show & Tell | Birthday Scrapbook with Smash
Document all the details of a recent birthday using a Smash mini folio book. Alanna George shows you how she made this scrapbook for her daughter over at the Darice Blog. She shares tips and suggestions for what items … Read More...
Quilting Inspiration – Things We Love quilt
Though well versed in making Amigurumi and baking, Irene of Sugaridoo recently turned her attention to patchwork. She explains,
… Read More...“Things we love” is a quilt I designed and made for my mom who has been a quilter for many years.
Tutorial: Foldable wood laundry hamper with removable fabric bag
Cami from Tidbits shares a tutorial at Make It and Love It showing how you can make this wood laundry hamper with a removable fabric bag. A large fabric bag attaches to the wooden hamper frame by way of loops … Read More...
Free pattern: City Chic Handbag
Remona from The Stitching Scientist shares a free pattern for making her City Chic Handbag. It’s a small handbag with a rounded bottom and a removable chain strap. You can make one from just 1/4 yard each of outer fabric, … Read More...
Tutorial: How to make korker bows
Korker bows are popular hair accessories for little girls or for spirit teams. You can buy them at boutiques, and spend a good amount of money doing so. Or, you can make them yourself. Jennifer from Eat Craft Sow shares … Read More...
DIY Seahorse Stick Hobby Horse
This “Seahorse Stick Hobby Horse” is so enchanting and what little gal would not love this. This complete project with loads of pictures and pattern will help you create one too. Get over to “American felt and craft” for the … Read More...
Throw a Simple and Modern Mustache-Themed Baby Shower
This mustache-themed baby shower from Silhouette America is the perfect option for the mom-to-be who wants to avoid the pastel baby block and rattle decorations associated with traditional baby showers. It’s clean, simple, and modern while still fully celebrating baby’s … Read More...
Technique: Waterslide Transfers
This is a how-to for a specific product- in this case Using Lisa Pavelka’s Waterslide Transfers – but the concept is good. Transfers are one of those Great Big Fun concepts in clay and for straightforward no fail stuff… I … Read More...
Tutorial: How to sew hair scrunchies
As a child of the 80s, I wore plenty of hair scrunchies in my day. And like all fashion trends, they’re back again. Minki Kim from Minki’s Work Table shows how you can make your own scrunchies. It turns out … Read More...
10 Great Tips When Painting Your Kitchen Cabinets
We all want a beautiful kitchen space, but having a complete overhaul and upgrading our cabinets is not always within budget. Adding a new coat of paint and updating your hardware can sometimes be all that your space needs to … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric planter buckets
Laura at A Beautiful Mess shares a tutorial showing how to make these fabric planter buckets. They’re made from two layers of twill (you could also use home dec weight canvas or duck), with thick rope and grommets for handles. … Read More...
10 fabric organizing ideas
Finding that perfect piece of fabric can be a chore, especially if you have one in mind and know it’s lost somewhere in your stash. Go from out of control to super organized with one of these ten inspired fabric … Read More...
Channel Copy Bracelet
This channel inspired bracelet can be made with a few poly balls. I actually cheated and bought mine off ebay for a few dollars. If you want to make your own from scratch then check out this tutorial. These bracelets … Read More...
In New England This Weekend? Get Ready for a Yarn Crawl
The fourth-annual I-91 yarn crawl is happening this weekend, with 12 yarn shops from Vermont to Connecticut participating.
All participating shops will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and from noon to … Read More...
Teaching Pre-School Sewing
Simmi of “Grace’s Favours” is putting together a Christmas in July Tutorials for preschoolers. Last week she joined her son’s nursery class to teach them some sewing and they LOVED making their creations. Simmi used a sharper needle had … Read More...
Eric Carle Tissue Paper Prints
Today is the perfect day to try this Eric Carle
inspired project shared by Anna from The Imagination Tree. Why? Because today is Eric Carle’s birthday!
Read through this tutorial and discover how Anna made colorful collages with her … Read More...
Tutorial: Beach towel swim cover up
This swim cover up is perfect for trips to the pool or hanging out at the beach. Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows how you can make one out of a couple of beach towels. It has … Read More...
5 DIY Kraft Favor Bags
Learn 5 different ways to turn a plain kraft bag into a beautiful favor for your bridal shower or wedding guests with this fun tutorial from The Details!
Discover a treasure trove of valuable insights and creative ideas to … Read More...
Tutorial: Quilted cotton mini backpack
Marni from Haberdashery Fun shows how you can make this cute mini backpack out of a quilted cotton. The quilted cotton is two sided and has plenty of body, so there’s no need to line it. (The seam allowances get … Read More...