The next time the kids start saying they are bored, why not show them how to make a simple shadow puppet theater. All you need is a box you can cut the bottom out of, some packing tape, and … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Split skirt gardening apron
Sew4Home shows how to make a unique gardening apron that’s designed for the bending, squatting, and reaching that’s part and parcel of active gardening. The skirt is actually made in two pieces to allow for easy movement. There are eight … Read More...
Etsy Craft Party – Local community event for DIY and crafting.
Hey crafters/etsy sellers! Are you planning on going to an Etsy Craft Party near you?
Etsy Craft Party is a one-day celebration of meeting and making. You can host your own party or join one in your area.
This year’s … Read More...
Technique: Stenciled Water Background for Cards
Use a stencil and Pan Pastels for a soft water background, a great look to go with a lovely mermaid stamp or any ocean themed card. Find directions over at the Bombshell stamps blog.
-Heather
Book Review – Simply Sweet Crochet
Simply Sweet Crochet is the perfect name for this book! All the designs are for lovely little girls – and will have you wanting to whip up some of them right away. Author Cony Larsen has created a collection of … Read More...
Tutorial: Set Sail block
Mary of Mollie Flanders Makerie wants her readers to know about liberated quilting, an approach to piecing first popularized by Gwen Marston. With this in mind, she created a summer quilt, part of it shown here. The sails are brightly … Read More...
Cindy’s tips for piecing curves
Sewing curves scares even confident quilters like Cindy of Hyacinth Quilt Designs. But with the help of generous quilters she’s embraced them. Visit her blog post, Gypsy Kisses, to find out what she’s learned from the experience.
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Felt Food Strawberries with Free Berry Container Template
Meg of “Mega Crafty” is sharing her lovely tutorial and template for her “Felt Food Strawberries with Free Berry Container” and they look good enough to eat. Meg has a complete pictorial and a downloadable template for the Felt Berry … Read More...
Project: Stamped Fish Card
Find start to finish directions for using clear stamps, die cuts and Hybrid Inks to make this fun fishy card from My Favorite Things stamps. I love the cute pun sentiment!
-Heather
Redecorate your house with Scotch Blue
Today’s post is brought to you by ScotchBlue tape by 3M. The wonderful people at ScotchBlue sent me some tape to try out and the instructions to create this painted table runner (originally by Home Stories A to … Read More...
Some clever garden ideas
Here at our house – the garden duties all belong to me. And needless to say – the garden is the part of the house that is the most neglected, if not alltogether forgotten.
So, it is with great happiness … Read More...
Cinnamon Sugar Pancake Rolls
Occasionally, I have cravings for pancakes, but not the appetite for them. My problem is solved and I can eat the pancakes on the go! Bonus!
Dorothy from Crazy for Crusts introduces us to the pancakes she had as a … Read More...
Tutorial: Simple fabric drawstring gift and storage bags
Veronica from SewVery shows how to make simple fabric drawstring bags you can use as storage bags or as reusable packaging for a special gift. They’re super easy to make, and you can whip them up in no time. You … Read More...
Tutorial: Simplified cuff method
Lynette from Running With Scissors shows how to make a simplified cuff. It gives the look of a cuff and a placket, but look closely and you’ll see that the cuff is not a separate piece of fabric, but is … Read More...
Pony Bead Suncatcher
Kids, both young and old, will have a blast making suncatchers that are perfect for adding some color to a window or to give as a gift. These suncatchers are made by placing pony beads
in metal cookie cutters 
and … Read More...
Tutorial: Date Night Clutch
Caroline from Sew Caroline shares a tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to make her Date Night Clutch. It uses a 10″ x 4″ frame for the top, so it’s a good sized clutch, big enough to hold just … Read More...
Freebie: Vintage Man w/ Mustache Image
The Land Of Nod blog has an image of a vintage man to download for free to use in your paper crafting projects. He would be great on a Father’s Day card, I adore his huge mustache!
-Heather
Looking … Read More...
John Hopper explores pattern
To my delight, John Hopper’s post, A Celebration of Pattern and Creativity, appeared at the top my InoReader this morning. In it, he shows us five beautiful German surface pattern designs from the 30’s as a backdrop to discussing … Read More...
Crochet A Scarf
The Never Ending Scarf is the perfect project for crocheters looking to create a warm and cozy scarf that is both stylish and practical. This scarf is designed to be long, luxurious and comfortable to wear, making it an ideal … Read More...
Meet the New PolyPedia Online Express
Iris Mishly is one of those talented, kind people you luck into meeting on the internet sometimes. She’s been publishing fabulous polymer clay tutorials for years, some free, some pay. One issue is that they’ve often been in big blocks … Read More...