Dover Publications has some lovely large floral designs to download for free, these would be wonderful colored with alcohol markers for a card background. Follow the link then click the number across the top for more images.
-Heather
Felt Play Food: Dum-Dum Suckers & Lollipops DIY
Melanie of “It happens in a blink” is the mom of a preschooler and triplet boys! She loves to craft and now the crafts have to be quick and easy. Once her little one discovered Dum-Dum suckers, there was no … Read More...
Project: rainbow road coffee cuff & soft Wampa tutorials
Mollie of the “Wild Olive has a couple of cute tutorials you may like. The “rainbow road coffee cuff tutorial” and “Star Wars soft Wampa with removable arms”. Mollie gives you a supply list for both project and complete step-by-step … Read More...
Gardening Gift Set
This Gardening Gift Set is so adorable and really would make an amazing gift for friends, family, neighbors, etc. Included in the post from Evermine are inspiration photos and tips on what to include in the pretty gift pot.
Tutorial: Origami Dyed Ruffled Tube Top
Cathy from Trinkets in Bloom shares a tutorial at I Love To Create showing how to make her Origami Dyed Ruffled Tube Top. The ruffled tube top is refashioned from a plain t-shirt. She shows how to fold the t-shirt … Read More...
How to Read a Lace Knitting Chart
Once you have a few simple projects under your belt, you might want to try out some more complex lace knitting, and that often means that you will need to — or at least have the option to — read … Read More...
Dyed Mason Jars You can Write on!
This project uses 2 products I didn’t know existed- Sheer Colors Mod Podge
& Clear Chalkboard Paint
! This tutorial will show you how to use both products to make colorful mason jars that you can write on with chalk.… Read More...
Vinyl to wood top table makeover
Alexis Middleton of Persia Lou was able to give a sad, vinyl-covered kids table a whole new look by replacing the vinyl with a wood top! The chairs were updated with spray paint and hand-stamped fabric as well.
And I … Read More...
Office supplies repurposed into a baby accessory
Moms are such great crafty peeps. Check out this link sent in by Mimi of the blog Mimi’s Crafty World on how to make a pacifier clip with an office supply!
Free pattern: The Perfect Purse
Emily from Nap Time Creations shares a free pattern for her Perfect Purse. She designed this bag as part of the Sew-A-Bration of Womanhood over at the Shaffer Sisters blog. It’s a roomy bag with plenty of pockets, including … Read More...
Cupcake Gelatin Bubbles
Bubbles! I have to admit, I still love to blow bubbles! Such a peaceful joy of blowing the bubbles and watching them drift in the wind till they pop.
Sprinkle Bakes shows us how to make the bubbles using small … Read More...
Tessellation Art for Kids
I find anything made using tessellations (A pattern made of identical shapes that fit together without any gaps and they do not overlap) fascinating. How about you?
Jodi, from Meaningful Mama, felt that same way so she did this … Read More...
Tutorial: Child’s dachshund belt
Ohhhh, how cute is this little dachshund belt! Eri from llevo el invierno shows how you can make one. It’s made from fabric covered webbing with a faux suede dachshund at the front. A Velcro front closure (underneath the dachshund) … Read More...
Tutorial: Quilted fabric tray in two sizes
Sherri from Thread Riding Hood shares a tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to make this quilted fabric tray. It’s a good sized tray at 10″ x 6″, with hardboard reinforcing the bottom. If you can’t find hardboard, you … Read More...
Project: Metallic Shimmer Card
The Lily Bean Paperie blog has directions for making a stunning shimmer card by stamping and embossing with metallic embossing powders and adding sequins (which are super trendy right now!).
-Heather
Crochet Arm Warmers
Now, don’t think that you won’t need these because warmer weather is drawing near in the US. I can think of a number of times these might be needed. First, there’s the chill of air conditioning. These are so pretty. … Read More...
Tutorial | Make Stickers With Silhouette Print & Cut
Want to have custom stickers to match your scrapbook topic? Try making your own! Alison from Dream a Little Bigger shows you how, using a Silhouette machine and a Xyron sticker maker. She explains the steps to finding and setting … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Mom & Me
I chose Mom & Me by Mary Ann Jenkins because of the recent celebration of Mother’s Day, and also because I am a sucker for butterflies on a page! I love the retro photo too, and it’s quite fitting for … Read More...
Tutorial: Flower and Lace
The nice folks at Sculpey and artist Chris Crossland present this fancy looking flower tutorial. It combines lace, clay and beads. They use it on a necklace but I would so use it as a brooch myself. The actual … Read More...
10 Patriotic Desserts for Memorial Day
Get ready to kick off the summer season this Memorial Day with one of these patriotic desserts! Everything on our list is fairly simple to make, so impress your friends at this year’s barbecue with colorful flag cookie tray or … Read More...