If you’re beginning your journey of memory keeping, you will definitely want to read these tips from Ali Edwards. She really breaks it down to what is essential for scrapbooking and other forms of documenting your memories. This is … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Happy Hunting
Polymer Clay Samplings
People were up to the most interesting things – wall art, dimensional maps, expressive little figures and fabulous, fancy jewellery. The map, in particular, I’m a little in awe of. All the detail!
Wall Art by Alice Stroppel | Clay … Read More...
Tutorial: French seams on straight seams and armholes
Jen from Grainline Studio shares a tutorial showing how you can finish all your seams neatly with French seams. A French seam encloses the seam allowance so there are no raw edges left to fray. Her tutorial includes how to … Read More...
Pretty Little Felt Ball Pincushion Ring
Make mom several these “Pretty Little Felt Ball Pincushion Ring” in her favorite colors and she will be decked out this summer. This tutorial comes from “Cut Out + Keep” by Karen and she has a complete tutorial for you.
Wool Felt Pincushions for Mother’s Day
These “Wool Pincushions for Mother’s Day” pose as spring hats, making them perfect party favors for a Mother’s Day luncheon or quilting bee tea. Select mom’s favorite color and she will be thrilled. There is a pattern and instructions for … Read More...
Fluttering Fashion Felt Butterfly Pillow
BH&G has is pretty “Fluttering Fashion Felt Butterfly Pillow” for summer for you to create. I found some Butterfly template for you to use. Take a plain accent pillow and embellishment it with pretty felt butterflies. Cute out your Butterflies … Read More...
Tutorial: Knitting needle or pencil pouch
Heidi from Hands Occupied shows how to make this simple pouch to hold your knitting needles. It’s small enough to tuck inside a project bag. A flap across the top keeps the needles from sliding out, and tucks through a … Read More...
Prayer Flags; part 1-2-3-4 tutorials
Kelley of “One January Day” has is fascinating series on making “Prayer Flags” in four parts (see bottom of post for links). I found it mesmerizing and wanted to share her tutorials and knowledge with you. With the world in … Read More...
How to make a recycled paint swatch tag inspired by the book Packaging Your Crafts
Tags are a fun thing to make and the book Packaging Your Crafts is filled with tons of great tag and wrapping ideas for your crafts. I was inspired by this page that had striped recycled tags.
I used recycled … Read More...
Tip: Make Your Own Ombre Ribbon
he Impress Stamps blog will show you how to turn plain old white ribbon into a beautiful ombre colored ribbon using markers.
-Heather
Chicken Wire to Door Decor
Here is a fun way to create a door decor that uses some chicken wire!
You can, of course, use the chicken wire to create any shape, but the ladies at crafts unleashed came up with making a fun heart … Read More...
Sweet pincusion & sweeter pin toppers
Cute alert. This rectangular pin cushion is the work of Kristyne of Pretty by Hand. The color palette of pale pink and red has me swooning; and mushrooms are always a winner in my book. Oh, and her choice of … Read More...
How To Make Margarita Cookies
Here is a cookies for the adults. If you like Margaritas, this is your cookie.
Tara at Noshing with the Nolands has created this cookie for a cookie exchange with the theme of Cinco De Mayo.
There are 10 other … Read More...
10 DIY Greenhouse Projects
Whether you are a novice gardener or an expert, you can benefit from having some sort of a backyard greenhouse. They range in size from tabletop to a large room, depending on your needs. Most can be built from recycled … Read More...
Tutorial: Felt Camellia Gift Box
Karin of “Leigh Laurel Studios” has a tutorial for this stunning “Felt Camellia Gift Box” with complete instructions and a pattern. Felt flowers are versatile and a Great idea for Mother’s Day! Karin used a Sizzix camellia die cutter: but … Read More...
Graduation Party Drinks
If you are planning a Graduation party or even a simple graduation dinner at home then these adorable drinks are sure to bring a smile to your face. The little graduation hat’s finish off the black and white straws. You … Read More...
Artistic Journals By Camilla Olsson Art
These amazingly artisitc mole skin blank journals are created by Camilla Olsson Art.
They are plain journals (blank pages, no lines or squares) from Moleskine (Cahier). With a collage of vintages book pages on bottom and painted with acrylics and … Read More...
Free Sewing Pattern: The Slouchy Shirt
So last week I promised a free pattern of my Slouchy Shirt. I had hoped to get it up on Friday, but several straight days with major headache prevented me from getting it done. Thankfully, the headaches lifted this … Read More...
Knitting Patterns – Shrugs to Knit for Mom
It’s almost Mother’s Day in the United States, so I thought it would be fun this week to look at some gift knitting projects that would be great for moms, women graduating high school or college, or any other gift-giving … Read More...