If you’re planning a travel-themed or destination wedding, be sure to check out the tutorial for these paper plane drink stirrers at Southbound Bride. In a word – adorable!
May Day Felt Flower Hair band Ponytail holder
Our Onel; from her bilingual (English-Indonesian) blog “onelmon” her crafting experiments. She has this “Flower Hair band Ponytail holder” I am calling it a May Day projects 🙂 Her flower can announces spring along with May Day. Onel has a … Read More...
Gilded Table Numbers Tutorial
I love the simple yet sophisticated appeal of these gilded table numbers! They can be recreated in any color with a quick and easy tutorial featured at The Wedding Chicks. {Image by Katrina Louise Photography}
Upcycle purse hardware from thrift store purchases
Veronica from SewVery guest blogs at Melly Sews, telling about her favorite source for inexpensive purse hardware. Want to know what it is? The thrift store! Her post tells what to look for when buying used purses to harvest for … Read More...
6 Jewelry Pieces Made From Soda Cans
With the high rate of soda consumption, there are always extra soda cans laying around. Before you toss out your extra empty cans, check out these great tutorials on how you can make some beautiful jewelry with them. There are … Read More...
DIY Floral Glass Vial Place Cards
Pretty blooms in glass test tubes are a sweet detail for spring and summer bridal showers and weddings! These lovely place cards double as favors for your guests making them a practical yet very chic project! Get all the instructions … Read More...
Tutorial: Layered lace and fabric flowers
Amy from Positively Splendid shows how to make these pretty layered lace and fabric flowers. The bottom layer is made from brightly colored lace, the top from a fabric yo-yo, and a button makes the center. If you can’t find … Read More...
Project: Botanical Tag
The Words and Pictures blog has directions for making this lovely botanical themed tag using clear tiles, paper, crackle paint and stamping on a wooden tag.
-Heather
Photography for Scrapbookers | Shooting in the Golden Hours
The first hour after sunrise, and the last hour of light before sunset, are known in photography parlance as The Golden Hours. This soft glowing light is beloved by photographers, but it takes practice to utilize them properly. Project Alicia … Read More...
Rustic Modern Crochet
I had the opportunity to take my preview copy of this book to my local crochet club to show it off. There was a huge tug-of-war over the book based solely on the cover photo. Then, as each member got … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Big Hug
Tutorial: Pretty scarf camera strap
A camera strap doesn’t have to be an ugly black nylon strap. Kelly from Sewing In No Man’s Land shares a tutorial showing how to make a much prettier one out of a scarf and a few scraps of leather … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Sunny Days little girl dress
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shows how to make her Sunny Days dress for toddler girls. It’s an easy dress to make, with a simple shirred fabric bodice and wide fabric straps. It’s open at the back, meant to be … Read More...
Free pattern: Vintage Puss in Boots felt doll
Vintage Pattern Marketplace share a free circa 1950s pattern for making this Puss in Boots doll. He’s made from felt, with an embroidered face and ric rac trimmed cape. The completed doll is roughly 10″ tall. You won’t need to … Read More...
Project // embroidered portrait frame Tutorial
Mollie of the “Wild Olive” shows us how to make her cute “embroidered portrait frame”! You can frame a picture similar to hers or place any picture in this darling hanging frame. Select your color and have a go at … Read More...
Technique: Stamping with Geltos
Did you know instead of ink you can use Gelato sticks with a spritz of water to stamp with? Heather Greenwood will show you how to get this cool watercolor look with your rubber stamps.
-Heather
Knit a Pretty Sprial Baby Blanket
I don’t know about you, but I love to knit baby blankets for new little people. But sometimes a plain rectangle or square can be a little boring.
The good news is there are plenty of options that make blanket … Read More...
Felt Weather Board Tutorial
Stephanie of “Twodaloo” is a speech-language pathologist and the mother of twin girls has the cleverest tutorial a “Felt Weather Board” for kids. Children are very visual and have this in an area where they can notice it. Not only … Read More...
Flowers on a String: Simple Mother’s Day Necklace or bracelet tutorial
Kristina is the founder of “Toddler Approved” and is a mom of three (a preschooler, toddler, and a newborn), as well as a National Board certified teacher. She has this “Simple Mother’s Day Necklace or bracelet tutorial”! Mom can wear … Read More...
Get Kids Started with Finger Knitting
I’ve been writing a lot this week over on About about arm knitting, but another great way to knit without needles is finger knitting.
Finger knitting is a good way to get kids started because they don’t have to … Read More...