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...
Tutorial: Zippered pouch from a reusable shopping bag
Marni from Haberdashery Fun is over at Momtastic showing how you can make a awesome little zippered pouch of a reusable shopping bag. It’s a fun way to pare down your reusable bag stash, or perhaps to extend the life … Read More...
50+ Organizing Ideas for every room in your house
Welcome to this comprehensive organization roundup from jamonkey, where she has compiled a list of over 50 ideas to help you declutter and organize every room in your house. Are you tired of feeling like your home is in a … Read More...
6 Bathroom Storage And Organization Ideas
For some, the task of decorating a bathroom is not an easy one. It can sometimes be difficult to find that balance between using the right amount of décor, yet utilizing your space with its full potential of storage and … Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl’s tulip sleeve cropped jacket
Bernadette from Daisies and Dresses shares a tutorial at The Sewing Rabbit showing how to make this lovely tulip sleeve cropped jacket for a little girl. She shows how to adapt a basic bodice pattern (she used the bodice and … Read More...