Does your mom love her Cat? If the answer is yes; then you should make her one of these adorable “Cat Caves” from “Lisa’s felted art”! She decided that cats like to sleep on top of bookcases and shelves so … Read More...
Don’t buy flowers this year, make them
Andrew and Dennis of “Crafty Lumberjacks” are sharing their luscious bouquet of white flowers for mom. They have a step-by-step tutorial to guide you through the process… These flowers are so beautiful in their clean white felt. They placed them … Read More...
Freebie: The Original Angry Birds
Man! These are some peeved off birds! I’m not sure what happen to them but they do not look happy. Lucky for us the rest of the animals and images in this series are super cute and happy to be … Read More...
Rock What Got II Pom-pom Pillow
Mandi of “Vintage Revivals” started clearing out her stash and every month they are celebrating clearing a project out of their stash of unfinished hopes and dreams pile. Her project this month is more of an idea hoard, and not … Read More...
Rainy Day Mittens to Knit
This year I’ve been sharing Kat from Just Crafty Enough’s quest to knit a pair of mittens every month, and the April pair is really cute.
The April Showers mittens feature — what else? — umbrellas, and are a pretty … Read More...
Lavender Girl
I love the smell of lavender. It is such a relaxing scent. One whiff and I calm down in an instance. Another thing that calms me down is stitching and this little Lavender Girl would just be perfect to stitch … Read More...
More Benefits from Creative Hobbies Like Knitting
A couple of new stories have come out recently about how great knitting and other creative hobbies can be for our health and our life.
A study from San Fransisco State University found that creative hobbies of any sort caused … Read More...
How I learned to digitize a sewing pattern using Creating PDF Patterns by Lauren Dahl
On Monday I shared my review of Lauren Dahl’s course Creating PDF Patterns: From Sketch to Sale. I mentioned that in just one week I was able to take one of my own basic patterns, digitize it in Adobe … Read More...
How to embroider a plastic flower pot
I simply love finding new surfaces to stitch on and that is just what Maria sent in. Check out the blog Infinity Blend for a a great tutorial on how to stitch on a plastic flower pot. I can’t … Read More...
DIY Floral Transparent Bracelet
Loving this floral bracelet that you can create yourself. Using silicone molds and epoxy resins, Nataly Grin writes a master class and shows you how you can do it yourself.
You can use flowers, leaves, anything can be pressed into … Read More...
Stunning String Bowl
Tutsplus.com used to be a site for tutorials on programming. No more. They have now branched into making tutorials for crafts.
And one beautiful craft tutorial is the one on making a gorgeous string bowl for your home, that … Read More...
Free pattern: Bride and groom coffee sleeves
Staci from Crafty Staci shares a free pattern for a pair of bride and groom coffee sleeves. One sleeve is made like a tuxedo, and the other has lacing like you’d find on the back of a wedding dress. A … Read More...
Shoe Cupcakes
I’m not a shoe person. Probably cause I have small feet and can’t find the fabulous shoes in my size.
These shoes cupcakes are perfect for any size. Little Delights Cakes shows you how she created these cute cupcakes using, … Read More...
DIY – Epsom Salt Glow Mask
In case you hadn’t noticed Epsom Salts are the new “Coconut Oil” of the health world. Technically of course they are not new. Check out some of our older posts on Things to do with Epsom Salts. Meantime treat … Read More...
Video tutorial: Clean finish lined bodice with no hand sewing
Believe it or not, you can create a lined sleeveless bodice with no raw edges and a clean finish on the neck and arm holes, without having to resort to any hand sewing. Colette Patterns shares a video tutorial on … Read More...
5 Minute DIY: No-Sew Decorative Pillow Cover
The tutorial comes from “Creature Comforts! The design and lifestyle blog”! If you have some dated pillows on hand try this “No-Sew Decorative Pillow Cover” and add some sparkle to any room. The founder and editor-in-chief, Ez Pudewa has been … Read More...
Sewing Pattern : Little girl’s spaghetti strap sundress
Small Dreamfactory shares a free pattern for making a little girl’s spaghetti strap sundress. It’s made from knit fabric, with ribbing to bind off the neck and arms and to create the thin straps. The pattern comes in sizes 9 … Read More...
Celebrate Home Run Day
5 Bridal Shower Themes Inspired By Summer
Staging the perfect bridal shower or bachelorette party is no easy task. There are so many details to plan, and so many options to consider that sometimes the task can be a little overwhelming. Worry no more, because today we … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Embellished apron in a jar
You’ve probably seen mason jars used to package gift mixes, but you can also use mason jars to package other gift items – like this embellished apron. Andy Knowlton shares a tutorial at Therm O Web showing how to make … Read More...