Clipping your seams correctly can be the difference between a bumpy, lumpy seam and a professional finish. Pixie Faire shares a tutorial showing how to clip curves – both convex and concave – as well as how to grade a … Read More...
Inspiration: Indie rock inspired kids’ wear
Kataryna from Sew Chibi shows that a gender neutral outfit can still be all kinds of fabulous. The inspiration for this outfit she made for her daughter came from a favorite indie rock band and a favorite blogger friend, Max … Read More...
Tutorial: Easter Quiet book page with chick and bunny finger puppets
Joy from Joy’s Jots, Shots, and Whatnots shows how she made this Easter page for a Quiet Book, with removable bunny and chick finger puppets. The finger puppets store in a pocket stitched down to the page. The slashed circles … Read More...
How to make recycled nylon grassy garden gnomes
These guys just make me giggle and who doesn’t like making things that make them smile? Pop on over to Craftside for the fun tutorial on how to make little grassy garden gnomes out of recycled nylons and while you … Read More...
D.I.Y. Wool Poncho NO SEW
Elsie hosts “A Beautiful Mess” and Kinsey Mhire is a CONTRIBUTOR and they came up with this stunning tutorial for “Wool Poncho” that can be worn year round. The best part about this project is that it requires absolutely no … Read More...
Make a Fluffy Yarn Easter Nest: Tutorial
Donni of The Magic Onions is mom to a daughter and son and blogs out of Southern California. Her son had made a yellow yarn chick and then her daughter wanted to make something. When Donni asked her what she … Read More...
Project: House Card
Using die cuts, paints, embossing and stamps the Joyful Daisy blog will show you how to make this cute house card. This would be a great card for someone moving to a new home!
-Heather
Knit an Easy Chevron Baby Blanket
I have a friend who just the other day was lamenting the fact that chevron is still a trend. I didn’t want to tell her that knitters and crocheters have always loved a good chevron, and we’re happy to see … Read More...
Knitting Pattern – A Dozen Fun Flowers to Knit
To continue the theme of flowers this week, I thought it would be fun to share some more knitting patterns so you can knit your own, whether you make a bouquet of knit flowers to display or a single flower … Read More...
A Daffodil corsage, a tutorial
I remember each year my older brother who was in the Army would send my mother and me Easter corsages and they were so pretty and Easter was not the same when he stopped 🙁 Well let’s give our children … Read More...
DIY Wedding Vow Notebooks
Are you writing your own wedding vows? If so, be sure to check out the charming tutorial for DIY Wedding Vow Notebooks over at Something Turquoise! Such a sweet way to present your vows and to create a memento … Read More...
Sale: Impress Stamps!
Just a quick note to say Impress Cards and Crafts is having a sale, use code: SALE! to receive 20%, hurry though, sale ends tomorrow April 16th! -Heather
How to make a recycled dryer sheet wreath
If I hadn’t written in the title what this pretty wreath is made from I bet you would never have guessed. Pop on over to Beth Watson’s blog to see her tutorial on how to make a pretty recycled dryer … Read More...
Freebie: Dresden Plate with Butterfly
Dust off that sewing machine that’s been collecting dust this winter. Benita of Victoriana Quilt Designs shares a free pattern for this Spring-invoking quilt block. What you see here is a quilt made up of 20 of these blocks. Go … Read More...
Tutorial: Union Jack zippere cosmetic case
Marnie from Haberdashery Fun shares a tutorial showing how to make this Union Jack fabric cosmetic case. The zippered top has tabs at either end to make it easy to pull the zipper open and closed. The boxed bottom gives … Read More...
DIY: felt flower crown tutorial
Your “felt flower crown” is so stunning and you look amazing. Meghan is the host of “Lionheart” blogs out of Los Angeles. She made a commitment to use the supplies she had instead of making a trip to the craft … Read More...
Free pattern: T-shirt Easter bunny softie
Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shares a free pattern for making these cute t-shirt bunnies. They look so soft and squishy! She designed the pattern to use up the scraps of t-shirt she often has left over … Read More...
Coconut Custard Easter Pie
Easy as Pie!
This really is an easy recipe. The Kitchen Magpie lets you know the ingredients needed to whip up the coconut mixture for the pie. You can do that while the pie crust is baking. The crust is … Read More...
Party Ideas – Bow-Tique
This unique party idea was inspired by Minnie Mouse’s very own polka dot bow. This party “theme” just proves that you can create a theme out of anything. The key to making a successful theme is consistency of the design. … Read More...
Soap Recipe – Herbal Provence Soap
This soap is scented with herbs and essential oils that leave you smelling divine. The lush oils will replenish your skin with natural oils. For the full recipe and instructions visit Soaprecipes101.com