That’s a bowl – a crocheted bowl – perfect for decorating your Springtime decor. Other than doilies, how can we use our crochet talents to change our decor for the brightness and freshness of Spring? Here are a few ideas.… Read More...
Tutorial | DIY Enamel Dots
Love enamel dots and want them in a rainbow of your favorite colors? Make your own! Agus Yornet shows you how, with basic crafting supplies and tools. Click here to go to the tutorial.
Free Daily Downloads at Gotta Pixel
Check out the free download page at Gotta Pixel for new daily downloads for digital and hybrid scrapbooking !
Inspiration du Jour | Friends, Family & Fun
Eye Catching Polymer Clay
This week was all about the eye catching – neat patterns, vibrant colours. We have a yarn bowl by Angela Hickey (something I’d only seen in pottery clay and had a heck of a time making myself so this gives … Read More...
Quilts get attention in NY and beyond
Dale of The City Quilter sent me this section of the current NY City Subway Map so I could share it here. With a million copies of the map due out this week, think of the people who will hear … Read More...
Felt Spring Violets tutorial & Pattern
Heather of “Hello My Name is Heather” has the sweetest “Felt Spring Violets tutorial” and a pattern to download with the flower shapes. Heather suggests we use them to decorate a headband, ponytail holder, note card, pincushion, or a present … Read More...
Cool Tutorial for Frit Balls and Wavy Rods from Colour de Verre
Today Colour de Verre decided to tease us about new goodies that are coming soon. Can’t wait to see what it is. In the meantime they shared this tutorial that shows how to make wavy rods and frit balls that … Read More...
Needle felted Initials from an old wool Sweater
I have never thought of this and I think it is very clever “needle felted Initials” from BH&G! Because felted textiles don’t fray, they’re perfect for cutout shapes and embellishments, such as a monogram. They used a Clover brand’s needle … Read More...
Felt Chrysanthemum Pillow tutorial
Amy of “H is For Handmade” has this stunning “Felt Chrysanthemum Pillow” with an excellent tutorial with loads of pictures to follow. I think this is so classy and loving black and white décor; I would have the pillow white … Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl’s twirly pom pom skirt
Preethi from WIDI shares a tutorial for making this little girl’s pom pom twirly skirt. She calls it the Nirma skirt. It’s a gathered circle skirt with lots of swish when it’s twirled. The pom pom trim on this skirt … Read More...
Pieced Felt Owl Pencil Holder
This is a cute little project from BH&G with instructions that you can make with the kids. “Pieced Felt Owl Pencil Holder” ENJOY!
Freebie: Vintage Bunnies Image
The Digital Two For Tuesday blog has an adorable vintage image of a bunny band to download for free. What a cute Easter card this would make!
-Heather
How to make a recycled bread clip mosaic
Bread clips come in lots of pretty colors which makes them the perfect material for mini mosaic work (like when you mosaic with colored egg shells). Robin sent in this link to the blog Without a Map that features a … Read More...
Tutorial: Simple gauze swaddle blanket
Sara and Melissa from alice & lois design studios guest blog at Pretty Prudent today with a tutorial showing how to make a gauze swaddle blanket. Gauze makes awesome swaddle blankets because they’re stretchy and breathable. The blankets are easy … Read More...
Q-Tip Dandelion Craft
Where I live, with spring comes plenty of dandelions. Usually I hope to get rid of them before they reach the stage this craft depicts, but we all know that can be hard to do!
What is not hard to … Read More...
A giant list of how to clean everything (in one page)
Here is a giant list of what to use to clean almost everywhere in the house. It is Springtime folks!
The best part is that it is all on one page so you don’t need to click through 100’s of … Read More...
3-D Carrot Patch Cookies
These cookies made me think of the Rabbit from Winnie-the-Pooh! So proud of his carrot patch.
Munchkin Munchies has created these cute cookies that look like carrots coming out of the ground. She gives you the sites to find the … Read More...
Tutorial: “Totes” appliqued tote bag
Bev from Flamingo Toes shows how to embellish a plain canvas tote with bold letter appliques. Her design was inspired a tote bag she saw recently online, which was a basic canvas tote with the word “totes” appliqued in large … Read More...
DIY Twig Bracelets
These simple twig bracelets are made using thin green vines that are wrapped, secured with glue and spray painted gold. Sometimes all you need is a little nature to make a big statement.