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.
3 Adorable Bunny Buys For Easter
Every year we play host to a Easter Picnic in our local park. Every year I add a little more to the “theme” box and this year was no exception. Our Easter picnic takes place Easter Sunday so we have … Read More...
DIY Needle Case
This needle case can only be called CUTE! Perfect for market stalls, gift cards or attach them to a business card for a marketing Keepsake!
Full tutorial can be found at E-eliseetc.com.
10 LEGO Learning Activities
Pretty much every kid seems to love LEGOs- the little bricks have been the building material of choice for generations. From video games to movies to theme parks, LEGOs seem to lend themselves to virtually any subject or theme, … Read More...
Tutorial: Perfect Summer Swing Dress
Merrick’s Art shows how you can make her Perfect Summer Swing Dress. It fits close through the shoulders and sleeves, but loose through the body flaring out in a swingy shape and coming just to your knees. You can make … Read More...
{Monday Moods at DIY Weddings} Pretty Preppy
Navy and gray make a sophisticated and chic duo for a modern, trendy wedding! Lots of classic style in this Pretty Preppy mood board featured at Southbound Bride.
Recipe: Radiant Orchid with RIT dye
Radiant Orchid is Pantone’s color of the year for 2014. Justine from Sew Country Chick shares the recipe to make this color in RIT dye, so you can dye your clothing (or shoes, as she shows in this photo) to … Read More...