For awhile now I’ve been sitting on a new product that I’ve been dying to share with you and now I’m so excited that I finally can!
Starting today Stampin’ Up will be releasing the first in their brand new … Read More...
Crochet A Scarf Or Two
Scarves are all the fashion rage right now! I see them everywhere. Lovely chiffon, gorgeous silks, brocades, florals, hand painted, you name it, it’s at the mall on mannequins and on people passing by.
Leena has crocheted the delicate edging … Read More...
Never Miss a Week of Project Life Scrapping
Melissa Jersey is posting over at Traci Reed Designs about how she never misses a week of Project Life pages. Now, she’s not talking about being “caught up” or “current”, but about how she makes sure she has the … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Daily iLife
Tutorial: Mother’s Day Necklace
My mom is a jewellery lover so I make a lot of pieces for her. Some of those have been items with mementos or other qualities that made them special. Amy chose to use clay to make her mom a … Read More...
Jaime Guerrero – Glass Artist
When I see glass art in a gallery in the area I live in I can’t help but be happy and excited, so when I was told that Jaime Guerrero was showing at Avenue 50 Studio I had to go … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrap fabric twine
Cintia from My Poppet shows how you can turn your fabric scraps into this fun and colorful twisted twine. You can use the twine to wrap gifts, to make jewelry, and more. This is a great project for scraps too … Read More...
Freebie: Vintage Garden Fairy
Green and pink are the quintessential color combo for Spring; on such a ground, these fairies flit. Created by M.T. Ross in the 1920’s, this is a must-download. Get your Vintage Fairy image at The Graphics Fairy.
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Free pattern: DIY Art Packet tri-fold coloring folio
This DIY Art Packet by Becky from U Create has a pocket for everything a child might need to do some coloring while out and about. It’s made like a tri-fold wallet, with pockets on one flap to hold crayons … Read More...
Tutorial: Add side pockets when making a skirt, plus a free pattern
Sara from Radiant Home Studio shows how to add side pockets to just about any skirt you make, and she includes a free pattern to make the pocket. The pocket pattern comes in three sizes – toddler, girls, and womens. … Read More...
Tutorial: Tissue box cover with grommet opening
A jumbo grommet serves as the opening on this fabric tissue box cover. Ashley from Make It and Love It shows you can make one. It’s made from a home dec weight fabric, and fits over a standard full size … Read More...
Geometric Cactus Pin Cushion DIY Geometric Clay Pot TUTORIALs
Delia of “Delia Creates” is a wife and mom and experiments with many types of crafts. She is sharing her “Geometric Cactus Pin Cushion” tutorial with us and it is very realistic. Delia loves the geometric pot trend like this … Read More...
2-layer hand stitched cupcake purses tutorial
Burton of “paper-and-string” blogs out of the United Kingdom and has some wonderful tutorials like her “Cupcake Purse” that she is showing us how to make. This would make a darling Mother’s Day gift for mom to use for makeup … Read More...
Felt Blooms – Guidelines
Sara of “Hopes and Seams” is sharing her excellent “Felt Blooms Peony” and what a stunning flower she created. Sara has a step-by-step pictorial for us to follow. She uses four stages: petal cutting, petal shaping, flower assembly, and finishing … Read More...
Clever Garden Planter and Bird Bath
What a great idea! Combine a bird bath and a garden planter in one! With this creative DIY idea, you will have swarms of birds in your garden – which may or may not be a good thing.
The Garden … Read More...
Tutorial: How to make a continuous bound placket
Crystal from Stitched By Crystal used a continuous bound placket to add buttons to the back of a dress she made for her daughter. She shares a tutorial showing how to make one. One strip of bias tape finishes off … Read More...
How to make a recycled quote decoration
I love to decorate with my favorite quotes. If you do too pop on over to this post sent in by Amy Jo to the blog The Little Moments that features a tutorial on how to make a wall decoration … Read More...
Free eBook: 18 Crafts with Felt: Simple Craft Ideas, Felt Flowers & More
Be sure to get your FREE eBook “18 Crafts with Felt Craft” and I am sure you will find many fun felt crafts to make. Each craft has a tutorial and pattern for you to follow. Sign up for their … Read More...
Felt Floral Clothes Hangers
Heather Valentine of “fave crafts” has a tutorial on how to make “Felt Floral Clothes Hangers”! This would make a lovely Mother’s Day gift or treat yourself with a few to dress up your closet.
Check out this free knitted … Read More...
Homemade Cupcake Bouquet
What a beautiful idea and you can eat it too!
Jess at A Million Moments has created these beautiful cupcakes to look like Roses. You can serve them on a plate or follow her directions on creating the bouquet pictured … Read More...