Emily of “The Benson Street” made these pretty poppies for Memorial Day to honor the ones who died serving our country during wartime. When I came across Emily’s “Felt Poppy Tutorial” and due to Fort Hood Killings I thought it … Read More...
Make a Gorgeous Diamond Hat
Just as cowls are nice in the spring, it can be good to have some spring hats to keep your head warm on windy days (or dry on sprinkly days).
This lovely Diamond Cap from Classic Elite Yarns should be … Read More...
Knit a Simple Drop-Stitch Cowl
I like to wear cowls throughout the spring (and even have a couple I can wear in the summer) because I’m the kind of person who is pretty much always cold and wearing a cowl makes a little bit more … Read More...
Tutorial: Body pillow made from two pillow shams
Lisa from Mabey She Made It is over at While He Was Napping today with a tutorial showing how to make a body pillow out of two smaller pillow shams. It’s a quick, easy project requiring just a couple of … Read More...
Easter Cupcakes
The Easter bunny won’t be able to resist these cute cupcakes!
High Heels & Grills created these adorable cupcakes that look like carrots in the garden.
Since I’m not very talented, I would probably just use boxed cupcakes or bakery … Read More...
Fabric Easter Egg Wreath Tutorial
Here is a fun Easter Egg wreath with fabric covered eggs made by Emily of Nap-Time Creations. These are what she calls as her take on the Fabergé egg and calls them Fabricege Eggs!
Go here to get the full … Read More...
Easter Eggstravaganza: Springtime, needle felted Easter eggs tutorial
Sharon of “Crafts n Coffee” is not only sharing their “Needle felted Easter eggs tutorial” with us; she is also sharing the history of felting. “Long before people were spinning, weaving and knitting fibers together, people were making fabric for … Read More...
DIY – Stonehenge Wrapped Rock Necklace
This Stonehenge inspired rock necklace was created using rocks (not from stonehenge) and wrapped with chain to create a rustic dangle necklace. Make sure your rocks are not too heavy or you could knock out a small child when you … Read More...
Party Signage – DIY Twine Wrapped Letters
These DIY twine wrapped letters are perfect for Party Signage. You can wrap birthday names, theme titles and much much more. Twine comes in all different colors or you can simply spray paint it afterwards to match the theme of … Read More...
DIY Ribbon Hairband
This flower head band is created using folded ribbons to create a dainty flower headband. Full tutorial can be found here at Sewmccool.com.
Soap Making – Neptune Column Pour
Love love love the colors in this Neptune Soap. Visit the SoapQueen for the full tutorial as well as how to make and pour a star column. This soap would be beautiful wrapped with natural fibers and maybe even a … Read More...
Tutorial: Leather cuff sweater refashion
Kate from Nearly Crafty shares a tutorial at Pretty Prudent showing how to add leather cuffs to a sweater. This simple addition really amps up the style of a plain sweater. Unlike sweater knit, leather won’t stretch so you’ll need … Read More...
Tutorial: Monster face wash cloths
Marni from Haberdashery Fun shares a tutorial over at Momtastic showing how you can turn a plain wash cloth in these crazy fun monster face wash cloths. Cute, cute!! You can go wild with the design, giving each monster face … Read More...
How to make textured vases and a door muffler
Heidi sent in this link to a fun tutorial at Muslin and Merlot on how to make recycled texture vases. While I was there I also spotted something I had never seen before but makes great sense- door mufflers!
Pop … Read More...
Stamped Flower Craft with Corks and Buttons
Discover how easy it is to make lovely flowers using corks and buttons. No, you don’t use corks as part of the flower… You use then to make colorful prints that you turn into flowers!
Jacky from Happy Hooligans explains … Read More...
Video tutorial: Easy to make fan-shaped leather bag
Sylvia from Dare to DIY shares a video tutorial showing how you can make a fan-shaped leather bag like these. The origami style bags have high visual impact, but they’re actually quick and easy to make. The bag starts with … Read More...
Tutorial: Easter basket tote with ric rac trim
Michele from The Scrap Shoppe shares a tutorial at The Ribbon Retreat showing how to make this Easter basket tote trimmed with jumbo ric rac. She used vinyl transfer material to personalize them with her children’s names. If you don’t … Read More...
Project: Funny Birthday Card
Here’s a fun birthday card from Purple Onion stamps. I love the Aged to Perfection sentiment with the cheese, so funny! Scroll all the way to the bottom of this post on their blog for a video tutorial on how … Read More...
Deconstructing Crochet
I don’t know about you, but I have a terrible time trying to count stitches in my own projects to write down a pattern or a mere adjustment to a pattern! I find it to be a painful and frustrating … Read More...
Tutorial & Freebie | Mod Podge Drinking Glasses
I am seriously loving this project from Allison at Dream a Little Bigger. It’s not scrapbooking ( but she did use scrapbook paper), but I love that she is sharing the cut files (which you can use for layouts for … Read More...