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There is something very satisfying as spending quality time crafting with children, except, maybe, spending quality time making craft supplies with children!
I love working with clear Con-Tact paper and have used it in many aspects of crafting. I have … Read More...
Using buttons and glitter you can create these elegant earrings. Alexandra Amarotico from She is Red shares her step by step tutorial. These earrings would look like diamond flicks if finished off in silver for a inexpensive Faux diamond look. … Read More...
Michele Ng of “Michele Ng” has a very good tutorial “Make a felt clutch Tutorial” that she is sharing with us. She is currently based in Singapore and she is a fashion designer, stylist and make-up artist and crafter. The … Read More...
Stef from Girl. Inspired. shows several ways to sew a ruffle. She shows how to make them using basting stitches (one row or two) and pulling the gathers by hand. She also shows how to make them using a special … Read More...
Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how to make a receiving blanket from knit fabric. It’s a lightweight blanket, made from a single layer of knit fabric. Bright binding adds a punch of color. The rounded corners are … Read More...
Veronica from SewVery shows how to make a simple reversible placemat you can use to freshen up your spring table. They’re super fast to make when you use double-sided quilted fabric. You can make 4 placemats from a yard of … Read More...
Get more from your stencils. The Bolton House blog has a really cool technique to share adhering stencils instead of stamps to clear acrylic blocks for mono print stamping. Click here to see how it’s done.
-Heather
The Pocket Source is a new website dedicated to everything pocket scrapbooking. Whatever system you use, Project Life
, Simple Stories
, Snap Albums….. you’re sure to find ideas and inspirations that you can adapt to your albums. And discover … Read More...
I found that a lot of my favourite polymer clay artists had shared their St. Patrick’s Day efforts on Flickr so the mosaic is a tad bigger than the norm. Enjoy the green!
We all have bottles in one shape or another that we can use to dress up and then enjoy as vases or storage. KC sent in a link to her blog The Real Thing with the Coake Family where she … Read More...
Head over to Sew4Home for a free pattern for making this super cute stuffed crocodile. Look at all his sharp teeth! Luckily, they’re not sharp at all and this guy is totally huggable. He’s made from a soft Minky dot … Read More...
Disney of “Ruffles and Stuff” was inspired to make her “Tree Circles Pillow” by Miniature Rhino on ETSY and decided that she probably needed to make something similar. She actually saw this idea done as a coaster in Martha Stewart … Read More...
Deanna from Sew McCool shows how to make this pretty fabric covered cuff. She uses a purchased cuff blank and sews a fabric covering for it. It takes very little fabric, making this a fun scrap pin project. You can … Read More...
I am absolutely in LOVE with this project from Teresa at Daisies for Violet. It is just brilliant! Instead of a traditional family tree, Teresa decided to do a periodic table for her family. I am especially giddy that … Read More...
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I hope you are wearing green, otherwise it is a pinch for you! How about a free pattern instead of a pinch. I think that is a … Read More...
This is a jazzy looking tote for a teen and Skill Level 1: No experience needed. This tutorial is on “Jo-Ann Arts & Crafts an this “t-shirt tote bag” has downloadable instructions. This is a project a teen could get … Read More...
The glass they made is absolutely gorgeous! Bullseye’s glass makers like to make special glass when they’re not making production glass. They like to refer to it as Saturday glass. There are three different sheets available. One is turquoise … Read More...
Jessica of “How About Orange” has an outstanding tutorial for “Make a modular felt trivet”! It is important to have trivets on your table when placing hot serving dishes to keep the heat away from the surface. Jessica’s trivet are … Read More...
Download a free idea booklet from Echo Park Paper, inside you’ll find projects for cards, scrapbook pages and altered items to help you get started on your spring projects.
-Heather
Looking for more Echo Park Supplies? Check these out … Read More...
