This Almond & Rosewater body lotion recipes creates a syrup that glides all over your skin. Using glycerin and Almond oil as it’s base there is no white cream based ingredients in it. It looks fantastic in a bottle or … Read More...
TUTORIAL: Monogrammed Family Ornaments
Dana of “Made” has our year round gift giving covered with these very cool “Monogrammed Family Ornaments”! We all love items with our letters on them. Ornaments are not just for Christmas! We all like personalized presents and show them … Read More...
Faux Pallet Easter Canvas
I am loving this faux pallet Easter bunny wall art by savedbylovecreations.com. Not only is it Easter/Bunny related, it is actually not using any pallets (of which I am quite sick of cmon’ everyone, let’s move on!).
So, if not … Read More...
DIY Felt Hydrangea Flower
This is a lovely “Felt Hydrangea Flower” for spring and Easter decorations. This tutorial is on “Useful DIY” and they are not telling the source of this tutorial, but there are plenty of pictures and a pattern for us to … Read More...
Free pattern: Spring Chick softie
Becky from Patchwork Posse shares a free pattern for her Spring Chick softie. The edges are left raw, and wings are sewn on with buttons. You can make one from fabric scraps or even vintage linens. She suggests making a … Read More...
Tutorial: Fitted crib sheets for standard or mini mattresses
When you’re decorating a nursery, it can sometimes be difficult to find bedding in the right colors – especially if you’re using a non-traditional color palette. (I know this from experience! This happened to me when I was designing my … Read More...
Project: Stamped Gift Wrap
Why buy lots of patterned wrapping paper? Dress up some plain paper with stamps for some personalized gift wrap. Find out how over at the Tikkido blog.
-Heather
How to make poodle phones
Yes indeed, these are old school WORKING phones and the clever crafter dressed them up to look like poodles! I think they are just too cool! Pop on over to the blog Joanne’s J Spot to see the tutorial on … Read More...
Sale at Silhouette!
From today March 11th and running through the 19th both Silhouette Studio Designer Edition and Silhouette Connect will be 35% off!! In case you don’t know, Designer Edition is the MOST POWERFUL design system out there to help … Read More...
Pincushions To Crochet (and Knit)
If you like to (or must) sew and you also crochet, you’ll be pleased with the scrumptious pincushions in this collection by Cat Thomas. Many of them are like tiny works of art and would brighten a desk, table, or … Read More...
Cross Stitch Phone Cover
I love the idea of style and function. What better way to show off your handy work then with a cross stitched phone cover. There are so many patterns out there and the … Read More...
Collecting Clay Dolls
Polymer gets used to create dolls and the worlds for them. The stuff is perfect – details and colours and personality can all be captured in little faces. The artist can choose to make beautiful, realistic babies or fanciful villages … Read More...
Winner Winner! Chicken Dinner!
We have a winner for the Needlework give away.
Comment #86, LESLIE!
… Read More...I am definitely a stitching goddess….I have a needle and thread in my hand whenever I possibly can. Enjoy all needlecrafts
DIY Sweater Macbook Case
Caitlin of “Merry Thought” repurposed an old wool sweater into this stunning “MacBook Case” for us to make. We can’t always find old sweaters with such awesome designs, but keep looking. You are going to fall in love with Caitlin’s … Read More...
DIY: Hank’s Bunting Crayon Roll
Liz of “Say Yes” has this cute “Bunting Crayon Roll”! This idea came to her to pretty it up a bit by making the crayon pockets of felt into a bunting banner instead of the traditional straight pockets. There is … Read More...
Tip: Tying a Bow for Cards
Whenever I teach a card making class one of the hardest things for people to do it tie a bow, it sounds simple enough but tying a bow for a card is different then tying your shoe laces, it takes … Read More...
DIY Hexi Felt Coasters
Courtney of “creative bug” has a complete tutorial on how to make “Hexi Felt Coasters”. Make a set of these for a gift or your home. The colors she uses are stunning and you can make this project following her … Read More...
Make a No-Sew Sleeping Bag
Breanna of “Dollar Store Mom” Has is easy and cute “No-Sew Sleeping Bag” for Grade School and Preschool children. The no-sew fleece blankets are warm and cozy and I am sure you have all bought some fleece from the fabric … Read More...
Small home organization tips
Since we are on the topic of organization, here are some more tips for organizing when your home is rather on the small side. These tips are practical as much are they doable.
And small home or large, no one … Read More...
Quick Shamrock Knitting Patterns
Last year at pretty much exactly this time I shared a handful of St. Patrick’s Day knitting patterns, so I thought I’d share a few more if you’re looking for a quick way to add some green to your … Read More...