Tricia from Made By Me & Shared With You shows how to make a pair of adjustable elastic suspenders. The front has two straps, but on the back they meet in the middle to create a “Y” attaching at the … Read More...
Tutorial: Chenille backed wash cloths and burp cloths
Caila from Caila Made guest blogs in the DIY Babies series at iCandy Handmade with a tutorial showing how to make a set of chenille backed washcloths. She also gives a link to a tutorial on her own blog showing … Read More...
Tip: Color Stamps with Distresss Markers
The Whiff of Joy blog has a color tutorial for coloring your stamped images with Tim Holtz’s Distress markers. I love this adorable mouse!
-Heather
Photography for Scrapbookers | Choosing a DSLR Camera
If you’re thinking about purchasing a DSLR camera, Kate at Clover & Dot has some advice for you. She covers price ranges. where to buy from and who to ask for even more advice. Click here to read her recommendations.
DIY Fascinator
Every bride needs a little bling, and this pretty fascinator from Crafts Unleashed adds the perfect bit of sparkle! Don’t be fooled by the glitzy look, this hair accessory is inexpensive and easy to make. Get all the instructions here… Read More...
Photography for Scrapbookers | Deciphering Lens Lingo
Are you in the market for a new lens, but you’re not sure what all the names and numbers mean? Or maybe you simply want to understand what your current lens can and cannot do. Well Lucrecer will help to … Read More...
Photography for Scrapbookers | Stepping Out of Auto
Step out of shooting in auto with help from Harri at Vanilla Craft Blog. She takes you through the three things critical for shooting in manual: ISO, Aperture & Shutter Speed, and even includes a free cheat sheet that you … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Life Without You
Free flower rain boot liner tutorial
Andie of “American Felt & Craft” knows that April Showers Bring May Flowers! She is sharing this wonderful tutorial for these “Free flower rain boot liners”. Buy those sweet Wellington rain boot, but keep the inside dry with these liners. … Read More...
Tutorial: Pleated knit skirt
Erin from Sewbon shows how to make a pleated knit skirt. The style is modern and kicky, especially when made out of a heavier weight knit that will show off the shaping of the deep pleats. It’s super cute out … Read More...
Abby’s tips for designing reversible softies
There’s something magic about a softie that’s reversible, one that gets turned inside out to become an entirely different creature. I’ve always been intrigued with how the designer was able to create two softies in one. Abby Glassenberg from While … Read More...
Felt Antler Alice bands
These sweet “Antler Alice band” comes from the “Dailyfix” with a downloadable template for the Antlers. There are instructions on how to assemble the headband. What young lady would love wearing this lovely headband? Enjoy!
Tutorial: Sock lion with a loopy yarn mane
Craft Passion shows how to make a sock lion softie with a loopy yarn mane. This is a mama lion to the smaller lion sock softie she shared several weeks ago. The mama lion is significantly larger, requiring two socks … Read More...
Felt meringues tutorial & pattern
Helena lives in Vallentuna, Sweden and hosts “craft and creativity” and her posts are in English and Swedish. She has a glam “felt meringues” for us to make with a complete tutorial and pattern template. These are so delicate and … Read More...
Freebie: Card Printables
Papertrey Ink has some fabulous free printable to download, add these to cards, scrapbook pages and more, click here to download.
-Heather
Looking for free digital stamps and SVG files? We love using the Design bundle to download our … Read More...
7 DIY Indie Business Card Holders
Everything Etsy shares this wonderful round up of fun and creative business card holders. Don’t be afraid to hand out cards to people you meet. Most people forget the name of someone with 30 mins. Leaving your card in their … Read More...
Finishing Workshop: Buttonholes
I admit to not being much of a cardigan knitter, and I stick with pretty basic buttonholes when I do need them, either doing a decrease or a bind off for however many stitches and then casting on stitches to … Read More...
Just another color tool or not
I heard about this color tool from Becky’s post, Magenta! of Piece O’ Cake blog. Called the Ultimate 3-in-1 Color Tool by Joen Wolfrom, I checked it out on Amazon where I looked for one of the lowest starred comments … Read More...
Wedding Date Countdown Tutorial
A Creative Princess submitted her idea for a wedding date countdown, and I couldn’t wait to share it with you! I think it’s such a lovely and thoughtful gift idea for the engaged couple. Get the instructions to make one … Read More...
Knit a Cushion Cover with a Big Cable
After talking about knitting for spring yesterday, I have to say that cold weather (which I’m sure we’ll still see more of this season) makes me want to knit cozy things for the home. I mean, we’re inside so much … Read More...