There is something special about wearing your own natural face products. The best thing is you get to tailor a concoction or recipe to suit your own skin and not the skin of the “general public”. DIY Face Primer.
Free pattern: Arabesque Bag
Sara from Sew Sweetness, and author of Big City Bags
, has a free bag pattern for you. It’s her Arabesque Bag. The shape is simple, requiring only 3 hours to sew up. It still has nice finishes, though, with … Read More...
Tutorial: Fat quarter dolly sleeping bag
Amy from Peek-a-Boo Pattern Shop shows how to make a sleeping bag for a child’s doll. You can make one to fit a 15″ Disney doll (or a 12″ baby doll) out of a fat quarter of a pretty fabric … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy twill tape headbands, make them with your kids
Rachel from Imagine Gnats guest blogs at Crafterhours with a tutorial showing how to make a thin headband. Twill tape makes it a simple project, one that you can do with your kids. You can sew the few very short … Read More...
Tutorial: Jersey knit shag pillow
Vanessa from V & Co. shows how you can make this awesome shag pillow. The fluffy shag is made from a soft jersey knit fabric. Her post is part of the Pillow Collective series hosted by Amy’s Creative side. She … Read More...
Tutorial: Valentine’s Day stockings to hang from the mantel
Mollie from Wild Olive shows how to make a Valentine stocking. The design is a request from her mother. It’s like a Christmas stocking, but instead of a sock or stocking shape, it’s a heart shaped pouch that you can … Read More...
Tip: How To Use Large Background Stamps
The Just Rite Stamps blog has a video tutorial showing how to make stunning card backgrounds using large background stamps, click here to watch.
-Heather
A Month of Free 3×4 Cards at Callaloo Soup
This month on my personal blog Callaloo Soup, I am sharing a free digital and printable 3×4 card every day. You can see the first four above, and grab the PDF here. I;m undertaking this project both to … Read More...
Tutorial | Photo Booth Strip for Valentine’s Day
Nancy from Do Small Things With Love has a DIY for making a photobooth type strip with photos of you and a loved one (or ones). The best part os that you can do it using free online tools, no … Read More...
Free 3×4 Cards for 2014 from Craft Gossip
Yes it’s already February, but you might still be looking for some journaling cards for the beginning of the year. I designed these especially as a thank-you gift for fans of the Facebook page. You can get them here.
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Olympic Ring Collage
This is a great, Olympic-themed project to work on with a group. Cut rings out of thin cardboard, paint them the appropriate colors, and then have fun finding items to glue to each ring. Collage items can include tissue paper, … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Snow Bombed
Luke Jacomb’s Blown Glass Paddles – Daily Art Muse
Luke Jacomb is the son of one of the founders of Gaffer Glass, an establishment most glass folk know all about. Over at Daily Art Muse Luke’s blown glass paddles are being showcased today. You need to wander over to … Read More...
DIY hand stitched valentine hearts
Cheery colors plus simple hand quilting make these lavender-filled heart pillows a special gift for Valentine’s Day. Find out how to make your own set at Pippa Quilts.
Image credit: Pippa Quilts
Valentine mail mini quilt
Gina of Party of Eight finished this sweet mini quilt in time to share it on WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced. Learn where she got the inspiration and pattern for making her You’ve Got {Valentine’s} Mail project right here.… Read More...
Valentine’s Day Love Onesies
Over on “our pinteresting family” Megan and her mom made these NO-SEW Onesies for her twin boy. They are the cutest and ready for Valentine’s Day. Check out how they created these outfits.
Felt Conversation Hearts
Jenx’s Project “Felt Conversation Hearts” over on “Craftbits” are so neat and realistic 🙂 There is a downloadable pattern and complete instructions for us to follow. These would make darling gifts, enjoy. http://craftbits.com/project/felt-conversation-hearts/
Tilly’s advice for sewing in shared spaces
Sewing has a way of taking over our space. Between the space needed to set up a sewing machine, store notions and patterns, and cut out pattern pieces, you can end up giving a large amount of your living space … Read More...
Tutorial: Blouse with mandarin collar and hexagon insets
Jessica from Running With Scissors shows how to make a hex color blocked and mandarin collar variation of her Simple Blouse Pattern. She shows how to replace the simple round neck with a mandarin collar, and she adds hexagon insets … Read More...
Technique: Embossing Paste Background for Cards
The Lawnscaping Challenge blog has a video tutorial for a cool stamping technique using embossing paste and embossing powders, click here to watch. I love the dimension this fun technique adds!
-Heather