Here’s a fun something you can sew for your favorite gamer! Sew Simple Home has a free sewing pattern to make this video game controller plushie or pillow. This would make a fun accent piece for a kid’s or teen’s … Read More...
FREE Fall Leaves Cut File
You can use this pretty cluster of Fall Leaves on your next scrapbook layout, greeting card or planner page. This cut file is FREE to download from Pretty Little Studio to use with your electronic die cutting machine. Ashley from … Read More...
Little Black Cat Halloween Pullover Knitting Pattern
As the owner of a black cat I can tell you black cats are for all year, but they have a particular prominence in the fall as we head into Halloween time.
I would wear this Little Black Cat Pullover … Read More...
Button and wiggle eyes make adorable Halloween spiders
Buttons have to be one of the most versatile craft supplies there is. Best yet most of us have a stash already on hand. Pop on over to the blog A Girl and a Glue Gun for a wonderful collection … Read More...
Halloween Biscornu Cross Stitch Pattern
A biscornu is a distinctively shaped pillow that can be used as decoration or as a pincushion. There are all sorts of different styles and they are fun to make, if a little mind-bending the first few times you assemble … Read More...
How to Make a Twisted Loop Quilt Block
Here’s a striking quilt block that looks tricky but is actually easy to assemble. It comes to us from Fabric 406 and the free pattern and tutorial shows you how to make it.
Finished, the block measures 12″ so it … Read More...
One Sheet Wonder and Card Sketch for Halloween Cards
Want to get the most from your 6″ x 6″ pattern papers? These One Sheet Wonder cutting templates allow you to get two fun background designs from one piece of paper with no waste! Add a stamped image and a … Read More...
How to Make Your Own Memory Dex
If you’re not familiar a Memory Dex is like an old Rolodex but instead of business contacts it holds fun little scrapbook pages. You can use a vintage Rolodex or several companies make them for scrapbooking. but Ezme has used … Read More...
How to make and easy and adorable sugar skull doll
This little sugar skull doll is so simple and adorable. She has such a charming look on her face and could hold virtually anything especially a piece of Halloween candy? Pop on over to the blog Blue Bear Wood for … Read More...
Poppy Cross Stitch for Remembrance Day
Poppies are a symbol of remembering the war dead that is popular around the world, but particularly in the UK around Remembrance Day (which is November 11, known as Veterans Day in the United States).
This free poppy cross stitch … Read More...
Make a Cardboard Display for Natural Treasures
Whenever kids go on nature walks, or often if they go outside at all, odds are good they’re going to come back with some natural treasures. Instead of keeping them in whatever random place they empty their pockets, you can … Read More...
A Bundle of Leaf Knitting Patterns
Falling leaves are a perfect symbol of fall, but they don’t last very long. Knit yourself some fall leaves that will look good all season long with this pattern bundle from Elves World.
Here you’ll find oak, linden and elm … Read More...
How to Make the 8 Best Embroidery Stitches for Lines
From Pumora comes this handy tutorial demonstrating the eight best hand embroidery stitches for lines.
With a list of all eight of them and tutorials for each of them as well, you will be stitching lines in no time. Along … Read More...
Book Review – Baby Washcloths and Afghan Squares
Create some adorable baby washcloths for your bundle of joy!
Baby Washcloths and Afghan Squares, by Lisa Carnahan, will enrapture you with delightful designs for your children or grandchildren’s washcloths! With designs like Gum Balls, Bubbles, Zigzag and Bugs, what… Read More...Marbled Fall and Halloween Tags with Alcohol Inks
The look of tie dye and marbling have been very popular recently and Carly has found a fun way to incorporate that look into paper crafting projects. Her fun Fall and Halloween tags have stamped sentiments along with fun sections … Read More...
Easy Quilted Trivet Sewing Tutorial
This quilted fabric trivet is a quick project you can make for your kitchen! Craft Passion has a tutorial showing how to make one. These quilted trivets also make great gifts! They’re made from quilting weight cotton, which are available … Read More...
Fall Love Layout
It really looks like the wind is sweeping leaves across the page on this Fall Love Layout from Celes. She framed her photo in a tag for the focal point, adding clusters of leaves, flowers and sentiments at two corners. … Read More...
Book Review: Knitting the National Parks
America’s National Parks have inspired artists and regular folks as long as they have existed, and Nancy Bates found inspiration from the parks for her knit hat collection Knitting the National Parks.
The book includes mostly colorwork hat patterns for … Read More...
How to Make Quilted Luggage Tags
Got Scraps? Then this fun and handy tutorial is for you. Add a little something personal to your luggage with these awesome quilted luggage tags. You can learn to make them in this tutorial from Crafty Staci.
Staci’s tags are … Read More...
10 Poinsettia Christmas Flower Cross Stitch Patterns
It turns out that I really struggle with the spelling of the word Poinsettia. I would have thought after writing this roundup of Cross stitch patterns and charts I would have mastered it, but no, I still keep getting it … Read More...