Oh my Goodness these are adorable! It makes me want to throw a Christmas Party for friends just so I can impress them with home-made Eggnog in glass baubles. Totally love this idea it is so festive and fun … Read More...
Knit a Garland Out of Hats and Mitts
And speaking of knitty Advent things, this pattern from Red Heart’s 12 Weeks of Christmas is a great one that could be made into an Advent calendar type arrangement (though, admittedly, it would probably have to be for next year).… Read More...
How to make an Advent calendar wreath
I am sharing all sorts of Advent calendars this week as now is the time to make them. Pop on over to the blog Organized 31 to see what what recycled element this clever crafter used used as base for … Read More...
Free Sewing pattern: Baby boy’s reversible bib with a neck tie applique
Katie from Good Golly Ginger shares a free pattern for a baby boy’s bib with an appliqued neck tie. It’s a quick and easy project, one she says can be done in just 30 minutes. She made the tie from … Read More...
Tutorial: Fitted craft show table cover from twin sheets
Ruby from Zaaberry shows how you can make a fitted table cover for a 6-foot folding table out of a couple of flat sheets. She’ll use it to cover a table for a craft fair, but you could also use … Read More...
Tutorial: Leather soled mittens
Erin from Sewbon shares a tutorial at The Sewing Rabbit showing how to make a pair of leather-soled mittens. These mittens are made for cold weather! They’re lined with fleece so they’re extra warm and have ribbing at the wrist … Read More...
Tutorial: Walker caddy and cup holder
Blessings always come in the strangest of packages. Today, it was when I saw this pair of tutorials by Melissa from Melly Sews and Blank Slate Patterns, showing how to make a walker caddy and cup holder. Memories of my … Read More...
Tutorial: Bird in the Hoop Christmas ornament
Abby Glassenberg from While She Naps, and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction, shares a tutorial for making this sweet Bird in the Hoop ornament for your Christmas tree. It’s a good project to use up … Read More...
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-Heather
Knit a Little Gnome for Your Tree
Kat at Just Crafty Enough has been doing this amazing series of holiday ornaments for the 24 weeks leading up to December 1 — seriously, I don’t know how anyone can plan that far ahead — as part of an … Read More...
Project: Christmas Card
The Penny Black stamps blog has a video tutorial showing how to make this adorable holiday card, click here to watch.
-Heather
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Freebie | Printable Food Ingredient Labels for Thanksgiving Dinner
If any of your guests for Thanksgiving have ingredient sensitivities, these free printable food ingredient tags from Lia Griffith will help. You can use them to identify ingredients such as sugar, or label food that are Paleo, vegetarian or Vegan … Read More...
Crochet Calendar 2014
Carmen has created this fantastic calendar and is offering it to all crocheters for FREE! Free is good. As Carmen is Germany, her calendar is offered in her native German as well as in English. The photography is top notch … Read More...
Freebie | Thanksgiving Banner Cut File
Create a fun Thankful banner like Deb Duty did using the free cut file for Silhouette machine. The file is for the banner shape. so you can add any letters and embellish however you like. Deb shares how she dressed … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Heartbreakers
Tutorial: Village Planters
This is such a cute idea! Jen and Shannon offer a great tutorial for making little cottage planters from clay. A whole village for your window sill! I’d probably make little house shapes to go around small existing planters and … Read More...
Tutorial: Sherpa lined baby bonnet
The Purl Bee shares a free pattern for making a snuggly warm bonnet for baby. It fits snugly and ties under baby’s chin. They suggest a beautiful Liberty of London print for the outer layer, and sherpa for the lining. … Read More...
Tutorial: Scoop pocket skirt for little girls
Pamela from Sovanisa shares a tutorial for making her Belli Skirt for little girls. It’s a gathered skirt with scoop pockets, made out of a soft stretch knit fabric. It’s soo cute and looks like it would be plenty comfortable … Read More...
Idea file: Use invisible zippers to make a fitted nursing dress
It doesn’t look like it, but this full length, fitted, princess seam dress is actually a nursing dress. I would not have thought it would be possible for a full length fitted dress to be a functional nursing garment, but … Read More...
Turkey Veggie Platter
On Thanksgiving, my favorite part is the veggie platter. Maybe because I was always responsible for the platter during the big day growing up. I didn’t know back then, but it was how my mom got me out of her … Read More...