Travelling means you can’t always take your normal stock pile of beauty supplies with you. Here are some simple beauty hacks and tips to maintain a beautiful regime on holiday. These tips and tricks make the most of what … Read More...
Tutorial: Faux fur throw pillow cover
Faux fur is definitely trending this season. We’re seeing it all over accessories – from hats to scarves to vests. Why not bring it to your home decor as well? Steph from Crafting in the Rain shares a tutorial over … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric mini crown that stores flat
This fabric mini crown is sooo cute! Above just the cute factor, it has a clever feature. It stores flat so you can tuck it away in your purse or store it in a dress-up bin without it getting smushed … Read More...
Tutorial: Romantic beaded headband
Vanessa from Café Craftea shares a tutorial for making a beautiful beaded felt and tulle headband. The tulle and the beads are soft and romantic, especially in the winter white palette she used. This would also be gorgeous in jewel … Read More...
Tutorial: Leather and canvas monogrammed zippered pouch
Melissa Mortenson from Polka Dot Chair shows how you can make a leather and canvas monogrammed zippered pouch. She pieces the canvas and the leather to minimize bulk. (Where there is a leather stripe on the front of the bag, … Read More...
Tutorial: Convert a plain tank to a pull-down nursing tank
Nicole from In-Lala-Land shows how she converted plain tanks into pull-down nursing tanks. The straps of the tank attach to a pull-down nursing bra, so you can pull down the top of your tank and your bra cup with one … Read More...
Project: Photo Cube
Fold up some cardstock and add some pictures for a wonderful way to keep your memories hanging around on a fun photo cube. Find the directions over at Ellen Hutson’s blog.
-Heather
Tutorial | Easy DIY Thank You Cards with Sharpies
Here’s a classy yet simple way for you and your kids to send thank you cards for your Christmas presents. Autumn shares how she and her kids made these simple but impactful cards using metallic sharpies, white cardstock, stickers … Read More...
January Freebie | 4×6 Journal Cards
Time to grab the first freebie of the year! Use these 4×6 cards in your Project Life, or other pocket page systems, on regular pages, or in your journals. Click here to get them.
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Tutorial: A Valentine’s Day Book
Ginger Burrell generously offers a tutorial for creating a handmade book complete with a polymer clay cover. The heart mosaic design makes it perfect for a Valentine’s Day gift but as she points out, you could use any motif you’d … Read More...
Little Bird in Flight: A Free Sewing Pattern!
Abby of “While She Naps” is so creative and she has a number of darling projects with tutorials. Abby made a “little felt bird in flight” and she thought we might like to make one, too. Pretty as ornaments for … Read More...
Friendship Sampler
Embroiderbee posts the most detailed freebies. This friendship sampler is one of the most detailed I have seen. As always though, you could stitch elements of the sampler as smaller projects. Get the free chart.
Lacey Embroidery
I know this is two Imaginesque posts in a row, but I couldn’t resist posting about this free pattern. It reminds me of Battenburg lace. It is so lovely and it is just one of the free patterns in the … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Banded hem t-shirt
Autie from iCandy Handmade shows how to adapt a basic t-shirt to give it a banded hem. The addition of the band will extend the length of the shirt. You can do this trick with a shirt you’re making from … Read More...
How to Create a Valentine cat with a heart
Alena of “Live Internet” created any cat lovers Valentine gift. This is a Russian site and you will have to use Google Translate; but I think you can make this FOLLOWING the amazing pictures provided. There is a cat pattern … Read More...
Tutorial: Gathered skirt with a color blocked hem
Angelina from JoJo And Eloise shows how to make her Borderline Skirt. It’s a classic gathered skirt with color blocked stripe around the hem. She shows it as a girl’s skirt but it would also be pretty for an adult … Read More...
Idea file: Melissa’s genius fabric scrap storage system
Melissa from Melly Sews and Blank Slate Patterns shows a way you can organize and store your fabric scraps that is nothing less than genius. I don’t want to share here what she does, but I’ll give you a teaser … Read More...
Diamond Cable Baby Hat Pattern Free Until 1/31/14
The Sweater Babe’s free pattern download for January is a cute one! This diamond cable baby hat usually sells for $3, but you can get it through the end of the month for free.
It looks like a pretty easy … Read More...
Stash-Busting Afghan Projects
The first thing I think of when I think of stash busting is a really big blanket. I guess that’s because I’m working on a really big blanket, and have been on and off (mostly off, admittedly) for about a … Read More...
Tutorial: Midnight Stars Quilt
Heather Kojan – who blogs at quilt.cook.keep. – did a guest post at Moda Bake Shop explaining how to make her fabulous star quilted throw, shown here. Her design and neutral color palette rock! Get the tutorial.
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