Jill from Creating My Way To Success shows how she created this faux fur monster pencil pouch for her daughter. This is such a cute idea!! The eyes are appliqued down, and the mouth is a zipper stitched in at … Read More...
Free pattern: Lumberjack hat for kid and adults
Jenelle from TrashN2Tees shares a free pattern at We All Sew for this fleece lined lumberjack hat. You can make it from any fun print for the outside, plus sherpa fleece for the inside. The pattern will fit most kids … Read More...
Project: Funny Stamped Valentine
This dust bunny Valentine card is so cute and clever! The Christy Gets Crafty blog has a video tutorial showing how to make it.
-Hetaher
Project: Mixed Media Bird Canvas
Find directions for making this beautiful mixed media bird canvas over on the Eclectic Paperie blog. You’ll learn how to combine stencils, paints, inks, sprays, stamps and more for a wonderful creation to hang on your wall.
-Heather
How to make a junk mail flower
Can you ever really go wrong with a fun flower project? Especially one that uses up old catalogs and magazines? Pop on over to the blog Grow Creative for the easy tutorial on how to make recycled junk mail flowers… Read More...
How to make a recycled wine bottle hummingbird feeder
When I first saw the title of this project I thought “wine to birds?” and then I realized that I was reading it wrong. But I like to drink the wine and what a great idea to turn it into … Read More...
Photography for Scrapbookers | Photographing Scrapbook Layouts
Do you share your projects online? if so you might be looking for some help to take the best possible photographs of them. This tutorial from Lisa Swift should help. She outlines, with photos, exactly how she shoots her … Read More...
10 Instagrammers to Follow at CHA Winter 2014
CHA Winter 2014, the Craft & Hobby Association Craft Show starts today in Anaheim California.
Since we can’t be there, lets follow along as these 10 scrapbookers and companies share their Instagram photos from the show floor
Photography for Scrapbookers | Five Ways to Photograph Active Children
Katrina Kennedy writes over at About a Boy on how to photograph active children. Having a quite active boy myself, I found myself nodding my head in agreement, and learnt a few tricks! Click here to learn … Read More...
Scraps: Making Texture Tools
Another great use for scrap clay is to make texturing tools. Whether that’s for adding details to your minis or great sticks and stamps, scrap clay can be turned into sheets, rollers and stamps.
Looking for more polymer clay … Read More...
Charcoal & Blush DIY Wedding Invitation Set
Lia Griffith always has something beautiful and inspiring to share on her blog, and these free printable invitations are just that! Blush and charcoal make such a soft, lovely color duo, and Lia shares all the instructions and downloads for … Read More...
D.I.Y Giraffe Tic Tac Toe
Andie of “American felt and craft” is sharing her latest felt tutorial for a “giraffe Tic-Tac-Toe board with storage”. The heart shaped markers are an easy sewing project making it a great mommy and me craft. This would make an … Read More...
Tutorial: Girl’s cupcake applique skirt
Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom shares a tutorial for making a this cute cupcake appliqued skirt for a girl. The skirt is gathered on to a drop waist, and the cupcake appliques are cut from a novelty … Read More...
Free pattern: Sophia the Bunny softie
Abby Glassenberg from While She Naps, and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction
shares a free pattern for making the cutest little bunny softie. Her name is Sophia and she is all kinds of huggable sweetness. Look at … Read More...
Freebie and Ideas: Card Sketches
Page Maps has several wonderful card idea sketches new for January, visit and find samples made for each sketch along with a printable pdf too!
-Heather
Special Savings for Vogue Knitting Live Attendees!
Are you thinking about going to Vogue Knitting Live in New York City next weekend? If you’ve been on the fence I have some special deals you might be interested in.
First off, VK Live has kindly extended an offer … Read More...
How to make recycled magnet fridge poetry
I, like the recycled crafter of the blog Without a Map, have a nice stash of advertising magnets and am a big fan of fridge poetry. Pop on over to her blog to see how to make a set of … Read More...
The Valentine “Love”ly Rosette & Canada Day” Headband
This darling “Love”ly Rosette Headband” comes from Victoria who blogs out of Canada on “vixenMade”! Valentine’s Day is on its way for theme crafting and soon it will be coming to an end. Victoria’s daughter had no Valentine hair accessories. … Read More...
DIY Night Light
This is a beautifully illuminated night light canvas with “Good Night” printed on it. You can of course, decide to print anything that you may want to.
The simplicity of the project is that it uses a store bought canvas … Read More...
Getting Started Stash Busting: What’s in There?
Today we’re ready to dive into the stash and start organizing it in a meaningful way for using it in projects.
For the most part when I think of using up stash I mean the little odds balls left over … Read More...