Bjus of “My World Craft” lives in Portugal loves crafting and shares what she loves with people like us 🙂 These super charming dolls use CD’s as the base. Bjus Does not have a pattern but it is not hard … Read More...
No Bake Orange Snowball Cookies
Is the weather outside miserable and do you need to do something with the kids besides board games? Maybe you need to get the kids away from their new video games, computer or tv watching? Let the kids take over … Read More...
Printable – End of Year Time Capsule
This cute little activity can be used for a dinner time activity on New Years Eve. Ask the kids all these fun end of year questions. It might not seem like much fun now,but when you sit down to read … Read More...
Confetti Balloon Bar
If there is one thing the Party Blog has taught me, it is that there is a “Bar” for everything. Ice-cream Bars, Mash Potatoes Bars, Cocktail Bars, Cookie Bars and lets not forget the Candy Bar which started … Read More...
Style Me Quick – NYE Ring
OMG! I have a whole packet of these balls left over from my daughters 4th Birthday (Dainty Disco theme). See sometimes there is a valid reason to hoard something for 2 years. But it gets even better because thanks to … Read More...
Tutorial: Vintage tablecloth cross-body tote
Ashlee from My So Called Crafty Life shows how to make this awesome cross-body tote out of a vintage tablecloth. The leather (or faux leather) bottom makes a cool contrast with the vintage tablecloth. It only takes a small bit … Read More...
Tutorial: Pouf Zippy Pouch with folded boxed corners
Savannah from Oh So Pretty Diaries shares a tutorial for making her Pouf Zippy Pouch. Normally, boxed corners are made with a line of stitching perpendicular to the side and bottom seams, but for this pouch the boxy shape is … Read More...
Tutorial: Anthro-inspired ruffle hem sweater
Autumn from It’s Always Autumn shares a tutorial at I Heart Naptime showing how to make this faux layered ruffle hem and split back sweater. The design is inspired by a sweater she found at Anthropologie. She was able to … Read More...
Free pattern: Sweet Skating Sue
Jennifer O of Sewhooked Craftsy offers (for a limited time) a free download of her sweet quilt block design based on the traditional pattern Sunbonnet Sue. Called Sweet Skating Sue she utilizes a paper piecing technique to get it … Read More...
Abby talks up two graphics tools
Abby Glassenberg of While She Naps understands the visual nature of blogging. And sure, some may pay big bucks for difficult-to-learn top shelf graphics tools, but she wonders why when alternatives exist.
Visit her post, Design Hacks for Craft Bloggers… Read More...
Mountain Pillow DIY
Merrilee and hosts “MerMag” she is an illustrator, painter, dabbling designer, crafter, seamstress and mother of two boys and a wee little girl. She loves to hear from us and see the crafts we have made from her tutorials! Merrilee … Read More...
DIY Utility Bucket Ottoman
Grace Bonney has this stunning “DIY Utility Bucket Ottoman” featured on “Design Sponge”! This would be an exquisite winter project to update your décor. This clever DIY project, especially when it uses an unexpected or overlooked material. This … Read More...
DIY Felt Coasters
These coasters remind me of Bulls-Eyes candy 🙂 A complete pictorial DIY can be found on “Useful DIY’! For New Year’s Eve, you could use silver and white felt or red for luck or that is what I mom told … Read More...
Freebie: New Year Digital Stamp
Dearie Dolls has a fun New Year digital stamp to download for free.
-Heather
Looking for more digital stamps? Check out the digital stamps at Design Bundle
Compensated Edges
If you have been wondering how to keep your edges neat and clean when you are working on needlepoint projects, well over at Creative Stitch Joni Stevenson has some great tips on how to do just that. She is a … Read More...
Merry and Bright
Here’s another holiday-themed chart for those of you who might not have celebrated your day yet. I know a lot of you have Christmas celebrations after the actual holiday so if you need something to stitch up quick, then this … Read More...
DIY Chevron Confetti Pouches
This fun tutorial has it all: confetti, chevrons, and fun free printables in 6 vibrant colors! Get the instructions for making these confetti toss pouches and free templates to download in red, lime, lemon, coral, orange, and teal at b.loved … Read More...
Tutorial: Add gold trim to a plain cardigan
Autumn from It’s Always Autumn shows how to add some party sparkle to a plain cardigan. Her tutorial is a guest post over at Eighteen 25. It’s a quick project you can do with just the basic cardigan and a … Read More...
Party Ideas – New Years Eve Hat Making Party
Love the idea of having the decorations for a party made during the actual party. Let’s face it this time of year is crazy enough and the thought of making it just that little bit easier sounds FUN to me. … Read More...
New Year’s Eve Countdown Candles
There is something about New Years Eve that allows us to bring out the glitter and pour it onto everything! So it’s only natural that we should add some to candles too right? Use adhesive numbers to create the year … Read More...