Mayda from En La Carretera shows how you can make cute little bobby pin hair accessories out of your fabric scraps. There’s no sewing required and you can make them in any shape. The butterflies she made are so pretty! … Read More...
Project: Pocket Embellishments
Here’s a different take on a shaker card, stitch up some clear plastic pockets, fill them little goodies and add them to your cards or scrapbook pages. Paper Craft Connections has all the details.
-Heather
My Top Five Crochet Bracelets
Bracelets are hot, hot, hot right now! I wear my bangles every day and often add one or more additional bracelets to match an outfit. I love bracelets. So, it makes sense for me to combine my love of … Read More...
Tutorial: Toadstool Jars
This is a nifty combo tutorial – the making of the toadstool house jar plus how to add a candle to it. I’d probably leave it empty and use it to house little figures but the candle is a nifty … Read More...
The United States of Americute
Amber opened her blog “Felt Like It” in early 2007. Felt Like It is a collection of quirky, decorative pillows and accessories inspired by her love of kawaii and those talking vegetables on the old Muppet Show. She designs what … Read More...
Needlework Finishing Seminar
Jen Funk Weber is having an awesome seminar – I mean stichinar – on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at 8:00 a.m., Alaska Time which is 12:00 noon, Eastern and what is even better is that it is FREE. This stichinar … Read More...
Girl in Hat Cross Stitch Pattern
Here’s another great fashion plate from Sew Simple Dress blog. This girl with the cool hat looks ready to hit the beach – I just got back from the beach. You would think it would not be the time of … Read More...
Freebie: Paper Mobile
The Lilla a Designs blog has a free download for making a wonderful winter animal mobile. Print, cut out and hang for a great winter decoration.
-heather
Looking for more digital papers to download? Check these out Design Bundles – … Read More...
Etsy Shop: The Painted House
Take your stamping off the paper and onto your walls with these amazing rubber paint rollers from the Painted House. Visit their shop on Etsy for lots of cool designs.
-Heather
How to make little pants from big ones
OK does this photo not warm your heart or what? This mommy let her little guy get in on the recycled sewing project. Pop on over to the blog Green Issues by Agy to see her tutorial on how to … Read More...
Gift Bags for Wine Bottles Tutorial
We all want to present a bottle of wine nicely wrapped. Here’s a quick way to make your own gift bags for bottles out of scraps of polar fleece that you probably already have around the house. (If not, you … Read More...
Create Beautiful Ladies from CD’s
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...