Spritz your stamps with water for a cool splatter effect, Renee at Bolton House will show you how.
-Heather
Melly’s Night Before Christmas, sewing style
Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews has adapted the classic Christmas poem, “A Visit from St. Nicholas” (better known as “Twas the Night Before Christmas”), into a Christmas wish for her sewing friends, especially those with unfinished sewing … Read More...
Tutorial: 10-minute felt storage box
Rina from Oomanoot shows how you can make an easy felt storage box in just 10 minutes. The felt makes this a quick project because there’s no need for lining, interfacing, hemming, or ironing. You can make them in any … Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl’s lace skirt
Kelly from Sewing In No Man’s Land wraps up her 12 Skirts of Christmas series with a tutorial of her own, showing how to make a little girl’s lace skirt. The top layer is a pretty lace, and the lining … Read More...
Photography for Scrapbookers | Christmas Morning Photos
Capture the magic of Christmas morning with these photography tips from Katrina Kennedy. She shares a checklist to make sure you’re ready come December 25th, and also explains how to get great photos using both natural light, and flash photography. … Read More...
Technique: Bracelet Beads
Here’s one bloggers try at making tile bracelet beads. The idea of building your cord channels out from the bead is interesting – you could then curve the front facing tile a little so that it arcs over them.
Photo … Read More...
Simply Christmas–easy felt Poinsettias
“The Shabby Art Boutique” is a place for all those who love shabby, French and vintage. Kerryanne is an Australian artist living a simple and relaxed life by the sea. She is sharing a DIY on “Simply Christmas–easy felt Poinsettias”… Read More...
How to Make a Felt Wreath
Melissa of “The Inspired Room” is sharing her tutorial of her “felt Wreath”. It is charming and cam be created in the colors you like. The Inspired Room was voted in the Top 12 Best Home Design Blogs in 2013 … Read More...
Inspiration: Stamped Gift Bag
Wow, this amazing gift bag is a gift in itself! Fid more pics and info about it over on Martine’s blog. Note: the site is in Dutch and will need to be translated.
-Heather
Ta Dah!: Eleven quilts in time for Christmas
It’s such a great feeling to be able to hand out some homemade love during the holidays. Maureen of Maureen Cracknell Handmade is doing just that, having finished eleven quilts for her family. Hopefully she’ll share some reactions by the … Read More...
Missing Puzzle Piece Craft Ideas
Got lots of missing puzzle pieces lying about? Who doesn’t? We have a whole box full of them at our home!
Kim has lots of ideas up her sleeve to make use of these spare pieces. And she has even … Read More...
Cream Cheese Mints
I love items that you can make for more than just one holiday. These Cream cheese Mints fill the bill and are really easy to make. Plus, they look really cute in the jars to give as gifts and they … Read More...
Dollar Store Compact Bling Bling
There are plenty of cute compact mirrors on the market, and most are affordable. I think one of the main reasons for DIY is not to save money but to create something unique. I love this little Bling … Read More...
Christmas Day Entrance Canvas Ideas
How about welcoming your friends and family into your home with this lighted canvas artwork. It’s a great festive alternative to a door wreath. You could recycled an old canvas by painting over the old print with black paint. I … Read More...
Tutorial: Child’s convertible neck warmer
Pamela from Sovanisa shows how to make a convertible neck warmer for a child. It’s a fleece neck warmer with a hood sewn into the back. It can worn with the hood on the head, even under a bike helmet. … Read More...
Keep Your Jars Cozy
I have a friend who pretty much only drinks out of Mason jars. She has a little washable lid that makes it like a to-go coffee cup, and she takes it with her everywhere.
Of course she needs a cozy … Read More...
Video tutorial: Gingerbread man softie
Domenica from Easy Sewing for Beginners shares a video tutorial showing how to make a gingerbread softie. His body is made of fleece, with scraps of fleece making the eyes and buttons, and ric rac trim as the icing on … Read More...
Etsy store feature: Design DNA
You know every once in a while we like to feature an Etsy store that we think you you might like. Check out these cool recycled magnets made out of all sorts of cute things. They are available at the … Read More...
Tutorial: Water resistant drawstring wet bag
If you have small children, sooner or later you’ll have some sort of wet clothing incident, whether from an “accident” or a child gleefully stomping puddles or, like my child did on several occasions, straight up sitting down in a … Read More...
