Ruby from Zaaberry shows how to make her In A Snap wallet for kids. It’s a simple little wallet with a snap closure. Two small pockets on the inside will hold folded money or some change, or any bit of … Read More...
Freebie: 2014 Calendar Printable
The Crafty Secrets blog has two vintage styles of calendars for 2014 you can print out for free.
-Heather
25 Amazing Polka Dot Walls
Taking a break from everything Christmas, here are 25 of the best polka dot walls that you can think of. Who knew that just using polka dots you could create such a diverse range of designs?
Something to do over … Read More...
Felt and Stitch Christmas Card
Lyn of “Rosie Pink” created her Christmas card but she does not have time to make some 80+ cards individually by hand, but she does like to send out cards of her own design, so she compromises by creating one … Read More...
Quick Knits: Bottle Cozy Patterns
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about quick knitting projects that you can add to a purchased gift for the holidays. And one of the easiest of those is buying a great bottle of wine (or, heck, olive oil) and … Read More...
Felt Ornaments and Christmas tree made with Decorative Machine Stitching DIY
Karin owns Leigh Laurel Studios, is based in New Hampshire. Karin has the loveliest Felt Ornaments for us to make. She decorated hers on a sewing machine, but you can use hand Embroidery or use paints or inks if you … Read More...
Royal Icing Tutorial
I love looking at all of the cookies pictured on magazine covers while grocery shopping. So beautiful, you can’t imagine eating the work of art. When I make cookies, they look like the rejects that didn’t make the cover. Reality … Read More...
Elf on the Shelf Dress… Made from a Sock!
Trish of “Uncommon Designs” make this darling “Elf on the Shelf Dress… Made from a Sock!”! Trish and Bonnie are two clever ladies that come up with the most creative ideas. This is one fashion forward Elf looking smart in … Read More...
Updated: How to Make a Big Sweater Smaller
Update: The original link doesn’t work anymore. Here is an updated and active link.
Whether you like buying sweaters from the thrift store, are gifted something the wrong size, knit something the wrong size or have lost weight and … Read More...
Tutorial: Gold sequined sparkle dress for girls
Rachel from Nest Full of Eggs made this gorgeous sparkle dress for her daughter’s Christmas dress. The simple shape (sleeveless dress, loose pleated skirt) lets the sequin fabric take center stage. She wrote up a tutorial showing how she made … Read More...
How to make a recycled glove stuffed animal
This little cute guy reminds me of the “Guess How Much I Love You” bunny. If you think it’s cute too and have a lone glove laying around that you are saving for a project pop on over to the … Read More...
Tutorial: Sleep ‘N Read Travel Pillow
Free Spirit Fabrics shares a free PDF project sheet for making this Sleep ‘N Read Travel Pillow. It has handles at the top to make it easy to carry, and a pocket on the side where you can hide favorite … Read More...
Tutorial: Adjustable wrap skirt with just one seam
Heather from Feather’s Flights guest blogs in the 12 Days of Handmade Gifts at Sew Caroline with a tutorial showing how to make this wrap skirt. It requires just one seam and the size is adjustable. It wraps far enough … Read More...
Tutorial: Zippered pouch with rounded leather bottom
Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how to make a zippered pouch with rounded leather bottoms. If you don’t have leather, you could also just use a solid colored piece of fabric for a color blocked pouch. You … Read More...
Tutorial: Mountaintop gift card holder
Samantha at Brainmade shows how you use some small scraps of leather and felt to make this mountaintop gift card holder. Angled pockets from felt are overlapped and stitched down to look like a mountain range. Very cool! You can … Read More...
Technique: Gilded Paper
Using foil leaf sheets, die cuts and embossing you can make some stunning Gilded Paper, perfect for holiday cards and wrapping, Find stepb y step directions over on the Splitcoast Stampers site.
-Heather
Freebie | Printable Kraft Christmas Gift Wrap Paper
I love these free printable gift wrap designs from Lia Griffith. Actually, it’s safe to say that I love pretty much all her designs and download them often! Apart from using them as gift wrap paper (you can print up … Read More...
Freebie | Digital Retro 4×4 Holiday Cards
This set of digital retro 4×4 Holiday cards from Persnickety prints can be used in your Project Life or December Daily Albums, as gift tags, or even to make a memory game. They come in JPEG format, and you can … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Christmas Fun
Christmas Fun by Re Moni
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Are you looking for more Christmas Holiday papers and supplies? Check out these printable designs we found on Etsy.
Check out these other Christmas-themed posts for project ideas and tutorials for … Read More...
Soap Recipe – Chocolate Mocha Soap
I am pretty sure you’re drooling right now aren’t you? These Mocha soap is a little coffee and little chocolate and a whole lot of goodness. For the full tutorial and more amazing images check out Soaprecipes101.com.