If you think a book needs to be two rectangle covers filled with pages in between Book Play: Creative Adventures in Handmade Books will open your eyes to all the unusual and fabulous ways you can create a “book”. Not … Read More...
Tutorial: Mexican blanket covered Converse
Tiffany Solog posts at Refashion Co-op, showing her Mexican blanket covered Converse sneakers. The sneakers came from a thrift store and the blanket from an estate sale. She cut and glued the blanket to cover the sneakers, then added handstitching … Read More...
Tutorial: Urban Princess Crown Hat
Mie from Sewing Like Mad makes a princess crown everyday wear for a little girl, with her Urban Crown Hat. They are all kinds of awesome!! She shares a tutorial over at The Sewing Rabbit showing how to adapt a … Read More...
(Updated) We are giving away a Silhouette Cameo! Are you in?
We are so darn excited! Oh yeah! Oh yeah!
It’s coming up to Black Friday and Silhouette has heaps of goodies planned for you this year. But shhh.. we are not allowed to tell you anything about it. Not yet.… Read More...
The Simple Secret to Creating Your Guest List
Take the stress and worry out of creating the guest lists for your wedding celebrations with simple tips from Storyboard Wedding. They’ve even included a free template to download to make the process even easier! Get all the details … Read More...
Tutorial: Upcycled sweater hot pads or trivets
Jane fromMaiden Jane shows how you can make a trivet or hot pad out of a sweater. I love this idea!! They’d make great Christmas gifts, or even a thoughtful hostess gift for Thanksgiving celebrations. The number of hot … Read More...
Tutorial: Christmas tree cut out on a sweatshirt or tee, no sewing required
Salina Siu added a fun Christmas tree cutout to the back of her sweatshirt. She shares the template and the how-to on her blog. It’s a quick and easy way to customize a shirt, with no sewing required. T-shirt or … Read More...
Tutorial: Button stripe throw pillow
Buttons don’t always have to be functional. They can also be purely decorative, just there to look pretty. Kathy from Just Crafty Enough shows how you can make a simple throw pillow embellished with a stripe of buttons. You’ll need … Read More...
Freebie: Gift Card Box
Download a free printable and customizable gift card box from Claudine Hellmuth, perfect to stuff in a stocking!
-Heather
Giveaway | Free Pass to Your December Story at Get it Scrapped
Hop over to Paula Gilarde’s blog for a chance to win a free pass to this December Story class from Debbie Hodge at Get it Scrapped.
… Read More...With prompts and page ideas designed to tell the story of a December Journey,
Inspiration du Jour | Follow Your Heart
Tutorial: Owl Stitch Markers
Sometimes I hit crafty gold. These adorable stitch markers would be great as charms on anything else or beads. They’re certainly awesome as stitch markers.
Photo by Sarah of RepeatCrafterMe
Tutorial: Quilted key fob or wristlet
Karin from Leigh Laurel Studios shows how to make a quilted key fob in two lengths. There’s a shorter one that you can carry as a key fob, and a longer one that can be worn as a wristlet. These … Read More...
Tutorial: Child’s sleeping bag and matching pillowcase
Sew4Home shows how you can make a sleeping bag and matching pillowcase for a child. It’s perfect for sleepovers at friends’ houses or with the grandparents. There’s nothing like snuggling into a special sleeping bag when you’re away from home! … Read More...
Project: Stamped Fall Pillow
Add something amazing to your Thanksgiving home décor by stamping a pillow. Inky Antics is sharing a pdf file with all the directions.
Looking for more discussions about Card making? Check out our Facebook group for cardmaking.
Looking for … Read More...
Make a No Sew Felt Wine Bag / Wrap {An Inexpensive Hostess Gift}
These stunning “No Sew Felt Wine Bags” look as if you bought them in a high-end store. I would love to have these for my wine giving and I will make a few. You can find the excellent tutorial on … Read More...
How to make a recycled blanket doggie snuggle sack
I always giggle when an animal is under blankets and moving around, my bunnies did it and I don’t know why but it’s funny! If you have a little (or big) animal who likes to snuggle under blanks I bet … Read More...
Winner: Terrarium Fairy Garden Kit and Miniature Gardens book
Congrats go out to Aztec Lady of the blog Her Hands My Hands. She is the winner of the Terrarium Fairy Garden Kit from the Horizon Group and a copy of the soon to be published book Miniature Gardens: … Read More...
How to Count Hard-to-See Stitches
We all know that making a gauge swatch is important, as is getting an accurate measurement and stitch count from that swatch. But that can be difficult if you’re knitting with a really fuzzy or textured yarn.
What I usually … Read More...
Knit Dishcloths to Clean Up Your Holiday Meal
It may be a little late to knit much for the table for Thanksgiving and Hanukkah, but you still have time to whip up a dishcloth or two to help you with the cleanup. And I don’t know about you, … Read More...