Stacey at Fearn Abbey Needleworks usually features lambs in her charts, but this time she’s giving us a free design that is a little more traditional, but no less beautiful. She’s put up a free Thanksgiving chart (can you believe … Read More...
Easy Shisha
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘N Thread has been posting a series of Shisha stitch tutorials. Just a reminder – Shisha stitch is the one where the stitches hold mirrors onto the ground fabric. The stitches are usually a combination of … Read More...
How to make Epsom Salt Luminaries
Epsom salts are a great fake snow idea for creating craft projects with. We have seen several of these projects that are perfect for creating a crystal snow effect.
Use recycled jars and you have a great luminary for Christmas … Read More...
Adorable Christmas Snowman Cookies
These cute snowman cookies are a treat to make and eat for children. How you decorate them is completely up to you (and your kids) – but they will make a great gift idea as well.
Get the lowdown on … Read More...
Hens Night – Bridesmaids
So I might be slightly stuck in the 80’s but think this would be fun to do for a Hen’s night or bachelorette . Wondering how to pull it off for an affordable price? Check out these bridesmaid dresses on … Read More...
Felt Tree Ornament with Decorative Machine Stitching
Karin made this darling “Felt Christmas Tree Ornament” with a few scraps of felt, a piece of fusible interfacing and some quick decorative stitching. If you don’t have a machine you can hand stitch or needle felt designs or glue … Read More...
How to make a recycled shirt placemat
At first when I saw this recycled shirt placemat it just looked like stuff on laundry but then I read the whole tutorial and I thought how clever it was. Pop on over to the blog Kittenhood to see what … Read More...
Tutorial: Giant heart applique sweater
Sweaters with giant appliques or designs stitched into the sweater are super popular right now. Havalah from Sisters, Sisters shows how you can DIY the look by making your own giant applique on a plain sweater. I have a handful … Read More...
Tutorial: Simple leather glasses case
This leather glasses case is super simple to make. It’s just one easy shape to cut, and one seam to sew. There’s no template needed and no finishing edges. Caila from Caila Made tells how to do it. She also … Read More...
Tutorial: Ruffle scarf
Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom shows how to make a ruffle scarf to keep your neck warm during the colder weather. It’s gorgeous out of the crushed velvet that she used, but it would be nice out … Read More...
Project: Snowman Package
Here’s cute packaging idea……..Wrap a tall container (I think a Pringles can would be perfect!) with holiday pattern paper , add some punched eyes, nose and mouth and you’ve got an adorable snowman gift box! Find more info over on … Read More...
Freebie | Photography Prop Check List for Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking
Do you take photos of your paper crafts and scrapbooking projects to share online? If you’ve been thinking about improving those photos by using styling, here is a great checklist for you. Jennifer Gallacher from In-Site-Full shares this list of … Read More...
Freebie | Love One Another Word Art
As part of her birthday celebrations, Ali Edwards is sharing this free digital word art, Love one Another. You can use this word art on digital and hybrid scrapbook pages. The image comes in PNG format, so you will … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Pop Art Silhouette Tutorial – The Modern Mrs.
Pop art and bright colors are a huge trend in crafting right now! And the look is super easy to recreate on your own, like in this Pop Art Silhouette tutorial from The Modern Mrs. Easy to make and … Read More...
How to Make a Kumihimo Braided Bracelet or Anklet
Have you seen the Kumihimo Braided Bracelet trend? They are cute and easy to make. Rachel from Adventures of a DIY Mom has a picture tutorial on her blog that shows you how to make your own using the kit … Read More...
Alison Lowry – Glass and Textiles – Daily Art Muse
We can always count on Daily Art Muse to bring interesting art to our attention, and especially glass artists. Here they go again with English artist, Alison Lowry who likes to combine her love of textiles with her love of … Read More...
Tutorial: Calculating and removing ease from a sewing pattern
In the sewing world, ease is the difference between the measurement of your body and the measurement of your garment. For woven non stretch fabrics, ease is necessary for a garment to fit comfortably. The amount of ease you need … Read More...
Video tutorial: Intro to Illustrator for sewing bloggers
Lauren Dahl recently announced that she is starting a new series of video tutorials for sewing bloggers showing how to use Adobe Illustrator. Illustrator is the program to use if you want to create professional patterns, blog graphics, printables, diagrams, … Read More...
Project: Recycled Tags
So many items come in pretty packing and decorated boxes now a days, don’t let them go to waste! Upcycle them into hand made items like these great holiday tags from Savvy. Die cut a pretty patterned cardboard box, add … Read More...