As fall moves into winter (here at least!) and November really gets going, people are still claying merrily along:
- Angela ran a great kid’s class making ice cream pens. You should see the little works of art!
- Cabby Craft shares
Corinne’s Thread: Advent Calendar
Purl Bee always has the best tutorials; complete and perfect so we can understand and can complete their projects easily. Children love Advent Calendars when they can count down the days until Cristmas. This one is so cute with all … Read More...
Tutorial: How to sew on a button
You can find a good tutorial over at BurdaStyle showing how to sew on a button. Their method will get the button sewn quickly and easily. Most importantly, though, the button will be sewn securely to the fabric. Go to … Read More...
DIY: Mittens from Old Sweaters
This project comes from “Smart Homewares” where they are big fan of DIY. As we all know, getting stuck in to DIY projects around the home is smart, economical and creative… and if you have little ones it can certainly … Read More...
Tutorial: Clean the fuzz off your rotary cutting mat
When your rotary blade cuts into the surface of your cutting mat, it’ll often trap little bits of fabric lint in the mat. Over time, your cutting mat will get covered in fuzz that can make your cutting inaccurate. Becky … Read More...
Awesome Dino Island Live Action Cake
With a live action cake that has a lava spewing volcano in its midst, what kid will not love this awesome cake!
Bethany of Finding Pins and Needles created this cake for a birthday party and you can see the … Read More...
Paper Turkey Centerpiece
Add some turkey centerpieces to your Thanksgiving party table this year using just paper scraps and glue. This project from our sister site, Craftbits.com, is easy to make and the kids will have lot of fun doing it as well!… Read More...
Shabby chic pumpkin Vignette
Nelly lives in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria and has this stunning blog “Nelly Vintage Home” that you will have to translate. I really can’t tell you much about her but her blog is stunning. I adore the pumpkin Vignette. If anyone … Read More...
How to make a cute elastic and ribbon headband
With elastic headbands all the rage right now you will definitely love this quick and easy video tutorial on how to make a ribbon and elastic band hairband over at the blog aptly names Cute DIYs.
Tutorial: Hourglass pencil skirt refashion
Jen from iCandy Handmade shows how she recreated the look of a pencil skirt she spied (and fell in love with) at Anthropologie. Her inspiration piece has beautiful angled piecing on the front that mimic an hourglass figure. For her … Read More...
Tutorial: Christmas tree fabric napkin
Caroline from Sew Caroline guest blogs in the Bake, Craft, & Sew Along series at Skip To My Lou with a tutorial showing how to sew a Christmas tree napkin. Instead of a traditional square napkin, these are cut as … Read More...
Projects: Holiday Cards and Layouts
Echo Park papers has a new idea booklet to download for free. Inside you’ll find 3 cards, 8 layouts and 7 altered projects for the holidays, click here to download. ( you’ll need to “check out” but it’s free)… Read More...
Granny Edging Tutorial
Granny Squares are a perpetual favorite. Here is a nice way to finish off those projects with a pretty edging. It’s pretty simple
but quite effective. Find the tutorial here.
I also like the way Lucy finishes her … Read More...
October Crochet Giveaway Winner Is ….
The winner of my October Three Book Giveaway is this lovely scarf, entry #7:
Designed and crocheted by me, Mary Buse Melick. Modeled by my dear daughter, Meagan. Available in Sculpture Crochet Pattern Sets: SCK977 Shoulder Cozies.Pattern is called: … Read More...
Once Upon a Stitch – Wizard of Oz
Brooke’s Books recently featured characters from Little Women in charts for sale in her Craftsy shop and asked for input on other characters we’d like to see her provide for stitching. She’s added the most requested ones as the next … Read More...
Galvanized Cake Stand – Ode to Inspiration
Decorating for Thanksgiving? Check out this fabulous tutorial for a faux galvanized cake stand over at Ode to Inspiration. This would be perfect for a traditional or rustic looking set up, either on a table holding a cake (with … Read More...
Elizabeth Johnson’s Glass Fruit – Daily Art Muse
Once again we get some good glass art from Daily Art Muse. Today we’ve got Elizabeth Johnson and her yummy glass berries and fruit. They look so real and very tasty. Elizabeth is based in New England and has … Read More...
Freebie: Ampersand Cut File
The ampersand is a very trendy symbol, much cooler then using a boring old “and”. The Mel Stampz blog has an ampersand free die cut file and printable backgrounds for the Silhouette, click here to get them.
-Heather
Party Ideas – PopStar & OneDirection
This is a REAL party, in the park across from my own house. The hours and hours of preparation were REAL!
My very crazy fun and love-able daughter wanted a One Direction/ Pop Star party for her 6th Birthday. She … Read More...
Style Me Quick – Sunglasses
Sometimes is just nice to be different than every other mum at school pickup or strolling through the grocery store. That is where DIY comes in to my life! I love these adorable glasses made with trinkets and paints to … Read More...