What a clever idea!
It’s the easiest way to create your own DIY photo stands. All you need are some candles and a craft knife.
Get more details about this clever fix at hometreeatlas: DIY Candle Photo Stands.
Tutorial: Easy peasy pillowcase tote bag
Over at Crafting a Green World, you can see how absolutely easy it is to turn a vintage pillowcase into a new tote for yourself. It takes just one cut and three seams. You’ll need a pillowcase plus a length … Read More...
Come craft with me at Michaels this Sunday!
Hey… what are you guys doing Sunday afternoon? If you’re in the Little Rock/Central Arkansas area, I’d love for you to come join me at Michaels for some Pinterest-inspired crafting! We’ll have some cool Pinterest-inspired projects for us to make … Read More...
Wine Bottle Super Heros
The other day I came across a random wine bottle cork behind the BBQ. I knew I needed to save it but just didn’t know what for. Then I came across these Hero and Sidekick wine cork crafts and a … Read More...
DIY Chicken Soaps
These adorable Chick soaps are by Goplanetearth.com and looks very simple to make using a Bathbomb mold.
These would be adorable for a Baby Shower or Easter gift. For the full tutorial check out their blog.
Abby talks about safety testing of handmade toys for small children
Abby Glassenberg from While She Naps, and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction
, has written an excellent blog post about safety requirements for selling handmade toys intended for small children. It’s a confusing topic, and can … Read More...
Free pattern: Felt tree stump coasters
These felt tree stump coaters are all kinds of cute!! Especially for the cooler fall weather! Shannon from Sewing Barefoot is over at Prudent Baby today with a free pattern for making them. They look like they’d be a quick … Read More...
Tutorial: Felt holly wreath pillow
Melanie from The Crafty Cupboard shares a tutorial in the Bake, Sew, & Craft Along series at Skip To My Lou, showing how to make a felt holly wreath pillow. The pillow cover is made from a white cotton and … Read More...
{Monday Moods at DIY Weddings} Teal + Berry
Teal is such a rich, beautiful color, and looks even more stunning when paired with vibrant pops of berry and a bit of sparkle! See all the details of this feminine and fabulous inspiration board at Elizabeth Anne Designs.
10 Chic DIY Favor Boxes
Each of these 10 pretty DIY favors start with a simple transparent acetate box from weddingstar.com and a little bit of imagination! Learn how to create these 10 unique looks and find all the supplies for them here.
Tutorial: Sparkle cuffs for a top
Elisa from Charming Doodle shares a tutorial over at The Sewing Rabbit showing how to add sparkle cuffs when making a top. Sequin fabric will give you the sparkle with little effort, and you’ll only need a little bit of … Read More...
Project: Stamped Fabric Tree
Add some paint and stamping to some canvas fabric and stitch up a beautiful holiday tree, I love the wintery blue and white colors on this! Find the instructions here, from Stampington and Co.
-Heather
Scrapbooking Organization | 5 DIY ideas for Storing Ribbon
If you love using ribbon on your scrapbook pages but haven’t yet figured out the best way to store them, take a look at these five DIY ideas for ribbon storage over at Craft Storage Ideas.
From the standing spools … Read More...
Freebie | 5 Watercolor Textures
Inspiration du Jour | Chicks
Polymer Clay Out On The Net
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...