Who knew that pumpkin cookies were such a rage! And who knew that you could use your pumpkin shaped cutter in so many variety of ways.
Let’s face it, you should be only using the pumpkin cutter to cut pumpkins, … Read More...
Pajanamils Giveaway
THE JIM HENSON COMPANY’S PAJANIMALS PREPARE KIDS FOR HALLOWEEN, DAYLIGHT SAVINGS AND CHRISTMAS!
Between the excitement of Halloween and the confusion caused by setting our clocks back one hour as Daylight Savings comes to an end on Sunday the … Read More...
Border Pattern From Brigitte Dadaux
This border pattern from Brigitte Dadaux will be handy for all sorts of uses. You can use it at the top and bottom of a saying or stitch it just for the beauty of the design. You could also turn … Read More...
Final Cheerleader Project Posted
Barbara of Vintage Spice and Everything Nice has posted her fourth and final set of cheerleader-themed patterns in her Freebie Friday series. This action pattern will make any cheerleader happy to show her spirit. There are some bonus patters as … Read More...
Pretend You are Good at It
Today’s free chart comes from Rebecca at Hugs are Fun. It is from a quote from Neil Gaiman and you can read more on the story of the quote on the Hugs are Fun blog. I think it is … Read More...
Common Shisha Stitch Tutorial
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘N Thread has posted an extensive Shisha stitch tutorial on her wonderful blog. Shisha stitch, if you aren’t familiar with it, involves embroidery stitches and mirrors. (For purposes of photographing the tutorial Mary used a small … Read More...
How to make toilet paper tube Halloween spiders
Today I have another of my favorite recycled elements-toilet paper tubes-project to share with you. Pop on over to the blog Mollymoo for a fun way to make friendly and cute Halloween spiders. I like the way she made … Read More...
Need a Halloween Costume? Knit a Moustache!
The good people at Sterling Publishing sent me a copy of Knit Your Own Moustache
a few months ago, and I finally got around to giving it a look. It’s such a fun book! It includes 20 knit and crochet … Read More...
Tutorial: Measuring and attaching fold over elastic
Mari from Disparate Disciplines shows how to apply fold over elastic. This tutorial is part of a sew-along for her Yellow Tail Camisole, a pattern available for free or for purchase (you name your own price). The pattern uses … Read More...
Tutorial: Coupon Clipper Wallet
As much as it pains me to admit, I’m not a coupon clipper. But I have friends who swear by couponing, and they’d probably love this Coupon Clipper Wallet by Sew4Home. They share a tutorial showing how to make it. … Read More...
Tutorial: Make your own cord for piping
Michelle from Handmade Martini shows what to do in a cording emergency. You know, when you’ve got everything ready to make some pretty piping, only to realize that you don’t have any of the cord to put inside. (Or you … Read More...
Things To Do With Calendula
I bought a bag of dried Calendula flowers around 1 year ago. I had big plans and thought I would actually get time to fulfill those plans once my daughter started school, but it never happened. I am left with … Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl sherpa legwarmers
Alida from Alida Makes shows how to make a pair of sherpa legwarmers for a little girl. Look how cute they are!! They make a regular pair of shoes look like boots. They look like they’d be super fast and … Read More...
Tutorial: Lumberjack suspenders and fleece beard
Ashley from Make It and Love It created this lumberjack costume for her son. The jeans, shirt, and hat were easy enough to find. She made the suspenders, axe, and fleece beard, and she shares a tutorial showing how she … Read More...
Tutorial | Halloween Pop-up House
Check out this fabulous Halloween Pop-Up House! It was made as a card by the blogger’s teen daughter, but I think it would be lovely as part of home decor too. And you can make one of your own by … Read More...
Freebie: Fall Squirrel Digital Stamps
Sliekje Digi Stamps blog has two super cute squirrel digi stamps to download for free, perfect for all those fall papercraft projects!
-Heather
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Indian Corn and Colorful Dyed Pumpkin Seed Necklaces
Planning on decorating and carving pumpkins this Autumn? After you have gutted your pumpkins don’t throw away the seeds! Instead make a cute pumpkin seed necklace. In this tutorial you will learn how an easy way to color your … Read More...
Dyed Wood Beads Tutorial
Interested in trying a fun project that will turn plain tan wooden beads into colorful wooden beads you can use in your jewelry making projects? Check out this tutorial and learn how to Dye Wooden Beads.
Giveaway | Urban Autumn Collection from Lily Bee
Amy Heller just announced a brand new collection that she designed for Lily Bee. The Urban Autumn collection has six double-sided 12×12 papers, 36 double-sided 3×4″ insert style/journaling cards (72 unique designs in all!), a 4×6″ stamp set, wood … Read More...
Series | Get Organized for Project Life
Is Project Life one of the things you’d like to do, but not sure how you will start, or fit it in? Aby Garvey at Simplify 101 had the same issue, and decided to come up with a plan to … Read More...