When the Wonder Pets encounter “se-wious” situations they know it’s going to take teamwork to fix things. Same with seven women – one of them Meari of Meari’s Musings – who together made this pretty red, white, and blue quilt … Read More...
Tip: Stamped Envelopes
Don’t forget the envelope! We spend so much time making our lovely cards why stick it in a plain ol’ envelope? K Werner Deisgns has a video for dressing up that boring envelope.
-Heather
Sail Away Stitches and Lots of Finishes
Cathy from Hands on Design shared this recent finish and she also shared how she finished the finish. Confused yet? Head on over to her blog post and all will be clear. And guess what else she shared? She shared … Read More...
Tatting Fool Free Patterns
Over at the Tatting Fool, Miranda has been rearranging things and she has arranged all her patterns in one place including her free patterns and her for sale patterns. The one shown here, which is just lovely is called “Ice … Read More...
Halloween Mummy Felt Cat Plushie tutorial
Nelly Pailloux is a SUPERSTAR on “Cut Out + Keep” created this darling and meaningful “Mummy Cat Plushie” along with it’s meaning. The Ancient Egyptians worshiped cats and mummified their bodies. Mummy Cat has clearly strayed in from some similarly … Read More...
Owl Wreath Using Fall leaves and Feathers
It’s actually, who’s there owl wreath.
And it is very clever and looks amazing – especially for Halloween.
An idea that started out with using some canning jars ended with this wreath.
If you’re as intrigued as I am – … Read More...
Eating Clean Meal Plan – 2 weeks of eating clean plan
Melissa from BlessThisMessPlease, has created a 2-week eating plan that contains no refined flours, sugars or processed foods.
It is a plan with a budget and it is entirely do-able. Of course, the issue here is how you get kids … Read More...
Tutorial: Bath toy bag
Have you noticed how kids’ bath toys seem to multiply? Duckies and boats and squirty toys. That’s fine for the kids, but what parent wants to step over all those toys just to take a shower? Marni at Haberdashery Fun … Read More...
Party Ideas – Golf
Personally I hate Golf, Ok I hate all sports but golf is one more on my list. I do however love the plaid cake!.
Golf parties just scream “Old Man” and would be perfect for a Retirement party, Over the … Read More...
Art Lesson – Face Painting With A Difference
I love this idea from BusyBrissyMum. It is a fun interactive way to do some face painting. Use a glass door or thick plastic sheeting (available at hardware or craft stores) to create a fun (clean-able) face painting station. Watch … Read More...
Sewing PatternTutorial: Little girl’s Halloween shirt and twirly skirt
Amanda from Jedi Craft Girl shares a tutorial over at Therm O Web showing how to make a child’s Halloween t-shirt and matching twirly skirt. Her tutorial includes instructions for making the skirt, and also for creating a coordinating appliqued … Read More...
Tutorial: Simple color blocked skirt
Erin from Sewbon shows how to make a simple color blocked skirt. The placement of the color blocking creates a visual drop waist. This would make a good project for a beginning sewer, as it requires only a handful of … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a binder organizer to hold study supplies
Staci from Crafty Staci shows how to make a binder bandolier. It’ a fabric strip that wraps around the cover of a 3-ring binder. On the inside, elastic is stitched down at intervals, creating places to hold pencils and pens … Read More...
Tutorial: Loopy mane lion taggy toy
Nancy from Small Things with Love made this cuuuuute lion taggy toy for her baby daughter. Her little girl loves it! The loops are easy for little hands to grab a hold of. The face is made of felt, and … Read More...
Card Making Technique: Colorful Stamped Fall Leaves
Here’s a wonderful way to make the perfect background paper for fall cards or scrapbook layoust. Heat emboss your stamped leaves and then use watercolors for a bright pop of color, the embossing with help resist the paint so your … Read More...
Translated Vases – Yee Sookyung
Looking for something to do with broken china? Yee Sookyung had an interesting idea–transform the fragments into wholes, called Translated Vases. The works are created using ceramic trash, cast off and broken pieces from a Korean ceramics master. The … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a doll backpack from a cosmetic bag
Anna from Doll It Up shows how she transformed an inexpensive cosmetic bag into a cute new backpack for an 18″ doll. It was a circular cosmetic pouch with a zipper already installed around the side, and it happened to … Read More...
Tutorial: Curved felt clutch with neon trim
Sibylle from Funkytime shares a tutorial over at Handmade Charlotte showing how to make this felt clutch with neon trim. It’s a snappy modern pouch with a curved zippered top. But because it’s made from felt and the edges won’t … Read More...
Free pattern: Kid sized turban hat
Eri from Llevo el Invierno shares a free pattern for making a turban style hat for a child. It’s made from a stretch knit fabric and fits snug around the head. The pattern is fairly simple and would be a … Read More...
Halloween Spider web Pillow Tutorial
This is the most gorgeous Halloween pillow I have seen. Amy of “Positively Splendid” says: “I am the type of person who tends to fall in love with a particular supply and then stick with it over and over … Read More...