Give your wedding or bridal shower guests a sweet treat with pretty and easy-to-diy hot chocolate mix in jar! The tutorial and a recipe for the hot chocolate mix can be found at Wedding Thingz.
Looking for more DIY … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: 1950s-inspired apron with gingham and ric rac
You can find a tutorial over at Craft Foxes for making this 1950s-inspired apron. It’s a full apron with a bib and a gathered skirt, and a ruffle around the hem. Gingham and ric rac give it vintage charm. The … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a yoga waistband and lose the muffin top
I love me a yoga waistband for pants, skirts, bathing suit bottoms, just about anything that needs a waistband. Why? Because they’re super comfortable and they don’t create a muffin top the way that elastic waistbands can do. Melissa from … Read More...
Free pattern: Peanut Baby Softie
Rachel from Imagine Gnats shares a free pattern for her Peanut Baby over at JoAnn fabrics website. This would make a sweet baby gift! You can make the hair and the skin to match the child’s. Or, make them from … Read More...
Tutorial: Add a button placket to a top or bodice pattern
Mie from Sewing Like Mad shares a tutorial over at The Sewing Rabbit showing how you can adapt any top or bodice pattern to add a button placket down the middle. You can use it to turn any top pattern … Read More...
Book Review: Everyday Papercraft
Everyday Papercraft
(papercrafting projects for home and beyond) is a brand new book published by Vertical Press and distributed by Random House. The author Keiko Komatsubara will take you through 48 projects step by step, with full color photos of … Read More...
Crochet Baby Belle
Tia has created this adorable baby/tot cap that will keep tiny ears shielded from the wind and frame that tiny face so well! She has kindly offered us a free pattern so we can all make caps for the little … Read More...
Where You Scrap Wednesdays | Shanna Noel
I’m in love with Shanna Noel’s creative space! It’s a lovely mix of vintage, modern, white, pops of colour and personal touches. Lots of great organizational eye candy too! Hop over to see the full tour on her blog.
Inspiration du Jour | You Are So Loved
Halloween Ideas: Fake Tattoo Sleeve – Pink Stripey Socks
I’m with Pink Stripey Socks; I love the look of tattoos, but can’t commit. So this tutorial on how to create Fake Tattoo Sleeves is right up my alley. And it’s a cheap Halloween project, as you just need … Read More...
How to make recycled wood spool Halloween monsters
These combine the spirit of Halloween with that great vintage look by using old wooden spools as their base! And now that it is officially October Halloween decorations can be out! Pop on over to the blog Punk Projects to … Read More...
Our September Crochet Giveaway Winner Is…..
Kelly with this entry chosen at random:
I am wanting to learn how to crochet, I’ve done some knitting but I hear the two are very different. I would love to crochet light fixture covers, like for lamps … Read More...
Tutorial: Faux Agate
Like a lot of bead users I have a ton (well not quite a ton but many many pounds) of rock beads. And I’ve done my share of making polymer clay faux rocks. This faux agate slice tutorial makes a … Read More...
Felt Bat Halloween Brooch {with free template}
Nancy is sharing her cute “Felt Bat Halloween Brooch” {with free template} with us and we thank her. Nancy Hosts “Small Things with Love” where she shares her family life and creativity. Nancy is a Stay-At-Home mom who loves to … Read More...
Project: Pumpkin Shirt
By combining two images in her Silhouette program, a pumpkin and hounds tooth pattern, and cutting it out of iron on vinyl McKenzie from Girl Loves Glam made this adorable shirt for her daughter. Click here for more details.… Read More...
Circular Needle Organization Idea
My circular knitting needle situation is rather out of control. I basically have a full drawer of a filing cabinet that is full of circulars and interchangeables (OK, and double-points, but still).
I’ve long wanted to make one of those … Read More...
Quick and Easy Halloween Quilt
Thanks to Pinterest I found this Halloween-inspired quilt made by Amber of A Little Bit Biased. Sure it’s been out awhile, but this one is so cute, it bears repeating. She used nine-patch and triangles to make up her haunted … Read More...
The one thing every knitting newbie should know ….
We asked this question on the Facebook page of our sister site Craftbits.com, and got several great answers.
Add your own tip for newbies to Knitting in the comments. And the top tip for a knitting newbie is? Read on … Read More...
Cicada Bug Cupcakes
Not sure if I should be freaked out or creep-ed out – but these Cicada bug cupcakes will make the younger crowd really happy to eat them at a Halloween party.
You will never guess what the body of the … Read More...
DIY Hairbow Canvas: Practical and Easy
This one is practical and easy!
Using an inexpensive canvas, ribbon and hot glue gun, create a beautiful hairbow organizer to hang like artwork on your wall.
And the best part – it works!
Get the idea details at the … Read More...