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Add a fun beachy flair to your home this summer with a pretty stamped wreath. Keiko used seashell stamps from Honey Bee to create this home decor project. She stamped and heat embossed the shells in white on watercolor paper … Read More...
This giant fleece centipede softie would make a fun soft toy for a child! You can sew one with a free pattern from Scratch and Stitch. Made from fleece, it’s soft and easy to snuggle. The body is long but … Read More...
I love sewing and stitching on paper for scrapbooking and cards, it’s a great way to add extra color and texture to a design. You can hand stitch or use a sewing machine and use simple stitches or be more … Read More...
Lisa used several different stencils from Miss Ink to create the fabulous background for this Unicorn Card. She used an ink blending technique with different colors of ink pads and blender brushes layering heart, cloud and sparkle stencils to create … Read More...
I seem to see these glass ceiling fan lampshades everywhere. I am not a fan of them…pun intended….on the fixtures but I do love them transformed into glowing ghosts. Pop on over to the blog Sadie Seasongoods for the tutorial … Read More...
Hold onto summer a little bit longer with this pretty strawberry cross stitch pattern from Wizardi.
Designed by Nadezhda Mashtakova, it measures 70 by 51 stitches and uses 20 colors. It would be so cute on an apron or kitchen … Read More...
Do you know what a niddy noddy
is? It’s a funny name for a cool knitting tool that’s used to form a hank of yarn, and you can also use it to figure out the yardage in odd balls or … Read More...
Get ready for the holidays with this beautiful mini wreath pattern from Pat Sloan. Pat always brings us beautiful quilts and this one is no exception.
The tutorial comes with detailed instructions and photos, along with a downloadable pattern. … Read More...
The new Pull Tab dies from Close to My Heart allow you to create amazing interactive card designs like these fun Birthday Present Cards. When the tap is pulled the top of the box lifts up to reveal a sentiment, … Read More...
These simple farmhouse style pot holders are beautiful! They’re also easy to sew. Farmhouse on Boone has a tutorial showing how to make some. Finished dimensions are approximately 9″ x 9″, big enough to protect your hands even when pulling … Read More...
One great way to add custom color to a layout is by inking die cuts. Nathalie die cut lots of hanging vines and BFF alphabet letters from white cardstock and added color by ink blending with colored ink pads. One … Read More...
My daughter has already started school but if you’re still looking forward to the end of summer, this cute bus themed countdown to school craft is a fun way to measure the days (you could also use it to count … Read More...
This sweet knit hat is so easy to make, and it looks cool on both sides.
The tweed yarn is perfect for a little boy, but it’s great for a girl, too. You could also knit it in more of … Read More...
Make this year’s holiday cards special by hand embroidery them. It is easy with this tutorial from DMC.
From supplies to tools needed, you will find out everything you need to know to make your cards. There are a … Read More...
You may have noticed that in the past few weeks we have featured a few patterns for sewing patterns for men. After trying to find some patterns to make my teenage son some gym shorts, I realized there were very … Read More...
If you don’t really enjoy coloring in your stamped images with markers or pencils these products from Altenew are for you. Their coordinating layering stencils allow you to use ink blending for quick and easy coloring in stamps with layers … Read More...
Karlla used products from Simple Stories to create this wonderful Out of this World Layout. Lots of different sized stars cut from pattern papers are scattered across the background, which is a neutral grey so all the colors stand out. … Read More...
A simple fabric headband like this one is easy to sew, and you probably already have everything on hand to make one. Or a dozen, because these headbands are so quick and easy to make you’ll have a hard time … Read More...
This cute little back to school cross stitch pattern would be a great gift for the teacher in your life. Stitch it up and attach it to a card, or make it into a bookmark.
The pattern is 37 by … Read More...
