I was catching up with Olisa Corcoran’s blog Cocoaeyes the Stitcher recently. I have been loving her recent experiments with watercolor and paint. She’s been doing a lot with perle cotton and watercolor in her latest works. What great texture!… Read More...
DIY Antler Jewelry Board
So simple – so creative – so clever – and so functional.
This DIY hack to make an antler jewelry holder is brilliant and quick. You should be able to do this in no time.
Go get the details of … Read More...
What to Look for in Sock Yarns
I finally finished up a toe-up sock knitting pattern this week (which you can find at About, along with a ton more sock knitting resources), so it’s appropriate to me that Knitting Daily took some time this week to talk … Read More...
DIY Glittered Champagne Bottles
Well if you have ever been to one of my parties you will know I have a thing for themes. The reason I love themes is it gives me direction and prevents me from going crazy with different (Pinterest) ideas. … Read More...
This design is cut out of paper. By Hand!
You see this image above? It has been made entirely out of hand by a single artist over a period of 4-5 months.
Amazing!
What an amazing piece of DIY. Even if it takes months to make.
Artist Roger Brown … Read More...
Chocolate Butterflies Using Wax Paper and Books With a Free Pattern
For a recent party, we had to make some decorations – and one of the decorations involved was a butterfly. And being not very good with shapes, I went online – and I found this pattern – and these instructions … Read More...
How to make a secret hiding place monster
OK yes I live in Los Angeles so this little monster sportin’ my local team colors was the photo I chose to share but there are lots more fun ideas for dressing up a secret hiding place monster. Pop on … Read More...
I am so doing this tomorrow – Hot Dog & Pasta
It is quite late when I am writing this – otherwise I would have rushed into the kitchen and done this.
The image says it all. My kids will absolutely love it tomorrow. Sausages and Spaghetti
make for a crazy … Read More...
Felt Skull Halloween Pillow {Target Knock-Off} tutorial
Rebecca was walking through Target when she spotted this super cute mini felt pillow with a “Halloween skull and cross bone”. She did not want to pay the price and took a picture and went home and made two for … Read More...
Tutorial: Stretch knit pencil skirt
Jen at iCandy Handmade shows how you can make this knit pencil skirt. It can go casual or dressy, depending on what you wear with it. But because it’s made from a stretch knit, it’s comfortable to wear all day … Read More...
Tutorial: Buttoned-Up Envelope Pillowcase
Delia from Delia Creates shows how to make her Buttoned-Up Envelope Pillowcase. It’s a pillow cover with an envelope style back that allows you to slip the pillow insert inside, but has buttons on the opening to keep it closed. … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric key fob for dad
September 1 is Father’s Day in Australia. Jennifer from Eat. Craft. Sow. shows how to make a key fob that would make a great present for dad. It has a split ring on one side to hold keys, and a … Read More...
Tutorial: Square mini backpack
Celina from Petit a Petit & Family is over at The Sewing Rabbit today with a tutorial showing how to make this mini backpack. The square shape is a good shape for a school pack, and the scale is right … Read More...
Tutorial: Gold cord “love” tee
Cathy from Trinkets in Bloom shares a tutorial over at the M&J Trimming blog, showing how to make her gold cord “love” shirt. Her tutorial is part of their Blogger Challenge series. The word “love” is made from gold cording … Read More...
Tips: Storing Clear Stamps
Oh us poor stampers, I think it’s a constant battle to keep our stamps organized! Especially all the different types of stamps, I store my wood, clear and cling mounted stamps each in different ways and I’m always looking for … Read More...
Cro-chat (or Crochet Your Cat a Toy)
Cro-chat? A poor attempt to combine French and English. Crochet (also French I imagine) and chat (cat in French). No, we’re not crocheting a cat. But, if you have a cat as pretty as Milo, you’ll want to crochet … Read More...
Freebie | Printable Stationery
Tutorial: Polymer Clay Tile Embellishments
Gabrielle has a complete how-to for a great scrapbooking page including the nifty polymer clay tile embellishments. The embellishments would make great tile pendants or beads. I like just how mixed the media is on her scrapbooking page.
The tutorial … Read More...
Real Parties – Cats And Dogs
I came across this Cats & Dogs Themed party by Myjuicecup.com and really wanted to share it with you. What makes it so special? It’s unique but covers such a common theme. Most kids have pretended to be a dog … Read More...
Tutorial: Making buttonholes using the automatic buttonhole feature on your machine
Delia from Delia Creates shows how to make a buttonhole on your sewing machine using an automatic buttonhole feature that you’ll find on most newer sewing machines. The machine will sew the buttonhole for you, but you’ll need to use … Read More...