The German yarn company Schachenmayr is celebrating the release of its new yarn line in North America with a very cool design contest.
The line is called My Mountain, so the contest is about your personal design mountain, something … Read More...
8 Hidden Veg Recipe Ideas
Your kids hate vegetables as well? What is it about vegetables and kids? They somehow don’t or won’t be put together in one sentence.
So, you, like us (hopefully) are also always on the lookout for kid friendly recipes that … Read More...
DIY – Cheese Cake
You may have seen the trend of using Cheese cakes as wedding cakes, but it go me thinking. Why should Brides and Grooms have all the fun? These cheese cakes (4kg in total) would be perfect for any party! Sure … Read More...
DIY – Scented Vinegar Cleaners
Don’t scorn me but I don’t do my own mopping. I have a robotic mop. (Luxury I know) But guess what it uses to clean the floor?
Vinegar! I add a measure (usually its blob blob that’ll do) Of vinegar … Read More...
Save Those Bottle Tops
Bottle Tops are one of those things you should automatically be saving. Even if you don’t have a use for them at some point your school or child care center will put our a request for them. Wouldn’t it be … Read More...
Awesome Pallet Love Seat (With Working Links)
This DIY pallet love seat project kept popping up in my inbox and Pinterest – but without a working link. And if you know the style of this blog – we just don’t post anything unless we can track down … Read More...
Another Pretty Knit for Fall
Since I have fall knits on the brain this week I thought I’d share another one that would be a beautiful transition piece, though this one will take a bit longer to knit so you’d better get started now!
The … Read More...
5 Super Easy Cat Projects
I recently posted 10 DIY Dog Bed projects post – and that has been the most popular post on this blog for the last 3 weeks.
So I decided to do a roundup of Cat projects – but found out … Read More...
Tutorial: Body pillow with name appliuqe
Karin from Leigh Laurel Studios guest blogs at Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom with a tutorial showing how to make this body pillow with a name appliqued across the front. It makes a cute focal pillow for a child’s … Read More...
Tutorial: Drawstring backpack from an old sweatshirt
Jane from Maiden Jane shows how to make a drawstring backpack out of an old sweatshirt. I love this idea!! The heavy sweatshirt material will make a sturdy backpack. If there’s a logo or pockets (or other details), they’ll look … Read More...
Fake Teeth From Apple And Marshmallows
I had to do a double take to realize what this is.
Fake teeth – using only marshmallows, apple slices and peanut butter (to hold the teeth together). What a fun clever idea.
There is no link – the picture … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Boxy crop top t-shirt refashion
Natasha from Little Pink Monster had a t-shirt that was too big and shapeless for her, so she remade it into a much cuter crop top. She used a boxy crop cop that fit her as a guide, shortening it … Read More...
Tutorial: Lengthen a wide elastic belt
Elizabeth, The Hungry Octopus, shows how she fixed a wide elastic belt that was a bit too snug for her. Instead of wearing an uncomfortable belt, she pieced in some extra elastic to make it a little bit longer. … Read More...
Tutorial: Chalkcloth lunch bag you can decorate and redecorate
Skip To My Lou shows how to make a lunch bag that you can decorate and redecorate to your heart’s content. That’s because it’s made out of chalkcloth. Brilliant!! Use chalk markers to decorate it for a semi-permanent design that … Read More...
Technique: Coloring Stamps with Fresco Paints
The Paper Artsy blog has a very detailed post about Fresco Paints, what they are, how they work, colors available and a tutorial video on how to paint your stamped images using these paints. I love the artistic, mixed … Read More...
Freebie | Layered 3×4 PSD Template for Instagram Photos
Add Instagfram photos to your Project Life or pocket page layouts with this free layered 3×4 PSD template from Cathy Zielske. She includes a video in her blog post showing you how to use it. Click here for the … Read More...
Transfer Image onto Wood – Crafts Unleashed
I love transferring images onto different surfaces. And how gorgeous is the look achieved by using this method? Morena shares the how to over on Crafts Unleashed. I can see all sorts of applications for this for gifts or … Read More...
Tutorial: Faceted Gold Beads
You can make the pretty faceted gold beads from the necklace with this handy tutorial on KathrynDesigns – the tutorial is a photo one you’ll need to click the photo within the post and it will be enlarged and very … Read More...
Tutorial: Quilted hottie
Adrianne of On the Windy Side shares on her blog how to make a quilted hot water bottle cover (hottie for short). Strip piecing makes quick work of the fabric panel and her stitches delight, notice each row is different. … Read More...
Getting it right – Flying Geese
Leanne of She Can Quilt dreaded piecing Flying Geese until she found a specialty ruler that gave her what you see here – uniform size and accuracy. She shows her transformation from meh to just right with lots of photos … Read More...