Natalie from My Little Secrets refashioned a strapless dress into a cute cropped top and matching skirt. Great idea!! The dress fit a little too tightly through the chest, so she added strips of elastic at the back to extend … Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl chevron dress from Re-fashioned daddy’s striped t-shirt
Terri from Blue House Joys turned some of her husband’s old t-shirts into cute new dresses for her little girls. Because of how she placed the pattern pieces for the A-line dress, the stripes on the shirts became chevrons on … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric luggage tag
Louise fromI’m Feelin’ Crafty shares a tutorial over at Go To Sew showing how to make this fabric luggage tag. It has a pocket with a clear plastic window where you can slide in a card with your name. … Read More...
Free Printable – Gift Wrap And Tags
Love this simple but elegant gift wrap printable from onceuponherdream. Best of all it’s FREE!
Tutorial: Easy Tee with a Peter Pan collar
Autumn from It’s Always Autumn shares a free pattern for her Easy Tee with a Peter Pan collar. It’s a loose fit t-shirt but with a pretty Peter Pan collar that makes it just a little bit dressy. It’s perfect … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy knotted headbands
Girl. Inspired. shows how to make these knotted headbands. They’re oh, so cute, and easily made. She shows two methods – one using t-shirt knit and another using woven fabrics. The t-shirt knit version is the easiest, since the stretch … Read More...
Back To School S’mores
Appreciate your teachers even more – make them these wonderful s’mores that Jill from Kitchen Fun With My 3 Sons came up with.
She also has a free printable that you can use to add to these treats.
Go get … Read More...
Gluten Free Smores
Kristen of MakeTheBestOfEverything, has created a sophisticated smores recipe for thirty somethings (how fancy!).
She used dark chocolate instead of milk chocolate and substituted sweet potato crisps instead of a graham crackers.
Go get her recipe for these gluten free … Read More...
Lesson Plan – Toddler Mosaic
You might be getting bored of all my art posts but I bet your kids aren’t. Here is another simple tutorial. If you have different colored papers then you can knock this lesson plan up within 3-5 minutes. Toddler Mosaics … Read More...
Quick Parties – Washi Tape Tableware
Keeping some plain white party ware in your cupboard is essential for last-minute parties or get together. But did you know with a few rolls of Washi-tape you could enhance your dinner ware in a matter of minute. Check out … Read More...
DIY – Paradise Mango Body Scrub
I swear I can smell the mango permeating through my computer screen. It’s no surprise that after reading this recipe I started craving Poppadoms and Mango Chutney.Its no surprise that after reading this recipe I started craving Poppadoms and Mango … Read More...
Eli the Owl Backpack tutorial
This “Owl Backpack” came from Martha Stewart’s new site that I don’t care for and she is no longer emailing her craft of day. Anyway, this is a darling backpack for the back-to-school-ers.
Project: Stamped Travel Tags
Tim Holtz has his newest tags for the month up. This time around the theme is travel and he’ll show you step by step how to create these cool tags using techniques like masking, inking stamps with markers, using stains … Read More...
Whooo Knew Crochet
What little girl wouldn’t love to take her lunch money to school in this sweet little pouch? I’d like to and I haven’t bought a school lunch in at least 150 years! As usual, this speaks to me because … Read More...
Free Printable – Star Wars Sight Words
The word Star Wars is like a trigger to most little boys and Learning4Kids.net has created a free Star Wars Sight words printable
Looking for more learning resources? Check out these Star wars Educational activities.
Felt Pin Cushion Boat (with Trawler Net Thread Catcher!) tutorial
Sian host “buttons and paint” blog out of the UK and has created this cute unique pincushion from felt in the shape of a trawler boat with a knitted net as a thread catcher! She includes a simple tutorial & … Read More...
Technique: Layered Stamping
The Simon Says Stamp blog has a video tutorial for making this lovely Get Well card using a layered stamping technique, click here to watch.
-Heather
Board to Follow: AnthroFave
Anthropologie is one of the most talked about stores in the DIY community. And in case you’re still wondering why, check out the AnthroFave board on Pinterest. AnthroFave is part of the official Anthropologie boards, but its curated by … Read More...
Tutorial: Anti-allergen pillow cover
Deborah from Creative Folk Quilting shares a tutorial over at Pellon Projects showing how to make an anti-allergen covers for standard bed pillows. She uses a new Pellon product, an Allergen Defense Fabric, to block dust mites and other common … Read More...
Art Sculptures Made With Everyday Objects
Update: We have two step by step directions:
- Clothing hanger snowflake tutorial (CraftGossip)
- Coat hanger snowflake instructions (small hangers) (CraftBits)
Original story is here:
akamundo is a freelance designer and artist in Washington D.C. And his art utilizes everyday … Read More...