Minion Cupcakes tutorial with lots of images.
Minions Candy Spoons with lots of images to guide you.
Minion Beanie Great last minute Halloween costume.
Tutorial: Basketball and Soccer Ball Canes
I’m so used to flower canes it’s kind of fun to see some of the other canework people do! Yonat has tutorials for the basketball and soccer ball canes used on two of the pens above here and here. … Read More...
Style Me Quick – Beach Waves
If you have straight hair than there are times you want curly hair and vice-versa for the curly girls.
Leah from fab life is meeting you in the middle with this tutorial on how to get beach waves with a … Read More...
Giant Fish Sculptures Made With Recycled Plastic Bottles
Ok, so this is not strictly home and garden. But I couldn’t help but post about this as these images of public art are gorgeous and very creative.
Besides, they are outdoor. And they are a creative re-use of discarded … Read More...
10 Milk Carton Crafts
This one is over on our sister site and shares ten fantastic milk carton ideas. We are trying to gather some more ideas so make sure you comment below with your unique idea.
How to make dimensional icing flowers
The ever talented Janine of SugarKissed, shares her video and pictures on how to make these stunning three dimensional icing flowers.
It couldn’t be easier! Or could it? She certainly makes it look so easy!
Go get her tutorial … Read More...
Tutorial: Kid painted bean bags
Here’s a fun sewing project you can do with the kids, even the young ones. It’s kid-painted bean bags, and Crafting A Green World has the how-to. The kids can paint the fabrics, and you can sew them into bean … Read More...
Rae’s favorite fabrics for sewing clothes
With all of the gorgeous quilting cottons out there, it’s easy to forget that there are actually other types of fabric you might want to use for a sewing project. Particularly for garments, where weight and drape and feel are … Read More...
Questions about a sewing machine needle? Schmetz has an app for that
How many times have you found yourself staring at the notions wall, trying to figure out what kind of sewing machine needle you needed for your project? Or digging through your sewing basket, wondering whether you should change out your … Read More...
Felt Initial Notebook Tutorial {Gift Ideas}
These notebook covers are so cool. The pastels are darling and using the high school colors would be awesome for teen or college kids. Kim of “Everything ETSY” is addicted to felt! She adds a little felt to just about … Read More...
Free Kids Apps From Apple
Apple store is celebrating 5 years of existence. To celebrate they are giving away some of the top rated Apps. Log in to your Apps store to check them out.
Some of our Favorites are
Cross stitch Chart – One of Those Days
I must admit that sometimes I am taken back a little by the trend for stitching foul words in our favorite medium. Seeing the F-word done up in tiny stitches may make me giggle a litte, but it can be … Read More...
Belted Needlepoint Pillow
I don’t wear belts to much, but I am always attracted to needlepoint belts for some reason – go figure. I like the long skinny shapes. So, this finishing idea I saw on Chapel Hill Needlepoint’s blog really stood out … Read More...
Technique: Glitter Dies
Jump on over to the Penny Black blog and find out how to add a little glitz and glamour to your cards by adding some glitter to an open “negative” die cut image.
-Heather
Pin of the Week: A Simple Stockinette Sock
As you may know I’ve declared this the Summer of Socks if for no other reason than I need to amuse myself. Over at About I’m sharing patterns, books and techniques for knitting better socks, and I recently came across … Read More...
Candle Making 101
Do you want to learn how to make a candle but have never quite been able to pull the trigger to try it yourself? I was the same way for a long time too. Something about the hot wax freaked … Read More...
Homemade Icecream in a can!
What a great, great idea! Get the kids to help you make this and they will offer to cleanup as gratitude (well most kids).
Brandie of HomeCookingMemories serves up this great recipe idea. She has step by step pictures as … Read More...
Modern Wreath Made With Felt Petals
Surely, it is not time to start thinking about Christmas? Or is it? Is it time to start thinking of decorations and food, and worse gift ideas?
It is only July people!
But if you’re like the type to start … Read More...
Brooklyn Tweed Releases First Men’s Collection
I was really excited to see that Brooklyn Tweed, the knitwear and yarn company founded by Jared Flood, has released its first exclusively menswear collection. Of course Jared knows how hard it can be to find knitting patterns that … Read More...
New Botanical Pattern Fuser – Colour de Verre
First it was swirls, now it’s botanicals…Colour de Verre has got another pattern fuser and it’s very nice. Both products allow you to produce lovely, patterned plates that can be personalized. Will the pattern be made with multiple colors? Will … Read More...
