Jessica from Happy Together shows how to make a girl’s gusseted maxi skirt. The triangle inserts (gussets) add fullness and swing to the bottom of the A-line without adding bulk to the top. It’s fabulous in a stripe because the … Read More...
Christmas in July Tutorial
Make a Christmas Tree-Shape Gift-Card Holder from Felt. Tuck money or a gift card into this Christmas tree-shape gift-card holder you make from felt. This is a lovely idea when you give a gift card or money. You will find … Read More...
Tutorial: Basic lapped seam for thicker fabrics
Abby from Things for Boys shows how to sew a basic lapped seam. In this seam, one edge is lapped slightly over the other and stitched down. There are no bulky seam allowances, making this a useful seam when sewing … Read More...
DIY Soda Can Jewelry
It is no secret that I love soda can jewelry. To think beautiful wearable jewelry can be made out of a plain jane aluminum can that soda was once in fascinates me.
Mel from Mellywood’s Mansion created this lovely … Read More...
Light Up Your Stitching
Olisa Corcoran posted this wonderful piece of stitchery on her blog recently. I immediately recognized the subject being married to an electricity nerd myself. It is Nikola Tesla of course. And the design was stitched ever so perfectly by Rachel … Read More...
Z is for Zig Zag – Final Letter in Stitcher’s Alphabet
Brooke’s Books has finally finished up the Stitcher’s Alphabet, a series of free charts from A to Z. Letter Z is Z is for Zig Zag stitch and it is colorful and so pretty. You can stitch the letters as … Read More...
Look What I’ve Made, be a show off
This is a new site for us to show off our work. I signed up and still have a lot of exploring to do.
http://www.lookwhativemade.com/ is a brand new craft community site dedicated to crafters of all kinds, with an … Read More...
Project: Card with Stamps and Sequins
Hop on over the Scrapbook and Cards Today blog and Vicki Boutin will show you how to make this fun floral card, with tips on using sequins and tying twine so it won’t slip.
-Heather
5 Lollipop Recipes To Celebrate National Lollipop Day
Yes there is such a day. 20th July (Saturday) is the National Lollipop
Day!
And to celebrate that, we present to you 5 lollipop recipes – from the very basic to one with no corn syrup. I have tried to … Read More...
Time Flies Butterflies
The talented “Mr. Kate” has done it again. Created a simple yet stunning sculpture that is so easy to make – even the kids will want to do it.
Get details on how she did it: Time Flies Butterflies.
Knit a Wreath for Your Holiday Door
If you’re one of those people who starts thinking Christmas in July, you’re sure to enjoy this easy — and easily customizable — pattern for a knit holiday wreath from Craftown. Designed by Melanie Smith, this project uses a foam … Read More...
Easy Stretched Canvas Art – Spoonflower Hacks
Spoonflower, the premiere print on design fabric company, is hosting a month of Spoonflower Hacks on their blog. What exactly is a Spoonflower Hack, you might ask? Well according to their site, a hack is “DIYs that use craft materials … Read More...
Style Me Quick – Saggy Boobs
Love this post by Mr Kate. A reader wrote in to ask her how she got the “saggy boob” look and she wrote this post. Most of us would have crawled under a rock and promptly booked in for … Read More...
How To Make A Cronut
You don’t know Cronuts? Cronut’s are a craze sweeping New York city since Dominique Ansel’s bakery started selling them from the flagship store. Lines start forming in front of the store well before opening. Only 300 of these things are … Read More...
10 DIY Dog Beds You Can Make Yourself
Trawling through Pinterest, it must be obvious that a lot of DIY ideas are just pictures that don’t link anywhere or don’t have any decent instructions behind them. So we decided to do something about that. We have gone through … Read More...
CrockPot Soap Making
Forget about using your crockpot for stews, how about using it to create soap, soap from scratch that is.
Onegoodthingbyjillee shows us how to make soap from scratch.
There are no melt and pour blocks anywhere in sight. Her tutorial … Read More...
Beeswax Candle and a Wood Burned Bowl
Shannon over at Whipperberry made this amazing beeswax candle and a super stylish wood burned bowl to match! You’re going to want to wood burn your bowl before using it to create a container candle, and from there you’ll just … Read More...
Party Ideas – Watercolor Art
TheHandmadehome.net shares this wonderful Watercolor Art Party. The pastel colors throughout the decor is beautiful and whimsy. I am sure every little girl would love a party like this given the chance. In fact I think I should have … Read More...
Free Pattern: Adorable, Quick Baby Sweater
You know I’ve got baby knitting on the brain since my new book came out, and even though I’ve spent a lot of time in the past year knitting baby things, I might have to knit just one more … Read More...
Tutorial: Pleated shoulder Roller Skate Dress remix
Catherine from CathGrace guest blogs over a Frances Suzanne showing how she “flipped” the Roller Skate Dress pattern by Oliver + S to create this bit of gorgeousness. The striped fabric she used really shows off the pleats she added … Read More...