Diana of Red Delicious Life has a great tip for hanging small quilts on the wall that keeps them flatteringly flat. It means a walk through several aisles in alocal home improvement store. Get the know-how.
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Tip: Make Your Own Texture Paste
Since stencils have become so trendy right now so has texture paste. Texture paste is like spackling compound, you smooth it over a stencil, remove the stencil and let it dry for a wonderful raised image. The Such a Pretty … Read More...
Tutorial: Contrast panel gathered skirt
Jess from The Sewing Rabbit shows how to add a contrast panel to the next gathered skirt you make. It’s a cute twist on a basic gathered skirt. Her tutorial is part of the Summer Of No Pants series hosted … Read More...
Painted Mosaic Styrofoam Tile Frames
My kids love to make pictures out of the pre-cut styrofoam stickers. I never thought about making our own tiles out of their own painting of Styrofoam. This would make a great hand made gift for anyone! Just head over … Read More...
Textured Acrylic Book Covers
Sometimes all it takes is a little creativity on the outside of a notebook to help foster a child’s love of writing and journaling on the inside. Here is a beautiful and artistic way of decorating a notebook. Head over … Read More...
How To Make A Fairy Garden
Every year, I usually post about someone’s amazing Fairy Garden. This year, I decided to post about this adorable fairy garden that even includes a fairy lamp and fairy letter stones. Creating fairy gardens and homes with your children is … Read More...
Online Bake Sale to Benefit the CCFA
I was just about to say “little known fact about me–I don’t have a colon,” but as I’ve posted on my medical past before, have linked to this essay I wrote in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, and … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric and ribbon embellished towels
If you have a stash of pretty ribbons just waiting to be made into something cute, this embellished kitchen towel over at Sew4Home may be just the project for you. Each towel is embellished with a strip of pretty fabric … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a lightweight floaty wrap from a scarf
Aunt Peaches shares a tutorial over at the Scarves.net blog showing how easy it is to whip up a floaty wrap out of a scarf. It takes just two simple seams! Go to her tute.
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Tutorial: DIY pillow forms in just 4 steps
Have you noticed how expensive pillow forms are? Heather at The Sewing Loft shows how to make your own in 4 easy steps. She also gives a chart with dimensions for standard pillow form sizes. Go to The Sewing Loft … Read More...
Tutorial: Shirred bandana baby dress or skirt
Stacie from Yellow Spool has made many of these shirred bandana baby dresses over the years. They work as a dress or skirt, depending on the age of the child. With straps and for a younger baby, it’s a dress. … Read More...
Freebie: Baby Bear Digital Stamp
The ScrapHappy Paper Crafter has a cutie pie baby bear digi stamp to download for free in color or black and white, click here to grab it.
-Heather
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Faux-Macaron Cookie Pops
Over at my other blog, I’m dredging up the past. My past. Wherein, I find stuff I forgot about from past years of blogging. Like these un-macaron, macaron-like cookie pops. Find them HERE.
Baby Crochet Magic
When I had kids in the binky stage, I wasn’t a crocheter. I used a diaper pin (can you even buy those anymore??) and a length of elephant cord to keep the binky from being lost. No one wants a … Read More...
The Best DIY Chalk Recipes
Chalk is one of those things that every toy room should have? Why? Because it’s a tool for any age and its use is only limited by your imagination. You will need plaster of Paris
to make chalk as … Read More...
DIY Seed Bead Bracelet
I am digging the colors of the beads on these seed bead bracelets made by Stephanie from Henry Happened. Stephanie used three strands of beads one each bracelet to make the bracelets. You might be surprised at what kind … Read More...
Tutorial: Bandage style knit skirt
Rachel from Family Ever After shows how to make this bandage style skirt. The striped knit fabric that she used shows off the way the skirt is pieced together at angles. Her tutorial is part of the 30 Days of … Read More...
20 Pipe Cleaner Activities
Vicky from Messforless shares her favorite 20 Pipe cleaner activities. Pipe cleaners 
are a great resource to have in the cupboard whether it’s for play, learning or craft. They come in all types of colors, thickness and my favorite … Read More...
Tutorial: Smell good lavender sachets, fast and easy
Sew4Home shows how to make smell-good lavender sachets. They’re quick and easy to sew up (the author sewed up 4 of them in just 90 minutes), and they make nice gifts. They’re also a good way to use up some … Read More...
Which fabric marking tool to use on your sewing project?
Marking tools are a must-have sewing notion for me. The right marking tool depends on your fabric type and the kind of marking you need to make. Toni from Sugar Tart Crafts looks at a variety of marking tools available, … Read More...