Toni from Sew Jereli recommends a pair of kid’s pajama pants as a first sewing project. They’re made from just a handful of straight seams and you’ll feel a sense of accomplishment when you see your child loving the pair … Read More...
Tutorial: A bouquet of button flowers
If you sew much at all, you probably have a healthy button stash. Rachel from Family Ever After shows how to make a bouquet of whimsical flowers out of your buttons. This is a particularly good use for your orphan … Read More...
Tutorial: Alternative silk dying using Kool-Aid, food color, and Easter egg dye
Rachael Rabbit experimented with alternative dyes for some play silks (long, colorful silk scarves for children’s pretend play), including Easter egg dye, food coloring, and Kool-Aid. Because the play silks would be handled by her young daughter, she wanted the … Read More...
Tutorial: Dry erase lap desks
Kelly from Wild Wandering made lap desks for her sons, but instead of a plain hard surface she made the tops dry erase boards. How perfect for travel!! It might be just thing for a summer road trip. Go to … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Peter Pan collar applique t-shirt
Liz fromSimple Simon & Co. shows how to add a faux Peter Pan collar to a t-shirt. Instead of making a full-on collar, she appliques the rounded collar shapes around the front neck, with some mini pom pom fringe … Read More...
Tutorial: Wired fabric headbands
Terra from Mama Says Sew shows how to make a wired fabric headband. The wire in the edges holds the shape when you wrap it around your head. Go to her blog for the tute.
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Superhero Cake Pops Tutorial
Such glittery, sweet fun for the hero in your life, AND they even have a cape! Make super hero cake pops HERE at Sugarkissed.net, and find links to lots more great cake pops and cake pop resources.
Tree Snack
This one couldn’t be easier… turn pretzels and grapes into a tree, making them ever so much more appealing to little eyes and mouths, HERE at Fantastic Fun and Learning.
Product Review and Discount: Silhouette Chipboard
Silhouette now has chipboard! Yes, you read that right, Silhouette has chipboard that you can die cut in their machines, how awesome is that?
For my projects I decided to make some fun little jewelry pins. I die … Read More...
Flower Making
I have no idea what language this tutorial is written in, but you’ll have no trouble following along with the detailed photos. I like the way she creates these pretty flowers. Is there such a thing as too … Read More...
Tutorial | Easy Paper Flowers Using Punches
Here’s another incredible tutorial for making paper flowers from punches, regular basic shape punches. Amber from Damask Love explains each step in detail, with beautiful photographs to illustrate. Make an entire bouquet for your mom this Mother’s Day! Click … Read More...
Tutorial | Butterfly Art for Mother’s Day Gift – Free Template Included!
If you love butterflies, but prefer not to have actual dead ones on your wall, here is a great idea from Katja at Shift Ctrl Art. She created this framed butterfly artwork by using printable images, and she even provides … Read More...
Design Dye Review Part 2
Yesterday, I told you all about the basics of Design Dye. Today? I’m going to tell you about all the cool things beyond the basic “this paper dyes fabric!” excitement. Because Design Dye isn’t just a one trick pony–it’s got … Read More...
Tutorial: Cross Stitch Clay Pins
Daria of Kittenhood passed along a neat tutorial of hers – how to make a cross stitch base from clay. She turns the little sampler into a pin but the idea would obviously work for other sorts of items.
Mixed-Media Travel Journal {Michael’s Scrapbook Challenge}
As promised, here’s the mixed-media travel journal I created for the Make Every Moment Count Scrapbook Challenge sponsored by Michael’s. I had so much fun playing with the Heidi Swapp Color Shine collection! I was very impressed with the … Read More...
Make Every Moment Count {Michael’s Scrapbook Challenge}
My local Michael’s store is practically my second home, so I was thrilled to be invited to participate in the Make Every Moment Count Scrapbook Challenge sponsored by Michael’s Arts & Crafts! I received a gift card for the … Read More...
Color Sorting Activity
My son loves to line things up on all of the ledges in our home. I feel like I should channel this love of sorting and organizing in some way. This color sorting game seems like the perfect way for … Read More...
DIY Bottle Cap Checkerboard
Nothing says hot summer nights quite like an outdoor checkerboard game. Why not make your own and teach your kids how to play?! Grab some lemonade, start collecting your bottle caps and get to playin! Find the tutorial over at … Read More...
Dragon Rocks and Storage Tower
This is a great use for an oatmeal container, as well as any rocks you may have lying around! I am a huge fan of imagination crafts, and this one deals with dragons! The rocks are used to invite the … Read More...
Lego to Go Activity Box
We are only about 2 hours from Legoland here in Florida. We are planning to go sometime this fall, and this adorable Activity Box might be just the ticket for the drive! I love that the box is covered in … Read More...