This cake looks so pretty for mom, and all you need are some Airheads candy. Find the tutorial HERE at Design Improvised.
DIY Watercolor Paints
So this isn’t an edible in that it would be tasty, but it is made with ingredients found in your cupboard. I had no idea you could make your own watercolors. Find the recipe HERE at All Parenting.
Tutorial: Increase width of a set-in sleeve pattern
Adding length or width to a bodice is fairly straightforward, but things get a little trickier when you need to add width to a set-in sleeve. Professor Pincushion shares a video showing how you can adjust a sleeve pattern to … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrap fabric key fobs
Jennifer Forrest from Bits and Bobs 4 Bubs and Eat. Craft. Sow. shows how to sew up your scrap fabric into a key fob. They’re quick to make – she sewed up 10 of them in just one hour! The … Read More...
Tutorial: Small scale pillowcase with a lined opening
Susan Cornish at Just Crafty Enough shows how to make a small scale pillowcase. The opening is lined with a contrasting fabric. It’s a nice finish that also adds an unexpected pop of color or pattern. The cutting dimensions she … Read More...
Tutorial: Fiesta Skirts for Cinco de Mayo
Dana from MADE created colorful Fiesta Skirts for her daughters to wear on Cinco de Mayo. The bright trims and broadcloth are festive enough to wear on Cinco de Mayo, but they’d be cute to wear long after. Go to … Read More...
Project: Shaker Card
I love shaker cards with cute little bits of stuff that move around when you shake the a card. The Lawn Fawn blog has a video tutorial for making a mason jar shaker card. The little lighting bugs remind me … Read More...
Tutorial | Book Page Quote Banner + a Free Cut File!
Lauren from The Thinking Closet, shows you how to make this banner using cardstock and book pages. Plus she includes a free Silhouette cut file for the flag template. Click here to get all the details.
Free Cacti Cupcake Topper Printables
Hee hee, these hand-drawn cacti printables somehow remind me of Spike from Peanuts. I find them utterly charming. Download the free printable to make cacti cupcake toppers (or use for banners and other decor) for Cinco de Mayo HERE at … Read More...
Pansy Cupcake Topper Tutorial
These pansy cupcake toppers look so real, it’s hard to believe they are made of gum paste. Find the how-tos to make them HERE at Cake Journal, by Cake Whiz.
Tutorial | Mother’s Day Envelope
Ashley from Cherished Bliss, shares this tutorial for making an envelope to house a hand-delivered Mother’s Day card or gift card. I bet you already have all the supplies in your stash! Click here to go to the … Read More...
Angle matters in triangle baby quilt
Check out this well-executed baby quilt made by Eingestellt of Lieblingsdecke Quilts. She explains why she went with an equilateral triangle for her one-patch design. Learn more, VISIT her post.
Image credit: Lieblingsdecke Quilts
Mother’s Day Kids’ Craft | Glitter Cards
This is a great and simple way for kids of any age to help make cards for Moms and Grandmas. Alex of Northstory came up with the idea for these glitter Mother’s Day cards, and you can learn how … Read More...
Bernard Pras
If you see only one crazy example of what art and craft can be this week, let it be Bernard Pras. Bernard specializes in anamorphic portraits–basically what you get when you mix 3d street art and collage, they are … Read More...
Make a Parakeet Mirror Pendant
This is a very clever jewelry making tutorial. It is cute, funky, kitschy, yet very trendy. Michelle from Mich L. in L.A. created these fun and colorful necklaces using, get this.. parakeet mirrors! You read that right! How cool … Read More...
DIY Nautical Necklace
I have seen necklaces similar to this one in various online shops, and often wondered how they were made. In this tutorial Maria author of the blog “A Pretty Nest,” shows how she made this super trendy, perfect … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Kid’s t-shirt from woven fabric
Cindy from Siestas and Sewing shows how to make a simple t-shirt for child. You might expect that she’d use a knit fabric, but she actually uses a woven cotton instead. Think of all the fabulous prints available in quilting … Read More...
Weird Party Photo – Pigs
What on earth are these people doing?? If this is some kinda weird Peppa Pig Party inflatable then I never want to see an
inflatable for Big Bird,Bob the Builder or Tinkerbell.
What’s your funny Caption to go with this … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric baskets with grommets and ties
Sew4Home shows how to sew up a fabric basket with grommets and ties on the sides. At 8″ x 6″ and 3″ deep, they show it as a coin catcher for the top of your dresser. I can also see … Read More...
6 Weeks Of Chocolate
So it has been six weeks since I started the Chocolate Diet Challenge. You can follow my weight-loss journey in my earlier posts here. So how am I going? Well it’s been a little difficult actually. Last week was a … Read More...