Calling all scrap quilt lovers! It’s time to dig out all of your favorite scraps and make this beautiful quilt from Scrap Fabric Love. I love the modern vibe of this design and you will too.
The designer uses paper … Read More...
Unusual craft supply can make “crystals” perfect for illuminating
I have been working with crystals in my art projects and I spotted these and thought they were real…turns out they are made with the most unexpected material I could imagine. Pop on over to the Instructables blog for the … Read More...
9 Free Floral Swag Digital Stamps
These pretty floral swag digital stamp images are perfect to print and color for greeting cards, party or wedding invites, scrapbook pages, planner layouts and more. There are 9 different flower designs to choose from, they come in 5 different … Read More...
Foiled Butterflies Layout
Jessica created this beautiful swarm of butterflies with stamps, stencils, dies and foil from Brutus Monroe. She created a yellow watercolor wash with a few splatters in a diagonal across the background of her layout, adding the butterflies fluttering over … Read More...
Easy Teacher Cross Stitch Patterns
These sweet little teacher themed cross stitch patterns are perfect to stitch onto projects for back to school.
Stitch them onto a bookmark, add to a cloth pencil case, make a little card or anything else you like.
Each of … Read More...
Vecna Sock Knitting Pattern
The Vecna sock was designed as a stitchalong for the Sock Knitters Anonymous group on Ravelry for the month of July.
I hate to promote things I haven’t seen so I waited until the pattern was fully released to share … Read More...
Mason Jar Plastic Canvas Birds Kit
Here is an absolutely lovely plastic canvas kit from Mary Maxim. It is called Backyard Beauties and each bird is beautifully designed.
Make all four and keep them together or give one to each of your bird-loving friends. You … Read More...
Best of Knit Picks: Pullovers and Cardigans
The Best of Knit Picks: Pullovers & Cardigans collection offers ten magnificent sweaters that have lasted the test of time, from simple pullovers to complex colorwork and cables.
These tried-and-true patterns, some of which have been updated with new colours … Read More...
Botanical Card with Inked Embossing Folder
Erum has a fun technique to add lots of ink and a bit of shine to a dry embossed card. Using an embossing folder from Altenew she added several colors of inks directly to the raised portions of the folder … Read More...
Ranch Life Layout
Connie used papers and supplies from Photo Play for this cool Ranch Life layout. These rustic designs are perfect for hiking, camping and outdoor pages, with lots of plaid patterns, trees and gear. Notice how instead of centering her main … Read More...
How to Make a Reading Pillow
Get your kids or grandkids excited about reading by making them an adorable reading pillow. This tutorial is from Happiest Camper. Perfect for using up your fun novelty prints, the pillows are not that hard to make.
In the … Read More...
Shrink Plastic Backpack Charms
My daughter goes back to school this week, and while I’m a little sad about it I know she’s going to have a lot of fun seeing her friends and learning new things again. Whether your summer is almost over … Read More...
Book Review: InstaKnits by Melissa Leapman
While none of us a knitting exclusively for the ‘gram, it’s always nice to make photo-worthy projects that we’ll love to knit and wear (and share on social media). And if they don’t take a ton of time, so much … Read More...
Lion Card for a New Baby
This sweet lion is ready to roar a big welcome for a sweet new baby. Tina used stamps and dies from Papertrey Ink to create her card design. You might think a lion would be for a baby boy but … Read More...
Triangle Wedge Pillow Sewing Tutorial
Sew a triangle wedge pillow to lean against when reading in bed. The triangle shape is also good for elevating the head while sleeping, to help keep with respiratory issues. The angle of the wedge allows you to create either … Read More...
Summer Lovin’ Double Page Layout
This fun Summer Lovin’ double page layout uses a twist on a grid design and is accented by wonderful borders. The base paper has a grass border but it’s accented with an additional pink diamond border sticker across the bottom … Read More...
How to make “junk” art beads and necklaces
Are you the type of person who sees the beauty in junk? I am. And when you gather up a bunch of it in a semi formal way like stringing it on a cord it transforms into a modern art … Read More...
Popsicle Shaped Photo Display with Free Template
Wow, how unique and creative is this 3D Popsicle Shaped Photo Display from Belly!? She created a template that you can download for FREE to create the popsicle shape from pattern paper and acetate. Inside she’s made an interactive element … Read More...
Knit a Sweet Ducky Washcloth
Bath time is a special time for babies and toddlers, and knitting up some special washcloths to use to bathe baby makes it that much sweeter.
My daughter still uses washcloths I knit for her when she was younger, and … Read More...
Girl’s Night Card with Paper Piecing
Erica has a fun and simple way to add color and pattern to your stamped images with a paper piecing technique. First stamp your complete image on cardstock then stamp it again on pattern paper, fussy cut along the stamped … Read More...