Headbands are so popular now. Everyone from babies to grannies are wearing them. I see teen girls with pony tails wearing headbands too!
I really like this one. It’s so simple – yet subtly elegant. It’ll work up in … Read More...
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by jd wolfe
Headbands are so popular now. Everyone from babies to grannies are wearing them. I see teen girls with pony tails wearing headbands too!
I really like this one. It’s so simple – yet subtly elegant. It’ll work up in … Read More...
I admit, I don’t know who decided fairy lights were a thing. I do know, I’d like to hug them. Especially after seeing so many fabulous projects using fairy lights! Like these fantastic rosebud fairy lights thought up by Just … Read More...
Here’s an awesome announcement from Helen of Bustle & Sew:
… Read More...Bustle & Sew Magazine is two years old this month! And to celebrate I’m having a special birthday giveaway. The prize is a 12 month subscription to the Bustle &
There was a time when I needed this note hanging over my sewing space to remind kids (and sometimes adults) not to borrow my good shears. Now I want to hang it in my studio just because it’s so pretty … Read More...
These tasty little pincushions would be the perfect gift for a stitcher in your life. Imagine them in reds and pinks as valentine mini-gifts. The chicks at Star-Shaped and Shiny are sharing the pattern and tutorial. Check it out… Read More...
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… Read More...Can embroidery brighten your day? Here’s the answer, in the form of a flamingo-wielding gnome riding a unicorn. Craft up a big bunch of sunshine and rainbows with this design on
I have to admit, I don’t think I’m quite ambitious enough to remove a cord and make something battery operated myself. However, as you’ll see in the following tutorial, it’s really not that hard, especially with good step by step … Read More...
Take a plain white drum shade and make it spectacular with a little fabric and adhesive spray. learn how to dress up your decor quickly and easily for very little out of pocket cash. Quick dress ups like this one … Read More...
by Heidi Gustad
Mod Podge Rocks shares an easy tutorial for turning a dollar store candle into a great home accessory for winter. Check out the tutorial.
by Anne Weaver
Sew4Home shows how to make throw pillows trimmed with thick fringe. Get the tute.
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by Anne Weaver
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a free pattern for making her Fallen Top for little girls. It gets its name from the falling triangles she embroidered down the front. It buttons up the back and has a color block … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
I’ve been known to use tutorials for little girl outfits to make cool clothes for my daughter’s 18″ doll. Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs did the opposite. She was inspired by a tutorial for making a doll skirt, but … Read More...
Looking for something rustic and charming to decorate for Valentine’s Day? Angie at Country Chic Cottage will share with you how to make this absolutely sweet sign with very few supplies. Head over to get the scoop — Rustic LOVE … Read More...
The vintage looking labels drew me in to this project, but I love the idea of making your own lazy susan too. They are so handy in all parts of the house, including the craft room! You’ll need to make … Read More...
by Linda Lanese
I thought I would visit Martha Stewart’s site today and found some very sweet Valentine’s Day crafts for us to make. I found this lovely Felt Coffee-Cup Sleeve for anyone that carries their drink along with them. This delightful … Read More...
This small space kitchen needed something creative to hold its bread. Enter the vintage dollhouse! That’s right, a dollhouse. Turn it around and the rooms are revealed to hold bread, bagels, buns and yes, even a porcelain butter dish. A … Read More...
I’m beginning to think any food item can be turned into a football or anything else you can imagine, in capable hands. That’s zucchini in that there football. Find the recipe for these clever zucchini fritter footballs HERE at Hungry … Read More...
by Sarah White
Kerry over at Star-Shaped and Shiny sent me a head’s up about some new patterns she’s selling for cat rugs. There’s one shaped like a cat (of course!), a frog and a fish (Sid Sardine, if you must know).
These … Read More...
I have made a lot of things from light bulbs in the past, but I have to admit I never thought to paper mache them and use them as decorative pears! What a great idea, and as Polly says, you … Read More...
I know we’re still a ways away from summer barbeques where I am in the world, but for those of you in warmer places or for those of you who are good at remembering things months later, how cute are … Read More...