Reuse and repurposing are more than just buzz words; for some it’s a way of life. For those of you who are making it top priority to reduce the amount of waste that you create, it’s win-win as a crafty … Read More...
Traveler’s Notebook Pages Using Scraps
Traci had a scrap of colorful striped paper left over from a kit that she wanted to use on a layout. She cut the stripes into strips and added them down the background of two white traveler’s notebook pages. She … Read More...
Lawn Chair Cross Stitch Pattern
Every few months I remember to check out the collection of free cross stitch patterns from Country Living magazine, and this month’s (actually from July 2022) is this super cute lawn chair.
I love that it’s red and blue so … Read More...
Canada Washcloth Knitting Pattern
I’ve been meaning to do a roundup of knitting patterns for Canada Day, but as I haven’t gotten to it yet I wanted to share this cute maple leaf washcloth that’s perfect for celebrating Canada.
It was designed by Michele … Read More...
How to Make a Queen Bee Punch Needle Design
Be the queen bee of your punch needle friends with this adorable free pattern from Marching North! From the pattern to changing up the size of your bee to transferring the pattern to cloth, you will find everything you … Read More...
Wuthering Heights Crochet Hat Pattern
This Summer I had planned to make m very own Summer hat. I lost track of my plans and never quite got around to it, but I have decided to go ahead and make it, even if I don’t get … Read More...
Free Pattern – Little Black Cat Pullover
The Little Black Cat Pullover is a knit sweater pattern made with super bulky weight yarn that has an intermediate level of difficulty. A fun Knitting project for Halloween if you are into wearing Halloween/Fall knits. Would also be cute … Read More...
How to Make a Triple Easel Card
I love an easel card, there so much room to create a fun design with lots of depth and dimension and it’s a great way for the recipient to be able to easily display the wonderful handmade card they’ve received. … Read More...
Girls Knit Shorts Free Sewing Pattern
Sew a pair of simple knit shorts for girls that will get plenty of wear in the summer! Life Sew Savory has a free sewing pattern you can use to make some. Made from a knit fabric, the shorts are … Read More...
Make a Simple Circle Mini Album
Scrapbooking projects don’t always need to be complicated, busy or time consuming, sometimes you just want to keep it simple, like this pretty little circle mini album from Ulrike. Take some matching pattern papers and your photos and die cut … Read More...
Two ways to make recycled button scarf rings
I was recently gifted a fabulous print scarf that I really want to wear, problem is I am not really a scarf person. I started hunting around for ideas on transforming it into a shirt, tank or dress and came … Read More...
Canada Day Cross Stitch Pattern
Canada Day often gets overlooked in the rush to the Fourth of July, but let’s take a moment to honor America’s northern neighbor with a little Canada Day cross stitch pattern.
This one, from Little Apple Stitchery, features Canadian symbols … Read More...
Beach Inspired Summer Art for Kids to Make
Summer to me is all about art projects, and this cute summer sunset project from Taming Little Monsters is a great one for kids of various ages.
You can draw the basic scene for little kids and just have them … Read More...
Slouchy Cat Hat Knitting Pattern
There are a lot of cat lovers in the knitting world (and dog lovers, too, of course!) so there are lots of fun knitting patterns inspired by cats. The Slouchy Cat Hat by Samantha West features a row of cats … Read More...
5 Garden Themed AccuQuilt Go! Dies
Gardening is a relaxing and enjoyable activity that many of us look forward to during the warmer months. It’s a time to get outside and connect with nature, and to create a beautiful and flourishing environment. And what better way … Read More...
10 Free Guides for Learning Machine Appliqué
If you have ever wanted to learn how to machine appliqué then now is your chance. We have curated a list of ten tutorials. All of them look into various methods and demonstrate how to do each method. You will … Read More...
Surprise Piñata Card
How cute is this Piñata Card from Carly!? I love the little bee with the yellow beehive shape she create using dies and fringed tissue paper. Behind the hive is a shaker element but best of all there is also … Read More...
Flat Front Skirt Free Sewing Pattern
This flat front skirt by Heather Handmade combines the more finished look of a flat waistband with the ease of an elastic waistband. From the front it looks like a flat front skirt, but the back has an elastic waistband … Read More...
Summer Lovin’ Pocket Page
The new Summer Lovin’ Collection from Simple Stories has bold colors, plaids, stripes and polka dot patterns and lots of summery sentiments and images like food, bathing suits, beach umbrellas, suns, sentiments and more. Jess used it to create a … Read More...
Making Glass eyes and more! How to Get Really Realistic!
They say the eyes are the window to the soul, I’m not so sure about that, but it certainly helps to add character, realism and depth to your work if you have spent some quality time creating artistic eyes.
The … Read More...