Sew4Home shows how to make a set of quilted oven mitts. They’d make a nice Christmas gift, or might be a nice addition to your kitchen – especially if you plan to do a lot of holiday baking. Go to … Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl sweater dress refashion
Autumn from It’s Always Autumn shows how she created this cozy winter white sweater dress for her daughter. She refashioned it from an adult sweater, repurposing the original hems on the sleeves and the bottom. Get the how-to on her … Read More...
Antique Clay Pot Christmas Snowman Ornaments
I made these this year because I can’t seem to pull myself away from the vintage and antique look. I don’t want my house drenched in it, but little touches here and there just make me smile. Snowmen are a … Read More...
Project: Stamped Tree Ornaments
Stamping on mat board, coloring and adding resin and glitter on top, The Stuff of Success has info on how to make pretty stamped holiday ornaments.
-Heather
Tutorial | Custom Christmas Card with My Memories Suite
If like me you still haven’t gotten your Christmas Cards made, far less sent, this tutorial from Kim at A real-Life Housewife might help! She shows how you can use the My Memories Suite Digital Scrapbooking software to make both … Read More...
Product Review: Epson Stylus Photo R2000 Inkjet Printer
I recently got the chance to try out an amazing printer from Epson, the Epson Stylus Photo R2000 Inkjet printer
, to be exact. And listen up scrapbookers, this high performance printer can print up to 13″ in width! So … Read More...
Glitter in Glass Christmas Tree
How many times have you seen one of these little glass Christmas tree candy holders? Maybe you even own one or two! I have to say that I never thought to dress one up like this, but it’s perfectly wonderful … Read More...
Tutorial | Fringed Gift Tags by Whimsey Box
These DIY fringed gift tags from Whimseybox are a wonderful idea! With cardstock and tissue paper you can create a very unique item to enhance your gift wrapping. Click here to get all the steps.
Guest Post! Holiday Favorites from Katrina of In Katrina’s Kitchen
While I’m off having a baby, I asked some of my favorite bloggers in the crafty sweets world to step in and share some of their holiday favorites. This crew is full of talent and creativity. Speaking of which, here’s … Read More...
Quick, Cute, Crochet, Christmas
Here are a few of the latest, quickest, cutest crochet goodies I’ve found on the internet to share with you. Hope you like them. You’ve still got time to make a handful of these sweet things for your home/family/friends. Get … Read More...
Freebie | Printable Gift Tags from Lara’s Vintage – perfect for handmade gifts!
Blue Genie Art Bazaar – Austin, TX
Now here’s an idea I can get behind–a twenty-four day craft show. I mean, really, how many times have you wanted to go to one, only to realize that was the weekend of the recital, the big game, or the … Read More...
A quilt that outgrew baby
Tricia Royal of Bits and Bobbins explains this quilt started out as a baby quilt but grew into an adult throw, finding a home with her brother. Lucky bro. A crisp looking design, this Blocks in a Box quilt rocks. … Read More...
The Passing of Boyce Lundstrom
Boyce Lundstrom was one of the founding members of Bullseye Glass and today while I was checking out the Paragon Kiln newsletter they mentioned his passing. I’ve never encountered him but have heard some interesting stories and the fact that … Read More...
Win a Floozy Christmas hoop
If you’re a fan of the movie A Christmas Story, then you know you want this embroidered hoop by The Cotton Floozy for your very own. And you could have it! The Floozy is giving it away! Hurry to her … Read More...
Tutorial: Pleated Christmas tree wall art
The mother-daughter team at Sew Lux Fabric and Gifts shares how to make this fun Christmas Tree. The pieced block goes on card stock then into a black frame to create wall art. This block would be cute made into … Read More...
Improv Wool Quilt on Blair’s wish list
Sherri Lynn Wood of Daintytime Etsy made this quilt and describes it in her product description this way,
… Read More...The pattern is an improvisational riff off the [ ] symbol…This quilt took 65 hours and 20 years of experience to complete.
Freebie! Cold Process Soap Making at Creativebug
If you’ve been wanting to try out cold process soap making but have been intimidated by the lye and the mixing and the temperatures, well, the folks at Creativebug are offering a free video class. I haven’t taken it (and … Read More...
Book Christmas Tree
What a simple yet brilliant idea! You don’t have to be a book lover to appreciate the element of design that this creative Christmas tree adds to a room. Check it out and see her inspiration here –>> A Book … Read More...
Homemade for the Holidays, Day 9: Foaming Bath Soap
Coming to us courtesy of Paula Deen (!), this is a honey based foaming bath soap. Four ingredients, and some cute packaging, and you have a great gift. Find it all on pauladeen.com right here.
