If you’re brand spankin’ new to sewing, the first skill to conquer is sewing in a straight line. It’s actually very easy, but you’ll need to some practice with your machine, learning how to guide the fabric under the needle … Read More...
Holiday Roundup: Dreidels
Dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made you out of flour, sugar and candy. And brownies. And marshmallows. And, you get the idea. Here is a collection of dreidels for the food crafter.
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Tutorial: Make a sewing kit from an eyeglass case
Sachiko from Tea Rose Company shows how you can turn a dollar store eyeglass case into a hard sided sewing kit. She started with a plain gray eyeglass case and covered it with a pretty fabric, then made a matching … Read More...
Free pattern: Taylor’s Pajama Pants in baby and kid sizes
Create Kids Couture shares a free pattern over at Fabric.com for their Taylors Pajama Pants in baby and kid sizes. It’s an easy project, suitable for a beginner and a quick sew for a more advanced sewer. The pattern includes … Read More...
Tutorial | Lightning Fast Christmas Card from Summer Scraps
if you still plan on making your Christmas cards this year, this tutorial for a lightning fast card from Summer Scraps should help. Start with pre-made card bases, then add your own touches. Click here to see the tutorial.
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Frosted Tree Ornament
Have you been following along with DecoArt’s 12 Days of Christmas? They are posted a new project each day and this cute frosted ornament is really fun. I was just in Target the other night and they had glass ornaments … Read More...
Freebie | Printable Text Papers from Aunt Peaches to use for Wrapping or Labels
Download these PDF files of text papers from Aunt Peaches for free. She also shows you how you can use these printable for wrapping gifts or making tags and CD labels. Click here to go to the download.
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Freebie | Printable Holiday Photo Check List
Use this printable holiday photo checklist as a reminder of photos you want to capture this season. Print it out and put it up on the fridge or above your desk, so you can refer to it often. Don;t forget … Read More...
Giveaway | Start Here Scrapbooking Class at Two Peas
Lisa Truesdell currently has a self-paced mini-workshop at Two Peas called Start Here. The workshop is designed to give you jumping off points to create pages for any photos. The class costs $12, but you can now win it in … Read More...
DIY Gifts for Kids – B-Inspired Mama
There’s just enough time to craft up some special gifts for the holidays and B-Inspired Mama has you covered! They’ve rounded up 55+ DIY gifts to craft for kids. There are several categories: craft kits, puppets, dress up and … Read More...
Santa Hat Pillow
Add a little holiday cheer to your living room with this accent pillow made from a Santa hat! Easy instructions, and get your supplies from the dollar store. Head over to Dollar Store Crafts for the how to –>> Make … Read More...
Christmas By The Sea
Spend Christmas by the sea with this set of seaside beach huts with a seasonal flair. Present the huts as shown in a bell pull style or finish them up as a trio of ornaments. Get the free charts.
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Video tutorial: Cutting silk through paper
Jen from Grainline Studio shares a tip for cutting out pattern pieces out of silk. She layers the crawly silk fabric between two layers of paper to stabilize it during cutting. Go to her blog to read more about how … Read More...
Flea Market Makeover
Craft and Creativity’s Helena made over a flea market candelabra for the holidays in a subtle, cute and decidedly Swedish style. Check out more pics at her blog.
Tutorial: Reindeer hooded towel
Amber from Crazy Little Projects has a new hooded towel tutorial to share with us. This time it’s a reindeer hooded towel. How cute is he with his reindeer antlers and bright shiny nose!! Go to her blog for the … Read More...
Tutorial: Suede crochet needle roll
Is there a crocheter on your Christmas list? Portia from MissP shares a tutorial showing how she made this suede crochet needle roll. If you don’t have suede, you could also use a high quality felt for the outside of … Read More...
DIY Wooden Ring Bearer Box
For a fun twist on the traditional ring bearer pillow, check out this tutorial at The Knotty Bride for a personalized alternative. A wooden ring box with the couple’s initials provides a safe method for transporting the rings down the … Read More...
Felt Hot Cup of Cocoa Ornament Tutorial
Beverly of “Flamingo Toes” has is clever hot Cocoa cup with marshmallows to deck out you Christmas tree; her Felt Hot Cocoa Ornament tutorial for you to create in any color you fancy, but I think the marshmallows should remain … Read More...
A whole house of recycled Christmas crafts including a pallet Christmas tree
I’m not sure but this could be my favorite Christmas tree I’ve seen this year! It is made of recycled pallets. I might just have to go do some dumpster diving and make one! Pop on over to the blog … Read More...
Knits for Nerds Winner!
I have to tell you I had so much fun reading the responses on this giveaway. You guys have made a lot of cool stuff and given me some great ideas for some geek craft to try.
The winner this … Read More...