A drawstring bag is a good first project for someone learning to sew. Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows how to make one. With just a couple of straight seams, the sewing is easy and can be … Read More...
Holiday Book Craft Roundup – BookRiot
If you’d like to add a little literary value to your holiday this year, then you must check out BookRiot‘s 7 Heavenly Holiday Crafts to Make with Books. The above menorah by Juniper Books might be my … Read More...
Sea Glass Earrings
Take a look at Natalie’s pretty sea glass earrings. She’s sharing her tutorial for how they are made at Northshore Days. As our friends in the Southern hemisphere head into summer, Natalie says, “what better way to celebrate than … Read More...
Tutorial: Drape neck top you can wear three ways
WobiSobi shows how to make this drape neck shirt out of two short sleeve tees. The drapey top can be worn three ways – with the fronts hanging loose, wrapped around the torso, or tied at the front. Go the … Read More...
Modern Geometric Felt Christmas Bunting
Rachel of “Lines Across” has this really darling “Geometric Christmas Bunting” and I love it because it is so unique and will really adds some sparkle to your decor. Rachel is a wife and mother and loves crafting and is … Read More...
Tutorial: Restuff a special stuffed animal
Abby Glassenberg from While She Naps, and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction
, shows what to do when a favorite stuffed animal has been loved (and washed) so much that the stuffing sags. The solution is … Read More...
Tutorial: Deep pocket fleece scarf
Delia from Delia Creates guest blogs in the Holiday Bake, Craft, & Sew Along series at Skip To My Lou with a tutorial showing how to make her Deep Pocket Scarf. It’s a long fleece scarf with deep pockets at … Read More...
Remold Your Old Candles
L. Michelle shows you how to get more life out of the wax leftover when you’ve burned through a candle’s wick. She has a lot of great info about the differences between beeswax and tallow wax. Check it out!
DIY tutorial, make a koala cable organizer from felt
What a cute idea and it keep those cables neat and orderly with this “koala cable organizer”. Onel hosts “Onelman” a bilingual (English-Indonesian) blog, sharing crafting experiments. She is a weekend crafter and blogger (or so she calls herself). She … Read More...
Felt Campfire, stick, log, marshmallow and smore Tutorial
I think everyone, young and old will like playing with this awesome “Stuffed Felt Campfire play set… Complete with felt ‘smores and magnetic marshmallow and roasting sticks”! Lindsay hosts “Lindsay & Drew” a blogs filled with clever ideas. Lindsay relates: … Read More...
Christmas Tree Skirt Tutorial
From “Knock off Décor” and here! “Remember that pretty felt wreath pillow from yesterday? Well, Jody from Homey Home Design loved it so much she decided to whip up a matching tree skirt this year. Jody sewed a simple … Read More...
Christmas Lights from Candy
How crazy cute and clever and simple! Make quick and easy Christmas lights from M and Ms and Mike and Ike’s candies HERE at Hungry Happenings.
Paper Punched Luminary Cityscape
Crafts Unleashed from ConsumerCrafts blogged this very clever idea for a paper bag cityscape created using craft paper punches. Get the tutorial.
Review- Handmade to Sell: Hello Craft’s Guide to Owning, Running, and Growing Your Crafty Biz
First you make stuff, then people say they love it and you make stuff for other people. The next step, sell it! But how to do it? Well Handmade to Sell is the book for you! It covers just … Read More...
Knitting Podcaster KnitPurlGirl Has Died
Karrie Steinmetz, better known to the fiber arts community by her online handle and podcast name KnitPurlGirl, died unexpectedly on Monday, according to reports around the Internet and on the Friends of KnitPurlGirl group on Ravelry.
Karrie had been blogging … Read More...
Sandwich “Hot Cocoa”
Drink your lunch kids, especially on a day like today (in DC it’s cold and dank and drizzly). Make a “hot cocoa” sandwich HERE at Little Nummies.
Simple Puzzle Project for Little Hands
This is a great project that you can make as a gift for the holiday season, or just something to keep the kiddos busy while you cook dinner! Putting puzzles together is fun and educational for kids…head on over to … Read More...
DIY Christmas Wrapping Paper
This simple project could be uniquely designed to fit the personalities of your family! Get inspired over at Art with Kids…although I personally love the hats!
Felt Christmas Tree Ornament
Donni is one of my favorite bloggers on the internet! She is so creative with her children, especially when it comes to making special crafts with them out of natural materials. This felt Christmas tree ornament was their first … Read More...
Newsy: Sea of Stars Quilt Along
I am all about relaxed, especially this time of year, you? Elizabeth of Don’t Call Me Betsy is taking this approach to her latest quilt along Sea of Stars. At the end of this shared stitching event, you’ll have a … Read More...