We are really lucking out this year from “Better Homes & Gardens” with felt Christmas crafts. They have 20 felt holiday crafts with patterns and tutorials. I have pictured 6 for you to drool over and the lovely variety … Read More...
Tutorial: Girl’s J. Crew inspired dress with neckline bow
Marnae from The Powell Family blog shares a tutorial over at Project Run and Play showing how she made this lovely dress for her daughter. Inspired by a dress from J. Crew, it has a pleated body and a neckline … Read More...
The Retro Cane
If you have an extruder the retro cane and it’s variations (like Bettina’s Pixelated Retro Cane) are great all purpose canes.
1. earrings, 2. stretch cuff “Welker – Muir”, 3. Handmade Black Textured Polymer Clay and … Read More...
Project: Circles Holiday Card
The Two Peas in a Bucket blog has directions on using stamps and embellishments for a festive holiday circles card. Click here for the video tutorial.
-Heather
How to make recycled sweater pumpkins
Today I have some “warm and fuzzy” pumpkins made with recycled sweaters perfect for a Thanksgiving decoration. Pop on over to the blog The Country Chic Cottage for the full tutorial on how to make recycled sweater pumpkins.
Glass Etched Candle Holders
Create.Craft.Love made simple floral motif votive holders with glass etching cream. An easy way to personalize a gift or home accessory. Tutorial.
Stenciled Burlap Candle Holders
Just Crafty Enough made these excellent stenciled burlap candle holders featuring adorable deer motifs. See how they did it.
Cheesecake Leaves
Cheesecake. A favorite of mine and many, many, many, many others. Fall. A favorite of mine an many, many, many, many others. Combine the two and we might explode. Make gorgeous cheesecake leaves for Fall HERE at Hungry Happenings.
Apple Pie in an Apple
What’s better than apple pie? Individual servings of apple pie baked IN an apple. That is, a self-reflective apple pie? Find the recipe, and take a peek inside, HERE at Testado, Provado e Aprovado!. (Translation tool available.)
Turkey Peppers, Turkey Treats, Everywhere Turkeys!
Turkeys are everywhere now in anticipation of Thanksgiving in the US. You can have turkeys for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert. Cases in point: Make stuffed “turkey” peppers HERE and turkey Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup (my favorite) treats HERE at … Read More...
Sewing tip: Use your iron to help close a pillow opening
Karen from Sew Many Ways uses her iron to make it easier to sew up the opening of a decorative or throw pillow. Whether you use your sewing machine or hand stitches, her method will help keep the seam allowances … Read More...
Country Owls
Whoo! Whoo let the owls out? Craftown did! This free pattern is cute and will please owl lovers so well! There’s a whole tree full of them. Chekc out the free chart.
Tutorial: Fused patchwork fabric from your fabric scraps
If you’re feeling overwhelmed by a mountain on tiny fabric scraps that are too small to make something with, but too pretty to toss in the trash, take heart. Heather from The Sewing Loft ishows how you can use fusible … Read More...
Tutorial: Pillowcases with deep ruffle and pretty bows
Sew4Home shows how to make a set of pillowcases with deep ruffles at the ends and pretty bows to finish them off. They mix and match from coordinating prints so the ruffle and the bow trim stand out. Go to … Read More...
Tutorial: Baby cardigan refashioned from an adult sweater or top
Delia from Delia Creates guest blogs in the Refashionista series over at I Am Momma, Hear Me Roar with a tutorial showing how to make an itty baby cardigan out of an adult sized sweater or knit top. By aligning … Read More...
Free Sewing pattern: Spit Bib for a drooling baby
Abby from Sew Much Ado shares a free pattern and tutorial for making her Spit Bib for drooly babies. It’s made from 3-4 layers of knit fabric for absorbency. She leaves the edges raw for a quick finish. Get the … Read More...
Lion Brand Introduces Video Course
Video instruction is a big deal across education on the Internet, but particularly in crafting instruction. Craftsy is of course the major player, with 28 different classes just about knitting and more classes in all crafty genres being added all … Read More...
Product Review: Martha Stewart Circle Edge Punch
Tomorrow 11/13 Martha Stewart will be on HSN premiering a brand new product called the Circle Edge Punch
. This amazing new punch system will be available exclusively on HSN. I recently got to try it out and let me … Read More...
Freebie: On-Line Papercrafting Magazine
Echo Park has a terrific on-line magazine available to download. It’s got 11 holiday card ideas, 12 scrapbook layouts and 12 altered projects. Note: You’ll need to add it to your “cart” and check out to download but it’s FREE. … Read More...
Cornhusk Votives
These festive votive holders also double as vases for festive table decor, perfect for your Thanksgiving celebration. Easy to make and perfect for fall, these corn husk votive holders are the perfect table accent. Head over to live. laugh. rowe … Read More...