This sweet ornament is made from recycled bottle caps. What a fun craft for you and the kids, and a great hostess gift too. Head over to She Who Makes for the tutorial – Bottle Cap Snowman.
Ribbon Felt Trees
Made from felt, rick rack and ribbons, these adorable little trees are a festive way to decorate your real tree. Fun ornaments that would make great gifts too, and easy to make! Head over to Ruby Murrays Musings for the … Read More...
Harvest Circle Felt Leaf Pillow
Create a beautiful wreath of leaves and a festive fall pillow all at the same time. Perfect for fall and a nice way to dress up your living area. Get the scoop at The Sweet Survival: Harvest Circle Felt Leaf … Read More...
Show and Tell | Button Collage Ornaments
Start off your holiday decor by checking out these button collage ornaments by Jenni at Vintage Umbrella. Click here to see more
Inspiration du Jour | Wish List
Working Glass 2012 – Bullseye Glass
Quite a few of the employees at Bullseye Glass create wonderful glass art in their non-working hours and once a year there is a competition that brings their lovely work to light. So they have this years Working Glass winners…the … Read More...
Student smiles over quilt top
Seeing a student’s pleasure after taking on a new skill must be why teachers stay in the classroom. Tonya of The Crafty Mummy shows off her student’s handiwork after teaching sewing and patchwork at a recent retreat. Each of her … Read More...
Tutorial: Heart patch leggings
Heidi from Elegance & Elephants shares a tutorial in her Knock It Off series, showing how to make a pair of little girl’s leggings with heart shaped knee patches. The design is inspired by a pair of women’s leggings with … Read More...
Tutorial: Kid-inspired cloud and rainbow outfit
Angelina from Ruby Jean joins the Kid Inspired Design Series (KIDS) at Me Sew Crazy with a couple of tutorials showing how to make a cloud and cloud and rainbow outfit designed by her daughter. She made a gathered skirt … Read More...
Tutorial: Jersey knit infinity scarf
Rachel from Sewn Studio shows how to make an infinity scarf out of a jersey knit. Jersey knit is soft and ligthweight so it will have a nice drape when it’s worn around the neck. Get the tute.
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Tutorial: Mini fabric bunting
Tonya, The Crafty Mummy, shows how to make a small scale bunting. She made hers from red and green for a Christmas decoration, but you could make them out of color schemes to suit any holiday, or for year-round … Read More...
Join the convo: Sewing with fused plastic, is it green?
Many of us consider fused plastic bags to be an eco-friendly material for our craft projects. After all, it uses bags normally destined for a landfill to create a waterproof material suitable for wallets and pouches. The folks at Crafting … Read More...
Tutorial: Button and burlap heart Christmas ornament
Kathy from Just Crafty Enough shows how to make a burlap and button heart Christmas ornament. They’re quick to sew up, with raw edges left to fringe. You could make up a set for your Christmas tree, or make a … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a reversible shower cap
Oak Tag Designs shows how you can make a shower cap. It’s reversible, with a lightweight fabric layer and a PUL (or other waterproof) fabric layer. She gives the dimensions to cut in order to make one toddler, child, and … Read More...
Mini Cookie and Candy Turkey Pops
Some bite-size, sweet, kid-friendly, easy (any other adjectives?) Thanksgiving cuteness for ya’. Make mini turkey cookie and candy pops HERE at Sugar Swings!.
Cup of Cocoa Christmas Cake
Aaah, a yummy mug of comforting hot cocoa. Even better… it’s actually a cake. Adorable from the outside and looks delicious on the inside (you must see). Find the mug of cocoa cake, as well as links to thirteen other … Read More...
Ear of Corn Popcorn Gifts
Here’s one for an easy, simple, yet super-clever gift idea this Fall. Popcorn kernels packaged to look like ears of corn. Make them HERE at Joyful Stamper.
Looking for some amazing Popcorn flavors? Check out these yummy and amazing … Read More...
Turkey Dinner in a Mayflower Bread Boat for Kids
If I had my act way more together I would absolutely, positively make these turkey dinner Mayflower boats for the kids’ table at Thanksgiving. Find this idea and more tips for dressing up the kids’ table HERE at Moore Minutes… Read More...
7 Weeks of Christmas Crafts #1 Felt Peppermint Ornament tutorial
Stephanie of “Toastie Studio” reminds us that there are only 7 weekends left until Christmas. Would any of you have thought this? I did not and now I feel like I better get it in high gear. For the next … Read More...
MAKE IT BETTER: A CRAFTALONG FOR SANDY RELIEF
MAKE IT BETTER: A CRAFTALONG FOR SANDY RELIEF
Many Sandy victims in New York City and surrounding areas are living without power, desperately trying to keep warm. Reports from the hardest-hit areas are that folks are in need of warm … Read More...