1. Digital Outline Thankful Banners from Ali Edwards in PNG format
2. Free flag cut file from The Scrap Review for use with the Silhouette machine
Inspiration du Jour | Last Ride
Tree of Life Cards – Hebrica
I’ve shared the beautiful paper art of Kim Phillips before, but when I saw this beautiful Tree of Life Card in my inbox, I had to share it. 100% of the proceeds from this card go to Nechama, a … Read More...
Terrarium Minis
Terrariums have been crazy popular the last couple years. Really, little terrariums are just a great way to showcase a few great minis. Here’s a tutorial, from Amanda Wright of Wit and Whistle, on how to add a couple … Read More...
Review – Scottevest jackets – the Swiss Army knife of jackets
I had no idea of what Scottevest was before a recent trip to Europe. You see, before this trip, I thought that jackets were required only when it was cold. While travelling, I preferred not to have jackets but cargo … Read More...
Thanksgiving Handprint Turkey
Craftbits.com has a quick, easy Thanksgiving craft that will be sure to please your child. It’s also a great way to preserve your child’s small, adorable hand that will be bigger next year.
The joy of doing this craft is … Read More...
Free pattern: Peasant dress for toddler and little girls
Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom shares a free pattern and tutorial for making peasant dress in toddler and little girl sizes. This is such a cute and versatile style dress for little girls. No wonder they’re so … Read More...
Free pattern: Only Hearts Club doll clothes
Stephanie from Swoodson Says stitched up a new wardrobe for her twin nieces’ Only Hearts Club dolls. She searched high and low for tutorials and patterns to help her out, but found very little already out there. She ended up … Read More...
19 Easy Felt Christmas Ornaments
Better Homes and Gardens have 19 different Christmas Ornaments with patterns and tutorials for us to make. These can be used on your Christmas tree or use them for package toppers. You can customize each by using different colors and … Read More...
Tutorial: Shark hoodie towel
I am loving this shark hoodie towel that Susan from Just Crafty Enough made! It has sharp shark teeth all around the hood opening, and shark fin down the back. She shares a tutorial showing how you can make one. … Read More...
Project: Thanksgiving Place Cards
Nicole at Unify Handmade has directions for making some sweet little stamped place cards for your Thanksgiving table. Click here for her step by steps.
-Heather
Review: Journal It! Perspectives in Creative Journaling by Jenny Doh
I love books like Journal It! Perspectives in Creative Journaling that include art and design from multiple designers because you get so many different styles. It has become increasingly clear to me that replicating another artist’s exact aesthetic is not … Read More...
Simple Autumn Candles
Candles are such a great way to add literal and figurative warmth to home decor as temperatures drop. Some the Wiser created these simple votive holders to warm her home this fall and shares how she did it in this … Read More...
Emilie
This new freebie from Brigitte Dadaux is another of the great little girls to stitch from this site. They all have a vintage look and are so sweet. Check out the free chart.
Help Make it Better with Sandy Relief Craftalong
It wouldn’t surprise anyone to know there are a lot of crafting industry types (and home crafters as well, of course) who were affected by the superstorm they called Sandy. And as crafters, we often want to get in there … Read More...
DIY: Sugar Scrub with Black Cocoa Butter
This scrub from Susan at Point of Interest sounds divine…an emulsified sugar scrub with black cocoa butter. She loves the black cocoa butter because it is softer and easier to melt. Think gifts with this one! Get the recipe and … Read More...
Collectible: African-American quilts
Joey of Anonymous Works shares a photo of this quilt and others made by African-Americans. Soon to be auctioned, all are from the Jonathan Demme collection. This one is my favorite, but all are wonderful. Go HERE to see more… Read More...
Tutorial: Bias tape trimmed shoes
Destri from The Mother Huddle guest blogs in the Knock It Off series at Elegance & Elephants with a tutorial showing how bias tape can dress up a pair of plain pumps. She glues it around the edge to create … Read More...
Tutorial: Gingham and felt star ornaments
Lisa from A Spoonful of Sugar shows how to make these gingham and felt star ornaments. The pinked edges remind me of iced cookies. Get the how-to.
[photo from A Spoonful of Sugar]
Tutorial: Draft and sew a pair of maternity jeans
Jessica from Running With Scissors shows how she made a pair of maternity jeans – from scratch! First, drafted a sewing pattern for a pair of maternity jeans by tracing around a favorite pair of non-pregster jeans and adapting the … Read More...