Laura from “Duo Fiberworks” made is very sweet Scissor Case for your embroidery scissors. This would make an amazing holiday gift along with the scissors and some embroidery floss. Laura’s sharp little Fiskars scissors are among her favorite tools, but … Read More...
Batman Cake Tutorial with Free Printables
Pow, Fwop, Zam!! Holy awesome Bat-Man cake, what the the bright and simple design. Find the how-tos to make your own, including links to the free templates to cut out the designs, HERE at Domestic Fits.
Pumpkin Spice Trail Mix
Speaking of the flavors of fall and packaging and gift ideas… how about some pumpkin spice trail mix? This would be especially handy with hat leftover candy corn
. I’m guessing there is a lot of leftover candy corn floating … Read More...
Apple Cinnamon Poppy Seed Cupcake Mix Gift
Now that Halloween is over, it’s time to go back to the flavors of Fall. I think this darling apple cinnamon and poppy seed cupcake mix-in-a-jar does the trick. The finished cupcakes look divine, especially the chocolate apple decoration. You … Read More...
Cauldron of Love
Agi is brewing up a cauldron full of love for you. Most people brew up cider or witches brew, but Agi has to be different. I think love is better myself! Check out the free chart.
Free Pattern: Shaded Stripes Afghan
There’s something about this time of year that makes me want to cozy up under a warm knit blanket, or maybe to knit a warm blanket.
If you’re looking for a great project to cozy under this fall and winter, … Read More...
Tutorial: Pocketed pouch to hold your essentials
TeresaDownUnder from Sewn Up shows how she made this little pocketed pouch, sized just big enough to hold keys, credit cards, and a phone. It’s like a tiny little messenger bag, with a foldover flap and a long strap so … Read More...
Tutorial: Layer Cake Dress for little girls
Anshu from Blooms and Bugs shows how to make a Layer Cake Dress for little girls. It’s a colorful tiered dress made out of knit fabrics. She put a frilly lettuce edge on the pieces before sewing them together. With … Read More...
Tutorial: Fleece poncho for doll, child, or adult
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shows how to make a simple fleece poncho. Shows options for a single layer or double layer poncho with knotted fringe, and she gives cutting dimensions to make them in doll, child, and adult sizes. … Read More...
Tutorial: Pleated Knot Tunic
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy guest blogs in the Toptoberfest series at Made By Me & Shared With You with a tutorial showing how to make her Pleated Knot Tunic. The short sleeved top has an empire waist with pleats. … Read More...
Tutorial: Child’s Faux Mink Pullover
How fabulous is this child’s faux mink pullover that Rachel from Nest Full of Eggs made? It has an A-line shape, a funnel collar, and 3/4 length raglan sleeves. She shares a tutorial showing how she made it. The one … Read More...
Tutorial: Tri-Fold Shutter Card
Pop on over to Catherine Pooler’s blog, she has a video tutorial for making an amazing Tri-Fold Shutter Card. These unique cards can easily be adapted to any occasion and are a great way to use up scraps of … Read More...
Barrette or ???
Bethany over at Craftfoxes offers this as a free pattern for a pretty jeweled barrette. I like it for that, but I’m thinking it would make a really cool Christmas ornament. I’d love to see several of them dangling from … Read More...
Fabz.com.au – Folding Shoes Review – Perfect for travelling
You might recall my original post about these Fabz.com shoes in “travelling-with-kids-whats-in-my-suitcase” blog post. Well the holiday has come to an end and after what I am sure is a 100 miles of walking I have the individual … Read More...
Retro Papercrafting – Zim and Zou
The 80’s have been rearing their neon heads in just about every corner of the design and fashion worlds this year. But Zim and Zou‘s Back to Basics collection is by far the coolest use of the 80’s style. … Read More...
Kari Minnick Glass Studio News
It’s been a little while since we’ve heard from Kari Minnick so I was pleased to receive a fresh newsletter from her. She did recently get accepted in the Smithsonian Show, which I read about on the Facebook. In her … Read More...
Tutorial: Mini Spiderweb Cookies
As a Happy Halloween enjoy the cute little spiderweb “cookie” tutorial from AiClay.
Jack O’lantern Candle Holders
Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom made these very cute jack-o-lantern luminaries for Halloween. Make your own with her tutorial.
Giveaway Update
Today is the last day to enter the October Giveaway to win this book. You can enter here.
I wanted to let everyone know this: If a randomly drawn winner indicates a zipcode that was/is in the path of … Read More...
Sock Sales to Benefit Red Cross
Chrissy Gardiner designed and knit her Hurricane Socks after the devastating hurricanes in the summer and fall of 2008. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the pattern went to the Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.
Since the … Read More...