All I want to do these days is knit summer tops (and socks, but I’ll tell you about those later).
The Rib Lace Raglan by James N. Watts is a great option for summer and beyond. It features a rib … Read More...
Sew a Pencil Skirt Pattern with No Hemming Required
Sew a simple knit pencil skirt in any size to fit your measurements! Heather Handmade shows how to make one. This style of skirt can be worn as dressy or as a casual as you like. It’s an easy sewing … Read More...
Summer Icons Cross Stitch Pattern
This summer season cross stitch pattern is so cheerful! It’s full of all sorts of symbols of the season like lounge chairs by the beach, fruity drinks and clothes handing on the line.
The design is by Little Dove Samplers … Read More...
Popsicle Pop Art Project
As hot as it is where I live right now, all thoughts are on ways to keep cool. If I had little ones there would be lots of water play, ice cream and Popsicles.
It’s fun to craft on that … Read More...
How to make easy rainbow wind chimes from nature
Looking for a fun project that involves going outside and gathering up some sticks. Sounds like doing a little yard work with a side of fun and colorful reward after. What a great project to create during Pride month. Pop … Read More...
How to Make a Plastic Canvas Friendship Bracelet
Have you ever seen all of those adorable friendship bracelets? The are hand woven with embroidery floss. Well here is a fun way to make them with floss and plastic canvas. It’s a tutorial from Handmade Charlotte.
Filled with … Read More...
Kitchen Kaleidoscope – Dishcloth Knitting Patterns
Knit a rainbow of dishcloths for your own kitchen or to give as a quick present. Dishcloths are a fun way to learn or practise new methods, experiment with different yarns, or make quick and easy crafts.
This dish cloth … Read More...
Tropical Leaf Inlay Card
I love inlay die cutting, it’s like putting together a little puzzle on your card. For this fun Tropical Leaf card Bobbi die cut leaves from Sunny Studio in different colors of cardstock circles and then die cut the leaves … Read More...
Aperture Travel Layout
This colorful hexagon design from Amy looks like the aperture that opens on a camera lens and it really brings focus to the photo in the center. She’s sharing how she create this design using a handmade template to cut … Read More...
The Pros and Cons of Needle Felting Mats
When you are working with a resource like felting mats, that tend to wear out over time, you will want to know as much as you can about your options. I’ve found over the years that I’ve used a … Read More...
Quite possibly the easiest (and cleverest) recycled lamp project yet!
Yes! You are seeing correctly. This is an ordinary desk lamp simply flipped upside down and voila! It is the perfect place to pop a plant into. Pop on over to the blog Songbird to see another whole bunch of … Read More...
Rainbow Knitting Patterns for Pride and Beyond
June is a special month for the LGBTQ+ community as it is celebrated as Pride Month all over the world. It is a time for the community to come together, to celebrate the progress that has been made and to … Read More...
Unique Bench Pillow Sewing Pattern
Combining quilting and sewing this unique and festive bench pillow pattern from Annie’s Craft Store will look great in your home or on your deck.
The skill level for this is easy and the pattern uses scraps, fat eighths and … Read More...
Fabric Basket from Fat Quarters – Sewing Tutorial
These small fabric bins are a great way to use your fat quarters and larger fabric scraps! And you can use the bins to hold your sewing notions or even to sort your smaller scraps. Seasoned Homemaker has a tutorial … Read More...
Watercolor Lighthouse Card
One large stamp is sometimes all you need to make a beautiful card. Anna stamped a Lighthouse stamp from Impression Obsession that almost fills the entire card front and colored it with watercolors for a wonderful masculine card design, perfect … Read More...
Concentric Circles and Flowers Layout
Yui Oku used a concentric circles die cut for the focal point of this Sweet Smile layout. Cutting it from white cardstock and placing it over pink paper she then punches out lots and lots of little flowers from pattern … Read More...
American Flag Cross Stitch Patterns
If you’re looking for an American flag cross stitch pattern to stitch for Flag Day, Fourth of July or any other patriotic holiday (or to have around all year) here are some great options.
This vintage American flag from Crossstitch.com… Read More...
Fourth of July Flag Crafts
Looking for some quick crafts and activities for the Fourth of July? These flag crafts are easy and lots of fun for kids in the summer.
This easy handprint American Flag shirt from Down Redbud Drive is perfect to make … Read More...
Super creative collection of pretty and practical recycled chicken wire crafts
Chicken wire is a fun material to work with. It can be cut and bent into all sorts of shapes. It is easy to attach things to as well. Such is the case with this pretty and useful lace and … Read More...
Baby Sleep Sack Knitting Pattern
I love the look of sleep sacks for babies. They’re so snuggly and warm and to be honest I’d like one in an adult size for myself.
The sweet snuggle sack pattern in our 10 Easy Baby Knitting Patterns ebook … Read More...