Breakfast cereal seems to be laden which much more meaning than a quick meal to get you out the door. History itself is embedded on decades of kitschy boxes that bring us right back to childhood with one glance. But … Read More...
Ice Cream Cone Christmas Trees
This one is filed under “easy, yummy, colorful, fun Christmas craft the kids can most definitely handle.” Make candy ice cream cone trees HERE at Coupon Clipping Cook. Spotted on Fun Family Crafts.
Learn quilt making with a Sampler
This is a must-Pin if you want to learn quilt making. Leila of Sewn by Leila shares links to 36 tutorials for quilt blocks plus an intro to the basics of cutting out fabric and sewing. The early quilt blocks … Read More...
Tutorial: Making and inserting piping
Piping is one way to make your seams pop. Whether it’s the same fabric as the rest of the project, or a contrast piping, the little tube of fabric adds definition to your seam. Melissa from Melly Sews blogs over … Read More...
Giveaway: 10 fat quarters of Art Gallery Fabric’s Floressence
Maureen Cracknell Handmadehosts a giveaway for The Intrepid Thread this weekend. They’ve got a stack of 10 fat quarters from Art Gallery Fabric’s Floressence line (in the Luminescent colorway) to give to one of her readers. Could it be … Read More...
Tip: Quick fix for a buttonhole that’s too big
Julie Kundhi from julie-k shares a quick fix for a buttonhole that was too large and allowed the button to keep slipping out. Go to her blog post to see what she did to make the buttonhole smaller.
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Technique: Embossed Tile Card Background
Gina K has a great video tutorial for adding some subtle dimension and texture to your card backgrounds by adding a dry embossed tile pattern using a scoring board. Click here to check it out.
-Heather
Tutorial: Ruffle knit tote bag
Ruffle knit fabric makes cute dresses, skirts, and even leggings. But did you know it makes a cute purse, too? Jill from Creating My Way To Success shows how to make a bag with ruffle knit fabric. Ruffle knit is … Read More...
Tutorial: Burlap table runner
Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how to make a rustic burlap table runner. It’s a quick and easy table dressing for your Thanksgiving table. She found burlap with a leaf print already on it, but you could … Read More...
Ribbon Gift Bow Tutorial and a Giveaway – LR Stitched
The holidays are coming and it will once again be time to break out the wrapping paper and start decorating presents. For those of you who are helpless at wrapping, LR Stitched has a lovely tutorial on how to make … Read More...
The Easiest Thanksgiving Centerpiece
I love Make and Takes. Using just a glass hurricane and some dry corn, she created a super simple centerpiece that would accentuate any Thanksgiving feast. See more here.
Freebie: Printable Thanksgiving Banner
At Second Street has a pretty printable Thanksgiving Banner to download for free, click here.
-Heather
Christmas ideas: Santa’s Elf tutorial
Our friend Linda from Italy has this darling “Santa’s Elf” tutorial so you can make one for your little ones and move it around each night before the holidays and they delight in finding him or her each morning. The … Read More...
Letter B- Bubble Blowing Bear Activity
This is the perfect craft if you are looking to introduce the letter B to your child. Any child would love to blow bubbles AND create their own artwork! You can find the tutorial which goes along with a great … Read More...
Rainy Day Brown Paper Bag
This craft has so much potential! As Rachel wrote in her post, this bag could be used for kids lunches, it could be filled with more fun crafts to do on a rainy day…the possibilities are endless. I too love … Read More...
Pajanimals Snuggle Up Storymat {Giveaway WINNER Announced!}
I’m happy to announce the winner of the Pajanimals Snuggle Up Storymat Giveaway! I used Random.Org to choose the winner, and the comment # chosen was:
Comment #21: Deborah wrote:
‘I have 15 grandchildren. But there are only three … Read More...
Surprise-Inside Cupcakes for Fall
Oooh, so pretty to bite into this taste of fall with the pumpkins and leaves hidden inside a cupcake. Find the how-tos and recipe to make them HERE at Blessings from My Kitchen.
Handprint Turkey Cookies
Get the kids in there in the kitchen. Or just use a handprint cookie cutter. (I’m thinking speed and efficiency here, but I guess the former is more sentimental.) Either way, make handprint turkey cookies HERE at Taste of Home… Read More...
Charlotte’s Web Spider Snacks
Leftover spiders from Halloween? Children’s literature to the rescue. I must say, as a huge children’s literature fan and an arachnophobic, I’ve always been conflicted by Charlotte’s Web. But I’ve matured a bit, and can now almost handle the spider … Read More...
Thanksgiving Cupcake Toppers with Template
Loving this wealth of sweets for Thanksgiving this year. So often the best ideas are saved for Halloween and Christmas. Find the how-tos, with free template, to make these cute, chocolate Thanksgiving cupcake toppers HERE at Bird on a Cake… Read More...