Love that watercolor look? use your own photographs to turn them into a watercolor portrait using this fun tutorial. Head over to Grow Creative for the complete how to — Easy Watercolor Portrait Tutorial.
Winner, winner, chicken dinner!
Here are the winners of this week’s giveaways! I’ve sent an email to each winner. Remember: You must respond to the email with your snail mail address no later than 8:00 a.m. Central USA time on October 30. If I … Read More...
Tutorial: Magical gnomes appliqued placemat
I am loving this Magical Gnome placemat that Lilla Luise made! The placemat is made like a mini-quilt with a row of pointy hat gnomes appliqued across the bottom. She shares a tutorial showing how to make one of your … Read More...
Free pattern: Baby bear baby hat
Hannah from We Lived Happily Ever After shares a free pattern for making a sweet little bear hat to keep a sweet little baby head warm. Use a soft jersey fabric so it will stretch to fit. The pattern is … Read More...
Ring Your Neck scarf sewing challenge
November’s challenge over at Ricochet and Away! is all about sewing scarves to keep your neck warm in the cooling autumn temps. For the Ring Your Neck challenge, the challenge is to make a fabric scarf and try a new … Read More...
Minutes-to-Make Halloween Favors
Oh so easy, I’m loving In Katrina’s Kitchen’s Halloween Classroom Party Week. When making treats for lots o’ kids who will likely eat them immediately, you have to think about creating-in-bulk and speed and easy. She did just that. Make … Read More...
Trick-or-Treat Halloween Cookies with a Candy Stash
I think a new cookie has officially been born. (I’m thinking first of these clever pinata cookies from Project Denneler.) And of course, Halloween is another perfect holiday for stashing candy inside of sweets. Find the how-tos to make … Read More...
Witch Cupcakes
These cupcakes are witchy from top to bottom, from the point of the witch’s hat to the bottom of the orange, black and green swirly cupcakes. And the witch is made from store-bought candy. Find the how-tos and instructions HERE … Read More...
Freebie: Turkey Digital Stamp
Visit Dearie Dolls Digi stamps and download this cute Thanksgiving turkey digi stamp for free.
-Heather Looking for Thanksgiving printables? Check these designs out on Etsy.
DIY: Shampoo Bar for Dogs
Fall is a great time for a dog bath, and why not try a customized shampoo bar for a change? The Natural Beauty Workshop has a tutorial for a solid shampoo bar using neem oil. The recipe uses their melt … Read More...
DIY: Candy Corn Bath Salts
Who knew that candy corn dissolves in hot water? This is a simple salts recipe from Henry Happened and it uses up the most-likely-to-be-leftover-from-Halloween candy. These fun and colorful bath salts would make a great hostess gift for Thanksgiving…get the … Read More...
How to make a book page pumpkin
Over at Craftberry Bush there is a tutorial on how to make a book page pumpkin. Donna of the blog As The Card Rack Turned decorated hers a bit differently. She also shared a another tutorial.
Know Thy Machine Blog Hop
Know Thy Machine is a blog hop hosted by Shruti of 3 Woodhouse Road. Ever wonder which machine(s) sewers use and why they picked them? Shruti invited the following bloggers to participate in the Q and A (eight questions … Read More...
Scout quilt pattern
Allison of Cluck Cluck Sew said her Scout quilt design reminds her of a bow and arrow. It does! With simple strip piecing construction, this quilt would make up quickly. Right now she’s offering a 20% discount on the pattern. … Read More...
How to Crackle Over Patterned Paper
It’s a bit late in the season to be worrying about flower pot designs, but it’s actually the technique that I wanted to show you here. There’s a new product on the market that allows you to create a crackled … Read More...
Tutorial: Halloween felt earring DIY
Our friend Linda, from Italy hosts “pane amore e creativita” has a sweet Halloween earring tutorial. Linda was at a fair in Vicenza and she discovered a new fantasy felt, there were all types, but she was impressed by … Read More...
Halloween Rapunzel braid hair clip
Abigail the host of “Lovin’ Our Chaos” made this darling Halloween costume for her little girl and is sharing it with us for a quick and simple DIY project, perfect for the last minute! Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your golden … Read More...
Inspiration: Halloween Panorama
People’s creativity never ceases to amaze me! This amazing Witchy Panorama from Dena’s Stamping Corner just knocked my Halloween socks off! See more here on her blog.
-Heather
Are you looking for more Halloween Embellishments, papers, and supplies? … Read More...
MusiBatty Interview and Giveaway – Art, Like Bread
The wonderful blog, Art, Like Bread is running a giveaway featuring a beautiful piece of jewelry from the very talented indie artist MusiBatty! Not only will one person win something truly gorgeous, but everyone can read this interview and … Read More...
Scarecrow Cross Stitch Chart
Fall is a time for pumpkins and such things as that and scarecrows fit right in there. This freebie from Frimousse is perfect for the season. Check out the free project.
Looking for more Fall-themed Cross-stitch patterns and charts? Check … Read More...