Stacey from Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy! guest blogs at Rae Gun Ramblings with a free pattern and tutorial for making a police officer hat. Once you make the hat, all you need are a plain blue shirt and pants … Read More...
DIY: Coffee Butter Foot Creme
Coffee, peppermint, dark chocolate…um, way too nice for my feet, I’m thinking! Anne-Marie, the Soap Queen, takes us through the process and I have to say this one sounds amazing (and I’d use it on my already-chapped-from-not-even-winter hands!) Get … Read More...
DIY: Coconut Salt Scrub
If a summer walking around in flip-flops has left your feet less than gorgeous, why not try a coconut salt stub? Nicole from Wonky Wonderful shares her fast, easy and inexpensive recipe…and it’s good on way more than just feet. … Read More...
Project: Paper Pumpkins
Wouldn’t these wonderful paper pumpkins looks terrific as a table centerpiece or lined up along a mantle? Find out how to use die cut circles and stamps to make these fun fall decorations over at Lawn Fawn.
-Heather
Put Some Ripple In Your Crochet
I was very drawn to this beautiful Fans and Pansies Ripple Afghan when I saw it recently. I have stayed away from ripples for the most part. They are boring and I just won’t make one in all single crochets. … Read More...
{Wedding Trends} Metallic Cakes
This gorgeous gathering of gold cakes is just one of the inspiring collections of metallic confections at Pocketful of Dreams! You’ll also discover lovely silver cakes, along with suggestions for adding metallics to your wedding. Love the shimmer and … Read More...
4 Fun {& free} Halloween Printables
Get your spooky fun on with these four fun Halloween printables.
1. Halloween Game by Lisa Storms. {Click to download}
2. Halloween Tags from Project Alicia {Click to download}
3. Halloween Treat Box by Minted Strawberry {Click to download}… Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Pre-School Rocks!
Inkjet Transfer Method Using Duct Tape – Doll House Miniatures
Who would have thought you could use basic duct tape to create beautiful and interesting transfers onto a variety of surfaces? Doll House Miniatures did. And now you can learn the technique and try it for yourself using this tutorial… Read More...
Skeleton Hand Luminaries
Using just rubber gloves and a permanent marker, Formal Fringe created these amazing skeleton hand luminaries. Learn how to make these for yourself.
Ping Pong Ball Floating Candles
Funkytime created these awesome floating candles out of ping pong balls. Grab the tutorial, because it’s awesome.
Tutorial: Fabric flower embellishments raise a neckline
Kristina J. shows how you can raise a neckline by adding fabric flower embellishments. She adds a band of fabric across the lower portion of the neckline and then covers it with dimensional fabric flowers. It’s a fix that looks … Read More...
Tutorial: Tulip wrap skirt
Lizzie from Cotton & Curls shows how to make a tulip wrap skirt. It has a slight gather at the waist, with curved front edges that create a petal shape when they overlap. The curved edges also create a high-low … Read More...
Tutorial: Dinosaur Halloween costume for a baby or toddler
Mama G & Co guest blogs in the Handmade Costumes Series at The Train To Crazy with a tutorial showing how to make a dinosaur costume for a baby or young child. You’ll need to use a romper pattern for … Read More...
Great Pumpkin
Halloween will be here soon, but there’s still time to stitch up this cute project from Sew Wrong Blog. It’s not only cute, it’s also funny! Check it out.
Technique: Sanding Cardstock
There are several cardstocks on the market that have a white or colored core, these are perfect for dry embossing and then sanding to show to color hidden inside. Visit the Papercraft Planet website to learn more.
-Heather
Felt Oogie Boogie Monster tutorial
I am sure your kids would love this monster and like putting yucky bugs into it, too much fun. This pictorial tutorial and template is on Disney Family were you can download the pattern. I love their story about this … Read More...
Double Giveaway at Craftside and Paint Me Plaid
Over at Craftside there is a chance to win a great prize package filled with Mod Podge supplies and a copy of Acrylic Fusion: Experimenting with Alternative Methods for Painting, Collage, and Mixed Media and follow the link to The … Read More...
Free Pattern: Graphic Gridwork Afghan and Pillow
Bernat is celebrating a new range of colors in its Waverly by Bernat line and has released a few new patterns to go along with the new colors.
Waverly, if you don’t know about it, is a 100 percent acrylic … Read More...
Pretty Solutions for Yarn Storage
I am always looking for different ways to store my yarn and regularly go back and forth between wanting to see what I have and wanting it all hidden.
If you’re more of a display type person, this roundup of … Read More...