Stitch a holiday candle for a ornament or to adorn a napkin for your holiday table. Add some shimmer and sparkle to your holiday celebrations! Check out the free project.
Idea file: Crystal embellished sweater
Donatella from Inspiration & Realisation gives a high-end designer look to a plain sweater by making one simple addition. Sparkle. Inspireed a Miu Miu crystal embellished sweater, she sewed sparkly gems all over the sweater. Go to her post to … Read More...
Free pattern: Child’s fleece monster hat
This monster hat by Sarah from On Hand By Hand is the cutest! He’s got googly monster eyes and pointy monster horns sticking out of the top. She shares a free pattern (child size) and tutorial showing how to make … Read More...
Free pattern: Pleated Purse Frame Purse
Lisa Lam from U-Handbag shares a free pattern over at Sew, Mama, Sew! for making her Pleated Purse Frame Purse. The project is an excerpt from her new book, A Bag For All Reasons. Get the free pattern at … Read More...
DIY Stained Mason Jars
I was so excited to discover this cool tutorial at Savvy Deets Bridal for colorizing mason jars! I love the traditional aqua mason jars, but how fun to customize clear jars to match your wedding colors. These would be so … Read More...
{Wedding Details} Vintage Tea Cups
There are so many ways to use vintage tea cups for your wedding! Oh Lovely Day shares a tutorial for tea cup wedding favors, how to use tea cups in your decor, and so much more right here.
Halloween Paper Luminaries
Vitamini Handmade put together these cute-as-a-button luminaries for halloween. Learn how she did it here.
Incredible Carved Skull – Maskull Lasserre
Check out the amazing carving work of artist Maskull Lasserre. Using old software manuals as a base, he carved an anatomically correct skull inside. Check out the rest of his recent work, lots of which is perfect for … Read More...
Birch Bark Candle
Sand and Sisal created this elegant birch bark candle in a few easy steps. See how they did it.
Kollage Winner!
I’m “on vacation” this week, so it’s taken me this long to get back to the computer and name a winner for last week’s Kollage goodies giveaway. Sorry about that!
The winner is number 122, Maxine, who says she’s a … Read More...
DIY Cat Ear Headband Tutorial and Template
Jamie hosts “Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom” and is a stay at home mom of 2 and she loves all things crafty. She hopes her DIY’s projects will inspire you. Today she is sharing her darling “Cat Ear Headband … Read More...
How to make a Sun Maid Raisin Halloween Costume
Over at the blog Bear Rabbit Bear Crafts there is an great tutorial on how to make this adorable Sun Maid Raisin Halloween costume.
Check out the Vogue Knitting Holiday 2012 Preview
Vogue Knitting’s holiday issue will hit newsstands Nov. 6 (though you can download it now on your iPad), and the fashion preview has just been launched so you can start planning the projects you want to make.
Stories in the … Read More...
Cute Frankenstein Cookies
I love any dessert–I feel the need to clarify “dessert” here–that has “quick and easy” in the title. Especially desserts that are impossibly cute for Halloween, like these Frankenstein cookies. Find the how-tos HERE at Munchkin Munchies.
“Monster Teeth” Candy Corn Favors with Free Printable
OOps. I posted the printable for skeleton bones favor bags too quickly, because I have one more freebie to share with you. Even easier than the chocolate-covered pretzels, toss some candy corn in a treat bag and add this adorable … Read More...
Skeleton Bones Favors with Free Printable
Easy white chocolate-covered pretzels, a treat bag and a free “skeleton bones” printable… Halloween favors done and done. Find the how-tos and printable HERE at eat.sleep.MAKE.
Pretty Chocolate “Hedgehog” Truffles
I’m struck by the beautiful simplicity of these chocolate truffle hedgehogs. Darling is the word that comes to mind. Marzipan, white chocolate, cranberries and almonds are coated in chocolate to make these cute bite-size creatures. Find the recipe HERE at … Read More...
Pumpkin Cupcakes and Spider Web Toppers
Pumpkin cupcakes with chocolate spider web and spider toppers have everything you need in a Halloween dessert in one package. Orange, pumpkin, candy, dessert and creepy. Find the recipe and step-by-step instructions to make them HERE at Cake Whiz.
Googly Eyed Lollipop Centerpiece
Googly eyes, googly eyes, I can’t get enough googly eyes. Especially at the end of curly cue pipe cleaners. Make this silly, googly-eyed lollipop centerpiece for Halloween HERE at Crafts n’ Coffee.
Tutorial: Brave Princess Merida costume for a little girl
Cheryl from Sew Can Do made this Princess Merida costume for her little girl. The green velour dress looks just like the one worn by the Brave heroine. She shares a tutorial showing how she did it. She adapted a … Read More...