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Craft eye-catching, dimensional pieces with award-winning jewelry artist Kathy Frey as your guide. Begin by practicing hammering, forming and Kathy’s signature weave to make an airy, leaf-shaped frame. Progress to a more complex, moon-shaped frame as you learn accessible tips … Read More...
DIY wallpaper is a fantastic way to add a personal touch to your home décor. This DIY wallpaper roundup showcases 15 unique and stylish wallpapers that can be made using simple materials such as paints, sharpies, or sponges. The designs … Read More...
The line of Chippies accents from Wendy Vecchi are made of sturdy chipboard that can be inked and painted for fun card and paper crafting embellishments. Lauren used them to create a wonderful Valentine’s Day Card with a vintage feel. … Read More...
These Valentine heart totes would make a cute way to give Valentine treats to your kids. They’re easy to sew, and Kojo Designs has a free sewing pattern for you to use to make these fun ‘Valentine’s Stockings’. Sew some … Read More...
Aimee used a sketch as inspiration for this pretty “Happy” layout. I like that she turned the sketch on it’s side, that’s a great tip to get more mileage from sketches. Her Polaroid style photos are surrounded by flowers and … Read More...
The flurry of wedding planning can sometimes feel like a whirlwind of decisions and details, but there’s a charming element that can ease the stress and enhance the beauty of your reception: unique table numbers. These unassuming yet essential markers … Read More...
These sweet little treat boxes are created with cardstock, decorated with stamped images and sentiments. Fill them with candy or small gifts to pass out for Valentine’s Day or as favors at a Wedding. You can find a FREE pattern … Read More...
I wouldn’t normally think of crop tops and winter as going together, but this fuzzy, long sleeved sweater called the Winter Crop from Jessie Maed Designs is a great choice for layering when it’s cold outside.
It uses fuzzy, bulky … Read More...
Lots of hearts cover most of this lovely layout for Valentine’s Day. Die cut from black cardstock the hearts are backed with pretty pattern papers from Echo Park with black and white photos over top. Clusters of hearts, sentiments and … Read More...
You have to admit, it’s not that easy to find a valentines themed tutorial that isn’t just a heart, made with a cookie cutter, hanging on a garland! So today I’m extra pleased to share this cute tutorial with … Read More...
I bet this Valentine card could be made HUGE! I wonder how big it could go? This adorable “hand” made Valentine card is part of a collection of Valentine crafts perfect for all ages. Pop on over to the blog … Read More...
Sew a lightweight cardigan that gives you multiples looks from one garment. So Sew Easy has a free pattern you can use. It’s an easy pattern to sew with lots of versatility for your wardrobe. You can wear long for … Read More...
The other day I shared an idea in which you sort Valentine’s Day candies in a Venn diagram. If you didn’t use up all your treats on that project, try this dissolving candy heart
experiment from Living Life and … Read More...
Are you ready to make a scrappy throw pillow for Valentine’s Day? I know I am, and this lovely one from Fort Worth Fabric Studio is just the pattern. The best part is, that if you don’t want to make … Read More...
These colorful mandala hot pads will add happiness to your kitchen! This pattern is made using cotton worsted-weight yarn, each hot pad is 9″ in diameter. Looking for more Mandala patterns? Check these out.
Designed by Lena Skvagerson.
This article by the Bluebottletree is a comprehensive guide to the best sealers for your clay projects. A detailed test of brush on sealers and spray on sealers were used with a controlled master cane as shown above. Do you … Read More...
Does the thought of handling two yarns at once make your fingers hurt? Don’t worry—this booklet will walk you through the basics of stranded colorwork knitting so you can figure out what works best for you and get plenty of … Read More...
I’m seeing lots of adorable skunk stamps lately, them seem to be a trendy theme right now and they are really cute as long and you don’t have to smell them 🙂 Delphine used a new sweet skunk stamp from … Read More...
Rebeca used a 3 ring binder style 6″ x 8″ mini album as the base for this lovely Life is Good project. Inside the decorated cover are lots of pretty pocket and flap pages all made with coordinating products. She’s … Read More...
Maybe someday we will all think back on the times that TP Toilet paper was in short supply as a story we tell our grand kids but now it is still fresh so what better recycled material to use in … Read More...
