Sisters Davena Rigel-Lipeman and Janisue Rigel collect sewing thimbles. The collection is a continuation of their mother’s hobby. In fact, some of the thimbles in the collection were ones that the sisters found for their mother. Though their mother is … Read More...
How to make recycled plastic bottle bracelets
Emily shared a great tutorial at her blog Crap at Crafts on how to make recycled plastic bottle bracelets along with my favorite detail is she used magnetic closures that look great!
School House Rocks Cupcakes
Please tell me there are those of you who remember when cartoons were only aired on Saturday mornings? And more importantly, there are those of you who remember School House Rocks? Sigh, that’s OK if not. I accept my age. … Read More...
Tutorial: Lined drawstring bag
Jill from Creating My Way To Success shows how to make a lined drawstring bag. There’s a reason why drawstring bags are so popular. They happen to to be very handy. In this case, she’s using the bag to hold … Read More...
[Sponsored Post] Checklist for preparing kids for the new school year
In our household, our first born is getting ready to start her schooling. And it is a great moment of both pride and sadness for us. At one hand, we are proud of the bubbly young person we have created … Read More...
Tutorial: Dainty Floral Dress for little girls
Anshu fromBlooms and Bugs guest blogs at The Works with a tutorial showing how to make her Dainty Floral Dress for toddler girls. It’s a sweet little sundress with a layered skirt and a bow for a belt. The … Read More...
Tutorial: Butterfly pincushion
Cindy Cloward from Riley Blake Designs shows how to make a butterfly pincushion over at their Cutting Corners College. He has a soft body and colorful wings fussy cut from a swirly print from Lila Tueller. Get the how-to.… Read More...
Honoring the Sandwich
Did you know August was National Sandwich Month? At least here in the States, apparently. We have only a few more days to go. Ah, the sandwich. Way to revolutionize lunch Earl of Sandwich, with your convenient and delicious method … Read More...
Project: Stamped and Die Cut Ornament
This holiday ornament is simply stunning!! I don’t think I’d make a whole batch for my tree since they are a little time consuming 🙂 but one or two would be lovely! Find direction for making them using Stampin’ Up … Read More...
Cookies n’ Cream Fudge Halloween Tombstones
The most delicious and perfect tombstones ever (did I mention I love Halloween)? On a more serious note, I did immediately think of the poor passing of my daughter’s goldfish last night. At 9 pm. Before bed. Her first ever … Read More...
Pasta with Pumpkin Cinnamon Sauce (aka Pumpkin Head)
Oh, I love Fall and Halloween. I welcome the food it brings with open arms. Like a most sophisticated and delicious-sounding dish as pasta with pumpkin and cinnamon sauce. Made into a pumpkin girl with spaghetti hair. Find the recipe … Read More...
So Much You Can Do With Drunken Gummies
It’s been way too long since I posted on drunken gummies, and with so many gummy innovations, that should be remedied. Gummy army men, flowers, fish, sharks, cherries, frogs… Not only are there so many choices to soak in liquor, … Read More...
Paradise Flowers
If you think these two flowers are pretty, you’re in for a crochet flower paradise! These are part of a series of Paradise Flowers created by German crocheter Carmen Rosemann and can be found on her blog.
When you … Read More...
Tutorial | Accordion Envelope Organizer
Nicole from In La La Land shares a step by step tutorial for making an accordion organizer using envelopes. This would be great for keeping bits and pieces organized in your workspace. Click here to go to the tutorial
Tutorial | Saving Scrapbook Layouts for the Web
Krista Sahlin from Sahlin Studio explains how you can best save your digital scrapbook layouts for display online. She illustrates what a difference it makes by sharing before and after photos of one of her layouts. Click here to … Read More...
Whole “Lotta” fun with Lotta Magazine
School holiday fun has never been so easy with a “Lotta” Magazine to guide your children away from the T.V and into a constructive activity. This AD FREE magazine is filled with little non gender based activities to keep your … Read More...
A Mosaic of Kaleidoscopes
Kaleidoscope Fimo canes can lead to almost impossibly complex designs and there’s incredible variations out there:
1. Kaleidoscope Cane, 2. Kaleidoscope cane, 3. Polymer Clay Kaleidoscope Canes Green/Tan, 4. Kaleidoscope cane
Tutorial: Big bow clutch with a magnetic snap
Terra from Mama Says Sew shows how to make her version of a big bow clutch. The design was inspired by the bow clutches that she has seen other people make, but her version has a fold over flap and … Read More...
Tutorial: Wide-Open Zipper Pencil Case
Joann from Craft Passion shows how to make a zippered pencil pouch with a zipper that wraps around three of the four sides, making it easy to find what you need. Contrast piping makes the edges pop. Get the how-to… Read More...
Tutorial: Gathered shoulder tee refashion
Crafty Stacishares a tutorial on her blog showing how to refashion a basic tee into one with wide arm holes and gathered sleeves. Check out how she cuts the short sleeves so she can get the long ties. Get … Read More...