I love chunky knits on little kids, so I was excited to see these Softee Chunky Rickrack Pullovers from Bernat. (Free account login required for viewing.)
There’s a sweater version and a dress version, and either could be worked with … Read More...
Autumn sock and felt owls instructions
These are so darling and so fall and you can darken and scare them up a tad for Halloween. Catherine A. Winn of “crafts ‘n things” designed these socks and felt owls and is sharing her instructions with us. “Crafts … Read More...
How to make a vintage lace pennant banner
Are you on the banner bandwagon like me? Do you have a stash of lace scraps? Well why not combine the two using the great tutorial Alecia shared at her blog Chicken Scratch on how to make a vintage lace … Read More...
Punched Candle Wraps
These beautiful luminaries were made with card stock and paper punches. If you head over to Crafts Unleashed, you can get the full tutorial and make some of your very own. Get the instructions — Punched Candle Wraps.
Free pattern: Tea Roses A-line dress for toddler girls
Anshu from Blooms and Bugs shares a free pattern for making her Tea Roses dress. It’s a toddler girl’s A-line dress with a curved bodice and cap sleeves. It gets its name from the rose print that she made it … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy gathers on your sewing machine, no special foot required
Ruffles sure look pretty, but all that basting and pulling and pinning can take a lot of time. Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shows how you can let your sewing machine do most of the work for you, no special … Read More...
Tutorial: Padded chest strap for a backpack
Back to school time means backpacks to carry books and lunches and more. Amanda from Simply Homemade shows how to make a padded chest strap to help keep the straps from sliding off a child’s narrow shoulders. Go to her … Read More...
Tutorial: Pirate eyepatch
Andrea from Go To Patterns and The Train To Crazy continues her Handmade Costumes Series with a tutorial showing how to make an eyepatch. She includes a template for cutting the eyepatch shape. Get the how-to.
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Tutorial: Vintake hankie tissue holder
What better material to use for a tissue holder than a vintage hankie? Cintie from My Poppet shows how to do it. She used a handkerchief that was just the right size to wrap around the tissue pack, so it … Read More...
Little Monster Cheese Balls
I just mentioned my love o’ ghosts for Halloween sweets because they lend themselves so beautifully to the craft. I’ll also add monsters. Pretty much all you need for monsters is a crazy body and some eyes. Perfect. As are … Read More...
Freebie: Ice Cream Truck Card
The last sweet days of summer are slipping away…….while it’s still hot eat some ice cream and make a fun ice cream truck card. Van Laar Designs shares the free card pattern.
-Heather
Looking for more Ice cream embellishments, stamps … Read More...
Oreo Truffle Ghosts
Ghosts are just the best thing to happen to Halloween edible crafts. They lend themselves to so many sweet treats and they are super easy to make. Case in point: Make super easy ghost cake pops (minus the pop part) … Read More...
Truffle Flowers for the Teacher
Today I learned it is Teacher’s Day in India. And paying homage to those that take our children for seven hours a day and shape their minds sounds about right. And these truffle flower sticks are lovely way to do … Read More...
Scrap It!
Recycling and crochet. You know I like those words in the same sentence. Here are some of the best patterns combining those two terms that I’ve found on the ‘net.
I love these easy to make, colorful and whimsical Sprite … Read More...
Make Your Own Sun-Dried Tomatoes
After spotting this post I walked over to my kitchen and looked at the Tupperware bins filled with tomatoes from our overly fertile garden. There are only so many tomatoes you can eat and giveaway, yet they just keep coming. … Read More...
Unicorn Horn Party Favors
I talk often about my daughter’s rainbow and unicorn obsession because said obsession has not waned one bit. Thank goodness. And bonus, it means I can recycle some of her birthday party wares each year. Perhaps a new item to … Read More...
School Themed Wedding Ideas
Take your wedding back to school with 20 creative ideas from Emmaline Bride! Love the idea of incorporating vintage finds like globes, pencil sharpeners, chalk, and more for decor with a vintage school vibe!
Show & Tell | Summing Up Summer
Amy Sorensen is showing how she created a layout for each of her children to summarize summer. She plans to scrapbook more summer details later, but for now these layouts capture the high points of the past season. Click here … Read More...
Freebie | Printable School Tags
Ez from Creature Comforts created these printable school tags to use for lunch box notes and tags for teacher gifts. You can print these off onto sticker sheets, or regular cardstock if you want to use them for journaling. Click … Read More...
Cool Classes Coming to D&L Art Glass Supply
I know D&L are wholesalers so many of you out there can’t buy from them but you can take classes from them and from this email they’ve got some cool classes coming up. There’s beginning fusing as well as advanced … Read More...
