I love when mediums are blended together or in this case quite literally fused together. If you are into glass fusing with a microwave kiln
then take a look at this technique of adding a decal between the layers. You … Read More...
Vintage Pastels Tops To Knit And Crochet
Daffodil Card with Copic Coloring
To me when I think of Spring Daffodils are one of the first things that pop into my mind, my mother always grew them and they were always the first to bloom. Nikky captured the beautiful colors of yellow Daffodils … Read More...
Spring Peeps Layout
This wonderful Spring Layout from Erica is bursting with flowers and bunnies and don’t you just love the “My Peeps” punny title? On one side of the background she added thin strips of pattern papers for a colorful DIY striped … Read More...
Etched Glass Zipper Glassware
This project combines glass etching
and painting to create unique and fun zipper design on glassware. It’s also completely dishwasher safe. It’s a surprisingly easy project and great for those interested in getting into glass etching
You can see the… Read More...
Geometric Border Cross Stitch Pattern
This fun cross stitch border from LoveCrafts is described as Romanian but I think a lot of different cultures use similar designs.
It would be cute for a bookmark, or you can add it as a border or frame for … Read More...
How to Make a Fabric Basket With a Jelly Roll
Grab your favorite jelly roll or gather up some fabric strips and get ready to have some basket-making fun. This project by Atkinson Designs is easy to do and looks lovely!
You do need some special products to help prepare … Read More...
How to Set up a Nature Exploration Station
If spring is starting to happen where you live, now is a great time to go on a nature walk and collect some fun things to observe in the classroom or at home. With Earth Day
this week, it’s even … Read More...
Lip Balm Holder Keyring Easy Sewing Tutorial
This lip balm
holder keyring is an easy sewing project you can make in minutes. Sew Simple Home has a tutorial showing how to make it. The little fabric pocket is just big enough to hold a tube of … Read More...
Flocked and Foiled Spring Layout
I love the pink and navy blue color combo on this pretty Spring Layout from Suzanna! This layout also has wonderful texture and shine becuase she added foiled sentiments and flocked flowers with products from Therm O Web. Notice how … Read More...
Cloud Spotting Learning Tool Craft
Now that the weather is getting warmer in the Northern Hemisphere (and we are getting closer to the end of the school year) it’s great to have some learning opportunities available that can be done outside.
Whether you do this … Read More...
6 FREE Shakespeare Coloring Pages
With quotes from Shakespeare’s plays and sonnets along with lovely illustration, these Shakespeare coloring pages are so pretty and even inspirational. Take some time to yourself to relax and color with these 6 FREE downloadable pages from Dover Publications.
2 Girly Pink Layouts with FREE Sketches
Close to My Heart’s color of the year is Wild Berry, a bold pink color perfect for girly layouts. This pretty double page spread features cardstock, pattern papers and embellishments all using this new color along with 2 FREE scrapbook … Read More...
Little Ladybug Cross Stitch Pattern
Sometimes you just want a quick and easy cross stitch pattern, whether you are new to cross stitch or just want to add a little embellishment to a project.
This little ladybug cross stitch pattern from Cross Me Not would … Read More...
How to Decorate with Fiber Arts
Knitting garments is great, but there’s something really fun about having knit, crocheted, woven, whatever you like to do items around your house. It’s a great way to show your love for fiber arts and a lot of home decor … Read More...
How to make a Yarn cake for decoration or gift
I think we’ve all seen the classic baby diaper cake which I think is truly a fun way to give a useful gift. This yarn cake is a great spin on the cake gift idea. What knitter or crocheter wouldn’t … Read More...
All About Japanese Mending Boro
If you have always wanted to know about Boro or, like me, have never heard of it before, now is your chance to learn more. This interesting article from Sewing Machines Plus talks all about it.
Without going into too … Read More...
DIY Book Nook Kits
Book nooks are little miniatures that sit amongst your books, a window into a diorama world. We all know hidden inside every book is a story and adventure, well these book nooks bring stories to life.
Featured above is the … Read More...
4 Cards with Pantone’s Color of the Year
This years color of the year from Pantone is Very Peri. Which thrills me since Periwinkle is sort of blue and sort of purple, two of my favorite colors! Carissa used this color as inspiration to create 4 beautiful cards … Read More...
Spring Mixed Media “Bloom” Tag
This wonderful Mixed Media Tag from Paula is perfect for Spring to add on a scrapbook page. She used dies from Sizzix for the background, coloring them with Distress Crayons and used Distress Inks to color the die cut flowers … Read More...