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My daughter recently had an overnight field trip in the national forest and came back with a fascination with mushrooms. And with good reason: mushrooms are colorful, have interesting textures and, in her world, are fun to draw.
I’m more … Read More...
Woolly Wormhead is known for her fun and colorful hat knitting patterns, and 22 of her designs are collected in Knit Hats with Woolly Wormhead.
The patterns are arranged by size/gender: 5 for kids, 5 for men and 12 for … Read More...
With quilt coats continuing to be all the rage, I thought it would be good to bring you all another tutorial. This one is from Conscious by Chloé and it has beautiful photos.
Taking you through her entire coat-making process, … Read More...
Embrace the Japanese concept of ma (negative space) with these delicate lace stitches.
280 Japanese Lace Stitches is a fun and informative resource for experienced knitters. This book is filled with a wonderful variety of beautiful, openwork stitch patterns, including … Read More...
This Mable crochet pattern collection consists of 21 variations of the design. These patterns are available on Etsy in a bundle. A great pattern to have on hand if you are looking to crochet pullovers for the younger generations as … Read More...
These adorable bunny cards have a super fun element, the bunnies swing from side to side! Bonnie used a swing mechanism die so one rabbit swings from the clouds and the other swings from balloons. I love the scenes she … Read More...
This sweet Puppy Love Layout from Monique feature lots of bold and bright colors and patterns. She create her background design with stitched squares of pattern papers down one side, it’s a nice take on a grid layout but only … Read More...
A triangular edged cowl is a great alternative to a shawl, because it gives you a bit of a shawl like look but it stays put so it’s a lot easier to wear.
The Brignadine Cowl, designed by Kirsten Hipsky … Read More...
Want to add a little bilingual fun to your preschool Mother’s Day preparations? Whether you have a bilingual or Spanish speaking class or just want to add some Spanish practice to your days, these printable Mother’s Day activities from Bilingual … Read More...
I am a little obsessed with making gnomes. Their faux fur beards are just too fun to work with. And let’s just say I have an endless supply of empty wine bottles 🙂 Pop on over to the blog My … Read More...
It is time to learn a new hand embroidery stitch. This time it is the French Knot and it is easy with this tutorial from Sublime Stitching.
Complete with plenty of diagrams, you will find easy step-by-step instructions to … Read More...
Do you know about Fractal burning? It is a woodworking technique that has become popular due to resin casting, as the resin is often poured into the burn marks as a filler. Especially popular with amateur woodworkers making … Read More...
We’ve got something special lined up for you in this roundup of cross stitch patterns. Brace yourself for a faith-filled adventure as we delve into the world of Christian Cross Stitch Patterns. Now, before we dive in, I want to … Read More...
Charlene has a fantastic tip for creating a custom shaker element from a stamp. Using a stamp set that has vases and flowers she used a square vase shape, stamping and coloring it twice, cutting an opening from one using … Read More...
Becky used new products from Simple Stories to create this fun Good Times summer scrapbook layout. She created simple borders on each side using strips of pattern papers, adding her photos in a row down the center between the borders. … Read More...
These 6 coloring pages have a mix of funny quotes and pretty designs to celebrate Moms. These pages can be shrunken down to fit on a card to create for Mother’s Day. They are FREE to download from Dover Publication.… Read More...
This beautiful mini album is full of French Country chic design with loads of sunflowers, roosters, bees and pretty pattern papers. The mixed media album cover is particularly wonderful with layers of papers, fussy cut flowers, bee charms, ribbon, sequins … Read More...
Just because Easter is past doesn’t mean we have to stop crafting with bunnies.
Bob the Bunny from Wild Olive is getting ready to work in the garden on his new crop of carrots.
It’s 40 by 40 stitches and … Read More...
I love the look of the floats on the wrong side of a stranded knitting pattern. I once bought a sweater that was meant to be worn with the floats out, and while I always thought I should knit something … Read More...
A favorite block of many quilters, Flying Geese gives a quilt plenty of movement and interest. This free mini quilt pattern from Fort Worth Fabric Studio is no exception.
With flying geese of various sizes, the design is quite eye-catching. … Read More...
