I just love it when I find a beautifully detailed and stunning project for the more advanced felter like this one. For those of us who are past the beginner basics it can be hard to find something with … Read More...
How to Create Layers with One Stamp
Donna is sharing some helpful tips on getting depth and dimension from a single stamp. She used a floral bouquet stamp, stamping it twice, coloring certain flowers, cutting them out and then adhering them over top with foam tape, she … Read More...
Purge Your Craftroom
Does your crafting space need a good clean out and better organization? Victoria Marie suggests starting with a “brutal” purge, going through your supplies quickly, making a decision to keep or toss, not letting sentiment get in the way and … Read More...
Cross Stitch Mushroom Sampler
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...
Book Review: Knit Hats with Woolly Wormhead
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...
How to Make a Quilt Jacket
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...
Book Review – 280 Japanese Lace Stitches
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...
Mabel Pullover graphic sweater Crochet Pattern
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...
2 Swinging Bunny Cards
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...
Colorful Puppy Love Layout
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...
Bandana Cowl Knitting Pattern
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...
Mother’s Day Activities in Spanish
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...
How to make a cute recycled wine bottle gnome
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...
How to Do the French Knot Stitch
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...
How This DIY Craft Killed 33 People
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...
40+ Christian Cross Stitch Patterns
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...
How to Create a Shaker from a Stamp
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...
Good Times Summer Layout
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...
6 Coloring Pages About Moms
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...
French Country Style Mini Album
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...