Aren’t these rocks so naturally beautiful? I love the way this mama encourages her children to learn about the basics of reading and letter recognition by using rocks to spell out poems and other fun phrases. You can find her … Read More...
Make Your Own Notebook
Summer is upon us, and children love to keep a journal of their experiences and travels. Why not let them make their own notebook to keep memories and sketches in? You can find the tutorial and information over at Art … Read More...
Fairy House {Free Printable}
As the days grow longer, why not lure your children outdoors by setting up these beautiful fairy houses? You can get the printable over at Funlab Blog. My link is for the translated to english link.
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Kids DIY Activity Trays
As children get older, the toys they play with seem to have more pieces, get into more nooks and cranny’s, and end up all over the house. These trays are a wonderful solution to keeping your child engaged in an … Read More...
Marshmallow Playing Cards and Memory Game
The world seems to go mad for s’mores when summer hits. Every year I see more s’mores-y products. S’mores-makers, jumbo s’mores marshmallows. This year I spotted these flat, rectangular marshmallow for s’mores in the supermarket. But I drew on them … Read More...
Watermelon Star Pops… A Kid Version and a Grown-Up One
First, these watermelon star pops are the perfect (healthy) lure for kids this summer. I know this from experience, as I watched three kids consume an impressive amount of watermelon over cookies when I made melon star pops for Memorial … Read More...
How to make a recycled spoon sunburst mirror
I positively love the starburst or sunburst theme and this project is too cool. Check out the tutorial sent in by Khadija featured on her blog Khadija’s Creative Mind on how to make a recycled spoon sunburst mirror.
Felt and fabric Cell Phone case tutorial
Michael Ann hosts her blog “MichaelAnnMade” out of Portland, Oregon. Michael Ann am pretty excited about having a guest post for a felt phone case DIY featured on her dear friend Janee’s blog – yellow bird yellow beard! She … Read More...
10 Unique Ideas for Escort Cards
Mason jars filled with bird seed and soy candles double as escort cards and pretty lanterns for an eco-friendly wedding! For 9 more unique escort card inspirations, visit this post at Bridal Guide.
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Giveaway Reminder: KennyK Digital Stamps
There’s still time to enter our fabulous giveaway to win your favorite five KennyK digi stamps. Please click here to go to the original post for all the details and to enter to win.
Good luck!!
-Heather
Tutorial: Knit skirt to halter top refashion
Head over to Mandy Made to find out how to refashion a knit skirt into a summer halter top. She literally turns the skirt upside down to turn it into a top. A few clever seams turn the skirt hem … Read More...
Red and Black Beetle Cross Stitch Project
Creepie crawlies can be fun to stitch too. This red and black beetle is detailed and actually quite lovely. Free from Aliolka. Get the free chart.
Tutorial: Layered and gathered fabric flower headband
Hayley from Welcome to the Mouse House guest blogs at Project Run and Play with a tutorial showing how to make this fabric flower hair accessory. The layered and gathered fabric flower is stitched to an elastic headband. Get the … Read More...
“Rock” Fudge, from Dad’s Rock to Serenity Stones
And speaking of the clever mind at Hungry Happenings (wherein I spoke of her here about 3 minutes ago), I’m now in love with this cookies n’ cream fudge rocks idea. Sweet, delicious, and so many possibilities. From silly “Dad … Read More...
Fenced-In Home With Trees
From Stickeule, this house is quintessential Americana. Picket fence, trees, and it will be a fun stitch for you to do. Get the free chart.
Peanut Butter Fudge Starfish
How crazy adorable is this starfish? And all peanut butter and fudgy, too. From the clever mind over at Hungry Happenings, find the how-tos and recipe HERE.
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Sewing Tutorial: Chevron maxi dress for nusing mamas
Sabra from Sew A Straight Line guest blogs at Melly Sews with a tutorial showing how to make a chevron maxi dress that’s also a nursing dress. She pieced the striped fabric to create a large chevron design. The wide … Read More...
Tutorial: Water bottle pouch
With the hot summer temps setting in, I find myself carrying a water bottle with me – a lot. Pretty Shabby UK shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a pouch to carry your water bottle. Get … Read More...
Tutorial: Zippered leather purse with metal stud accents
Andrea from For The Love Of shares a tutorial at Making It Lovely showing how to make a leather purse with metal stud accents. It’s essentially a basic zippered pouch, but larger made from leather instead of quilting cottons. Add … Read More...
New Release: Lawn Fawn Stamps
One of my personal fave stamp companies has just released 7 adorable new clear stamp sets for summer. With lemonade, ants, watermelon, a perfect dad set, a numbers set, borders, kites, Aussie animals and more, there’s something for everyone with … Read More...