Gather up those felt scraps you have sitting around and get ready to make one or more of these adorable embroidered toadstools. The free tutorial is over on the American Felt and Craft website.
When I look at these I … Read More...
Book Review – Quilted Bags and Gifts: 36 Classic Quilting Projects to Make and Give
Quilted Bags & Gifts
is a beautiful collection of bags, pouches, and accessories designed for quilters who love to create handmade gifts. All 36 projects use basic patchwork and appliqué techniques, so they can be made in a weekend. Readers … Read More...
Book Review – My Creative Space: How to Design Your Home to Stimulate Ideas and Spark Innovation
Scientists have been uncovering links between physical location and the creative mind for over two decades. My Creative Space, written by a well-known architect, is the first book to translate this wealth of psychological research into practical … Read More...
30+ Make At Home DIY Moisturizers For Winter
Winter is the worst season when it comes to skincare, we are all well educated on staying out of the sun, applying sunscreen, and after lotion, but no one really drives into us the damage that winter can do too. … Read More...
Easy Fabric Belt Sewing Tutorial
This fabric belt is an easy sewing project, and one that would be a great first sewing project. All you need are some long fabric strips and some very simple hardware. And the sewing is just easy straight seams! Head … Read More...
Foiled Thank You Cards
With the Holidays wrapping up it’s time to create and send some Thank You cards to everyone who sent you gifts this year. If you have a lots to make quick and simple designs are best like these beautiful cards … Read More...
Christmas Mini Tag Album
Andrea used Christmas shaped cut files from Paige Taylor Evans to create an adorable mini album for the Holidays. Each tag has an open cut design so it can be backed with pattern paper and it also has a hole … Read More...
KnitPro Acquires Rights to Lantern Moon Brand
Lantern Moon was a company founded in 2001 that produced knitting needles and other tools with the aim of supporting artisans in Southeast Asia. I’m not totally sure of the backstory on what happened with the company, but they stopped … Read More...
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December 26th – December 31st
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Fisherman’s Rib Scarf Knitting Pattern
My daughter’s teacher is often found on the car line in the mornings, and as the weather started to cool down I noticed that she wasn’t wearing a warm scarf, so I decided to make sure she had something warm, … Read More...
Cross Stitch Snowflake Ornament
Who says ornaments are just for Christmas? This sweet little snowflake from angry chicken is a great way to decorate for winter, especially if you feel a little sad when all the Christmas decorations come down.
You could stitch a … Read More...
How to Make a Quilted Coat
Take a look at social media and you will see that quilted coats are all the rage right now. Here is a helpful tutorial from Tamara’s Joy to help you make one for yourself.
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DIY Gifts For Everyone on your list
No matter who is on your gift list this year, you can make DIY a great gift. From teacher gifts to gifts for mom, there are plenty of ways to create a gift they will cherish forever.
In order … Read More...
Book Review – Block by Block Crochet: Quilt-inspired patchwork blocks to mix and match
With 49 fabulous blocks to make this all-skill-level book will be adored equally by yarn lovers who are interested in pattern and by quilters who are drawn to yarn.
Using patchwork as her inspiration, this is … Read More...
Stamped Reindeer Gift Tags
If you’re still wrapping your holiday gifts and need some last minute gift tags Nichol Spohr has some adorable Reindeer tags to create. She stamped, colored and die cut the reindeer on white cardstock, then die cut again from brown … Read More...
Free Christmas Nutcracker Die Cut Files
This fabulous Nutcrackers can be used to create ornaments, gift tags, added to scrapbooking layouts, greeting cards and planner pages for the Holidays. Their are two styles to choose from as well as the ornament shaped backer. The cut files … Read More...
Easy Gift Card Holders
Did you buy a bunch of Gift Cards for the Holidays and find yourself in need of some gift card holders? Kath created hers with folded cardstock for the base, added stenciled snowflakes with texture and glitter paste and decorated … Read More...
Mini Christmas Album in a Decorated Box
Wow, this project from Andrea blew me away! She create a wonderful little round mini album but also made an amazing decorated box to put it in. Her album pages are different sizes of pattern paper circles sewn around the … Read More...