Destri from The Mother Huddle shows how she made her favorite headband out of crochet trim she picked up at the craft store. The idea is super simple – a length of crochet trim stitched together to make a circle. … Read More...
Floating Tiny Acorn Candles Made with Beeswax
Silver White Winters has a cute idea for a candle making project – making itsy bitsy candles using acorn toppers and beeswax! They don’t last long, but it’s easy to make lots. These would be great as part of an … Read More...
Hot Dog Cookies
A sweet version that looks an awful lot like the real thing. Naturally, these are from CakeSpy. Find the recipe HERE at Serious Eats.
Freebie: Support Ribbon Bear Digital Stamps
Squigglefly has two wonderful new digi stamp freebies available to download, cute bears wearing support ribbon t-shirts. Click here to download.
-Heather
DIY: Avocado Hair Lotion
Avocados just look healthy…not to mention how they taste! The folks at Revitalise Your Health apparently agree with me as they came up with a wonderful recipe for an avocado hair lotion. Sounds heavenly, doesn’t it? As a bonus, they’re … Read More...
DIY: Rosemary Mint Shampoo/Body Wash
Heidi at Lightly Crunchy shares my love for Aveda’s Rosemary Mint line of products and she also shares my consternation at the price tag! So she set out to make her own. I can’t wait to try this one. Get … Read More...
Veggie Boats
Come sail away on a veggie boat. Healthy, easy, kid-friendly, whatta great appetizer for a boat-themed party. Or a summer party. Or any party. Make veggie boats HERE at Oh Happy Day.
Felted decorative basket tutorial
Iryna is from Russia but now lives in the US and is still learning the language here; but it surely has not altered her sense of style and creativity. I have seen some of the loveliest designs come out of … Read More...
Fun Food Activity for Kids: Veggie Faces and Melon Pops
I’m usually a sweets maker, but yesterday I ran a session at my daughter’s school for 3, 4 and 5 year olds all about food art. Since it’s a sweets free zone, I had to turn to–egads!–vegetables and fruit. We … Read More...
Perfect Macaron Feet. Also, Macaron Feet.
Now this one is definitely a post I’m bookmarking, considering macarons are still my white whale. Find fantastic tips and recipes for making perfect macaron feet HERE at Craftstorming. Oh yeah, and find macaron feet.
More Candy Crafts!
You can fill every aspect of your life with candy, if you felt so inclined. Just in case you haven’t revisited, here is the roundup of candy crafts to finish out Candy Week at Vintage Umbrella: Make lollipop cards … Read More...
Mini Cupcake Daffodil Bouquet
I think I need a bouquet of daffodil cupcakes. Just because. Learn to make mini cupcake flower bouquets HERE at Cute as a Fox.
Shrek Cake for the Sophisticates
I just love that this cake is called the Shrek cake. But a green, delicate, grown-up sophisticated version for a mature Shrek. Learn to make this “Shrek Cake” with light sponge cake, kiwi, puddings, and gooseberry green jelly HERE at … Read More...
Pixel Coasters Tutorial
Sometimes it is fun to break out of the cross stitch mold and try other crafts. And, when you can use your cross stitch charts to do that it makes it even more fun! My Poppet shows how she uses … Read More...
How to make a recycled ipod or smart phone stand
If you are on the smart phone bandwagon and looking to craft yourself up a stand for it why not check out the awesome tutorial sent in by Kira of the blog Oops I Craft My Pants on how to … Read More...
Tutorial: Trace a basic blouse to create a sewing pattern
Kate from See Kate Sew shows how she traces around an existing blouse to make a basic blouse pattern. You’ll need to find a blouse that fits the way you like and that also has simple lines. Once you have … Read More...
Tutorial: Felt donut softie or pincushion
Did you know that today is National Donut Day? I never knew such a holiday existed! But Katie from Punk Projects is in the know, and she celebrates National Donut Day with a tutorial showing how to make a softie … Read More...
Tutorial: British Invasion tee for little boys
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her British Invasion tee for little boys. She appliques a large Union Jack on to a store bought tee. The frayed edges are all boy! … Read More...
Tutorial: Zippered pouch wallet
Victoria from Sew Knit Me shares a tutorial showing how to make a wallet made into a zippered pouch. Or maybe a better way of describing it is a zippered pouch with wallet pockets sewn to the inside. The inside … Read More...
Project: Steampunk Box
Stampendous has directions for making this fun and funky stamped Steampunk style box. This would make a great Father’s Day gift for a cool dad!
-Heather
Looking for more Father’s day papers, stamps, and Embellishments? then check out these … Read More...