Everything, and I do mean everything, you need to know to make your own herbal salves, starting with herb-infused oils. This thorough tutorial from the folks at the Mountain Rose Blog gives you detailed information on the uses of quite … Read More...
DIY Chalkboard Flower Pots
Learn how to make these adorable chalkboard flower pots at Emmaline Bride! So cute for table numbers, wedding favors, and more!
Technique: Coloring Stamps with Perfect Pearls
Paper Craft Planet has a great tutorial for coloring with Perfect Pearls . Add some shimmer and shine to your next card!
-Heather
DIY envelope clutch pattern & tutorial
Valerie is the designer, owner, and sole sewer at Holland Cox, the home of handcrafted fabric handbags and fashion accessories. December 2009 was her fifth anniversary in business. On her blog “Insatiable Need” she is sharing the pattern and pictorial … Read More...
DIY Rag Banner
Festoon your cake table or create a festive ceremony backdrop with an easy-to-make rag banner! Get the tutorial created by Alisa Lewis Event Design at Apple Brides.
Tutorial: No-knit knitted handbag
I love the look of knitted projects, but I just can’t make my hands hold the needles right to actually do it myself. Stefi from Just Chic shares a tutorial on her blog showing how you can make a knit … Read More...
Bookmark Garden Saying Project
Here’s another great bookmark from Agi. It features a nice saying and design and it is just one of several designs she has featured lately so be sure to scroll back over her blog posts to check out the others. … Read More...
Home Sweet Home Mini Hanger Cross Stitch Chart
Free from Kinkavel Krosses, this mini design is homey and traditional. Stitch it up in the floss color(s) you like. I personally would choose a nice variegated, but that’s just my own spin on things. You could choose any color … Read More...
Tutorial: Soft fabric blocks for baby
Cheryl from The Green Hedgehog and Sew Can Do shows how to make set fabric blocks for baby. They’re stuffed with polyfil, but the sides are lined with a fusible fleece to help them keep their shape. The American Sign … Read More...
Flourless Chocolate Cake Graduation Caps
Taking graduation-themed baked goods to a whole new level of delicious sophistication… Make flourless chocolate cake graduation cakes for anyone who may be gluten free. Just because you are doesn’t mean you have to miss out. These Mortar board cakes … Read More...
Tutorial: Stamp some labels for your handmade clothing
Katy from No Big Dill makes many of her children’s clothes. Now that she’s handing down some of her handmade clothes to children outside of her household, she realized that she needed to label the clothes so the recipients will … Read More...
Baseball Deviled Eggs
I don’t know much about sports’ seasons, but it seems about right that baseball is right now. These deviled eggs are not only stuffed with so many incredible things that calling them merely “deviled eggs” seems a shame, and just … Read More...
Fabric buying and stash strategy
Amy from Badskirt reflects on her fabric stash: what she buys, how much she buys, and how that affects her creativity. How about you? Do you have a stash strategy? Go to her article and get into the conversation.
[photo … Read More...
Tutorial: Greek style top and skirt from a maxi dress
Whitney from Freshly Given made this gorgeous Greek style top and mini skirt out of a maxi skirt. It’s a little-to-no sewing project, and she shares a tutorial showing how to do it. Get the tute.
[photo from Freshly … Read More...
Tutorial: Refashion full length leggings into ruffled shorties
Kymy from Everything Your Mama Made & More shows how to turn a pair of full-length leggings into ruffled shorties. The extra length that you lop off to turn them into shorts is used to make the rows of ruffles … Read More...
Freebie: Label Digi
Download a free label digital image for free from sol da eira. You can print it or use it as a template to carve your own stamp.
-Heather
VogueKnitting Crochet Magazine 2012 Collector’s Issue
Have you seen this magazine at your favorite book or craft retailer? If you have, you must know that it’s a bargain at $6.99! This issue is full of beautiful crochet designs, the quality of which we have come to … Read More...
Show and Tell | Quotation Memory Box
Karen Hanson at The Scrappy Canuck talks about this box that she decorated to hold quotations to share with her daughters when they are older. She explains how she made it, and links to the tutorial for making the paper … Read More...
Cookie and Herbs Bouquets
Just when I thought the cookie flower master couldn’t possibly improve upon her masterpieces, she goes and adds herbs. You must scroll through these gorgeous bouquets, and yes, they are cookies, not real flowers. I know it’s hard to tell. … Read More...
Puppy Dog Pancakes – Fun Food Ideas
When my labradoodle, Aloo, celebrated his first birthday, we wanted to make it extra special—not just for him, but for the humans who came to celebrate too! What better way to make everyone … Read More...