There is only a week left to plan your perfect Easter party or craft idea. Here are the ideas our editors have found in the last week or so. Make sure you go through all of them in case you … Read More...
Easter Påskris with Aunt Peaches
Two words: Feather Trees. Aunt Peaches rightly points out in this post that the Swedes have some of the coolest Easter traditions, including Påskris, these wonderful, colorful feather trees. No tutorial with this post, but a quick trip around the … Read More...
Etsy Success Symposium – Friday April 30!
There’s still a hot minute to get yourself over to Etsy and RSVP for their Success Symposium. The contributor list reads like a who’s who of people you’d want to talk to about how to take on the business side … Read More...
Inclusions for your Clay
Going along with the garden theme but on a bit of a tangent is inclusions. You can mix the neatest things right into the clay – particularly into translucent clay – and it makes wonderful speckled pieces. Some excellent inclusions … Read More...
Ta Dah!: Fabric scrap quilted flowers pillow
This is a closeup of one of the patchwork flowers on a pillow Festo Tu made to practice her free motion quilting skills. Love its folksy charm. Go HERE to see more photos of her pillow and more quilting projects… Read More...
Palm Sunday Craft for Kids
This craft is great because the palms are made out of handprints, and the donkey is a footprint! Who knew a footprint could transform into such an amazing looking donkey?!? You can find this great project over at Catholic Icing.
Don’t forget to apply!
Did you mean to apply to attend CraftGossip’s next big Fork and Talk blogger meet-up? It’s April 21 at Trio’s restaurant in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. You’ll get a swank free lunch, hours of crafty fun, and a ton of … Read More...
Asian Elephant {Kid Craft}
kidworldcitizen is an awesome site that incorporates ‘activities to help young minds go global’. In fact, they have an activity for almost every continent and country! This Asian Elephant Craft is just one of many that you can use in … Read More...
Win embroidery kits by Claudine
Two lucky readers of Claudine Hellmuth‘s blog will win one of her new embroidery kits produced by EK Success/Dimensions. Go to her blog post to enter the draw before March 31.
Gelatin Plastic Rainbow Sun Catcher
People never cease to amaze me in what they can create with materials that don’t even seem to make any sense to create anything! This tutorial will blow-your-mind! Your kids will love to watch the plastic form out of the … Read More...
Sticker and TapeResist Easter Eggs
This is a fun project that you can do with young children, and the outcome will be wonderful! I was thinking that you can even do this technique on real eggs if you so wished! You can find the sticker … Read More...
DIY: Reverse applique lumbar pillow
Jaime of That’s My Letter made this personalized pillow for a little girl to display on her bed. She said she was inspired by a reverse applique pillow she saw at Pottery Barn Kids. I think her version is 10x … Read More...
Easter Prints from Foam Plates
If you can get your hands on some foam plates, then you should definitely get your kids ready to make some of these printed Easter Eggs made out of them! You can find the tutorial which shows you how to … Read More...
A Snow White Wedding
Plan a Snow White themed wedding with great ideas from Bridal Guide! Inspiring details like apple bouquets, an adorable mini Snow White Flower girl, beautiful gowns fit for a princess, and so much more!
Tutorial: Chevron Baby Quilt
Kirsty of You had me at Bonjour created this baby quilt from inspiration she took from a manhole cover. Cool. She shares how she made it on her blog. Get the know-how.
Image credit: You had me at Bonjour
Seed bead tutorials from the archives of Beading Arts
Cyndi at Beading Arts is sharing a satisfying long list of seed bead tutorials from the Beading Arts archives. If you love working with seed beads as much as Cyndi does, you are sure to love her round-up of seed … Read More...
Metal Clay Fusion giveaway ends Saturday
If you haven’t entered for your chance to win this great book, hurry to the original post and leave a comment now!
Tutorial: DIY sequined sash
Kristina J. shows how to make a sequined sash to add a bit of sparkle to your outfit. You could spend big $$ to buy one in a trendy shop, but 1/2 yard of fabric and a 1/2 yard of … Read More...
Magic JellyBean Seeds become a Lollipop Garden
It is essential that I make this with (for) my four year old. I’d love for her to believe in magical jelly beans, and given her affinity for flying unicorns and princesses who can also do ballet, it won’t be … Read More...
Carrot Patch Pudding
So super easy to make with instant pudding and store-bought candy, too. Find the how-tos HERE at The Seven Year Cottage.