Half Yard Gifts
is the latest title from sewing guru Debbie Shore, and the next book in her best-selling half yard series. It contains 22 projects to sew and give away, each made using less than half a yard of … Read More...
Easy To Make Christmas Signs To Decorate Your Home
Words are powerful so what better way to set the mood for this year’s holiday season than with a gorgeous Christmas sign? Christmas is a busy season when it comes to expenses, so making your own sign is a … Read More...
Embossed Washi Tape Holiday Cards
Lydia combined two fun techniques to create these colorful card for the Holidays. She created her own custom background using washi tape and then ran it through an embossing folder to create pattern and texture. Notice how she only embossed … Read More...
How to Determine the Amount of Stretch in Knit Fabric
When you sew patterns intended for knit fabrics, you need to take the amount of stretch in the knit into account. Often your pattern will indicate how much stretch a fabric needs to have. But how do you figure out … Read More...
“My Girl” Fall Photo Frame
Tania used a tall wooden frame from Kaisercraft to create this fabulous home decor “My Girl” Fall Photo Frame project. The frame has sections that can be treated like mini scrapbook pages with pattern papers, pictures and sentiments. I love … Read More...
Stripy Christmas Stockings! Bright and effective fun for all.
Had a go at wet felting and found it wasn’t for you? Well you’re in luck if you want to create something that looks wet felted but isn’t! These striking stockings are actually needle felted! This awesome project shows you … Read More...
Fall Candy Bar Wrappers
Share some gratitude with friends and family with some yummy Wrapped Candy Bars. Terri stamped fall leaves on cardstock, colored them in with water and ink pads and added tags and then wrapped them around chocolate bars for sweet treat. … Read More...
10 Vintage Photo Mixed Media Ideas
One of my favorite elements to include to in my paper crafting projects is vintage photos, I used them in jewelry, collage art, cards and scrapbook layouts. The crew over at Stampington and Company have gathered 10 of their favorite … Read More...
Make Your Own Rainbow with the Rainbowgan Knitting Pattern
The Rainbowgan cardigan knitting pattern from The Drunk Knitter makes a rainbow for the yoke from a single skein (or two) of yarn. Before knitting you divide up the colors so you have long runs of a sing color rather … Read More...
Christmas Memory Game for Preschool
This Christmas memory game from Homeschool Preschool is so cute and little ones will love to play with it all season long.
It has 36 images so you can use just a few for younger kids or the whole set … Read More...
Lots of fun ways to make little dolls out of wooden elements
I don’t often think of wood elements
to make dolls. I tend to think of soft materials but this fun collection of wood dolls is positively adorable. Pop on over to the blog Hello Wonderful to see the great collection … Read More...
How to Make a Mitered Corner on a Quilt Border
Are you ready to learn how to do a mitered border for your quilts? It is really not that hard and this tutorial from Amy of Amy’s Creative Side shows you how to do it.
With a video, step-by-step instructions, … Read More...
10 Ice Cream Earring Tutorials You Can Make Yourself
This list of Earring tutorials is for Ice cream-themed earrings, now I am not a fan of eating ice cream, well not as an adult. As a child, I loved the stuff. I have very fond memories of eating endless … Read More...
Sculpey Air Dry Pencil Cup Cat
Using Sculpey Air Dry clay
and an empty canned food can, make this smart pencil cup for your desk (or your best friend’s desk)!
You can see the full clay tutorial here.
TIME TO COMPLETE
45 minutes + time for … Read More...
Book Review – DIY Wood Pallet Projects: 35 Rustic Modern Upcycling Ideas to Personalize Your Space
With DIY Wood Pallet Projects
, you can finally personalize your space without having to spend a fortune on getting that perfect rustic chic look. Featuring 35 creative upcycling ideas, you’ll transform old wood pallets into beautiful projects that will … Read More...
First Signs of Spring Flower Afghan Crochet Pattern
Okay so its not spring, but I still wanted to share this pattern with you.
This afghan can be crocheted as you have a few moments one motif at a time. Use up scraps of medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn… Read More...Small Fall Gift Tags
These teeny stamps from LDRS are perfect for creating adorable little gift tags. The tag stamp adds plaid and a little scene and fits perfectly onto the coordinating tag die then you can add a little critter to finish setting … Read More...
Fabric Reindeer Gift Bag Free Sewing Pattern
This fabric reindeer gift bag is a way to wrap up a Christmas gift. And it’s reusable, too! It would also make a fun decoration if you just filled it with old newspaper or stuffing to fill it out. Polka … Read More...
Currently Doing Layout
This fun “Currently” Circle stamp set is a great way to create an easy layout featuring all your current faves, like what you are reading, cooking, listening to and more. Stamped out in colorful inks these prompts inspired a fun … Read More...
How to Make a Plastic Canvas Star Christmas Ornament
Here is an easy and stunning option for a homemade holiday ornament. These beautiful stars were made by AnnaMKB over on HubPages and you can make them too with her tutorial.
Complete with step-by-step photos, the article has a complete … Read More...