Elizabeth from Simple Simon & Co. shares a downloadable tutorial on her blog showing how to make a simple long-sleeved tunic dress. She created the dress in response to requests from her readers for styles suitable for older girls and … Read More...
Project: Stamped Pencil Toppers
The Momenta blog has a fun project to dress up your pencils, by wrapping patterned paper around and adding stamped critter on top. So cute! This would be a wonderful kids craft and they could give them to their school … Read More...
Adoption themed printables
Check it out! Subway art printable with adoption theme for boy (top photo).
Superman printable with adoption theme for girl (bottom photo).
Either of these would be great to use in a baby quilt or pillow for a friend or … Read More...
Carrots in Dirt Cookies
This one falls into the “simple genius” and “why didn’t I think of that?” categories. I love this do-able, clever idea for spring: carrot cookies in Oreo dirt. Find the how-tos HERE at Our Dish.
Candy Bowl Escort Cards
For a sweet way to lead your guests to their tables, check out the tutorial for candy bowl escort cards at One Lovely Day!
Ocean in a Bottle
Tired of being inside all winter? Not able to take a vacation to the beach to show your little ones the sand? Why not bring the ocean to your home? You can find this photo and the lovely tutorial over … Read More...
Yarn Leaf Mobile Craft DIY
Jessica of “Two Shades of Pink” has this fun and easy Yarn Leaf Mobile for you to make following her tutorial. For those of you that don’t crochet or knit but love working with yarn than this fabric mobile is … Read More...
Tutorial: Hopscotch quilt for Ellie
Sunni at Love Affair With My Brother made this fun, fun, fun quilt for her daughter Ellie. Brilliant idea she had to make it workable as a hopscotch game. Best, she shares lots of photos and instructions on her blog … Read More...
CheeriOs and Cocoa Puffs Panna Cotta
I’m somewhat fascinated by this odd yet interesting trend of creating sophisticated recipes from everyday, easily accessible ingredients, such as CheeriOs. Case in point: Cereal Milk Panna Cotta made with CheeriOs and Cocoa Puffs. Find the recipe HERE at Taste … Read More...
The Return of Hamtaro
A Cross Stitched Home
According to a recent blog post, at Chez Wee Little Stitches they live, “unashamedly, in a cross-stitched home – every wall, every room, has at least one piece of cross-stitched art hanging on it.” Take the tour.
Biscornu Tutorials
Many of the patterns I post about are suitable for Biscornu. I thought I might post some Biscornu tutorials for those of you who might not be as familiar with making them. Here are some I found while surfing around … Read More...
Free Sewing pattern: Bow tie
Angela Osborn, an experienced seamstress and fashion designer, shares a free and easy-to-follow pattern for making your own bow tie. This pattern is ideal for those who are just starting to learn sewing, as it requires minimal skill and experience. … Read More...
Tutorial: Loopy felt flower
Sierra from Blue Ribbon Cottage guest blogs at Skip To My Lou with a tutorial showing how to make a loopy felt flower. You can assemble the whole thing with glue, but you could easily use handstitching instead. Get the … Read More...
Project and Freebie: Paper Mail Box
A gift of a set of handmade note cards would be perfect to tuck inside this sweet paper mail box! Find directions and a free printable template on the Stempeleinmaleins blog. Please note the site is in German and … Read More...
Tutorial: “You’ve Got Mail” zippered pouch
Janine from Heidi in Lederhosen shows how to make a zippered pouch that looks like a letter, complete with stamps and cancelation marks. She made it as a special gift for her niece’s 18th birthday. Teenagers can be so hard … Read More...
Bugs, Bees and Butterfly Cakes and Cookies
I’m still waiting for that one good snowstorm to hit DC before Winter ends, so I’m not quite ready for Spring. But this cake is getting me closer. And I’m stubborn about my winters, so that’s saying a lot about … Read More...
Mardi Gras Cupcakes
With edible mask toppers… and by the way, using those festive cellophane topped cocktail picks? Fantastic idea. Learn to make them HERE at Sweet Simple Stuff.
Recycled Belt Makes Fab Leather Jewelry
Need a bunch of stylish new jewelry? Look no further than that old leather belt you don’t wear anymore. Aren’t these pieces from Pearl at the Beading Gem’s Journal fabulous? Check out Pearl’s tutorial.
Polymer Clay Macarons
Here’s a fun one from TheGlueGunGirl: a tutorial for little clay French style macarons. She makes these into keychains but really they’d work wherever you’d like a macaron bead.
One thing I’d note is if you’re going to use … Read More...