Suppose Create Delight shares a tutorial at Moda Bake Shop showing how to make a super easy Valentine’s bunting. It’s made from fabric, but thanks to fusible webbing there’s no sewing required. And it can be made from a charm … Read More...
A lovely Felt Valentine’s Day hair accessory
What girl or teen would not love to wear this in her hair on Valentine’s Day? Your little sweeties can make a heart-felt statement on Valentine’s Day by donning these easy-to-make accessories. This is the second project I found on … Read More...
Cake Decorating Practice with Playdough
Sometimes, at the very core of my being, I secretly wish that I was a child in the house of some of the amazing crafters that I post about. Today, I have that feeling again.
This is such a great … Read More...
Wax Resist Paintings AND Shadow Puppets!
This project has so many amazing aspects that I just don’t know which to share first. Could it be the way her children created these wax resist paintings and used them for their shadow puppet background scenery? Love That! Or … Read More...
Heartfelt Valentine Tote tutorial
How sweet is this Heartfelt Tote from Disney Family Fun? We had to make those yucky decorated shoe boxes for our Valentine cards when I was in school, but your little ones can collect their cards in style. The older … Read More...
Kids Craft – Scribble Card- Valentines
This card is perfect for those little fingers that can’t quite write yet. Any child who can hold a crayon loves to color, so this project is perfect for those little ones! You can find the tutorial at Lines Across … Read More...
How to make a recycled printers’ tray into a fun display
Got a little (or big collection of tiny figures)? Why not try this fun way to display them in a recycled vintage printers’ tray like Laura of the blog Paper Eudaimonia.
Chocolate Peanut Butter Hearts
Little factoid about me, I used to be known for my chocolate peanut butter balls. Ages ago, like when I was in high school. I forgot about this odd claim to fame ’til spotting these scrumptious goodies. Make fudgy peanut … Read More...
Mardi Gras Pretzels
Eek, Mardi Gras is sneaking up on us, and I’ve been so consumed by Valentine’s posts, it’s been neglected! Thanks to Catholic Icing for the reminder. Make these super easy and festive chocolate covered pretzels for Mardi Gras HERE at … Read More...
Sew Happy QAL update
The Mixed Sampler Quilt Along at Jenna’s from Sew Happy Geek is well under way. Since I last checked in, she has posted four more blocks. Shown here is Block 5. Stunning!
Go HERE to see the rest. I … Read More...
A split Dresden Plate pillow
Janet from JMD Designs created this pretty pillow. She started with two half Dresden Plates and sewed a patchwork strip in between. Love the effect, as this technique could be used for any quilt block. She provides a free tutorial … Read More...
Cute Coffee Cup Cross Stitch
Irish Coffee Sampler
Embroiderbee has astounding free patterns and this is another one that doesn’t disappoint. If you like Irish Coffee, you will LOVE this sampler! Check it out.
Looking for more Coffee Cross Stitch Patterns? Check these out on Etsy.
Tutorial: Piece of My Heart mini quilt
Lesley at SewHappy.Me did a guest post at Sew We Quilt showing how she created this heart project. The embroidered words say,
Please take care of it, you have a piece of my heart.
So lovely. Go to the tutorial… Read More...
Tutorial: Bicycle basket of love Valentine’s pillow
A bicycle basket of love. Lizzie B. from Cotton & Curls guest blogs in the Pink Week series at iCandy Handmade with a tutorial showing how to make this cute Valentine’s pillow. A bouquet of scrappy, colorful heart balloons is … Read More...
Organize your thread
Intergalactic! shares a tutorial for an easy-to-make spool organizer. I need a lot of these! See the tute.
And many thanks to Carla of Craftzine.com for pointing out this find.
Tutorial: Faux fur leg warmers
Nancy from Nancy’s Couture shows how to make a pair of faux fur leg warmers for a little girl. She chose a bright pink faux fur that any girly-girl would love. How cute are they layered over a pair of … Read More...
Tutorial: Coiled fabric coasters
Here’s an idea for those fabrics you’ve collected but never seem to make the cut for other projects, the “dogs” of your fabric stash. Cut them into strips and coil them up into a fabric coaster! The patterns you don’t … Read More...
New Release: Penny Black in London
To celebrate the Olympics being in London Penny Black stamps has released a fun new collections of stamps, cute critters running around sight seeing along with lovely realistic buildings and scenery. Click here to download the pdf of the catalog.… Read More...
