Looking for way to get those tiny little fingers to give you a little back massage? How about letting them drive cars all over a town map on your back? With this car shirt, you both win! They play, you … Read More...
10 Kid Friendly Ornaments
You’ll definitely want to head over to Crafts n Coffee to check out her top ten ornaments that kids can make!
Tissue Paper Stain Glass Craft
Sometimes I feel as though I am slacking on the middle school and up aged crafts. Hopefully, this craft will be the first of many to come that will bridge that gap. Head to ImagineMechanix to download the instructions on … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: “Love Where You Live” Christmas Ornament
Chris from Pickup Some Creativity shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her “Love Where You Live” Christmas ornment. I love this idea!!! The colorful state silhouette and handstitched outline are so cute!! You could make one … Read More...
Superhero Gingerbread Cookies
Because gingerbread people don’t have to just be boys and girls and men with buttons and ladies with aprons. Because gingerbread people can be fabulous. Make superhero gingerbread people HERE at Sugar Swings!.
Looking for Christmas themed Cookie Cutters, … Read More...
Charlie Brown Christmas Cookies
Aw, such a classic. Sigh. The tree is my favorite. Check out the whole collection of Charlie Brown Christmas cookies HERE at The Enchanted Oven.
Felted sweater Christmas stocking DIY
My friend Niki gave me a dark gray wool sweater to felt and to do something with. Well Niki I did felt it and did what you asked. I made a Christmas stocking for Wes, thanks girl. How to: I … Read More...
39 Common Cooking Mistakes Everyone Should Know
I immediately bookmarked this list of cooking tips and questions composed of our 39 most common errors. I didn’t plan on reading them all (surely, they don’t apply to me), but with each one I thought, “Yes, I do … Read More...
Finishing School – A Master Class for Knitters, from Deborah Newton
This book will have you going from “OMG I HATE TO FINISH MY PROJECTS” to “I heart finishing!”
Finishing School a masterclass for knitters.
From patterns, to workshops, to tutorials to cheat sheets, Deborah Newton has done it all, and … Read More...
Tutorial: Turn scrap fabric into colorful flowers
Melissa from Until Wednesday Calls shows how to turn your scrap fabric into colorful flowers. She shows them made into hair accessories, but they’d also make fun brooches. Get the tutorial.
[photo from Until Wednesday Calls]
Read all about it: Choosing the right serger stitch for your project
Head over to CraftStylish to read all about choosing the right serger stitch for your project. Go to the article.
[photo from CraftStylish]
New Year’s Eve Decor
Here’s some fun ideas for dressing up your home or party for New Year’s Eve. Head over to Fiskars for the instructions — New Year’s Eve Décor / Articles | Fiskars.
Spotted via Lisa Storms
Inspiration: Gerdiary Handmade
Prettiness from Ger of Gerdiary Handmade.
Ed. note: Ger didn’t ask or pay. Just love her stuff. You know.
Pay it Forward in December
Lyric Kinard from Lyric Art is helping to spread good cheer this month of December with her Make the World a Better Place challenge or campaign as Sue Bleiweiss calls it. See what it’s all about, go to her blog … Read More...
Small Holiday Motif
Why not recycle those old bicycle inner tubes into a crocheted rug
My grandfather cut his old bicycle inner tubes into rubber bands so I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised that clever crocheters have decide to recycle them as well. Pop on over to the link Kathryn sent in to the blog … Read More...
Easy Christmas Cake Pops
Nothing too complicated about these Christmas cake pops… just dip in candy melts, coat in sprinkles and paint stripes on the stick. Instant Christmas. Made by yours truly.
Need supplies check out these Cake Pop sticks and Cake Pop Maker… Read More...
Winner of “Making Felted Friends”
Sue’s Early Bird Thread Cutter
This is Day 4 of Sue Spargo‘s Twelve Days of Sweet Stocking Stuffers event. This item is by far my favorite so far. Go HERE to learn more about this silver Early Bird Thread Cutter.
Via Sue Spargo’s … Read More...
Tutorial: Keep layers from shifting
When you’re stitching through two layers of fabric on a large embroidery project, how do you keep the layers from shifting? The answer is a technique that quilters and embroiderers have in common. Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread demonstrates. … Read More...