Saar from Ideas from the Forest shows off the snowflake teabags she made. This idea could be adapted to any theme or season! Click here to see more.
New Year’s Eve Idea | Confetti Countdown Boxes
Carolyn Garris from Homework sent along this cute idea for countdown boxes for a New Year’s Eve party. Click here to see more.
Review: Marriott Hotel, Brisbane
Nothing is too much trouble at the Brisbane, Marriott. We were test driving their new package for Jan 2012 – the fun family package. And boy, did we test them.
Can we get an extra interconnecting room to accommodate … Read More...
How to Make an Edible Candle
Here’s a video from Questacon Science Squad that demonstrates how to make a fun edible candle.
It’s simply a potato carved into a candle shape with an almond for a wick. The almond burns well because there’s a lot of … Read More...
New Year New Editor
We are sad to see our Bath and Body editor Nellie leave us as she embarks on a new nursing career, but as a result we have fantastic opportunity for someone who loves blogging, loves soap and of course loves … Read More...
Interweave Knitting Lab – Two Locations in 2012!
Manchester, New Hampshire in October, and San Mateo, CA in November of 2012! That’s right – 2 locations!
From their Press Release:
Interweave Knitting Lab New England, October 4-7, 2012: The Radisson Hotel Manchester, in scenic New Hampshire, located … Read More...
Toes! From Kathleen Cubley of the Knitting Daily Blog
Click on over to Kathleen Cubleys Blog at Knitting Daily for hints, tips and techniques that will enhance your knitting. Things you never knew. Things you knew but didn’t know how, and all kinds of other things. She has a … Read More...
Technique: Color Embossing with Markers
I’m still surprised at how many different way people are finding to use Copic markers for paper crafting! If you don’t have the color of white embossing powder you want for a certain project you can use white and … Read More...
Starry Night Mosaic Table Tutorial
Happy Boxing Day! Anyway…time for a non-Christmas ornament tutorial. Today it’s a mosaic table from Instructables. Love that sight!! It’s Starry Night and make’s a cool table. This tutorial starts by building the table that the mosaic will be … Read More...
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Tutorial: Canvas placemat with flatware pocket
Lisa from Lil Fish Studios shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a cavnas placemat with a flatware pocket. Rather than a hem, she gives the placemats a fringed edge which is in keeping with the natural … Read More...
Tutorial: Winter Rose Dress for little girls
Jen from iCandy Handmade shares a tutorial for making her Winter Rose Dress. She made it as a special Christmas dress for her little girl. Isn’t it gorgeous? The contrast edging shows off the pretty lines of the dress, and … Read More...
My Favourite Post Christmas Tradition
Well, sort of.
See where I live, the day after Christmas is a lot like Black Friday in the US. We call it Boxing Day and we all go shop like nuts. Online will have some excellent sales including those … Read More...
Giveaway: 13 fat quarters from Impressions 2 by Ty Pennington
Maureen Cracknell Handmade is hosting a giveaway for one of their sponsors, The Intrepid Thread. The prize is a 13 fat quarter stack from the Impressions 2 Collection by Ty Pennington, in the blue and teal colorways. Deadline is … Read More...
Tutorial: Restyle a plain tee with knotted fringe side seams
Casey from Stellar Mother shows a quick way to restyle a t-shirt by giving it knotted side seams, no sewing required. Not only does this create a pretty fringe, but it also creates a more fitted profile. Get the how-to… Read More...
Tutorial: Make a fabric wallet
Brandi from JuBee’s Craft Box created this fabric wallet as a gift for her brother, and she shares a tutorial showing how she did it. Inside the wallet is one large pocket for paper money, and two smaller pockets for … Read More...
New Release: Penny Black Stamps
Penny Black has lots of adorable new stamps just released for Valentine’s Day, cute cats, hedgehogs, kids, romantic flowers, hearts and more. Click here to see what new and be sure to visit the their blog over the next two … Read More...