Have you been practising your wet felting techniques and found that you now have a number of pieces of gorgeous felt laying about but no idea what to do with them? Here’s a great project for you! Create a … Read More...
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by Liza Adams
Have you been practising your wet felting techniques and found that you now have a number of pieces of gorgeous felt laying about but no idea what to do with them? Here’s a great project for you! Create a … Read More...
I love the textured background Joy created using paste and a stencil on this wonderful Penguin Slimline Card. Using this long style of card gave her lots of room to create a fun scene along with a large sentiment. She … Read More...
The Gingerbread Stencils from Kiwi Lane make it fun and easy to create Gingerbread Houses and people that you can decorate and customize for fun Holiday Layouts. Mary started out with Kraft colored cardstock for the gingerbread bases, using white … Read More...
by Sarah White
I always love to see photos where everyone in the family has a matching knit something, whether it’s sweaters or socks.
I’m not that ambitious, though, so if it were my family, it would probably be something like Santa Hats.… Read More...
The folks over at Tilda bring us another wonderful quilt pattern that is free. This one is called Happy Winter Snowman and it is delightful.
Per their website it is suitable for intermediate quilters with a moderate difficulty level. When … Read More...
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This handbook is for you to quickly identify hand embroidery stitches by their names and appearance. The stitches are categorized into various Stitch Families to make your search and reference easier. That’s more … Read More...
Knitting And Murder (Julia Blake Cozy Mystery – available free on Kindle
Julia Blake runs a cleaning business. She has the unfortunate habit of finding murder victims.
In this story, Julia’s colleague, Cain, asks for her help in a love … Read More...
Summit Slipper Socks will keep your feet cozy during lazy weekend mornings. A textured lattice detail is crocheted with post stitches at the top of the foot, and a wide faux-fur cuff around the ankle adds a touch of luxury.… Read More...
This adorable angel is made sing a mini clay pot and some paints, they make fun little projects for all ages and can be used to decorate the home . Making a giant one of these for the front porch … Read More...
Wow, it is time to wish this year to be over and a new one beginning. Who would have thought that this year could have been harder than last? No matter what your year has been like, good, bad … Read More...
Every knitter, whether a beginner or an expert, wants easy projects for travel, gifts or those times when following a complex pattern is impractical.
Sequence Knitting introduces a radical and simple approach for creating amazing fabrics by working a sequence … Read More...
This adorable Polar Bear is all bundled up for winter and is sending out some warm hugs. The swirly background die gives a wintery bluster and don’t you love the soft blue and sand color combo Vickie used on this … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Sew a beautiful quilted stocking to fill with Christmas treats! Heather Handmade has a tutorial and free pattern you can use. The pattern is designed for quilting cottons which are available in a wide of colors and patterns so you … Read More...
Julie create her own background paper on this Joyful Christmas Layout with stamps. She stamped greenery, numbers and words in different shades of green around the outer edges of the paper, leaving the middle unstamped draws the eye towards the … Read More...
by Sarah White
Gnomes seem to be having a moment in the crafting world, so even though we’ve shared this pattern before (it’s been 7 years, but you can find it in this roundup of Santa knitting patterns) it seemed worthwhile to … Read More...
by Sarah White
This is a fun STEM challenge that isn’t much of a challenge because it comes with a printable that shows you how to do it, but did you know you can make a 3D Christmas tree out of a single … Read More...
Jazz up your Christmas tree with a beautiful and festive new ornament. This lovely hand embroidered bird from Sum of their Stories would be perfect and it is easy to make.
With a complete list of supplies needed, a traceable … Read More...
Don’t throw out your cotton balls that have paint on them, instead dry them out and use them for adding texture and dimension to future crafts or art projects. Cotton balls make great eyes on simple projects as well … Read More...
Evoke a rustic lodge feel with this simple Christmas ornament. Adorned with a classic plaid ribbon, this bobble is the perfect gift for anyone in your life.
The ornament cover piece is worked around a plastic crafting orb. The plaid … Read More...
Angela used stamps from Ellen Hutson and inks from Catherine Pooler to create these two very merry Christmas Cards. By using solid and layering stamps there’s no coloring needed and that can make for quicker card making. In her tutorial … Read More...