Candles are sweet symbols of the season. Light up your holiday nights by stitching this simple design.
Marshmallow Pilgrim Hats
I’ve been completely neglecting the Pilgrims this Thanksgiving. Well, no longer. Make Pilgrim hat pops from marshmallows HERE at Sweet Simple Stuff.
Turkey Brownie Bites
Adorable, right? And easy as pumpkin pie. But not pumpkin pie. Turkeys from store-bought cookies and candy on bite-size brownies. Find the how-tos HERE at the Seven Year Cottage. If you are looking for a yummy tasting boxed brownie … Read More...
Puff Pastry “Candy” Dessert
I have a confession. I’m a puff pastry addict. Seriously. I love these, and use them for main dishes, appetizers, desserts, whenever I can use them I use them. You can put anything in puff pastry and make it delicious. … Read More...
How to make an upcycled bouncy ball
This just makes me smile. I suppose after all is that the only purpose of a bouncy ball? If we can’t make things that make us smile then what do we craft for? OK some things keep us warm or … Read More...
Artist feature: MimiLove
Olisa of cocoeyes the stitcher reviews the work of our beloved MimiLove! Enjoy her post.
Teeny tiny Plastic Canvas tissue box
Squeeeee! A tiny tissue box made from plastic canvas. Just big enough to hold one emergency tissue. My purse needs one! See more at Pin Pals blog.
Ed. note: Pin Pals neither requested nor compensated this post.
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Cool idea: Cropped 1970s blouse
ThisIsCarrie shares a fun idea for refashioning a 70s blouse over at Refashion Co-op. She just lopped several inches off of the bottom and rehemmed it to turn it into a cropped shirt. It’s super cute layered over a … Read More...
Technique: Embossed Resist
Dave from Stamp, Color, Create shares a technique video using embossing resist for a cool holiday tag. Click here to watch.
-Heather
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Tutorial: Tiny ribbon rosettes
Creative Mind shows how to make sweet ribbon rosettes to jazz up a neckline. See her tute.
Tutorial: Tiered Ruffle Dress
Terra from Mama Says So shows how to create this fabulous Tiered Ruffle Dress for little girls. The rows of bubble ruffles look so luxe, but it’s actually easier than you’d think to make. In fact, the bubble ruffles are … Read More...
Free pattern: Double knotted baby’s hat
Anshu from Blooms and Bugs shares a free pattern on her blog for making a double knotted baby’s hat. The fold up cuff around the bottom and the two knotted “ears” are sweet details that also allow for flexibility in … Read More...
Tutorial: Fishtail circle skirt
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy shows how she cut the fabric for the fishtail circle skirt featured in her entry to the Week 5 challenge at Project Run and Play. The unusual shape of the skirt is set off … Read More...
Tutorial: Baby’s Elf Hat and Booties
Amy from Peek-a-Boo Pattern Shop Shop and Naptime Crafters shows how to make a Christmas elf hat and booties for baby. This would make such a sweet little outfit for Christmas photos! Get the tute.
[photo from Naptime Crafters]
Christmas Pudding Cake Pops by Sweetopia
And keeping the momentum going, I have to immediately post on one of my other absolute favorite sweet bloggers… Sweetopia. Find a slew of (speaking of perfect) perfect Christmas-themed cake pops HERE, created … Read More...
Stitch a custom stocking
Wendi Gratz of Shiny Happy World is sharing this pattern for a basic felt Christmas stocking with infinite possibilities for embellishment. Go to her blog post to download the file.
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Freebie | Tag Template
Tyra from Craft Swag shares a free PDF template to make the tag shown above. Can you guess where she found the original shape? Click here to go to the download.
Scarecrow Cookie How-tos
As is always the case, without fail (no pressure Callye), I’m stunned by the cookie perfection and detail found at The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle. Learn to decorate perfectly detailed scarecrow cookies HERE.
A Better Cornucopia
Here I thought I was oh so very clever with my cornucopia, ’til I saw this one from The Dollhouse Bake Shoppe. All mine needed was 20 seconds in the microwave. Brilliant. Find the how-tos HERE at The … Read More...
Ruffle One Up For Me!
The hottest new thing in yarns are the so-called ‘ruffle yarns’. All the companies are making them. I’ve recently purchased one skein to play with myself. It’s really hard for me to resist experimenting with something new. I’ve yet to … Read More...