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Apple kids crafts activities
An Apple a day keeps the Doctor away, and it also keeps the boredom away.
These apple crafts are perfect for your apple-themed lesson plans. whether you are adding Apple crafts to an Apple-themed Children’s book… Read More...
The Distress Mica Ink Stains from Tim Holtz have vibrant colors and a bit of mica powder to add a wonderful shimmer and shine. Cheiron used them to stamp this beautiful Autumn Leaves Card. She applied the stains to her … Read More...
Sew a round fabric basket to create a pretty plant pot or to organize your home. Fabric baskets are not difficult to sew and you can use them in so many ways. Heather Handmade has free sewing pattern to make … Read More...
With the kids heading back to school be sure to snap some pics of them doing their homework. This fun, grungy layout from Jessica has a bold yellow splash of Distress Ink in the center with lots of splatters and … Read More...
There’s nothing like getting your house fixed up for spooky season, and in this case you can stitch up a haunted house to deck out your house, haunted or otherwise.
This sampler Halloween house cross stitch pattern from Zander Print … Read More...
I love the little striped cardigan from our baby knitting ebook!
First, raglan sleeves are my favorite; they are so easy to knit and make it easy to keep the stripes looking crisp all the way around the project.
I … Read More...
Put your plaid fabrics to good use with this fun and unique tutorial from A Wonderful Thought.
Plaids are always a good look around the holidays and this technique is an easy way to incorporate them in your home … Read More...
Sew a kitchen scarf towel that you can wear around your neck while cooking, so you’ve always got a towel within easy reach. This is such a great idea! The section that you wear around the neck is made from … Read More...
Who doesn’t love a quilt along? I know I do. The best part about this festive one from Create with Claudia is that it is free of charge and, for those who are eligible, there is a giveaway at the … Read More...
It has a detailed breakdown of 2D and 3D shapes for crocheters to try out flat surfaces and try to move onto amigurumi as well – hopefully a useful resource! There are step by step tutorials and many videos inside … Read More...
If you’ve ever gotten a bunch of mini skeins — or wanted to use a bunch of little bits of yarn — but you weren’t exactly sure what you wanted to do with them all, the Scratch Solstice Cowl is … Read More...
Rosh Hashanah, also known as the Jewish New Year, is coming up soon, and these printables will help you celebrate with kids or give you a way to teach kids who aren’t observant a little about Jewish traditions.
These Rosh … Read More...
One of the most commonly used and recognized embroidery stitches is the Satin stitch. The satin stitch can be used for so many different looks in your embroidery designs. Many of the patterns you can purchase use it in designs … Read More...
The knitted Billy doll wears a pair of dungarees and a cap while the Knitted Joe doll has a pair of trousers and a jacket.
Both dolls have knitted in T-shirts, underwear, and boots, the dolls and their clothes are … Read More...
This craft tutorial is for making your own nautical sign. This step-by-step craft tutorial comes with full instructions and a free SVG file.
You can see the full craft tutorial over at our sister site Craftbits.com.
A fun filet crochet wall hanging for fall! Made using size 10 crochet cotton thread and measures approximately 28″ x 16″. I feel we don’t feature too much filet on here, but I saw this one and thought it was … Read More...
It has taken me some time to gather this roundup as I really wanted to narrow it own to fall-themed recipes only, Some of these recipes I have tried myself and others have come to me highly recommended.
So my … Read More...
A rice heat pack feels good on sore muscles and can help soothe a tension headache. They’re super easy to sew so it’s easy to have one on hand. Sew Simple Home has a tutorial showing how you can make … Read More...
How yummy is this sweet Birthday Card from Tmika!? Those macarons look good enough to eat. She created this card using stamps from The Greeting Farm using Distress Oxide Ink Pads to color not only the stamped images but also … Read More...
The team over at Scrapbook and Cards Today have created several wonderful projects using the Into the Wild product collection from Simple Stories. Check out the pop up pages in a mini book, double tag album with amazing cover, layouts … Read More...
