Here is another post from The Chocolate Muffin Tree. These bubble prints look so whimsical! I also love that she created cards out of them. They would be great for party invitations! Children love straws, but incorporating straws, paint … Read More...
Art Project – Spaghetti ‘Worm’ Painting
Talk about a great art craft that really elevates ‘tactile’ learning and creativity. I just went to Costco and bought a bunch of spaghetti
which, I feel, are just begging to be used in an art project! The Chocolate Muffin … Read More...
Salt Art
This simple art project is such a great idea using just a few things, salt, colored chalk, paper and glue. I love that the salt is colored using the chalk! You can find this simple art tutorial over at My … Read More...
Magazine Bead Bracelets
My Kids Make submitted this post to Craft Gossip, but I didn’t have a chance to post it before Mother’s Day due to becoming a mother for a 3rd time! I love these bracelets, and I have actually made an … Read More...
Magnet Board from Sheet Metal
Don’t you just love how this looks? The sheet metal with the aqua and other shades of blue is really sharp…
I found this over at Crafty Nest. There’s a great step by step tutorial too –> Riveted Sheet Metal … Read More...
Tutorial: Ladder Folio Card
Visit Leigh S-D Designs blog and learn how to make this super cool ladder folio card, she shares instructions and a template.
-Heather
An All New BHG.com (and a Giveaway!!!)
I have a longstanding history with Better Homes and Gardens
. I swiped my mom’s magazines until I started having it delivered to my dorm room in college. More than a few years later, I still look forward to my … Read More...
Tutorial: Wonderland dress for toddler girls
Teresa from BabyCake Boutique will be hosting a sew-along next week on her blog, Crafting in my Closet, showing how to make her Wonderland dress for toddler girls. She shares a post ahead of time giving you the fabric … Read More...
Tutorial: 10-minute faux tie appliqued tee
Sibylle from funkytime shows how to make this faux tie appliqued t-shirt. It took her just 10 minutes, but the look is so cool! This would make a fun project for Father’s Day! Get the tute.
[photo from funkytime] This … Read More...
Mini Felted Fascinator Hats Patterns by Chris Wass
I have been fascinated by the Fascinators worn at the Royal wedding and I finally found a pattern by Chris Wass of “Phoenix United Craft Society”. Chris’s search for a cute head covering to wear to her cousin’s Bar Mitzvah, … Read More...
Video tutorial: Pretty fabric basket
Vanessa from Crafty Gemini shares how she takes long strips of fabric and turns it into a basket. This could be a great way to use up some leftovers from another project. Go to the tute.
The Cube Mug
I can only imagine how much more organized my jumbled mess of mismatched mugs piled in my cupboard would appear if I had these instead. I can also picture these stacked in an office kitchen, and I’ve never even worked … Read More...
Graduation Marshmallow Pops
As one who puts many many a marshmallow on a lollipop stick (an inordinate number of marshmallows on lollipop sticks, in fact), even without a graduation in my midst, I can’t help but appreciate these graduation cap pops from the … Read More...
Color Your Own Sugar Pearls (and Make a Pearly Mum)
Just three days ago I was in the baking aisle of the craft store ogling all the different colors of sugar pearls. Because of their high price tag, I debated which one color to buy, trying to imagine the crafts … Read More...
New Recipe Search Tool
Well, look what I learned at the kitchn today: The recipe search engine Foodily pulls from both big sites and smaller bloggers and offers nutritional information, albeit automatically calculated so allow some room for error. Read the Foodily review HERE … Read More...
Cereal Art
Spotted on Ohdeedoh, I’m loving this edible art idea for kids from Michele Made Me: Draw a design on craft paper and let kids outline the design with cereal. My 3-year old’s favorites are represented here (Rice Krispies … Read More...
Free cupcake template for some recycled craft pretend play
Dana of the blog Yeladisco sent in this fun pretend project that is made with a free printable download cupcake images and a bit of recycled cardboard.
Free Sewing pattern: Make A Wide-brimmed summer sun visor
Vicki Welsh from Field Trips in Fiber shares a free pattern at 3 Creative Studios for a summer sun visor. The wide brim goes all the way around to the ears, blocking more sun from your face, ears, and neck. … Read More...
Cool idea: Pillowcase skirt with border print hem
Sarah from While They Snooze tells how she made this little girl’s gathered skirt out of a vintage pillowcase. Awesome! The panel on the side opening of the pillowcase becomes a border print around the bottom of the skirt. Find … Read More...
Tutorial: Pleated collar
Elizabeth from Simple Simon & Co. shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she made this pretty pleated collar. The collar was part of the school girl dress she made for the Pattern Remix series at Me Sew Crazy… Read More...