Michele Made Me was very ambitious while her child was sick the other day. She made these amazing bookmarks with him. Check out how they did it! I love them!
Explore Creativity- Recycled Paper Tube Scultures
Encourage your children to expore their creativity by using leftover paper tubes to make individualized sculptures. Visit The Chocolate Muffin Tree for some inspiration!
Spring Sink Mat Prints
Tinker lab is a low-threshold printmaking project for pre-schoolers that values process over product. But the product still looks great! It’s printmaking with a sink mat, which is kind of a novel idea. And it has a Spring/St.Patty’s flavor to … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy bubble skirt refashion
Disney from Ruffles and Stuff shows how she transformed a plain gathered skirt into a trendy bubble skirt. The skirt she started with had a lining already, which makes this a quick, easy refashion project. Get the how-to.
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Tutorial: Felt stacking toy
Head over to CreateBabyStuff.com for a tutorial showing how to make this soft stacking toy. Each ring is a different shape and color, and has a number appliqued on to show the order. This looks a lot like the plastic … Read More...
Freebie: Bird Images
Tutorial: Resize a baby jacket to fit a baby doll
Kalleen from At Second Street shows how she made this awesome jean jacket for her daughters Bitty Twin doll. No, she didn’t do all of that fancy top stitching or add those snaps. Instead, she found a jacket sized for … Read More...
Spinach Pancakes
I don’t know if I’m more impressed by the vibrant color of these pancakes or that there are only three ingredients. And they are gluten free. Learn to make them HERE at spabettie. {spotted on the kitchn}
Rango Cupcakes
Learn to make a cupcake homage to Rango, as played by Johnny Depp, HERE at Confessions of a Cookbook Queen.
Tutorial: Billiard Applique Tee
Coming up with applique designs for boys’ clothes isn’t easy. Most designs are transportation, sports, or puppy related, which are cute enough but sometimes you want to do something a little different. If so, check out this cool Billiard Applique … Read More...
SPRING DRESSY DRESS
http://whittsknits.blogspot.com/search/label/Crochet
I ran across this beautiful toddler dress and just had to share. It’s apparently a composition of two different patterns, joined into one creation by the blogger, Whitney. She gives the source for the part of the design that … Read More...
Free patterns and charts: Leftover valentines
My day job and the flu kept me from timely posting of some of this year’s rockin valentine designs. Here are some you might want to download and save for next year’s love-y stitching.
This cross stitch roundup is all … Read More...
Book Review: Candlemaking the Natural Way
Even if you had no desire to learn how to make candles, the sheer Martha style eye candy among this book’s pages is enough to make you treasure it. If you are looking to learn candle making, this book offers … Read More...
Free pattern: Owl softie bookends
Head over to 2 & Thru for a free pattern and tutorial showing how to make a set of owl softie bookends. Their little owl bodies are filled with sand to make them heavy enough to stand up against the … Read More...
Potato Candy for St. Patrick’s Day
Yeah, yeah, plenty of rainbows and gold and leprechauns and Shamrocks for St. Patrick’s Day. But the best St. Patrick’s Day treat ever: candy disguised as potatoes. How very tricky. Find the recipe HERE at Munchkin Munchies.
Tutorial: Toddler sweater dress from an adult-sized sweater
Little girl sweater dresses can be pricey, but they’re actually very easy to make yourself. Instead of starting from scratch with a pair of knitting needles, you can take an adult-sized crewneck sweater and size it down to fit a … Read More...
Tutorial: Charlotte Dress for baby girls
Jess from Bits for Baby and Craftiness Is Not Optional shares a 5-part sew-along tutorial showing how to make her Charlotte Dress for baby girls. The short sleeved, round necked, gathered skirt dress is sooo little girl! The simple lines … Read More...
5 Free Vest Patterns from Interweave!
From Interweave, A Free Downloadable eBook—Discover everything there is to love about knitting vests!
2 Men’s vests, 2 Women’s vests and one for a kid. Classic styling with fresh details. This will be something you go back to time and … Read More...
Homemade Face mask Using Brewers Yeast – St Patricks Day Idea
I am sharing this recipe courtesy of SavvyHomemade
This homemade face mask recipe is made using Brewers Yeast, which is extremely rich in vitamin B. It therefore makes an excellent ingredient when added to a face mask or … Read More...
