Present your loved one with a Valentine’s Day sweet treat packaged in this adorable box. Penny Candy Studios has created a printable template for the box. Print, cut, fold and tape! Add some ribbon and labels and voila!
Freebie: More Printable Valentine’s
Here’s a unique take on Valentine’s Day sentiments by eef-ink.com. Available as a jpeg or Word document. Click here to go to the download.
Looking for more digital papers? Check these out over at Design bundle
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9 Valentine Project Ideas
Valentine’s Day is almost here. There have been literally hundreds of Valentine’s Day ideas posted in the last few weeks in blogland that it’s sometimes hard to keep up! Here’s a handful of fun projects to inspire you for the … Read More...
Tutorial: Super Scrappy + Super Quick Little Girl Pouchy Purse
Ginger Hendrix from Wiener Dog Tricks shares a tutorial showing how to make her Super Scrappy + Super Quick Little Girl Pouchy Purse. This is such a cute, cute little bag!
And don’t let that button flap pocket on the … Read More...
Free pattern: T-shirt for an 18″ doll
CarlaC from Scientific Seamstress shares a downloadable pattern and tutorial on her blog showing how to make a t-shirt for an 18′ doll. The pattern has pieces for both long and short sleeves. Her tutorial gives tips for controlling the … Read More...
Metal Clay Origami Jewelry goes to…
…Kathy of York Avenue Studio! Thanks to everyone who participated by leaving a comment. Don’t forget to enter the other giveaways at Craft Gossip and look for more exclusive jewelry making giveaways on Craft Gossip soon!
Tutorial: Drawstring jewelry bag
Jill from Creating My Way to Success shows how to make a drawstring jewelry bag. The center of the bag holds your larger pieces of jewelry, while small pockets are perfect for earrings (keeps the pairs together!) and other smaller … Read More...
Heart-Themed Lunches
Check out the heart themed lunches over at Leuke Lunch. The posts are in Dutch, though I’m sure there’s a way to translate via google I’m just not seeing. Regardless, the great pictures on this blog are enough to … Read More...
Free Pattern Toddlers Leg Warmers for Valentines Day
Any little girl would love these, and there’s still time to knit up a couple of pairs before Valentines Day. Play around with different stitch patterns, you can’t go wrong with this easy, quick and super cute … Read More...
Review & Giveaway: Sewn with Love by Fiona Bell
I’ve got a review and giveaway of Fiona Bell’s book Sewn with Love
posted over in our Giveaways section.
Go there now to read the review and enter the giveaway.
Congrats Eve and Angela
You’ve won our giveaways for the Gifted, Lovely Little Things To Knit and Crochet book and the Knitting At Home Book. I’ve sent you an email, get back to me asap and I’ll get your books sent right out!
Striped Chocolate Cherry Valentine Candles
My family thought that these striped chocolate cherry candles smelled divine when they came home. They were disappointed when they realized I wasn’t actually baking any sweets though!
For this project I used about a half pound (230 g) of … Read More...
DIY Conditioning Hair Treatments & Masks
Women ( & men ) have used natural oils as conditioners for hundreds of years.
This simple recipe restores damaged hair and eradicates dandruff. Warming the oil( not to hot though ) before use helps it better penetrate the hair … Read More...
How to Use Sanding Sugar
Callye of The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle has a great video tutorial and lots of tips for adding sanding sugar to the edges of cookies HERE at the University of Cookie.
DIY Florida Wedding
These adorable bird house favors are just one of the many charming details found in this outdoor Florida wedding! Get more inspiration for a rustic theme by checking out the full feature on the Ruffled blog.
Tutorial: Needlepunch mini brooches
If you love needlepunch, primitivebettys blog has a real treat for you: a tutorial for turning needlepunch minis into brooches. A free “doodle” pattern is included. See the tute.
Looking for more Punch Needle Embroidery patterns? Check these out … Read More...
A new mini sampler from Janet Granger
Janet Granger‘s new Ackworth-style miniature sampler is featured in the March 2011 issue of Dolls House World magazine. If you’d likek to stitch up this beauty, you can buy the magazine (which includes the chart); or you can buy … Read More...
Learn about Ikat weaving
An un-bylined post on the Textile Arts Center blog gives us a rockin overview of Ikat weaving — a technique in which warp and/or weft threads are resist-dyed (usually tie-dyed) before weaving. Enjoy a summary and beautiful photos at the … Read More...
Add beads to your tatting
Tatting maven Jane Eborall has posted several tutes lately for incorporating beads into tatting. Check them out.
- Adding a bead to a picot
- Adding beads into the work as the piece is made
- Adding a lot of beads in mid-project
Project: Heart Pouch
Pop on over to the Crafting the Web blog and let Theresa show you how to make this lovely heart pouch. Great for tiny things like candy or jewelery *wink*
-Heather