Now don’t go all “but this is a Spring Thing” pattern on me. Use your imagination and use up those glittery silvers and golds, whites and off whites, and reds and greens to make these awesome gift baskets for your … Read More...
Tutorial: Needlepunch basics
Claire of Hello Craft posted an excellent introduction to needlepunch (punchneedle, punch needling, whatever). She gives a bit of history and then shares a well illustrated, thorough tutorial. If you’d like to get into this needleart, start by reading her … Read More...
Free Printable PDF File for Knitters and Crocheters Reference Cards
From the Chocolate Mints in a Jar blog, reference cards. Just print them off, maybe laminate them with clear contac paper, and cut them apart. Keep them in your knitting bag for quick reference.
Comes in knitting needle conversion, crochet … Read More...
DIY Mercury Glass Stars
I’m still trying to decide what new ornaments I want this year. I have a few ideas in mind, but haven’t tackled any of them yet. I thought these were pretty cool. Do you want to create the look of … Read More...
Crunchy Leaves Craft
I found this craft over at the blogs section on Baby Center. what a cute idea! Did you collect your fall leaves and keep them in the kids craft box?
Inspiration: The Lone Beader
The Lone Beader‘s latest project: Radio City Music Hall. I cannot wait to see how this work develops. Get details from TLB’s blog post.
Win Furniture at Design Tree
You can enter your haiku for a chance to win furniture from Design Tree. They are giving away $10,000 worth! For official rules click here and to enter the contest click here.
Free embroidery patterns and a work-up Floral designs
November 10, SharonB shared five embroidery patterns from a 1907 Herrschner Catalogue. Get them from her Pin Tangle blog post.
By this morning (November 12), Sharon’s reader CrazyQstitcher had already worked up one of the designs in silk-ribbon embroidery … Read More...
Felt Seasons Craft
Natural Kids has a great craft using felt where the children can create their own ‘seasonal’ landscapes…. what a great lesson using simple materials and ideas.
Kid Craft Inspiration
Tanda Plain and Tall has a great compilation of some simple kid crafts ( no tutorials needed). She also gives you ideas on how to make each of them educational. I love it! 
Gobble Gobble Craft
These turkeys are so cute, and perfect for kids table centerpiece, or just placing them around your house for cute decorations! Visit Girl Inspired to see the materials and how to.
Thankful Turkey
Here’s a twist on a Thankful Tree…how about a Thankful Turkey. Visit I Never Grew Up to get the how to.
CakeSpy Artwork Giveaway
Ooooh, CakeSpy is giving away a framed and matted original watercolor! Find all the details to enter at CakeSpy HERE.
Free pattern: Tatted pendant
Jennifer of pieKnits modified a free tatting pattern to create this awesome pendant. And then she documented her version so we can make one, too! See the diagram and pattern at Jennifer’s blog post.
Read all about it: Bias tape, blanket binding, and the like
Many sewing patterns and tutorials call for bias tape to finish raw edges. But when you go to the fabric store, it turns out that there are all kinds of trim that can be considered “bias tape”. Which is right … Read More...
Knit Mitten Ornaments one felted & one not!
I used this pattern from FaveCrafts and knitted one mitten with acrylic yarn and the other in wool. I used 4 & 5 mm knitting needles instead of the 3.75 mm [US 5], 5 mm [US 8] stated in their … Read More...
Baking Party and Cupcake Liner Crafts
This may be old news to many of you already following the great Amy Atlas, but check out this amazing Baking Party for kids featured HERE, created by One Charming Party. And learn to make the cupcake … Read More...
Lolli-Cake-Pops. And Cookie Pops. And Parties.
Lolli-Cake-Pops, the new great thing? I love how sweets evolve from inspiration. These lolli-cake-pops were created by Bubble and Sweet. Learn to make them HERE. They were inspired in part by yours truly (my post on Japanese candy-inspired … Read More...
Tutorial: Snowflake motif cushion
Amy from Positively Splendid guest blogs at Sew Dang Cute with a tutorial showing how to make a snowflake cushion. The snowflake motifs are reminscient of the folded and cut paper snowflakes we all made in gradeschool (and that I … Read More...
Turkey Cupcake Toppers
Learn how to make these turkey cupcake toppers from candy melts with step-by-step photos HERE from Sugar Swings.