A Guide to Strip Piecing
Without going into too much detail, strip piecing is an easy technique to sew together strips of fabric in order to use them to make other units of fabric. That’s not a great explanation, but this blog post from The … Read More...
Traced Hand Pattern – Free Embroidery Tutorial
As a mother, I have been keeping my child’s artwork with her handprints since she was born. I cherish those drawings. Here’s a unique way to capture those keepsakes from One Savvy Mom.
In this tutorial you will find … Read More...
Coloring a Birthday Card with Copic Markers
If you’re new to coloring stamps watching a video tutorial that is in “real time” can be very helpful so you see all the details of blending and layering colors and maybe even follow along for practice. Angelica is sharing … Read More...
DIY Leather Handle Tote Bag Sewing Tutorial
You can never have too many tote bags! Which is a good thing because they’re lots of fun to sew. Quick and easy, and you can make one in an afternoon! Heather Handmade shows how to make a leather handle … Read More...
Midnight Crochet Wrap Pattern
Skill Level: Intermediate
This beautiful crochet lace wrap was designed to be worn as a scarf or a light wrap and can be paired with jeans for an everyday look or worn as an elegant shawl on that special evening … Read More...
DIY Vertical Faux Succulent Garden
Adding greenery around the house adds some new life but not all of us have a green thumb. This DIY vertical faux succulent garden is perfect for those who love the look of plants around the home or office but … Read More...
Quick and easy felted Macaron for Beginners
Here’s another super easy project that you can make right now with your basic felting supplies!
Lincolnshire Fenn Crafts takes you step by step through how to make these super sweet, low calorie, macarons! 😉 You could make these … Read More...
Coloring Animal Fur with Colored Pencils
If you’re looking to achieve a realistic look when coloring animal stamps colored pencils are a great way to add texture to their fur. Bev is sharing a tutorial video over on Technique Tuesday site with details and directions on … Read More...
DIY Journal with Cinch Binding
Do you love creating your own journals, mini albums, planner or Traveler’s Notebooks? Binding sometimes be difficult for certain projects but the Cinch Machine makes it easy to bind together books and album with a spiral edge. Learn how to … Read More...
DIY Hot Chocolate Bombs
So I have been seeing these LITERALLY EVERYWHERE. And I am dying to try these as I love hot chocolate.
Essentially, these are hollow chocolate balls that you can add dry hot chocolate and mini marshmallows in the … Read More...
8 Snail’s Trail Quilt Patterns
Snail’s Trail, now that’s a quilt pattern that always catches my eye. It’s one of those patterns that look deceptively complex, but are actually quite easy to make. If you’re a fan of circular designs and want to create a … Read More...
Nautical Needlepoint Coasters Pattern
Ahoy there! I know…I know… that was pretty corny. Honestly though, that is what I thought of when I saw these gorgeous needlepoint coaster designs from Purl Soho. The best thing about them is that they are all free!… Read More...
Free Knitting Pattern – Tubular Wavy Scarf
The Tubular Scarf is a thick, cozy and warm accessory that is perfect for colder seasons. This free knitting pattern will guide you through the process of creating a tube-like structure, which is what gives the scarf its unique, bulky … Read More...
Beach Vibes Card Tutorial
I love how Marion used little squares to create 4 little beach vignettes on this Summer Beach Vibes Card. She used a simple masking technique with ink blending to create the sand, ocean and sky and added cute stamped images … Read More...
Easy PJ Pants That Beginners Can Make – Sewing Tutorial
Learn how to sew easy pajama pants! Even beginner sewists can make their very first piece of home-sewn clothing with a simple and comfy elastic waistband. Lisa at Cucicucicoo has a tutorial showing how. They’re easy to sew and … Read More...
Paper Strip Tree Scrapbook Layout
I’ve seen lots of clever ideas using paper strips but this is something new that I’ve never seen before. Sindi used double sided patter paper strips to create a 3D twisted tree design adding heart shapes and buttons for leaves. … Read More...
DIY Solar Water Fountain
This DIY solar water fountain planter is an easy project that provides beauty and flowing water anywhere in the garden or around your home. No need to worry about long cords or electrical outlets with a solar fountain and you … Read More...
How to make chunky necklaces with wood beads and copper pipe
I love working with items found at the hardware store and copper pipe is just one of the fun and surprisingly easy to work with. It looks great with unfinished wood beads and whatever strikes your fancy. Pop on over … Read More...
Cat Rope Basket – DIY Sewing Tutorial
This DIY rope basket is so cute with addition of a kitty face! In addition to the stitched kitty face, there are rope ears at the top, and even a little rope tail on the back. Head over to Hello … Read More...