This time of year isn’t a great one for knitting sweaters in the Northern Hemisphere, but I feel like knitting a vest would be appropriate no matter where you live in the world.
Little vests are a great extra layer … Read More...
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by Sarah White
This time of year isn’t a great one for knitting sweaters in the Northern Hemisphere, but I feel like knitting a vest would be appropriate no matter where you live in the world.
Little vests are a great extra layer … Read More...
Support someone going through a tough time with a sweet card letting them know “It’s okay not to be okay” and that you are there for them. Rina used an adorable new set of stamps from Mama Elephant featuring cute … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Losing a tooth is a big event for a kid! There’s the surprise of the tooth finally coming out, and then the excitement of leaving it out in a tooth fairy pillow in hopes for a little cash in exchange. … Read More...
This fun little booklet is perfect to carry with you for journaling and note keeping or add inside your planner or Traveler’s Notebook. Sandra used tools from We R Memory Keepers to make the base using pattern paper, creating two … Read More...
Fish quilt blocks are a popular and timeless motif in the quilting world, having a rich history dating back to the 19th century. These blocks, which typically feature a simple silhouette of a fish, have been used as a decorative … Read More...
Floral embroidery motifs are some of the most common and popular ones that one can make. There are so many of them out there that sometimes it is nice to find a book with where many are all in one … Read More...
If you love crochet stitches with plenty of texture, the Alpine stitch is one of those beautifully satisfying patterns that looks much fancier than it actually is. These 15+ crochet patterns all use Alpine stitch, making them perfect if you … Read More...
This adorable card from Lien features new digital stamps from Rachelle Anne Miller, perfect to welcome a new baby. She used a no-line coloring technique, printing the images in a lighter color, adding details with a dark pen and then … Read More...
Now that Easter is over print up some of those fun Easter Egg pictures you took and use this FREE Cut file to create a sweet layout. Nathalie used it for her page, cutting it out four times and filling … Read More...
by Sarah White
“Painting” with yarn is a classic activity that usually involves a fair amount of mess because you usually do it by coating the yarn with glue or putting down a glue line and smooshing the yarn into the glue. Either … Read More...
by Sarah White
LabPattern is another cross stitch designer based in Ukraine, who I saw on a lot of lists of favorite Ukrainian designers when such things were going around a few weeks ago.
She doesn’t have any specifically Ukraine related cross stitch … Read More...
Just look at this absolutely beautiful summer rose fat quarter bundle available at the Fat Quarter Shop. Barefoot Roses Classics by Tanya Whelan is a stunning collection that would make a lovely quilt.
Including 17 fat quarters, you will … Read More...
Joy combined a couple of popular card making trends on this pretty slimline card for a spotlight design. By ink blending in multiple colors inside of different sized circle stencils she create a colorful background that really drawn the eye … Read More...
This beautiful Hello Springtime Layout from Josefine has a large round photo in the center for the focal point. The photo has circular mats of different colors that have been stitched and distressed with a sentiment curved around the edge. … Read More...
by Liza Adams
Here is something a bit different. We all love creating and sometimes you just find your niche and make item after item until you house is full with all your beautiful work. Then what do you do with it? Well … Read More...
Dana create this beautiful Spring Floral Card using products from Papertrey Ink. For the background she used layering stencils with inks, adding Grit Paste from Ranger on the last layer for some added texture. The vellum panel frame over top … Read More...
Sachiyo created her own DIY Cake accent for this elegant Wedding Layout. She stacked squares cut from pattern paper for the cake, adding a rose die cut border section on the bottom for the stand and then added rose accents … Read More...
Learn how to add some beautiful beaded picot edging to your hand embroidery projects with this tutorial from Three Sheep Studio.
In this article, you will find a complete step-by-step tutorial along with plenty of photos. It is probably … Read More...
I love when mediums are blended together or in this case quite literally fused together. If you are into glass fusing with a microwave kiln then take a look at this technique of adding a decal between the layers. You … Read More...