I ate a cinnamon pop tart everyday for breakfast for a long time. my mom would put it in the toaster and then wrap it up in a paper towel and I would take it to the bus stop with…
Free patterns and charts
This week, we’ve gathered the greatest hand-embroidery patterns for you to try! We offer something for everyone, whether you’re a novice or an expert. Our free patterns range from simple cross-stitch designs to more complicated flower and animal motifs. With … Read More...
Free patterns and charts
(1) Happy Halloween Card from Happy Threads.
(2) Pierrot from mes petits bricolages et mes chats.
(3) Happy Halloween from Mon chemin de petites croix.
(4) Persian Tile from Needlepoint Now. (Link courtesy Bargello Needlepoint.)
(5) Several pretty biscornu charts from Les grilles de Liselotte.
(6) Joyeux Anniversaire from Les…
Stretch mark oil recipe
This Stretch Mark Oil Recipe from Pure and Natural Soaps is great if you are pregnant and trying to prevent stretch marks, and also makes a great gift for any friends having a baby!
Ingredients:
1/4 cup coconut oil
2 tbls. cocoa butter
2 tsp.…
How to zip up some zippy zipper earrings
These earrings are so cool and simple to make with this wonderful tutorial that is posted over at the blog Silver Bug Studio. This is a great use for an old pair of hoop earrings that have tarnished or … Read More...
How to zip up some zippy zipper earrings
These earrings are so cool and simple to make with this wonderful tutorial that is posted over at the blog Silver Bug Studio. This is a great use for an old pair of hoop earrings that have tarnished or if…
Felt Pumpkin Tutorial from Bread Love and Creativeity
First you will have to translate the site from Italian to English. Linda’s blog is Bread Love and Creativeity and she lives in Ferrara Italy with her baby and husband. She tells how motherhood inspired her creativety. She has offered…
New tutes at HEN
Check out the latest stitch tutorials at Hand Embroidery Network. Love-love-love their colorful samples! Go to the network’s blog.
Halloween Ideas
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Lapbook
I’ve loved lapbooks for a long time, but mainly I’ve seen them for younger children. Learning letters, shapes, sequencing, etc. So I was excited to find printable pages for a lap book designed with older students in mind for … Read More...
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Lapbook
I’ve loved lapbooks for a long time, but mainly I’ve seen them for younger children. Learning letters, shapes, sequencing, etc. So I was excited to find printable pages for a lapbook designed with older students in mind for the picture…
Cool idea: Fabric scrap scented sachets as party favors
The next time you host a wedding shower or bachelorette party, don’t head to the party store for favors. Head to your fabric stash instead. That’s what Treats & Tricks did, and came out with scented sachets to give out … Read More...
Cool idea: Fabric scrap scented sachets as party favors
The next time you host a wedding shower or bachelorette party, don’t head to the party store for favors. Head to your fabric stash instead. That’s what Treats & Tricks did, and came out with scented sachets to give out as…
Freebie: Tim Holtz Filmstrip Ribbon
Scrapbook.com is offering this Tim Holtz ribbon free with any purchase. Simply add the Tim Holtz Film Strip Ribbon to your shopping cart along with at least one additional, shippable* item and enter coupon code filmstrip44 in the coupon field at checkout.…
Tutorial: 5 steps to a handmade baby blanket
Julie Kundhi from julie-k shows how to make this handmade baby blanket in only 5 steps. Make one of these for the next baby shower you get invited to, then practice saying, “Oh, that? Just something I threw together.” Get … Read More...
Tutorial: 5 steps to a handmade baby blanket
Tutorial: Easy tulle tutu
Tea Rose Home shows how to make this easy tulle tutu. She used rolls of tulle from the wedding section of the craft store, and says it took about 30 minutes to make. Think about all the Halloween costumes you … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy tulle tutu
Tea Rose Home shows how to make this easy tulle tutu. She used rolls of tulle from the wedding section of the craft store, and says it took about 30 minutes to make. Think about all the Halloween costumes you could…
Project: Halloween Village
Claundine Hellmuth shares a step by step tutorial on her blog on how to make this super fun Halloween village using her stick back canvas and paints. There’s no stamping in this project but it was just to cool not … Read More...
Project: Halloween Village
Claundine Hellmuth shares a step by step tutorial on her blog on how to make this super fun Halloween village using her stick back canvas and paints. There’s no stamping in this project but it was just to…