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Easy-to-Make Christmas and Holiday Lightcatchers
Now you can make beautiful stained glass ornaments for Christmas and other holidays — sun dazzlers to catch the light, delight the eyes, and add a decorative touch almost anywhere.
This new collection presents full-size … Read More...
These Grab and go craft bags were originally designed for makeup, but I have been using mine for keeping my individual craft projects together and I think they are AMAZING. These bags flatten out to a massive 53cm work space … Read More...
This wonderful card from Kristina feels like a warm snuggle in a cozy sweater! The trendy buffalo plaid background with hand drawn stitching goes perfect with the sentiment. Speaking of, I love the floating greeting she created by die cutting … Read More...
Sew a zipper pouch for holding all your crayons or pencils or other art supplies! The long curved edge makes it easy to see (and reach for) what’s inside. Sweet Red Poppy has a step-by-step tutorial showing how to make … Read More...
Wow, I’m blown away by this amazing mixed media Holiday Canvas project from Paula! She used products from Ranger like preprint and precut Collage Tiles to cover the background of her canvas, chipboard frames around the vintage photo and a … Read More...
Do you have a furry feline in your life? Has yours got a yearning for catnip? With this awesome tutorial you can create 2 different little catnip filled toys for your cat or a friends! Using cookie cutters you can … Read More...
Many companies have dies to create gift card holders you can decorate for quick and easy handmade gift packaging. Angela used dies and stamps from La La Land Crafts to create this fun Hippo Gift Card Holder for the holidays.… Read More...
Looking to buy gifts for your crafty friends (or yourself) or wondering what to ask Santa for this year? Scrapbook.com has put together a guide to the hottest and most popular gifts to give paper crafters this year. On the … Read More...
Tamy Gore describes her Riverwinds Pullover as a simple, cozy Christmas sweater, which it absolutely could be knit as shown in red and white (or even red and green). But it’s a holiday sweater that isn’t really that holiday, so … Read More...
Just look at this exquisite lace leaf. It was made for the Bernina tutorial written by Carolyn Sinclair. It it quite stunning and now you can make one too.
You will need some special supplies, but they can be purchased … Read More...
This nail polish-making kit
is the perfect gift idea for that hard-to-buy teenager. I wouldn’t suggest this one for tweens unless you have a messy area they can use. You need good eye-hand coordination with this kit.
Perfect gift for … Read More...
Make your own vision boards, birthday cards, and more with Extraordinary Things to Cut Out and Collage
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If you want to discover the fun of collage then this fabulous book is the perfect kit. Highly respected and successful collage … Read More...
This cuddly little Amigurumi Crochet polar bear cub brings all the warm and happy memories of winter to anyone who holds him!
This pattern is worked in the round in separate pieces, stuffed, and stitched together to build the polar … Read More...
This lovely stamp from Woodware captures the “Two Turtle Doves” line in the 12 Days of Christmas song beautifully. The background of this card was made with yellow and green metallic ink sprays, washed out with water for a sparkly … Read More...
Sewing a Christmas stocking is a fun way to get started sewing for the holidays. This free pattern from Fleece Fun includes 4 variations for making your Christmas stocking – classic style, patchwork classic style, curly toes, and a patchwork … Read More...
Melissa used a sketch from Bella Blvd. to inspired this Holiday Baking Layout. She cut wide strips of pattern papers with file tabs at the top, layering and stitching them down the page. Her photos in black and white really … Read More...
Preserve beautiful fall leaves with wax with this simple tutorial. The wax will help the leaves retain their gorgeous autumnal color and shape for weeks, making it perfect for home decorating projects using real leaves.
https://tikkido.com/blog/waxed-fall-leaves
Looking for more fall … Read More...
I know last year, among other things, will go down as the Toilet paper year. This year Toilet paper still makes it into the news. Why not use the illustrious Toilet paper tube to make this year’s Countdown Calendar. Pop … Read More...
Who doesn’t love some Christmas Baubles? I know I do and I especially like them when they are made out of fabric. Look at the darling quilt pattern from Jen Daly Quilts for Moda Bake Shop. It is just … Read More...
