For holiday cards many of us are looking for quick and easy designs that still have lots of impact. Laura created these lovely Botanical Swag Christmas Cards using stamps, dies and stencils that work together for a quick design. You … Read More...
Easy Sew Mug Warmer Tutorial
Tired of burning your hands on your hot coffee or hot tea? Then this Simple Sew Mug Warmer is the perfect sewing project for you! It helps keep that warm goodness hot while keeping your fingers and hands from getting … Read More...
School Days Layout
Sophie used an open book die cut to create a pretty border across the bottom of her School Days layout. She backed the open areas of the die with pattern papers and added elements that appear to be bursting out … Read More...
Flamingo Tank – Summer Crochet Top – Free Pattern
The Flamingo Tank is a simple summer crochet top with a gorgeous lace feature along the neckline. This free pattern is a perfect first garment – the back and front panels are identical, there is no shaping involved and minimal … Read More...
Super easy tutorial on how to paint realistic eyeballs on rocks for Halloween
I have a lot of eyeball decorations I put out for Halloween. In the last year I have been painting a lot of rocks so this tutorial is perfect for this years’ Halloween decorating project. “Eye roll” on over to … Read More...
Knit a Crown In Memory of Queen Elizabeth
We have updated this post to reflect the passing of the Queen, In can use this knitting pattern to created a knitted crown in loving memory of the Queen.
If someone in your household is dressing as royalty for Halloween, … Read More...
Knitter Cross Stitch Pattern
I enjoy cross stitch, but first and foremost I’m a knitter, so I had to share this Knitter cross-stitch pattern from Junebug and Darlin.
The letters are the empty space around a complex background of leaves, birds and Nordic snowflakes. … Read More...
Jesus in a Manger Hand Embroidery Pattern
Perfect for Christmas, this charming Baby Jesus in a Manger pattern from Wild Olive is an easy and fast design to make.
You will find a downloadable pdf file for the design. There are not a lot of instructions on … Read More...
Christmas Mason Jar Cozies
This Christmas Mason Jar cover pattern comes in 3 sizes. The smallest one with hearts, the middle one with trees and the largest one with snowflakes. The cozies are made in a continuous round using the Waistcoat Stitch. They have … Read More...
10 Free Christmas Holiday Bookmarks The Kids Can Color In
Our family loves books and we love gifting them at Christmas time. If we can’t gift books then we always gift bookmarks.
They are inexpensive to make and can be sent in an envelope or sent alongside a Christmas card … Read More...
Matching Christmas Pajamas- Everything You Need To Know Before You Buy
Okay, so the first thing you need to know is that pajama can be spelled pyjama also and of course referred to as PJ’s, jammies, sleepwear and bed clothes. No matter what you call them, how you spell it it … Read More...
Stacked Pumpkins Slimline Halloween Card
These cute critters are getting ready for Halloween with their big stack of pumpkins! Kristina Werner used new stamps from Art Impressions, coloring them with watercolors for this fun Slimline Card. The black background with some subtle sparkle is the … Read More...
How To Take In A Jeans Waistband – Sewing Tutorial
It’s no fun when a pair of jeans fits you in every way, except the waistband is too big. Luckily, that’s something can be fixed. The Creative Sewist has a step-by-step tutorial showing how to take in a jeans waistband. … Read More...
Fall Leaves Layout
Karlla used an orange and green color combo pulled from her photos for this fun Fall Leaves layout. The large title die cut from white and backed with pattern paper really stands out against the bold torn and stitched plaid … Read More...
Knit a Spooky Pumpkinhead Doll
Meet Gordon. He’s sort of a scarecrow? Pumpkinhead? Tree hand? I don’t know how to describe him, but you might want to knit him to guard your collection of knit pumpkins on your holiday mantle.
Designed by Jesie Ostermiller, Gordon … Read More...
How to make glowing specimen jars for Halloween
These cool glowing specimen jars start with recycled jars and use something I didn’t know existed- waterproof battery operated lights! I bet they could be used for all sorts of decorations and centerpieces. Pop on over to the blog Little … Read More...
December Mini Album in a Box
This tiny 3″x3″ box packs a big punch with the cutest little mini accordion album inside. Ashley used product from Pinkfresh Studio to create the box, decorate the lid and create the album that goes inside. It’s a fun way … Read More...
How to Make a Disappearing Four-Patch Quilt Block
Disappearing quilts blocks are all the rage right now. It basically means that you are taking a traditional block and turning it into something new. This disappearing four-patch pattern from New Quilters is an easy one to start with if … Read More...
Be Kind Pillow – Crochet Pattern
Would it be passive-aggressive to gift this to some family members this Christmas? Way more people in this world just need to be kind. It’s not hard to be kind, you know what else isn’t hard? These crochet patterns. This … Read More...
Book Review – Fat Quarter: Christmas: 25 Projects to Make from Short Lengths of Fabric
If you’re a crafter, then you love Christmas for the endless inspiration it offers every year. In Fat Quarter: Christmas
, popular craft author Jemima Schlee presents 25 projects for you to make quickly and easily from fat quarters or … Read More...