This Slider Panel Pop Up Underwater Scene Card from Marine is simply amazing! When you pull the top tab part of the sentiment is revealed and more of the scene in the center is also revealed. She used cute stamps … Read More...
Baby Bandana Bib – Free Sewing Pattern
Baby bandana bibs are so cute and great for catching drool. They also happen to be easy to sew! Heather Handmade has a tutorial and free sewing pattern for making a baby bandana bib. It takes just a fat quarter … Read More...
Dog Kisses Page
How sweet is this dog page from Katrina?! I love the theme, one of her dogs doesn’t want to other to kiss them, so she created the “Do not kiss me” title and filled the page with lots of lips. … Read More...
Aang in Ice Cross Stitch from Avatar the Last Airbender
It’s been cold all week where I live so I can relate to the frozen world at the beginning of Avatar: The Last Airbender. The Avatar Aang is discovered frozen in a glacier, setting off the events of the story.… Read More...
Frozen Water Balloons
With so much of the United States really cold right now, it might be a fun time to play with frozen water balloons.
Here’s a great explanation of the activity from Exploratorium, but who needs the freezer when the … Read More...
Free Swimming Geese Quilt Pattern
If you have never been over to the Tilda’s World website you really ought to take a look. There is an entire section devoted to lovely free quilt patterns, including this one entitled Swimming Geese. One look at these sweet … Read More...
How to Embroider a Silk Ribbon Iris
Silk ribbon embroidery is a special skill that can produce exquisite results. Flowers especially, take on a whole new look and dimension with silk ribbon. This detailed tutorial from Carol Daisy demonstrates how to embroider a Bearded Iris. Just take … Read More...
Coloring on Kraft Cardstock
Elaine used stamps from Stamping Bella for this sweet card, using Prismacolor Colored Pencils to color in her image onto Kraft Cardstock. I love this technique because the pencil colors really pop on the kraft paper. She’s sharing a coloring … Read More...
Barbie Skirt with Faux Button Placket – DIY Sewing Tutorial
See how you can sew a Barbie skirt with a faux button placket down the front! There’s a DIY sewing tutorial at I Can Sew This. The faux button placket is a neat detail and it’s not hard at … Read More...
Concentric Circles Layout
Nathalie used concentric circles die cut from pattern papers for this lovely layout. I love how she stacked them offset and stitched around the edges of each circle for added interest. She also added clusters of flowers and butterflies scattered … Read More...
Balaclava Knitting Patterns
After the freezing cold weather we’ve been having where I live and the unpleasantness of shovelling the driveway when it’s 0 degrees, my husband asked me to knit him a balaclava.
Of course once I do it it will probably … Read More...
Pocket Baby Bib – Free Sewing Pattern
Sew a pocket baby bib with this free sewing pattern from Heather Handmade! Bibs make sweet handmade baby gifts. Her free pattern includes a pocket to catch crumbs. The pocket is optional so you can make a plain baby bib … Read More...
Recycled spoons make a fun wall decoration with a bit of paint
I am all about the collections of things. This idea for painting recycled spoons in all sorts of pretty colors and hanging them in a group is so pretty! I bet you could collage on the spoons too and then … Read More...
Crown and Thorns Quilt Block Tutorial
With four sizes offered, this free Crown and Thorns quilt block pattern is brought to you by Generations Quilt Patterns. This is a traditional quilt block found in many historical quilts. It can also be called the Memory Wreath … Read More...
Framed Floral Cards
These beautiful Framed Floral Cards from Nichol Spohr make me so ready for Spring! I love the combo of yellow and green and the quilted background pattern reminds me of a trellis so it’s perfect for any floral design. Her … Read More...
Fleece Ear Warmer Headband – Free Sewing Pattern
A comfortable DIY fleece ear warmer headband that is great for running in winter. Hellosewing shows how to make an ear warmer headband in a matter of minutes! Download the free ear warmer pattern over at HelloSewing, tape the … Read More...
Love You List Layouts
Desiree’s sweet Traveler’s Notebook pages where inspired by the challenge to use florals, alphabet stamps and dies. On one page she created a list of things she loves about her girl using alphabet stamps down the tall page surrounded by … Read More...
Crochet Hat And Beanie Mini Course With Video Tutorials
I came across this Hat & Beanie Mini-Course/Ebook while blogging about Niki’s Course 300 Crochet Tips ! It seemed lot’s of you were loving this course and sent me e-mails with a shout out about it.
So what does … Read More...
Give Your Sweater the Cold Shoulder
I can’t imagine wearing a sweater that bares your shoulders in the snow, which may be a sign that I’m old (or currently sitting on the couch in front of a fire while wearing the warmest sweater I own).
Still, … Read More...
Warm Vibes Cross Stitch Pattern
With so much of the United States in the deep cold right now, it seems like we could all use some warm vibes.
Stitch this one up for the coffee or tea lover in your life (or for yourself if … Read More...