If you are new to hand embroidery, one of the most common stitches you will find is the french knot. It is an easy stitch, but can be a bit tricky when just starting out. Once you have mastered it … Read More...
Four Patch Heart – Free Scrappy Quilt Pattern
This easy four patch heart quilt pattern from Carterquilter is about as scrappy as it gets. It’s also pretty festive for Valentine’s Day.
This is a free pattern and comes in five sizes, so you are sure to find just … Read More...
Among Us Cards
Among Us is a very popular video game, lots and lots of people have been playing it with their friends during lockdown. Bibi Cameron was inspired by a comment to create some shaped cards based on the characters from Among … Read More...
My Heart Double Page Layout
Traci got 9 photos on her sweet My Heart double page spread. One page has a row of photos across the center over layers of coordinating pattern papers and also has her title. The other page has photos in stacks … Read More...
Stamp and Die Storage Tip
Looking for simple storage idea for your clear stamps and metal dies? 6″ x6″ scrapbook albums are a great size with pockets big enough to keep even the largest stamp sets and many have tabs on the size to easily … Read More...
Stitch the Elements of Love
If your Valentine has a nerdy side, you might want to stitch up the super cute Elements of Love design from The Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery.
This cute little set has a lot of chemistry (sorry, so sorry) and features a … Read More...
Valentine’s Day Digital Paper Pack
This FREE printable Valentine’s Day digital paper pack includes 8 high-quality seamless backgrounds in JPG format, each paper measures 12×12 inches. These digital papers are perfect for Valentine’s Day paper crafts, scrapbooking, journaling, and much more!
Heart Hat Knitting Patterns
Hearts are a simple knitting motif that just makes you feel good. They’re fun to knit and great to wear any time of year.
It seems like there have been a lot of new heart hat knitting patterns released recently, … Read More...
Sight Word Valentine Game
This is the time of year for hearts everywhere, so why not use heart shapes in learning?
This little activity form Growing Book by Book is a great way to work on sight words with kiddos. Pick words they need … Read More...
Plastic Canvas Butterfly – Free Pattern
Julie over on Strings Away! brings us this charming little plastic canvas butterfly plant poke pattern. What a fun idea! Wouldn’t these decorations be pretty placed all around your house? They would make a lovely gift for your favorite plant … Read More...
Mixed Media Valentine Cards
I love the vintage look of these mixed media Valentine’s Day cards from Riikka! For the background of each card she heat embossed a patterned stamp and then painted over top for a resist technique. Each card used a different … Read More...
Make Your Own 3D Tropical Wall Art
Learn how to layer paper shapes and create an effective 3D wall art display. This monstera tropical leaf design is perfect for keeping the summer going a little longer! Monstera plants
are trending right now but they are also very … Read More...
Winter Hat with Faux Fur Cuff – Free Sewing Pattern
Sew a winter hat to keep your head and ears warm this winter! So Sew Easy has a free sewing pattern for a winter hat with faux fur cuff that you will love. You can sew the hat from knit … Read More...
Sweet Girl Pet Layout
Brianna created her own beautiful, colorful background for this Sweet Girl Pet Layout. She die cut her own stencil and applied paste through it to create a diagonal stripe pattern then used Distress Oxide Inks to add the color over … Read More...
Learning about Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridges is a great historical figure for kids to learn about during Black History Month because her moment of fame came when she was a child.
(If you don’t know about her, check out this quick biography. She … Read More...
Hedgehog Scarf Knitting Pattern
It might be a little late to knit something for Valentine’s Day this year, but I could resist sharing this super cute hedgehog scarf knitting pattern from Knitted Bliss Stitching.
Just because it’s covered with hearts doesn’t mean it has … Read More...
Stenciled Cards
Yana Smakula used colorful inks and simple stencil designs for these wonderful graphic card ideas. Using a brush to ink blend different colors of ink in overlapping or faded patterns adds lots of interest and blends of colors onto the … Read More...
Lovebirds Valentine’s Chart
This vintage-inspired chart of lovebirds can be used for cross-stitch, knitting or crochet, but I love the idea of doing it as cross-stitch on some cream-colored fabric.
The design is 52 by 61 stitches and as charted would use three … Read More...
Create a Digital Plaid Paper
Plaid and check is a trendy look and is a great way to incorporate not only pattern but also lots of color to a layout. Laura is sharing a tip for you digital scrapers on how to transform a striped … Read More...
Abstract Color Block Felt Laptop Case – DIY Sewing Tutorial
Learn how to sew felt in a really cool ‘jigsaw’ style, where you insert one piece inside another. This technique can be used to create so many things – like the abstract, color block laptop case shown in this tutorial … Read More...