As a crocheter and dog lover, I’m always on the lookout for new patterns to keep my furry friends warm and stylish. So when I came across this crochet dog sweater pattern, I knew I had to give it a … Read More...
Slimline Valentine’s Day Cards
Amy R used dies from Simon Says and patterned papers from Doodlebug to create some colorful Valentine’s Day cards. The pattern papers come in a collection pack so it’s easy to mix and match colors and patterns for a cohesive … Read More...
DIY Flannel Throw Blanket – Easy Sewing Tutorial
A flannel throw blanket is the perfect lightweight blanket to snuggle under while reading a book or watching TV. It’s easy to sew and makes a great handmade gift. Heather Handmade shows how with an easy sewing tutorial. This is … Read More...
Furry Friends Layout
I love the cute little scene that Brianna created across the bottom of this Furry Friends Layout. The sweet dogs and their house sit on a green pattern paper hill backed with cloud paper with a paper sun shining down. … Read More...
Chevrons Add Texture to this Winter Sweater
I saw the Woodstove Season Pullover from Alicia Plummer recently when scrolling Ravelry and immediately fell in love.
It looks cozy without being boxy, and the chevron on the front adds a nice textured detail that’s super subtle. Worked in … Read More...
Cross Stitch for the Year of the Ox
While we recently celebrated the turn of the Western calendar to a new year, the Lunar New Year doesn’t happen until February 12, so there’s plenty of time to stitch something in honor of the upcoming year of the Ox.… Read More...
DIY Gift Card Box
If you enjoy giving your handmade cards as gifts you need something pretty to present them in right? Why not make a matching gift card box to fill with your cards? D Pauley has a sweet little handmade box that … Read More...
How to Mix Skin Tone Paint
Mixing paints to make different colors is a lot of fun, and when it comes to painting self-portraits its important to be able to mix different skin tones for different people.
Art Bar has a great blog post and video … Read More...
Tooth Fairy Pillow – Free Sewing pattern
Children remember the times you made a life event special – and losing a tooth is one of those. This free tooth fairy pillow pattern from Hellosewing will enable you to make this DIY tooth fairy pillow that will be … Read More...
Valentine’s Day Printables
These pretty phrases, flowers and hearts are perfect to add to scrapbook layouts, greeting cards or planner pages for Valentine’s Day. They are FREE to download and print from Webster’s Pages.
-Heather
Check out more … Read More...
Improv Quilted Birch Trees – Free Tutorial
Are you interested in doing a little bit of improv quilting? Sometimes it’s fun to just go with the flow and not follow a particular pattern. This helpful tutorial from 3rd Story Workshop shows you how to make improv birch … Read More...
Free Rainbow of Hope Embroidery Pattern
With everything going on in the world right now, we all need a little hope. This Rainbow of Hope design from Amy Loves to Sew is a little reminder that there is hope out there. Amy was prompted to design … Read More...
Eight Ways to Embellish with Lisa Andrews
Join longtime scrapbooker, Lisa Andrews, as she shares Eight Ways to Embellish a scrapbook page. Lisa shares tips and tricks for using some of the industry’s favorite embellishments like stickers and washi tape. You will come away from this class … Read More...
Free Astrology Reading By Sara Freder
Sara Freder is offering free Astrology readings, all you have to do is signup and send your info. I still recall and even have the paperwork of an Astrology reading from a machine around 35 years ago. It gave a … Read More...
Wonderful Winter Card
This lovely card from Cathy Z really captures the beauty of winter. She used grey ink on a Gelli Press Plate spritzing it with water for the first layer of her card background, she then ink blended additional colors for … Read More...
Types of Sewing Machine Needles and When To Use Them
Though they may all look the same at first glance, there are some very important differences in types of sewing machine needles
. And if you use the wrong one for your project, you may end up with any number … Read More...
Loved Layout
Wow, check out all the amazing color, pattern and texture in this layout is from Kelly! She used a cut file of clouds and swirls using Silhouette Studio to separate out sections of the swirls and assign them each different … Read More...
How to melt pony beads in silicone molds
I think pretty much everyone knew you could melt pony beads
in muffin tins but I never thought about all the silicone molds
I have that could be used to make melted shapes. I can’t wait to try making colorful … Read More...
Snowdrops Silk Ribbon Embroidery Tutorial
As soon as I saw this snowdrops silk ribbon design from Hearty Craft, I knew I would be making it. More specifically, I knew I would be making it for my mother who absolutely loves snowdrops. When snowdrops bloom, … Read More...
DIY Red Wine Sugar Scrub
The sugar in this recipe gently exfoliates the skin and honey moisturizes and soothes dry skin. Red wine blends in to make the perfect scent. Happy crafting! See the full skincare recipe here. Such a great way to use … Read More...