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The holiday season is upon us, and what better way to get into the festive spirit than by getting crafty? With Christmas just around the corner, there’s no better time to start thinking about creating some unique, handcrafted gifts and … Read More...
This is a video tutorial showing how to make this wonderfully adorable shell necklace using a variation of the bobble stitch. A great handmade gift idea for all ages. You can see the full free crochet pattern here.
Here is a project for all of you needlepointers who love Christmas trees. Sometimes less is more, and that is definitely the case with this lovely pattern. You won’t find any added bling on this tree, but the red border … Read More...
I like knitting socks and other small things using the magic loop method, where one long circular knitting needle holds all the stitches. It’s less fiddly and feels like it goes faster than knitting on double-pointed needles or even two … Read More...
I love collecting natural materials for art projects, and my daughter and I have had a lot of fun through the years collecting leaves, sticks, acorns, rocks and other materials from our yard, neighborhood or local park to use for … Read More...
This wet felting tutorial shows you how to make heart-shaped felted soaps. These soaps are great for gift giving and trying out little designs and color schemes. Felted soap is a great way to get kids involved in felting too. … Read More...
Are you planning on making a Halloween quilt this year? Check out this Riley Blake collection of Halloween Fabrics.
This is a curated bundle which is available at the Fat quarter shop for 12 quarters.
Spooky Riley Blake Blends Fat … Read More...
Hands down this is going to be one of the most popular Halloween costumes for 2020 but what is going to make your Plague mask stand out from the rest? Sure you could buy a plague mask
or you could … Read More...
I love the large bold stamp images from Colorado Craft, they are so big they fill an entire card. Bibi used their Ruby Slippers card for these amazing Wizard of Oz
themed cards. I love all the extra details she … Read More...
This Halloween or Fall Crochet pattern is for the most adorable doll. SKILL LEVEL: beginner
This is a simple and detailed pattern with images to provide visual help for the process. 12 pages, 33 photos
FINISHED SIZE:
If crocheted with … Read More...
Wow, check out all the amazing texture on this Fall Layout from Jennifer McMurtrey! She cut thin strips of different autumn colored pattern papers and then simple wadded them up and scrunch them to distress them, then smoothed them out … Read More...
Halloween is going to look a little different this year for many trick or treaters but this article will give you some suggestions to making sure your Halloween or Quaran-ta-ween is just as much fun. Lots of people are asking … Read More...
I enjoy making gifts for my family and friends. Gifts show them that I care enough to think of them and make a handmade gift. But I’m a busy mom of three, wife and small business owner. I don’t have … Read More...
Turn About Stamps allow you to easily create colorful stamped patterns and backgrounds for your cards. Daniel West shares how to use stamps from Concord and 9th along with a stamp positioning tool to create 5 different card ideas.
See how to make a scarf from a long rectangle of fabric! Heather from Heather Handmade has a tutorial showing how to sew a scarf. The sewing is pretty simple. It’s the fabric choice that really makes this project … Read More...
How amazing is this Mixed Media layout from Antonia!? She concentrated all her design elements in a border across the center of her page. Add depth and texture from stenciling, layering and clustering stamped circles, wooden embellishments, 3D flowers and … Read More...
I was scrolling through the multitude of free cross stitch patterns over at Smart Cross Stitch the other day when this one caught my eye.
This girl dancing with her shadow cross stitch pattern is 88 by 132 stitches and … Read More...
This is now my third “pencil” themed recycled project. Something about this classic back to school item is making me happy right now. Another thing that makes me happy is when you can make something small super-sized. You too? Pop … Read More...
Here’s a great pattern if you can’t quite decide what season you want to knit for. Isabell Kraemer’s Ooh La La sweater is plain Stockinette on the back and features a wide repeating lace panel on the front.
There are … Read More...
I should have featured this free quilting pattern back in Spring, I feel like it has a spring vibe. This design is by Katie Skoog. 
All Pdf files include the instructions and illustrations that you need to be successful, starting … Read More...
