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From rustic wooden signs and garlands to cute and quirky wall art, there’s something for everyone when it comes to buying Valentine’s Day decorations online. Whether you’re looking for something traditional or something a little more modern and fun, you’ll … Read More...
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balls have been around for a few years, but have taken off this past Christmas with lots of households using them as a gift-giving game. They are lots of fun! I made one a few years ago for … Read More...
This tutorial shows you how to make needle felted postcards, these flat style pictures are likened to paintings and are often referred to as felt paintings. These little postcards are great little mini projects and if you wanted to you … Read More...
This roundup of Valentine’s day crafts is aimed at the toddler preschool age group. Obviously different abilities older and younger should be taken into consideration when making these Toddler Valentine’s day crafts,
Valentine’s day crafts for toddlers are all about … Read More...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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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...
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...
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...
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 … Read More...
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...
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...
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...
