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An essential book packed with exquisite photographs and amazing floral displays for planning every aspect of the wedding day and beyond, from London’s leading floral designer. Paula Pryke taps into the desire of every bride to make her wedding day … Read More...
Over 300 techniques that show you how to sew absolutely everything–from clothes to home decor–plus 10 stylish new projects and updated information on more than 100 tools and 50 fabrics, with a glossary of sewing terminology.
Whether you are sewing … Read More...
Organic clay earrings and jewelry are all the rage right now, and with these tutorials, you can make your own beautiful polymer clay jewelry to add to your jewelry collection!
All of these projects are so easy to make, and … Read More...
Potholders so bright, so cheery, you’ll love displaying them as much as you will using them! Crochet these lovely flower designs to give, to keep, to sell! Make the entire 6-pattern set with cotton worsted yarn. You can download these … Read More...
This Dachsund Knitting pattern is available for free via Deramores, all you have to do is select the “Digital Pattern” option in the drop-down menu to grab the pattern for free.
Another addition to the Dera-Dogs collection, Stanley the Dachshund … Read More...
I used the adorable Make a Wish stamp set from Hero Arts along with some Distress Oxide Ink blending for this fun card. I used a liquid masking solution to mask my stamp and also used a little shimmer paint … Read More...
This DIY fabric wrist keychain is easy enough for beginners to sew! Chelsea at Sew Simple Home shows how to make it. If you can sew a straight line, you can make this cute keychain! Plus it doesn’t take much … Read More...
Michele is sharing some great tips for mixed media art journaling over on the Mixed Media Art site. She’s showing how to add collage papers and transparencies using gel medium to make it look as through they are embedded and … Read More...
Are you working on Christmas in July projects? Tonya is and she designed this adorable Snowgirl Mini Album. She used lots of different dies from Sizzix for the cover and pages. I like how she added little extras inside like … Read More...
These are so pretty and pretty easy to make too! They are like the middle stage of Shrinky Dinks. Need some new jewelry making supplies to add to your stash? Why not spend some times just making organic shaped recycled … Read More...
These sweet rose and feather pattern papers will add a soft, ethereal touch to your paper crafting projects. Add them to cards, scrapbook pages or planners. There are 7 colors to choose from and they are all FREE to download … Read More...
How sweet are these DIY Doggie Flower Embellishments!? Karen used a large brad making tool and some dog patterned paper to create the centers and the flowers themselves are punched from old book papers. This is such a fun way … Read More...
There’s been a lot of talk in the knitting community on Instagram and elsewhere about how using hand-dyed yarn in projects can feel like it excludes knitters who aren’t able to afford that yarn and suggesting that designers should provide … Read More...
You can make an entire pair of pajamas for a toddler out of one men’s t-shirt! Emily at Life Sew Savory shows how you can upcycle an old t-shirt into a pair of toddler pajamas. She links to free patterns … Read More...
It doesn’t feel like it at all, but back to school time is right around the corner. Whether you’re celebrating your kids going back to physical school or want to cheer up their space for virtual learning, this pretty colored … Read More...
Unicorns have captured imaginations for centuries, and now sophisticated colorists will be enchanted with more than 30 illustrations of these legendary creatures. Set in a variety of poses against intricately embellished natural backgrounds, these mythic scenes will foster a sense … Read More...
WHALE OF A TIME … a cozyblue embroidery pattern
from my original line drawing, WHALE OF A TIME is a companion piece to my sea captain (and his wife and daughter) but it looks equally awesome on it’s own too.… Read More...
Keep your projects floating along with the 12″ x 12″ Ocean Wonder Collection Foil Paper Stack from Die Cuts With A View. There are 36 double sided sheets of 12″ x 12″ patterned paper featuring waves, fish, coral and more. … Read More...
Welcome to our collection of 7 crochet patterns for basket weave baby blankets! The basket weave stitch is a textured crochet pattern that creates a woven, basket-like appearance. It’s a versatile stitch that can be used to create a variety … Read More...
The ultimate rubber stamping workshop at your fingertips—with nineteen innovative projects, boundless inspiration, and sound how-to advice.
Rubber stampers of all abilities will find themselves turning to The Rubber Stamper’s Bible time and time again for essential how-to advice, design … Read More...
