One way to really bring focus to a layout is color. Kim used the bright bold color of her yellow dress as a focal point on this layout, reflecting it in the page backgrounds and title. Plus it works so … Read More...
DIY 4th of July Star Applique T-Shirt
Learn how to add a DIY star applique to a t-shirt with a simple rag edge. This is an easy sewing project that’s perfect for summer and the 4th of July. You can see the full sewing pattern and tutorial … Read More...
The Best Travel Accessories Tutorials To Sew
Check out these free sewing patterns for DIY travel accessories you can sew for your next trip. Super useful to have! Either use this free sleep mask pattern from a while ago or a few other practical diy travel storage … Read More...
Coffee Cup Card with Digital Stamps
Renee used flower digital stamps from Joy Clair to create her own pattern paper for the background of her card. This is such an easy way to design your own custom card backgrounds. She used another large coffee cup digi … Read More...
Sewing Patter n – Upcycled Jeans Fabric Basket
Learn how to make an upcycled jeans fabric basket using the hems cut off of jeans. These small DIY fabric baskets are perfect for organizing drawers, desktops and bathroom shelves. These are a fun way to decorate a teen or … Read More...
Beach Pocket Pages
Pocket pages make for quick and easy layouts. Lydia used them for a set of fun beach layouts. Each pocket holds a photo, journaling card or pattern paper. The blues, corals and sandy colors she used are perfect for summer … Read More...
A Great Tank Top Knitting Pattern for Summer
Just last year I finally started to get into knitting tops for summer. I don’t know why I resisted for so long. I love being able to wear things I made throughout the year, and the right combination of style … Read More...
Cross-Stitch the United States
I’ve written before about how cute the collection of cross-stitch patterns published by Country Living magazine. They aren’t the easiest to scroll through, but I saw a picture of this great United States cross stitch pattern on Pinterest and decided … Read More...
Bubble Paint Flowers Art Project for Kids
I always like finding different ways to play with common supplies, and my daughter did bubble painting at a craft camp a couple of years ago and really enjoyed it.
Kids love making the bubbles and getting to use them … Read More...
Join a Knitting-Themed Book Club
The Drunk Knitter has started a book club/mystery knitalong that’s also a fundraiser for Black Lives Matter.
Participants will be reading The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison and knitting Pecola, a shawl made with a skein of sock yarn.… Read More...
Embroidery Pattern – Nautical Sailor
SEA CAPTAIN … a cozy blue embroidery pattern perfect for nautical themed decors and beach houses if you are lucky enough to own one.
ahoy there, stitchers!
this charming nautical fellow is available now in PDF for you, and … Read More...
12 Easy and Small Needle Felting Projects
Needle felting is a fun and creative craft that allows you to create beautiful and unique pieces using just a few basic materials. If you’re new to needle felting, starting with small projects is a great way to get a … Read More...
Sewing Pattern – Ravenwood Messenger Bag
Every now and then we get requests for the “male” version of a sewing pattern, in the past few weeks we have been featuring some lovely ladies style bags and totes. This week we found this masculine style tech … Read More...
How To Make – Mini Cookie Cereal
Mini Cookies have been transformed into a cereal, yep have you always enjoyed eating your cookies dipped in milk? well this take that to a whole new level, drop your cookies into your bowl of milk. YUM! You can of … Read More...
Sunflowers Quilt Pattern PDF by Jen Daly Quilts
Cheerful sunflowers bloom against a scrappy background of teal, blue and green—a gorgeous combination for summer! And with its simple patchwork and quick piecing techniques, Sunflowers is a great project for beginners.
The downloadable pattern for this 22½” x 52½” … Read More...
Crochet Pattern – Shells Cardigan and Bonnet
Crochet together this adorable Shells Cardigan and Bonnet in Deramores Studio Baby DK for your little newborn. Deramores Studio Baby DK is an incredibly hard-wearing, 100% acrylic yarn is versatile and machine washable; ideal for babies garments, toys, blankets, and … Read More...
How to Watercolor on Colored Cardstock
Normally when using watercolors for your cards you’d stamp on watercolor paper but Amber has a technique using cardstock. She used liquid watercolor markers and just a bit of water on a paint brush to color her images with. Using … Read More...
10 Mini Scrapbook Album Designs
Scrapbook.com has gathered together 10 different types and style of mini albums along with tutorials for each one. You’ll find designs for a school album, an album filled with shaker pages, albums filled with pockets, tags and flaps, an accordion … Read More...
Make a Simple Solar System Bracelet
With the recent launch of astronauts to the International Space Station, its a great time to teach kids more about space.
If you have a child working on the order of the planets or who would like a space-themed bracelet, … Read More...
A Cross-Stitch Pattern that Says What We’re All Thinking
It’s sure been a year so far, hasn’t it? The news hasn’t stopped and most of it has been pretty bad.
You might even say it’s been a bit of a Dumpster fire.
If you want to commemorate in stitching … Read More...