With hundreds of quilling
videos posted online, it’s hard for those who are new to the craft to know where to start. All Things Paper has narrowed the options to ten favorites that not only are ideal for beginners, but … Read More...
Add Pretty Flourishes to Your Handwriting
I know many of us don’t like our own handwriting but it can really add a special personal touch to include our own writing in our scrapbooks. If you’d like to step up your handwriting game try adding some swirls … Read More...
Simple Mitts to Knit with a Twist
Maybe a turn is more accurate than a twist, but the Plication mitts by Elizabeth Felgate use Garter Stitch, short rows and clever folding to make mitts with shifting stitches.
The pattern has four different sizes and you can use … Read More...
Fun ways to use recycled puzzle pieces
If you have lost a few pieces of a puzzle why not use those colorful little pieces to make all sorts of art and craft items like cards and home decor. Pop on over to the blog Crea Chiffon to … Read More...
The Best and Safest Hand Sanitizer Recipes You Can Make At Home
DIY Hand sanitizer recipes have been around for years and suddenly everything DIY is cool again but only out of desperation :). Some of us are DIY preppers from way back in the day.
Here are the best recipes we … Read More...
How To Make A DIY Rain Boot Easter Gift Baskets
What better way to celebrate spring than with an Easter basket made with rain boots? This post is sponsored by Lone Cone.
If you want to do something a little different for Easter this year, why not gather up … Read More...
Etsy Feature – Beaded necklace with Swarovski rivoli
Tutorial in PDF format for my Necklace with Rivoli and leaves.
Instructions include 23 pages of step by step schemes, photos and explanations.
Stitches: Peyote, Herringbone stitch
Skill Level: Beginners – Intermediate
The tutorial is available in English version
You … Read More...
Sanding and buffing polymer clay in 10 minutes
Forgive my ignorance but I didn’t realize Clay could be buffed so shiny! I mean, it’s soooo shiny. And according to this video tutorial (which has English subtitles) you only need 10 mins to achieve this high polished polymer clay. … Read More...
Hot Air Balloon Card
Mindy Eggen got a bright and bold watercolor look on her Hot Air Balloon Card by using Karin Brushmarkers to color her stamped image. Those colors really pop against her pretty ink blending background. by HoneyBee Stamps
DIY sewing tutorial: Adorable strawberry pincushion
This strawberry pincushion might very well be the cutest way to store your pins! Vanessa at Tried & True has a tutorial showing how you can make it. The strawberries are easily all made from felt with just a simple … Read More...
Scrapbook Theme: Harry Potter
Even after all this time Harry Potter is still going strong. If you’re looking for Harry Potter themed paper crafting products then Paper House is a great place to check out. They have pattern papers, stickers, washi tapes, embellishments and … Read More...
Wool Crafts You Never Thought Of
It covers some really pretty things you can do with wool, and since cold season is just about upon us, I thought it would be interesting, fun and very relevant to our readers to check out these Wool crafts. You … Read More...
How to sew a recycled pet food bag featuring cute animals
Right now my only “pet” is a squirrel who sits on my air conditioner looks at me with his cute face until I give him peanuts. Unfortunately, the bag of peanuts does not have a picture of a squirrel on … Read More...
Cookies and Cream Scones
These Cookies and Cream Scones are sweet, soft, and perfect for dessert or even brunch! These would be amazing as an Easter Recipe for taking to a luncheon or picnic. You can see the full recipe here.
and if you … Read More...
Wash Your Hands With Single Use Soap
Did you know that single-use soap blocks, cubes and slithers existed? I actually did, because I purchased these single-use travel soaps
a few years ago for a travel trip.
But ,with the lack of hand sanitizer and the drive to … Read More...
In The Hoop -ITH -Sunglasses Case
This In The Hoop or ITH project is for making these heavy edged sunglasses cases using your Embroidery machine. You can grab the full free tutorial here. or watch the video below to see how it is made.
Check out … Read More...
Adorable Easter Bunny Crochet Pattern
I am sorry for my Easter Bunny rants, but I just keep finding the most adorable Crochet patterns and I can’t resist but share them with you. I promise I will stop (after Easter, that is)
I’m so excited to … Read More...
Dollar Tree Foil Tray – Sunflower Farmhouse Wall Art
This tutorial shows you how to make a tin sunflower using tin throw away cookie sheets or oven sheets from the Dollar Tree store.
For this tutorial you will need some sharp scissors, I do not recommend using your … Read More...
Books and Coffee Cards
These adorable cards really spoke to me, not just because they have sweet little animals on them but because they featured 2 of my favorite things, books and coffee! I can’t live without either 🙂 Using stamps from Eveline T. … Read More...
DIY sewing tutorial: Blanket stitch
Make pretty edging on your sewn projects with the blanket stitch! Lisa at Cucicucicoo shows how you can make this useful embroidery stitch. Video and photo tutorials show how to sew for this useful hand embroidery stitch on a straight … Read More...