As we continue to navigate through the pandemic, many of us have been looking for ways to cope with the stress and anxiety that come with these uncertain times. One fun and creative way to pass the time and relieve … Read More...
Bold Background Cards
Lindsay has created some amazing cards that bring background stamps to the foreground. These types of large stamps allow you plenty of room to play with lots of different techniques. Using ideas like heat embossing and adding Perfect Pearl she’s … Read More...
DIY sewing tutorial: Reusable period pads
Little House Living has a DIY sewing tutorial showing how you can make your own reusable period pads. This is great if you’re wanting to reduce your own usage of one-time-use paper products, or perhaps want to help out girls … Read More...
Layouts with Large Washi Tape
Altenew has recently released some more beautiful rolls of large washi tape. These larger sizes give more flexibility and ease to adding washi to your paper crafting projects. Nathalie has used them to cover notebooks, as background patterns on Traveler’s … Read More...
How to make a recycled cardboard easel
If you get a lot of stuff shipped to your house (or you know someone who does) this fun recycled cardboard box easel may be just the project you would like to make with those recycled boxes. I bet they … Read More...
Lumberjack Decorated Cookies
Spring is right around the corner so we’re ready to come out of hibernation. What better way to celebrate than with a snack! A lumberjack celebration is perfect for wishing winter well and getting back outside. The weather might not … Read More...
COLOR THEORY FOR KIDS- A FREE PRINTABLE BOOK
I know quite a few adults who obviously skipped this color theory in Art class. This printable is perfect for teaching ART to your homeschooled kids or use the printables in a classroom setting. Great way to play with color … Read More...
How To Find Time To Clean and Organize
Cleaning can be a time-consuming process that just seems to take you away from a hundred things you could be spending your time on that are more worthwhile like reading that book that’s been sitting on the counter for a … Read More...
DIY sewing tutorial: Fabric face mask
As PPE (personal protective equipment) supplies necessary for fighting covid-19 are running low, some medical facilities are asking for home sewists to create fabric face masks. Kim at Sweet Red Poppy has a DIY sewing tutorial for a face mask … Read More...
Box Up Box of Flowers Card
The Gemini Box Up Box dies create amazing 3D Pop Up Boxes that can hold a variety of stamped images or embellishments. These box card folds even flat for mailing. I love these flower designs, it’s like sending a vase … Read More...
Floral Doily Layout
Jasmin added clusters of flowers and butterfly around a large flower doily die cut on this lovely layout. By keeping the open cut die white like the background she created tone on tone pattern, depth and texture to her page. … Read More...
Easy Easter Dyed Egg Designs
A quick trip to the grocery store and a quick scavenge from your craft stash will provide everything you need for this fun Easter project. There’s nothing more fun at Easter than gathering in the kitchen to dye eggs as … Read More...
Easter Bunny Wreath – Working with I-cord
The Easter Bunny was created by crocheting a 3-stitch tube called an i-cord and then feeding wire through the centre. Additional wire forms the circular wreath – this time covered in a simple 3-ply rope technique. It’s a fun project … Read More...
Watercolor Floral Striped Card
Michele wanted to create a custom background that coordinated with her water colored floral stamps. So she used washi tape to mask off sections of watercolor paper and painted them in with her watercolors. The result is a colorful and … Read More...
6 x 6 Hiking Layouts
Flora created some 6″x 6″ hiking themed scrapbook pages using products from Crate Paper. This size page is perfect for 3″x 4″ photos and still leaves room for page titles and embellishments. The fun and trendy woodland and rainbow accents … Read More...
How To Embroider On Paper Towels
A Needlework reader wrote in and asked me to find a tutorial for Embroidering on a paper towel and or toilet paper rolls. Like a good Editor I set out on a mission to find a good tutorial and here … Read More...
Make You Own Rainbow Party Bread
Rainbow bread is fun to eat and the perfect addition to parties and after school snacks, but have you ever considered making it yourself at home? This recipe shows you how to make your own rainbow fairy unicorn bread. Call … Read More...
Mini Easel Card
Jennier D. is sharing how to create a mini easel card base using circle dies. Once you’ve created the base you can decorate it with as many layers of stamps and embellishments as you’d like. Hers are quite wonderfully detailed … Read More...
DIY sewing tutorial: Easy throw pillow
It’s easy to sew a pillow (or two, or three) to match your decor. Susan at Organized 31 has a DIY sewing tutorial showing how. She made this pillow to match her daughter’s bedding set. It took her just 15 … Read More...
Coffee Traveler’s Notebook Pages
There’s not too many things better then Fridays and coffee, right? So Diane documented her love of both in these wonderful Traveler’s Notebook pages. I love how one page is just the photo scaled to size with a few embellishments … Read More...