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This kawaii narwhal needle felting tutorial is for advanced-beginner needle felters. There are some difficult components to it, particularly the narwhal’s tusk. This part was so tedious and flimsy to make!
It is going to take a couple of … Read More...
5 Doll Patterns Included
Create your very own three-dimensional princess dolls! Doll’s frame is constructed with pipe cleaners for sturdiness and pose-able limbs. Skill level: Intermediate, knowledge of basic crochet stitches, color changes, working in the round, basic embroidery and … Read More...
This DIY bath and body recipe shows you how to make your own soothing detox face scrub using Activated Charcoal and oats.
2 teaspoons of Activated Charcoal powder
1 tbs of Oatmeal
5 drops of Rose hip … Read More...
Charlotte Stowell shows how to make food-themed polymer clay beads using modelling techniques, and how to make them up into fun and attractive jewellery. First there is advice about the few simple tools and the basic techniques needed to make … Read More...
There’s no doubt that paper towels are convenient. But it doesn’t take long to go through a roll of towels, and all those paper towels end up in the trash. A Beautiful Mess shows how you can make UNpaper towels. … Read More...
Jennie created a colorful stack of words that almost fills an entire page in her Traveler’s Notebook. She create this design by clustering and stacking word stickers and dies, it’s a simple but impactful design.The background of that pages ties … Read More...
Over the top larger than life Easter decor! The Crafty Lumberjacks have shared this tutorial on making these giant cracked egg easter decorations. Perfect for the mantle front porch or your own dinner table. Just because group gatherings are banned … Read More...
First I want to tell you a story. Back when I was a kid in Connecticut one year it snowed on Easter. Needless to say there was no egg hunt outside. But always the clever adults herded all the kids … Read More...
These free printable spring flowers can be used in a variety of ways: as cupcake toppers, banners, bulletin board decorations or even in cheerful flower arrangements.
You can make the simple flat versions or fold and glue them and use … Read More...
This picture tutorial shows how to crochet an Easter Bunny plastic egg
holder. It’s a cute project that comes together pretty quickly. You can see the full Crochet pattern here.
Looking for more Easter themed Crochet patterns? Check out some … Read More...
Send someone a rainbow in an envelope with this fun Unicorn Card. Ardyth used a partial inking technique on a large background stamp to create her rainbow which pulls the focus of the card onto the cute unicorn.
If you’re new to using an electronic die cutting machine you might have seen the terms SVG or PNG cut files. These are files that your Cricut, Silhouette or Scan N Cut uses to cut out shapes and designs. The … Read More...
We know Mother’s Day is right around the corner, and you’re probably looking for the perfect gift for your mom or grandmother. It can be tricky to find just the right thing, but don’t worry! We’ve got some awesome ideas … Read More...
With all this homeschooling going on don’t forget kids are still kids and they love a good movie! The best thing about “movie time” is it gives you the parent time for take a little me time and rejuvenate yourself.… Read More...
Academics in a Box are offering a 10% discount to their box subscriptions using the code above. It’s not a huge discount, but I know lot’s of parents were already purchasing these boxes to help with the child’s homeschooling and … Read More...
This little Easter Bunny is an ITH design. You make this using your embroidery machine
with the 5″ x 7″ hoop or 13cm x 18cm
Finished bunny will be approximately 17cm tall when completed.
Vintage Bunny Rabbit Softie – fill … Read More...
If there is one thing I hate about festival parades and celebrations it is all the waiting for things to start. In that short amount of time the kids can literally go stir crazy. It’s as if all the excitement … Read More...
When I saw this new Purr-fect Cat stamp set from Jane Davenport I immediately thought of Alice in Wonderland and the Cheshire Cat. I used Distress Crayons from Tim Holtz to watercolor the images and adhered a few tea charms … Read More...
Sew a lovely bloused with a shirred bodice and sleeves! Sew, Jahit has a tutorial showing how to do it, and she includes free sewing patterns you can use. She also includes instructions for how to draft your own pattern, … Read More...
Lydia created this fun caterpillar style mini album for a birthday. I love the hidden flaps that have little extras underneath. And the bright and bold patterns and colors are the perfect design for a little boys birthday! She’s sharing … Read More...
