A thumb hole cuff is always a happy surprise on a long-sleeved t-shirt! When it’s cold out, the cuffs of your sleeve become built-in hand warmers. What’s better than that? Emily from Life Sew Savory shows how you can add … Read More...
Feminine Fall Mini Album
The Honey and Spice Collection from Heidi Swapp is full of warm tones with beautiful patterns and florals. It’s perfect for fall scrapbooking. Jamie used the collection to put together a wonderful mini album with a feminine touch. I love … Read More...
DIY Hand Painted Sugar Cookies
A simple recipe for painting on royally iced sugar cookies. Painting royally iced sugar cookies may be the easy way out when it comes to decorating, but I can’t imagine we’ll hear any complaints on the matter. It’s quick, it’s … Read More...
Walk through an art show at a gallery featuring my brick wall installation art
I shot my first “walk through” video of a gallery show today. It features my installation titled “The Writing is on the wall; 45”. It is 45 bricks stacked in a single column with found words and quotes on each … Read More...
Round-up of winter hand embroidery patterns
Get cozy this winter with a hand sewing project! This is a curated list of hand embroidery patterns with winter motifs including snow, pine trees, mountains, fireplaces, and warm sweaters. Perfect for stitching on to a pillow or hanging on … Read More...
How to Color a Christmas Lily Card
If you love flowers you don’t have to leave them off your holiday cards many still bloom during the winter months like poinsettia and some lilies. Mindy Baxter used a lovely Amaryllis stamp for this beautiful Christmas card. She has … Read More...
Crafting Friends Layout
Do you have friends that you go to classes or crops with, that you enjoy getting together and crafting? Be sure to take some snaps next time and turn it into a fun memory of the time you spend together … Read More...
Slime Advent Calendar
We all know slime is here to stay and what better way to fill an advent calendar than slime? Slime is best when it is ready-made, certainly a lot less mess for parents to clean up. This advent calendar delivers … Read More...
Free pattern: Christmas stocking for your front door
Decorate your front door with an oversized Christmas stocking filled with greenery! This large Christmas stocking is sized just right to hang on a door. I’ve got a free pattern for you over at Orange Bettie. And though it’s meant … Read More...
Using Water Reactive Inks 3 Ways
Using Water-Reactive Ink Pads from Spectrum Noir I created this fun winter Yeti Card. These versatile inks can be used for lots of different stamping and coloring techniques. If you missed my review on them last week be sure to … Read More...
Honey Comb Layout
I love how Anna added pattern, color and movement on her layout using a Honeycomb die shape with just small sections of the soft script paper peeking behind. And the banners and flowers add a sweet touch the to lovely … Read More...
Woven Burlap Farmhouse Basket
Farmhouse style is so on-trend right now, but it can be expensive. This budget-friendly basket was created with just a few supplies gathered from the Dollar Store, but it looks like a million bucks! The rustic-chic contrast of black metal … Read More...
How to Use Stitching Dies without Sewing
Several companies make dies that have holes in them so you can add some stitching. These dies might seem a bit limiting but you don’t always have to add sewing to them. You can use the negative space left from … Read More...
So many cute acorn crafts
Could these tiny dolls with acorn caps in a shell be any cuter? They were spotted in a great collection of acorn crafts collected over at the blog Dishfunctional Designs. Another of my favorites in the acorn crafts collection that … Read More...
Fall Freebies
Scrapbooking and Cards Today Magazine shares new FREEBIES with each issue. For their current Fall issue they have several die cut shapes including words, leaves and a wreath along with some cute journaling cards.
Easel Slider Card
Eloise combined two really trendy card styles by adding a slider element to an easel card, how much fun is that!? I love this little Yeti snowboarding across the card!
Visit the Lawn Fawn blog for her video tutorial.
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Free pattern: Secretary blouse with neck bow
The Secretary Blouse by So Sew Easy is refined elegance for a workplace wardrobe. You can download the sewing pattern for free and sew one up in a weekend. The pattern is rated for an advanced beginner or intermediate sewist. … Read More...
Holiday Planner with Printables
It’s that time of year, it’s time to start planning for the holidays! And Maymay has got your planning covered with FREE printables including calendar pages, printable pages for notes, decorations, menus, expenses and more. Add them to your own … Read More...
DIY Faux Concrete Pot Planters
DIY Faux Concrete Pot Planters in 15 minutes for WAY less than the price of real concrete pot planters. This tutorial shows you how to hack a set of plastic pots into Faux concrete pots using spray paint. Not only … Read More...
Give Thanks Cross Stitch Pattern
A turkey dressed as a pilgrim is about as Thanksgiving as it gets, and you get that and more in the Give Thanks cross stitch pattern from the Frosted Pumpkin Stitchery.
The pattern is 53 by 41 stitches, or not … Read More...