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I love knit Halloween costumes, or costumes that incorporate a bit of knitting into the design. (Though I’ve never made one for my daughter, she’s had plenty of handmade components in her costumes through the years.)
This knit mummy hat… Read More...
Bob Ross is known as a guru for easygoing artists, but he’s also got a lot of great things to say about creativity in general.
Bad Ass Cross Stitch has a great free pattern featuring a quote from Bob Ross… Read More...
Over at the web site Glasswithapast.com, you can learn how to take bottles, cut them down, and fuse glass donuts with them. One of the best reasons to check out the tutorial, is that she has tested different thickness … Read More...
Isn’t it great when your decorations can magically transform into a party game? Love that! So when you go score your pumpkins be sure to get them with a bit of a stem so that you can make a ring … Read More...
These Swedish Christmas gnomes are just one more Gnome feature on the blog this week. If you haven’t realized yet I have become obsessed with them. I love this little Gnome project as it is suitable for all ages including … Read More...
This felting tutorial is for a needle felted sun. He is such a ray of sunshine with his smiling face and bright complexion. This needle felted sun would make the perfect baby gift as is, or you can transform it … Read More...
This Lava bead diffuser is perfect for kids to wear and kids to make, you can see the full DIY tutorial here. Lavender is one of my go to oils for children and I have included the benefits below.… Read More...
This Halloween wreath is so easy to make all you need is some basic Dollar tree supplies to get started.
For this tutorial a Halloween Print ribbon was used, you can use any Halloween print for your design.
Start by … Read More...
Telling you that I am in love with this vest and stitch pattern would be an understatement. It’s absolutely stunning. It fits in perfect for anyone wanting a BOHO light vest for a kaftan styled wardrobe. You can see the … Read More...
They are making BOOBY MUGS! As this October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This 2 hour workshop 3pm-5pm next Saturday the 19th! You will make a boogie mug, decorated to be perfectly individual (just like all boobies) and we will … Read More...
Distress Ink from Tim Holtz are so versatile, you can stamp with them, ink backgrounds and also stencil with them. Kristina Werner got an amazing look for this Halloween Card by using Distress Oxide Inks on black cardstock. The look … Read More...
Don’t just keep your kids art work keep a memory of them creating it too with a fun layout like this one from Karla. The title “Artists in Training” is perfect along with the marble pattern paper and I love … Read More...
For a not-so-spooky Halloween celebration, use pastel colors and trendy patterns. This pastel skull centerpiece features an ombre effect and is easy to recreate. Use it for a Halloween party or to decorate your house this Halloween. Use as many … Read More...
Lacing cards are lots of fun for little kids who are learning this important fine motor skill, and having them holiday themed makes it even more fun.
The printable Halloween lacing cards from Homeschool Preschool are cute and simple to … Read More...
Lisabeth has a fun coloring technique for a snowy sky. Using her markers she scribbled a couple of colors of blue that gave a great look of movement and added some dots of white paint pen and it looks like … Read More...
Melissa Mann used new products from Elle’s Studio to create this wonderful New Home layout. I love how she laid the house embellishments in a row to look like a street over her strips of pattern papers. And she added … Read More...
Le Pouf is a super cute, simple cardigan with puffy sleeves designed by Beata Jezek of Hedgehog Fibers.
It’s made more interesting by holding two strands of yarn together and working a fade design (instead of striping you change one … Read More...
This pointy toe witch boot Halloween pillow is so cute! It’s hard to see in a photo, but those witch legs and pointy witch boots are dangling from the skirt. Becca from Sunflower Seams has a tutorial at Therm O … Read More...
I haven’t designed anything in a long time. Life got busy and I was having a good time knitting other people’s designs. There’s so much great stuff out there and it’s really nice to have all the thinking done for … Read More...
