What you need
1 Orange Sharpie Permanent Marker
6 2mm Small Green Beads
Jewelry Wire
2 4mm Jump Rings
2 Earring Hooks
Pliers
Wire Cutters (or scissors)
Small Screw Driver (or another small object that is about as thick … Read More...
Review of Farmhouse Gnome Tutorial
This Christmas gnome or Farmhouse gnome is one of the cutest I have come across. All the credit for this DIY tutorial goes to farmhouse gnome tutorial.
You can see the full tutorial by following the link above, don’t … Read More...
Book Review – Retro Christmas Ornaments – 15 Beautiful Thread Angels and Many More
SKU# 7195C
Surround yourself with a host of heavenly angels! Thread Ornaments 2 from Leisure Arts presents 15 angel designs to crochet using Size… Read More...Halloween Trick or Treaters Card
The current small die of the month from Spellbinders
had lots of pieces to mix and match to create some fun trick-or-treaters, you can make a ghost, a devil or skeleton. Vicky create this cute card using the dies adding … Read More...
Big Bang Sheldon Layout
Inspired by the TV show The Big Bang Theory (one of my personal faves) Angie created this fun layout of her oldest son who reminds her of Sheldon. She created large speech bubbles from pattern papers and mixed media techniques … Read More...
DIY Mermaid Cupcakes
Mermaid Cupcakes: Moist cupcakes decorated with fluffy buttercream and a mermaid tail. Gorgeous and easier than they look! These Mermaid cupcakes are so easy to make and are perfect for your under the sea or mermaid party. They look great … Read More...
Autumn Wreath Card
Marine created this stunning Autumn Wreath Card with stamps from Miss Ink Stamps. I love how she used brown ink for her stamping, it really goes nicely with the fall colors she used. And the touches of gold images embossed … Read More...
How to make a giant eyeball hoodie for Halloween
Eyeballs are one of my favorite Halloween motifs. I tend to make a new eyeball craft every Halloween. I did crochet eyeballs, paperweights, a paper lantern and felted ones in the past. This year’s Halloween eyeball craft could definitely be … Read More...
Llama Layout
Melany combines two trends, open die cuts and Llamas in this cute layout. I love how she has a couple of llama heads just peeking out from behind embellishments.
Visit The Asoka Scrap blog for more info.
-Heather
Looking for … Read More...
How About Some More Knit Pumpkins?
I have a knit pumpkin problem this year. It’s probably a good thing I don’t have that much orange yarn in my house (though of course you can knit pumpkins in a multitude of colors) or every surface would be … Read More...
Cricut Flash Sale
Starting today, through 10/15, scoop up 40% off materials & accessories, get the Cricut EasyPress 2 starting at $79, Cricut Explore Air 2 in any color for $229, and save up to 70% off a Designer Fabric Bulk Bundle.… Read More...
How To Make Hand Dyed Yarn
The biggest difference between dyeing your own yarn with acid dyes
and using food safe dyes like Wilton’s food coloring
or dyeing yarn with Kool-Aid
, is that you need a whole new set of dyeing tools. It is not … Read More...
How to make a Christmas Gnome
This Christmas Gnome is adorable and believe it or not he is very easy to make. You can see the full DIY Gnome tutorial over at Acmoore
Gnomes are a Scandinavian tradition that has slowly been taking over Christmas. Traditional … Read More...
Fall Swing Card
It’s the perfect time to sit outside and enjoy the leaves beginning to change color. Bonnie captured that look perfectly on this Autumn Swing Card. Changing up the colors of flowers and leaves is a great way to convey a … Read More...
Sewing pattern: How to shorten a zipper
I have a huge stash of zippers I’ve picked up through the years. I find it’s easier just to have a bunch of zippers on hand rather than running out to the fabric store every time I need one. But… … Read More...
Pop Up Wedding Album
Wow, this small wedding album is breathtaking! It’s filled with page after page of pop ups that frame each photo. I love the vintage look of the papers, frames and embellishments mixed with the soft pink, cream and gray colors, … Read More...
Free pattern: Long sleeve blouse for women
The Office Hours blouse is elegant and refined. It’s perfect for work but also for any time you need to be dressed up. Mayra at So Sew Easy shares the sewing pattern for free! The long sleeved blouse has a … Read More...
Knit a Mummy, Umm, Hat? for Halloween
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...
Get Inspired by This Bob Ross Cross Stitch
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...
Let’s Make Fused Glass Donuts with Bottles
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...