What’s more girly than pink, unicorns, hearts and stars? Denise used a star stencil to add some soft grey stars to her sweet layout and cut a large heart out in the center which added nice dimension. And instead of … Read More...
Great cube art group project and template
This is a classic quilt block that happens to be one of my favorites so when I spotted this group art project I knew I had to share it. Pop on over to the blog Art is Basic to see … Read More...
Montessori-Inspired Geography Boxes
My daughter is just starting to learn a little geography in school, so I love this idea of making continent boxes to help kids playfully explore and learn about different countries and continents.
This idea comes from Natural Beach Living, … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Clear vinyl stadium bag
If you’ve got plans to go to a football game this fall, you may find yourself looking about for a clear bag. More and more stadiums are adopting a clear bag policy. Melissa from Melly Sews and Blank Slate Patterns … Read More...
Book Review – Vintage Revised Jewelry
How to Using Liquid Masking Fluid with Digi Stamps
When using digital stamps you might want to add a background technique like ink blending. But it’s not easy to print a digi stamp onto masking paper so using a liquid masking fluid is the perfect solution. It allows you … Read More...
Target Dollar Spot Pumpkin Wreath
A simple, yet stunning, fall wreath made from $1 plastic pumpkins! Make one to brighten your front door during these fall months! You can see the full Fall tutorial here.
Epson Expression Photo XP-970 Small-in-One Printer
Epson has unveiled their brand new Expression Photo XP-970 Small-in-One printer which is designed to produce professional quality, border-less photos up to 11”x 17”. It has a compact design that uses six-color Claria Photo HD Inks for vibrant photos with … Read More...
Free Crochet Pattern- Baby Mittens
Don’t you just love how cozy and snuggly gloves and mittens are? They’re the perfect accessory for chilly winter days. And as adults, we aren’t the only ones who love crochet mittens. Babies love a good pair of baby mittens … Read More...
Fun Kaleidoscope Kids Craft
Kids will have fun working on this kaleidoscope craft and decorating it to make it their very own. It’s a great project to do at home or with a group such as Girl Scouts or summer camp.
How to make recycled egg carton eyes and more Halloween crafts
Egg cartons are a fun recycled material to work with. Over at the blog DIY and Crafting there is a great collection of 10 adorable recycled egg carton Halloween crafts including these sweet eyeballs that are cute individually or attached… Read More...
Halloween Treat Bags
How yummy are these little treat bag containing candy corn and vampire teeth
? Using tools from We R Memory Keepers
these are made with sealed bags and paper toppers decorated with embossed and punched elements. They are easy to … Read More...
Design Layouts Following a Sketch
Yvette created 2 different layouts with a new sketch from My Creative Scrapbook. She shows step by step how she followed the sketch for a quick and easy way to design a page. She also used the same sketch but … Read More...
A Colorful Shawl Full of Fun Knitting Techniques
It’s been on my mind lately to design a shawl with mini skeins or a multicolored yarn with long color runs where each section of color would be worked in a different stitch pattern or technique.
Diane Ugo did something … Read More...
Combine Cats and Skulls in this Spooky Cross Stitch Project
It is said that cats, black cats in particular, like to hang around in graveyards, so why not stitch a pattern of a black cat covered in a patchwork of skulls?
Craft with Cartwright has just such a pattern, which … Read More...
Play Multiplication Quidditch to Practice Math Facts
I love Harry Potter themed everything for the classroom (not just because my daughter’s classroom has a Harry Potter theme this year) and I know she and her classmates would love this HP-inspired multiplication “Quidditch.”
Designed by Living Laughing Learning … Read More...
Tips for Sewing Together a Sweater
The Brown Sheep blog has a great post about how to sew a sweater together that will be helpful if you haven’t pieced a sweater before.
It shows a toddler-sized sweater worked as a front, back and sleeves, and recommends … Read More...
Free Quilt Pattern – Hollow Spider Web
This free quilting pattern is for a Hollow spider web design. The cute thing about this free quilting pattern is that it is not actually a Halloween pattern. But could easily be transformed into one. Add some orange, purples and … Read More...
DIY Country Scarecrow Fall Wreath
This Fall wreath is very cute and so easy to make, you can easily use items from the Dollar store, Dollar tree or discount stores. This tutorial uses a country styled scarecrow
For this tutorial, you could use craft glue … Read More...
Glowing Jack O Lantern Card
Oh my, the Jack O’ Lantern on this card from Sandy Allnock looks like it’s actually glowing! But there are no lights, it’s just her amazing coloring skills. Using Copic Markers
she’ll show you how to achieve that realistic glow.… Read More...