Blue pattern papers and washes of watercolor behind the rows of scallops on this layout from Jung are a clever way to represent waves on her swimming layout. I love how she stitched the scallops and title down to her … Read More...
Bring Some Simple Color to Your Stitching with Kennebunk
Much as I like shawls all year long, I also like to have a cardigan handy pretty much all the time for those times (often) when I feel a chill from the air conditioner or there’s a sudden temperature drop … Read More...
Show Off Your Bookish Side with this Classic Book Cross Stitch
It seems to me like a lot of people who like to craft also like to read, though of course that’s a huge generalization. If you happen to fall into both categories, like I do, you might like to stitch … Read More...
How To Mount Hand Embroidery On to a Canvas Frame
Once your needlework is finished and you decided that you want to use it as a wall decoration, you have few options on how to do that: making it a hoop wall art, framing or mounting on a canvas. See … Read More...
DIY Dora The Explorer Costume
We have been writing a lot about Dora at the moment due to the new movie coming out, but what would a party blog be without a Dora The Explorer party costume that is totally DIY. This costume tutorial shows … Read More...
20 Patriotic DIY Crafts
Whether you are looking for patriotic crafts or red, white and blue ones for the 4th of July this roundup of DIY crafts is awesome. There are projects for your home and projects for your kids too. Lots of fun … Read More...
40% off Studio Dies And Bundles at Accuquilt
We are excited to share this quilting sale with our readers, it’s a great discount if you are looking to stock up on new dies for your cutting machine.
40% off all studio dies & bundles at Accuquilt using the … Read More...
Swinging Fairy Card
How lovely is this fairy card from Teresa? I love the gold on the black and the best thing about this card is it’s interactive, the fairy swings back and forth! How cool is that?! She used a brad for … Read More...
Drop Stitch Pattern is Perfect for a Summer Top
I have been feeling a desire to knit a lot of summer tops this season, but it can be a tricky thing because yarn is sometimes heavy even though the size of the yarn in question isn’t large.
Using drop … Read More...
Chalk Pastel Flowers are Fun for All Ages
Sometimes art projects just don’t work as well for younger kids as they do for older ones. Littles don’t have the same ability to manipulate materials and there is a high potential for mess.
But great teachers know that they … Read More...
Wobble Toad Card
I’m super excited to be participating in the Save the Crafty Youtuber Hop! My video is for this fun Wobble Toad Card using stamps and dies from Hello Bluebird. Along the hop you can find lots of great … Read More...
Free sewing pattern: Waist tie t-shirt
Autumn from It’s Always Autumn has a free sewing pattern for making a waist tie t-shirt. It’s easy to sew and that waist tie is super trendy right now! Her free pattern comes in a women’s size Large.
Click below … Read More...
Sand and Sea Page
The layers and dimension on this Sand and Sea layout from Juliya are amazing! I love the lighthouse off to the side and how to circle draws you into the center and it reminds me of looking through a porthole … Read More...
3 Easy Mother’s day cards for kids
Make this Mother’s day extra special for moms and the little ones with these 3 incredibly easy Mothers day cards for kids. All of them are very pretty and require just a few minutes to make! These handmade Mothers day … Read More...
DIY Duct Tape Zipper Pouch
A DIY duct tape
zipper pouch is useful for so many things! Fill it with pencils, markers, toiletries, or use as a diaper clutch! Grab a gallon-sized plastic baggie
and a roll of duct tape and you’re set! These pencil … Read More...
Pastel Rainbow Card
Rainbows are trendy now and are usually done in bright, bold colors. But Ashley used new stamps and dies and pastel cardstocks from Pink and Main to create this beautiful soft rainbow card. This idea would be perfect for a … Read More...
A Sweet Lacy Shawl to Knit for Summer
I’m sure I’ve said more than once that I love to wear shawls all year. I especially like little shawls I can wear as an accessory in the summer or stash in my bag for when I walk into some … Read More...
Grab this Free Font to Make Your Cross Stitch Your Own
Adding words or initials to cross stitch projects is an easy way to make them unique, but sometimes good looking cross stitch fonts are hard to find.
The Arlo font is a freebie at Spruce Craft Co. I don’t know … Read More...
Practice Counting to 10 with a Rubber Duck Race
I’m all for simple setup activities that are also educational, and this rubber duck math race idea from Happy Toddler Playtime is definitely both of those things.
All you need are some rubber ducks, dice and magnet tiles. Of course … Read More...
Fun Two-Color Socks to Knit
I like having socks on my needles any time of year, but I especially like knitting socks in the summer for a lot of different reasons: they’ve small but can take a long time to knit, which is good for … Read More...