These sweet little gift bag is perfect to hold a gift card or small present. Cut it from a sheet of 12×12 cardstock, add some decoration and a ribbon. The SVG Cut File is FREE to download and use with … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Fanny pack
I still can’t quite get over fanny packs being back in style – but they are. Just ask my 15-year-old daughter, she’ll tell you that they’re actually quite trendy. BurdaStyle shows how you can sew your own fanny pack out … Read More...
Disney Traveler’s Notebook
This Disney themed Traveler’s Notebook is a fun way to keep all your Disney vacation memories in one place. Megan created it with products from Echo Park Paper and included page tabs, little places to tuck in ephemera and a … Read More...
Stitch a Grumpy Cat Cross Stitch Pattern Because She Would Have Hated That
Grumpy Cat, the cat known to her family as Tardar Sauce and to the world as the perpetually angry looking face to countless memes, died recently, which made me thing that something that would really annoy her/honor her grouchy memory … Read More...
DIY I-Spy for Preschoolers
This is one of those things that is such an easy, fun idea you’ll wonder why you didn’t come up with it yourself. Some kids just love I-Spy books and games, and it actually doesn’t take that much work to … Read More...
Orphan Block – Zippered Pouch
This quilting tutorial is for a small zippered pouch. It is perfect for using up those UFO or Orphan blocks. They make great handmade gifts as they are so versatile. I think everyone has a use for a small zippered … Read More...
Bunny Balloon Card with Masking Technique
Nicole used a masking technique to create a bunch of balloons and the sky behind on this cute one layer card. Masking makes it easy to layer stamped images behind one another to create a fun scene. I love the … Read More...
Stitch a Pet Bandana for All Those Animal Events
I don’t know if it is like this where you live, but there are lots of events this time of year that seem to be as much for the dogs as they are for the humans.
There are literally pup … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Off the shoulder boho top
This off the shoulder boho top is actually quite easy to sew. That wide decorative band around the top is actually elastic. Head over to the Dritz blog, Make Something, to see how to make it.
Click below for the … Read More...
Interactive Booklet Layout
Lindsay created a fun way to add more photos to her scrapbook page by creating a fun little interactive booklet to adhere to the layout. She’ll show you how she put it together over on the Heidi Swapp blog.
DIY Flower Press
Preserve spring flower blossoms with this simple DIY flower press! Press flowers for wall art, jewelry, or to decorate candles! We’ll show you how to create a beautiful canvas art piece using the pressed flowers that you made in … Read More...
How to upcycle old wooden crate to a fireplace holder
Upcycle your old wooden crates and not through them away! This DIY Recycle project shows you how to turn an old wooden crate in to a fireplace wood stacker on wheels. You can see the full tutorial here.
Ideas for a Fun Bubble Day
Having a bubble day is a great theme day for the end of school or for a preschool or kindergarten class that meets in the summer.
Primarily Speaking outlines all the fun things they did on a bubble day in … Read More...
A Sweet Collection of Cupcakes to Stitch
I don’t know why cupcakes remind me of summer. They just look like the perfect little festive thing for this time of year, less fussy than a whole cake but still a lot of fun.
These cute little cupcakes are … Read More...
Free sewing pattern: Yoga shorts for women
These yoga shorts are great for exercise, or just comfortable loungewear! Mayra from So Sew Easy has a free sewing pattern and tutorial showing how to make them. Her free pattern comes in women’s sizes 4 -12. This project is … Read More...
How to make a recycled self watering planter
As a fan of sets of things this collection of multi colored self watering planters is as pretty as it is functional. I am currently propagating ivy and this would be so much more attractive than my current set up. … Read More...
Spring Clean Your Stash with this Cool Shawl
Stephen West is known for his fun and colorful designs, and both are true in his new Garter Stitch short row shawl called Spring Cleaning.
It uses as few as two and as many as seven different colors of … Read More...
Elephants on the Beach Card
These little elephants are having so much fun on the beach! Rina used new stamps and dies from Mama Elephant and Zig Clean Color Markers to watercolor them. She’s sharing a video tutorial over on there blog.
Fussy Cut Floral Wreath Layout
This wreath layout is made from flowers that have all been fussy cut from pattern paper, wow! Zelda cut each one out by hand and arranged them into a beautiful wreath to frame her sweet photo. All that cutting might … Read More...
Tutorial: Upcycled sewing organizer with pincushion
Here’s a cute but functional way to get sewing tools and notions under control using an old kitchen canister and fabric scraps! Borei Designs shows how you how in this tutorial. The jar holds smaller sewing notions, while the under … Read More...