Adelina used pretty floral stamps from Ellen Hutson colored with watercolors to create this beautiful border in her planner. I like how she added her own day of the week lines with just a pen and ruler.
Decorative DIY Spring Mason Jar
This mini decorative DIY spring mason jar is so simple to make. In 10-minutes or less you can create a decorative mini mason jar that’s perfect for decorating your small spaces. You can also use these cute little mas… Read More...
Test the Heat of the Summer Sun with a Solar Hot Dog Cooker
I have always wanted to try making a solar oven and cooking something with it when it’s really hot outside.
Instructables has a plan for making a solar cooker to cook hot dogs, and it looks pretty easy and like … Read More...
How to Embellish a Store-Bought Bag with Cross Stitch
This is such a cute idea!
A line of faux leather bags from the Target Dollar Spot have been all the rage with cross stitchers this season, and it’s easy to see why. With a pattern of perforated holes, the … Read More...
Knit a Simple Beach Poncho in Bamboo Stitch
A summer poncho or beach coverup is a really easy project because it’s usually just two big rectangles sewn flat and then seamed at the sides, leaving holes for the arms and another for the head.
You can take that … Read More...
How to Add Stitching to Stamped Cards
How much fun is the added stitching on this cute barnyard card? Carly stamped in images in a light ink for no-line coloring (so the ink doesn’t take away from the sewing) and then used a poking tool around her … Read More...
Grid Page with 6 Photos
Victoria Marie was able to get 6 photos on one scrapbook page by using a grid layout. I love how she drew focus to two of the photos by adding a colorful frame around them and how she mixed black … Read More...
Free sewing pattern: Convertible tote bag and backpack
Sew a convertible tote that turns into a backpack or a cross body bag! Mayra from So Sew Easy has a free sewing pattern for you. It’s big enough to hold a 13″ MacBook Pro, so it’s a great way … Read More...
IKEA Aquarium Floor Lamp Hack
Create your own fabulous illuminated vintage aquarium with this IKEA Vidja lamp hack. This is a unique way to show off the fabulous and fantastical vintage fish illustrations of Louis Renard. The gorgeous fish paintings are free to download … Read More...
Pomegranate Dark Chocolate Bites
This is my most popular recipe! It’s easy and quick to make and they’re beautiful treats for any occasion. The texture is amazing and the sweet and tart goes together so well. See the full recipe here.
Kids Craft – Camp Lantern Craft from Recycled Water Bottle!
This DIY kids Craft shows you how to make a glowing camp lantern. It is easy to make as it only needs items most people have around the house! The glowing feature is optional, however it will really add … Read More...
How to Watercolor with Brusho Powders
Brusho watercolor powders are a quick and easy way to add a pretty watercolor look to your cards. Gaylynn used them for her colorful card over top heat embossing for a resist technique. I love how she white embossing powder… Read More...
Clowning Around Page
Sue used some silly Snapchat photos of her and her sister with clown faces for this fun and funky circus themed scrapbook layout. I love the scattering of sequins and smiley faces and the cool clown stamps from Viva Las … Read More...
Sashiko Mending Matters – Book Review
Mending Matters
explores sewing on two levels: First, it includes more than 20 hands-on projects that showcase current sashiko trends in visible mending that are edgy, modern, and bold—but draw on traditional Japanese stitching.
It does all this through just … Read More...
DIY Soap Making – Citrus Burst
Citrus Burst Homemade Soap
This DIY soap making recipe is for a fresh and vibrant melt and pour soap.
*You can get the soap making supplies like the soap base and soap molds at Michaels.
Supplies:
- ¾ lb goats milk
How To Turn A Quilt Into A Quillow
There was a time not so long ago when no one knew what a Quillow was. It was like some made up world in the quilting world that only the most experienced had heard of. Quillows are making a comeback … Read More...
Free Crochet Pattern – Tasha Tunisian Hat
Tunisian crochet is the type of crochet you should be doing if you love texture. It’s the middle-ground between crochet and knitting and gives you the best of both techniques. In this beanie design, the Crochet Tasha Hat, Tunisian … Read More...
DIY Glitter Card Sentiment
Who wouldn’t love to get this adorable monkey card for their birthday? I love how Heather Hoffman created her own glitter sentiment. She die cut a word from cardstock to create a stencil, then ink blended over the stencil to … Read More...
Spring Travelers Notebook Printables
You can print out these lovely spring accents, pages and embellishments sized for a travelers notebook for FREE from Simple Stories. These would also work on larger scrapbook pages, planners and note cards.
-Heather
Looking … Read More...
Getting started sewing your own clothes
Do you want to start sewing your own clothes – but you don’t know where to start? Heather from Heather Handmade has a post just for you! She sews (from scratch or refashions) most of her own clothes. She’s collected … Read More...