I love how all the elements on this wonderful scrapbook layout from Ashley look like they are in tiny picture frames! The blue green monochromatic color scheme helps tie everything together and the large wooden title word stands out against … Read More...
Polymer Clay for Father’s Day
Brown Paper Fox has a simple Father’s Day Project video that’s a good gift for the kiddo’s to make. Use a kid drawn picture as a template to create a clay dangle. Paint it – avoid the spray paint in … Read More...
Strawberry Salad With Cherries and Blueberries
This Strawberry Salad With Cherries and Blueberries is a perfect summer dish to bring to the 4th of July picnic in the summer! Everyone will love this delicious and colorful berry salad, and will be asking you for the recipe!
DIY Felt Flower: Anemone
I recently made a wooden initial board as a wedding gift for dear friends of mine. I decorated it with beautiful felt flowers. I came up with 5 different designs and sharing today a tutorial for a felt anemone.
Custom Graduation Card
Cathy Z has the terrific idea to use alphabet dies for the school initials to create a custom design for a graduation card. You can use the letters of the school they graduated from or are heading off to. I … Read More...
Free sewing pattern: Boys sports shorts
Sew your boys some mesh shorts that are perfect for sports or other activities! Emily from Life Sew Savory has a free sewing pattern to make them. Her free pattern comes in boys’ sizes 2 – 12 years. You can … Read More...
Hello Sunshine Die Cut File
Working on beach, summer or outdoor scrapbook layouts? This cheerful Hello Sunshine digital cutting file will be perfect. It’s FREE to download from Lori Whitlock!
Click here to get it. (you will need to add to cart to check out).… Read More...
Recycled Venetian blind art installation
It was funny when I went to create this post I realized that the last post I did was “wall related” as well. I wonder if I should consider it a theme? Well today is this cool art installation created … Read More...
Knit a Shawl from a Human of Ravelry
I’ve really been enjoying the Humans of Ravelry series, and the latest installment happens to be the designer of a great shawl (among other things) that I wanted to share with you.
Tian Connaughton (aka KNitDesigns on Ravelry) is a … Read More...
Modern Sashiko – Book Review
Silke Bosbach shows you how to create 15 stunning embroidery designs which blend modern techniques with the simple and traditional Japanese method of Sashiko.
Traditional Sashiko is a simple folk technique originally used for darning. While the conventional … Read More...
DIY Dora Backpack Favors
These DORA The Explorer back packs are the perfect DIY Party favor for your Dora party. These bags have been hand painted using painting pens
and store bought purple and orange bags.
Did you know why the TV program is … Read More...
Waving Mermaid Card
Last week I reviewed some products from Hello Sweetums, if you missed it click here to check it out.
I filmed a tutorial for one of my cards, this fun Waving Mermaid card, with vellum waves, stenciled stars and watercoloring … Read More...
How to Read a Cross-Stitch Pattern
Small cross-stitch patterns that beginners typically start with are easy enough to understand: the picture looks like what you are stitching and you just make your project look the same.
But when projects get bigger and include more colors and … Read More...
Sewing pattern: DIY cloud pot holders
Are you looking for a DIY kitchen decor and quick sewing projects? These cloud shaped pot holders are the perfect easy sewing project. You can use any cotton fabric you already have around, think of all the scrap fabric you … Read More...
Stripes and Florals Page
Yvette got lots of wonderful depth and texture on this stripes and floral scrapbook page by stitching down each stripe with a coordinating color and adding all her fussy cut flowers cut from pattern paper. I love the contrast of … Read More...
DIY Pikachu Resin Charm
A step by step tutorial on how to make Pikachu resin charms from a pikachu silicone ice mold
. It’s a fun DIY resin
project leading up the release of the new Detective Pikachu movie.
For complete instructions on casting … Read More...
Daisy Cards – 2 Stamp 5 Ways
Suzy used the same large Gerber Daisy background stamp from Simon Says Stamp to create 5 different cards. By changing her color scheme, her coloring mediums and sometimes using heat embossing she really got great variations. I love the bold … Read More...
Free sewing pattern: Half circle skirt
Looking for a skirt with a pretty silhouette? The half circle skirt is your friend. It has beautiful drape and just the right amount of fullness. Heather from Heather Handmade shows how you can sew your own circle skirt, plus … Read More...
Pastel Pony Page
Terhi Koskinen used paint and an old credit card to create her pastel rainbow background on this pretty pony page. Also adding flowers fussy cut from pattern papers in similar colors to help tie her color scheme together.
A Simple Summer Batwing Sweater
Here’s another great option if you’re looking for a summer sweater to knit. The Calvi sweater from the Wool Mood is a short, half-sleeved batwing worked in the round from the top down. Eyelets accentuate the shaping of the sleeves, … Read More...