Don’t throw out those old scraps of denim or sweaters from your craft projects! Use them to make some fabulous fabric placemats. Claire from Pillar Box Blue has a tutorial showing how to make them. Denim can be difficult to … Read More...
St. Patrick’s Day Blessings Album
This Blessings mini album is full of pockets and tags and decorated with a fun St. Patrick’s Day theme. Pam created it using products from Authentique and is sharing how she made the cover and pages over on their blog.… Read More...
Making Polymer Clay Fairy Doors
One of the mainstays for my shows and my shop are my fairy garden things. I make a lot of fairy doors! Some of them are a little like the one in this delightful tutorial from Jenny Sorensen for Sculpey.… Read More...
Free Crochet Pattern – One Skein Cable Headband and Ear Warmer
This gorgeous crochet headband doubles as an ear warmer to keep you stylish and cozy all winter long. This quick crochet pattern is created with just one skein of bulky yarn so it works up quickly.
You can create this … Read More...
Rose and Trellis Card
This lovely detailed die makes the perfect trellis background for the layered roses on this pretty card from Mona Toth. I love her tip of applying her cardstock to an adhesive sheet before die cutting, it makes the design like … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Ruffled shoulder t-shirt
It only takes small details to turn a plain t-shirt into something special. Autumn from It’s Always Autumn shows how you can sew a t-shirt with ruffles at the shoulders. If you wear a size large, she has a free … Read More...
Metallic Paint Scrapbook Page Background
This pretty Opal Magic Acrylic Paint has different looks on light and dark cardstock. Connie applied streaks of paint on black cardstock with a foam brush for some shimmer and shine on the background of her layout.
How to fold an easy Shamrock for St. Patrick’s Day
This is so cool and really, isn’t dollar bills that you can then unfold and use/recycle to spend on a treat like a shamrock shake or coffee a fun way to give a St. Patrick’s day gift?
Giving a folded … Read More...
A Simple Hat to Knit up Quick
We are finally starting to feel a bit springlike in the Northern Hemisphere, which means our southern friends will soon be heading into fall and winter. Whichever side of the earth you live on, it’s a pretty good time to … Read More...
Quilt Blocks For Charity
Quilters in Australia are asked to create quilt blocks for charity and they will then be used to create quilts for the victims of the Victoria bushfires who lost everything when their homes were lost.
Floral Watercolor Cards
Ashley used ink pads and reinkers
with solid stamps for an easy watercolor design on these lovely floral cards. I love the simply one layer look of these cards with just the black sentiment, it makes for a really elegant … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Spring butterfly hair bow
These butterfly hair bows are so cute for spring! Petro from Easy Peasy Creative has a tutorial showing how you can make them. The colors and patterns are so pretty as butterfly wings! You can use your scraps – or … Read More...
Travel Shadow Box
Paula Cheney created this amazing shadow box with products from Tim Holtz. I love all the depth and dimension and the old, weathered look of this project. A travel themed shadow box is a great way to remember a trip, … Read More...
DIY Ruffled Throw Blanket
Ever thought about sewing your own linen throw blanket? This quick and simple DIY throw blanket makes sewing a throw blanket a breeze, you’ll be done in no time! This adorable reversible throw blanket is a great decorative piece but … Read More...
Cirque Du Soleil returns to Australia with KURIOS – CABINET OF CURIOSITIES
Cirque du Soleil will return to Australia from October this year with its most acclaimed touring show, KURIOS – Cabinet of Curiosities™. KURIOS will premiere under their Signature Big Top on 2 October 2019 in Sydney before bringing this … Read More...
Free sewing pattern: Round pocket potholders
Melissa from Polka Dot Chair shows how you can make these sweet pocket pot holders. The quilted pot holders are handy to have around in the kitchen. Plus they make great gifts! Tuck some kitchen tools in the pocket of … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Turn a fabric tube right side out, easy method
There are few words in sewing instructions that strike more fear into my heart than ones telling me to turn a narrow tube of fabric right side out. In theory, that should be easy – right? Wrong. It can be … Read More...
5 Places You’re Forgetting To Clean
evel of discipline and effort. A clean environment not only makes a house look good, but it also impacts the health and wellbeing of its inhabitants. While cleaning may seem like a simple task, there’s actually a lot more to … Read More...
Picture Changer Get Well Card
The amazing new Magic Picture Changer Die from Lawn Fawn allows you to create a stamped scene that changes into a different scene when the tab is pulled. There’s a million and one ideas I can think of for … Read More...
Country Style Layout
Mary Snyder used lots of lace for her country style scrapbook layouts. Plaids and polka dots also help create that traditional country look. And I love her “lady tractor”, using the same elements on what might be considered masculine image … Read More...