This idea for wrapping crayons with money is such a fun way to give money to either a kid, artist or anyone who likes to doodle! This idea is part of a HUGE collection of ideas on creative ways to … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Strawberry coin purse, with free pattern
This little girls’ strawberry purse is adorable! Delia from Delia Creates show show you can make, and includes a free sewing pattern for you to use. It’s made from vinyl (or faux leather) and has a zipper opening on the … Read More...
Make a Layered Paper Ring in 7 Easy Steps
I’ve long wondered how ordinary paper is turned into what looks like polished stone! This step-by-step tutorial shows exactly how it’s done so that you can create this stone like handmade ring using just paper. You can see the full … Read More...
Free sewing pattern: Boho maxi skirt
A lightweight Boho maxi skirt is the perfect spring and summer skirt! Easy and breezy, it looks dressed up but is super comfortable. It can be as casual or as dressy as you like. Mayra from So Sew Easy has … Read More...
Fingerless Gloves Feature Fun Convertible Flap
As much as I love fingerless gloves, I’ve actually never knit fingerless gloves with a mitten flap.
The Saleha Gloves Pattern from the Blue Elephants is a great little pattern with easy colorwork bands and a contrasting mitten flap. They … Read More...
Debossed No Line Coloring Technique
Instead of using a stamped image for her lovely water colored card Dina used a die with an embossing mat in her die cutting machine to deboss the image and then used that as a guide to add her coloring. … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Easy sleep mask
If lights around the room or outside your windows are keeping you up at night, a sleep mask might be just what you need. Tanya from Dans le Lakehouse has a tutorial showing you can make one. It’s an quick, … Read More...
Anniversary Table Centerpiece
This fun project is the perfect centerpiece for an anniversary party! It combines photos of the couple with a game everyone at the table can play. It’s easy to customize with your own photos, info and color scheme.
How to make a hanging shelf out of embroidery hoops
Embroidery hoops are an essential tool for those of us who love hand stitching but turns out they’re good for a lot more than just needlework. With the sudden influx in decorating home with plants for a boho decor look … Read More...
Kids Craft – Rainbow Friendship Bracelet
There’s no better way to pass the time on cold, rainy days than to make something colorful. This diy kids rainbow friendship bracelet is a simple, classic kids activity. All you need are scissors and string. Make several and hand … Read More...
6 Celtic Knots Coloring Pages
These beautiful Celtic Knots and Crosses are perfect for this time of year. Dover Publication has six different FREE coloring pages you can download, print and color. Click the link here to Dover and then click the number across the … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Flat front skirt
Heather from Heather Handmade shows how you can sew a gathered skirt with a flat front waistband. The back of the waistband is elastic, which makes it easy to sew (no zipper!) and also easy to fit. But the front … Read More...
Harry Potter Scrapbook Page
I’m a huge harry Potter fan so I flipped when I say this magical layout from Kira! I love how she took inspiration from the Deathly Hallows symbol for all the triangles, the texture she added with the stitching and … Read More...
Fun Books to Read for St. Patrick’s Day
As much as I love seasonal and holiday books (and a shelf full of them in my upstairs closet says I do), I don’t actually own a single book about St. Patrick’s Day. And my brother’s name is Patrick.
Clearly … Read More...
The Craft Yarn Council Wants You to Stitch Away Stress
A few years ago (long ago enough that I wrote about it for About.com), the Craft Yarn Council started an initiative called #StitchAwayStress for Stress Awareness Month, which is in April.
That first year they released knit and crochet patterns … Read More...
How to make a recycled jar fairy house
Have you seen fairy doors out and about? I saw a story on TV about them and was thinking about how I might make one for a St. Patrick’s Day decoration. When I was out looking for ideas I found … Read More...
Embroidery Hoop Wall Art
This Hoop wall art is created using an Aztec Embroidery Design. This tutorial was inspired by an Anthropologie Cushion and you can read more about that over at xThreadbearx.
Stitch This Easter Egg Sampler for Spring
This Easter egg ornament cross-stitch project from Fave Crafts is darling! It features little bands of different designs in pastel colors and great details like working in little pink seed beads and using cording around the outside of the egg.… Read More...
Charlotte’s Web Inspired Card
I love card making challenges, it’s nice to have an idea to give your creativity a jump start. The Lawnfawnatics blog has challenges using products from Lawn Fawn and this time around is one of my faves, make a card … Read More...
Tutorial: Upcycled denim and sweater placemats
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...