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Every year in February, Mason-Dixon Knitting encourages knitters to “Bang out a Sweater” with a quick sweater knitalong.
This year the garment in question is the Revolution, which isn’t really one sweater at all, but a whole interchangeable system… Read More...
This tutorial is for making candles and we have shown you so many different tutorials but for this tutorial, I just had to share the amazing copper vessel. You can see the full tutorial here and check out these Hammered … Read More...
This lovely Valentine was made using various colored ink pads and a wooden heart shape as a stamp to create a distress background. The then the wooden heart shape was used to decorate the card.
This tote bag made from clothing labels points a finger at consumerism and materialism. All those labels came from clothing that someone once purchased but is no longer using. Jessie from I Am Sew Crazy created this statement piece and … Read More...
Cute critters and funny puns make for some adorable layouts. I love the cheerful colors on these pages from Rachel, she got her color inspiration from a pillow. It’s a great reminder you can find ideas just about everywhere. She … Read More...
A fun and modern Valentines decoration that is easy to do and looks great. This tutorial shows you how to make your own little DIY Love sign. You can see the full tutorial here.
I make a lot of little clay things – mostly beads but honestly… lots of other things. Hearts are a good shape and I make a lot of hearts. There are bowls and jars of random things (I think the … Read More...
Today’s Homemade Peppermint Massage Oil is a liquid alternative to last week’s Citrus Massage Lotion. It’s perfect for energizing and relieving sore muscles. Peppermint essential oils
are one of my favorites as it is so versatile. I use it for … Read More...
This is an easy and inexpensive craft project for Valentine’s Day. Paper mache boxes can be purchased inexpensively at the dollar store. Then adults and children can creatively decorate them for Valentine’s day.
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his little sock pig softie is so cute for Chinese New Year! (2019 is the year of the pig.) It’s also a cute little softie just because. Joanne from Craft Passion shows how you can make one. The sock … Read More...
Get into a romantic mood for Valentine’s Day with 5 pretty coloring pages about LOVE. They are FREE to download from Dover Publications.
Click here and then click the number across the page for all 5 pages to color.
-Heather… Read More...
Valentine’s Day is the perfect day for us to get crafty and with these cards we can put together 2 fun hobbies: Card Making and Sewing.
The best thing? You can download the templates to make your own cards with … Read More...
Have you ever worked with loop yarn? It’s almost like finger knitting in that you don’t need needles, and almost like crochet in that you are kind of hooking loops into each other.
I wrote a post about the basics … Read More...
Happy Chinese or Lunar New Year! Today ushers in the year of the pig, and of course there are some really cute cross-stitch patterns available to commemorate it. Here are a few I found:
I love the giant ears on … Read More...
Why yes, yes it can! I keep the paper bags I take my leftovers home from the restaurant – the veritable “doggie bag” so I have quite the stash of paper bags ready to give this awesome idea a try. … Read More...
Succulents are trending right now, and these little succulents make the perfect wedding favor. You won’t need any skills to put these DIY favors together. I would suggest wrapping them with some cellophane to keep the dirt inside on the … Read More...
CraftBits (Shellie Wilson)
What you need
8 ply wool (worsted weight yarn) in 2 colors for body … Read More...
I created this romantic Valentine card using the Meant to Be stamps and Be Mine Stitched Hearts dies from the new Stampin’ Up Occasions catalog.
I’ve shared a tutorial over on my Youtube channel, you can click here to watch … Read More...
This step by step tutorial will walk you through how to bring new life to a classic fashion staple: the little black dress. Creative Fashion Blog shows how to refashion a basic sleeveless black dress into one with a layered … Read More...
Add some trendy splatter patterns to the background of your next scrapbook page using Distress Inks. Cathy has made a process video on how she created this fun hybrid scrapbook page.
