So, if you haven’t guessed, I decided to use the Ava yarn from Classic Elite Yarns. It’s a beautiful metallic silver yarn; a blend of viscose, wool and polyester. Right off the bat, I had a vision for this particular … Read More...
Kids Craft – Heart Garland for Valentine’s Day
It’s almost Valentine’s day and time to do some DIY Valentine’s Day crafts. This simple paper heart garland is a simple way the children can participate in the decorating.
Tutorial: Fabric Heart Rag Scrap wreath for Valentine’s Day
This heart-shaped rag wreath is so cute for Valentine’s Day! Use scrap fabric or rag strips to create this DIY rag wreath tutorial
Simple Simon & Co. shows how to make one, and you don’t even have to know how … Read More...
How to make vintage looking plastic flowers
These little melted pony bead flowers look like vintage flower buttons. If you like to make your own embellishments for all sorts of things that coordinate perfectly with your other accessories. I bet these would look fun on planner clips … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Easy circle skirt dress
Bonnie from Bonnie and Blithe shows how you can make a circle skirt dress. It’s a cute style to wear, perfect for school or church or play. And the circle skirt is so much fun to twirl!! It’s also a … Read More...
Stitch a Gingham Heart to Show Your Love
Heart shapes are a great design element any time of year, but especially around Valentine’s Day. It’s fun to see hearts combined with other classic designs, like this gingham heart cross stitch design from Felt Magnet.
Designed by Karen Creftor, … Read More...
Are You Game for a Mystery Knitalong?
Somehow I missed that this happened last year, but for the second year in a row Marly Bird is doing a mystery knitalong (and crochetalong, if you’re into that sort of thing) for the Big Game, which if you’re not … Read More...
DIY Soy Candles
Summer is a time of year that is all about sunshine, warmth, and relaxation. Nothing captures the essence of summer quite like the sweet scent of freshly cut grass, the tropical aroma of frangipani flowers, or the soothing fragrance of … Read More...
Valentine Bears Cards
The pretty pink goes perfectly with the soft brown of the bears on these sweet Valentine cards from Nichol Spohr. I also love how she accented to words with die cuts.
Visit her blog for a video how to.
-Heather
Sewing pattern: Wash cloth soap holder
It takes just 5 minutes to create a soap holder from a wash cloth! Heather from Happiest Camper shows how to make one. The terry cloth holder allows you to use every last bit of the soap. The simple sleeve … Read More...
Winged Hearts Layout
The winged hearts on this lovely layout from Lorilei add lots of depth and dimension to her page. The pops of pink and gold really stand out against the black and white and the touches of thread and stitching add … Read More...
DIY Valentine’s Day”Tear and Share” Treat Bags
I love crafting for Valentine’s Day! And these colorful treat bags are easy to make and fun to fill with candy or little gifts. These bags are made with handy household materials and can be decorated with an assortment of … Read More...
Easy Crochet Rope Baskets
These easy to make baskets make great hostess gifts! These little crochet baskets are made by wrapping cord with crochet stitches. Such a fun little crochet project that is perfect for stylish benchtop organization. See the full crochet pattern here.… Read More...
DIY Gift: Rose Bath Salts
These easy DIY bath salts make great DIY gifts, especially for Valentine’s day. Rose bath salts look and smell amazing, and only take 5-10 minutes to make. Epsom salts used in this DIY are very healthy for us because they … Read More...
How to make an Amazing Valentine’s Day Embroidery Treat Bag
Crafting with Machine Embroidery is a blog with articles, projects, and free designs for the Machine Embroiderer.
New articles or projects come out weekly. This project How to make an amazing Valentine’s Day Embroidery Treat Bag is simple, the crafter … Read More...
DIY Mixed Media Heart Art
With Valentine’s Day coming up, it’s a great time to start decorating with some Heart Art! It’s an easy mixed media craft project that appeals to all ages! It would also work as wedding decor! This tutorial is a great … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Quilted fabric wallet with lots of pockets
Caroline from Sew Can She shows how to make her Perfect DIY Wallet. The quilted wallet has everything you need in a wallet. Inside are smaller pockets for credit cards, larger pockets for paper money or checkbooks, and a zip … Read More...
Galaxy Valentine Card
Galaxy and space designs are still really popular right now. I love that Laura used a stamp set that wouldn’t be considered a traditional Valentine set to make this fun To the Moon and Back card. Check your stash, you’ve … Read More...
Printable American Sign Language Collage
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and what better way to celebrate than to make a little piece of art that says : LOVE in a new way? The “LOVE” letters are free to download and you can use … Read More...
Tutorial: How to make a ironing board for your table top
Ironing is a necessary step in almost any sewing project, but it’s not always convenient to have an ironing board permanently set up in your sewing space. I have a dedicated sewing room, but it’s a pretty small room so … Read More...