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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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
I always loved Shrinky Dinks, because they seem kind of magical. Put the plasticy material in the oven and it shrinks, but your image still looks pretty much the same as when you made it in larger form.
Did you … Read More...
Donut are here to stay a little longer and I finally gave in and made my first donut board this Easter so I do hope it trends for a little bit longer. This is the first time I have seen … Read More...
Recently I was looking for a rainbow shawl to make for a friend who is starting chemo. I know I could make any shawl pattern into a rainbow shawl, but I needed something fast that I didn’t have to think … Read More...
Using the otter stamp and saying from the super cute new Hey Love stamps from Stampin’ Up I made this sweet Valentine’s Day card. I’ll show you how to use a die cut for a stencils with ink blending to … Read More...
Do you love the decorate your home with vintage pieces? If so, this Love My Vintage Home embroidery hoop art by Flamingo Toes needs to be hanging on a wall somewhere in your house. The adorable hoop art design uses … Read More...
One of my favorite things to do is read. I actually read every single day, it’s how I relax and unwind at the end of each day. It’s a part of my regular habits but I never thought to scrapbook … Read More...
Making patterns can be so soothing and relaxing. Why not do it with a wood burning tool with all sorts of cool attachments? Pop on over to the blog Journey Creativity to see how to make wood burned patterns … Read More...
Cozy up this winter with a festive hand stitching project for Valentine’s Day! This is a curated list of modern embroidery patterns with lots of hearts, love, and flowers. Perfect crafts for Valentine’s Day.
Bookmarks are a great alternative to candy for giving out in class. You can make easy Valentine’s day bookmarks out of napkins and felt that are super easy and cheap to make! Plus a free printable to attach to the … Read More...
Home decor weight cotton makes beautiful tea towels!! I used some vintage home dec weight fabric to create this Love applique tea towel with a design loosely inspired by a towel I saw at Anthropologie. I went with a color … Read More...
Are you like me and have piles and piles of 6″x6″ pattern paper packs? I do use them but I have so many I’d like to use more of them 🙂 Kristie found a great way and used a 6×6 … Read More...
Why is it photos of babies and animals (really anyone) sleeping are so darn cute!? This adorable page from Laura captures all of the sweetness of sleeping and taking naps. Be sure to snap some photos of loved ones taking … Read More...
Stitch People has a really cute free cross stitch pattern for Valentine’s Day that you can easily personalize for your favorite couple.
The pattern shows a man and a woman but you could easily change it to two men or … Read More...
These giant floor pillows are perfect for kids watching movies, playing video games, reading books, even making forts. Emily from Life Sew Savory shows how you can sew your own floor pillows – with handles so they’re easy to carry … Read More...
