These DIY red leather teardrop earrings are perfect for Valentine’s Day but also a wonderful Mother’s Day gift idea to make yourself. I made them from leather but I am positive that they would look stunning made from thin … Read More...
Valentine’s Day Printable Mermaid Candy Bar Wrappers
These cute mermaids “dolphinately” want to be someone’s valentine this year. The colorful printable chocolate bar wrappers come in three sizes and are super easy to use–just print, cut and tape or glue. And they come with a choice of … Read More...
Easy Homemade Bird Feeder Kids Can Make
If you have birdseed, you probably have everything you need to make this simple bird feeder with your kids. Such a fun little craft project that inspires them to get outside with nature. You can see the full DIY tutorial … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Burlap and cotton Valentine’s gift bags
These heart-themed gift bags make any small gift a special Valentine’s treat! The bags are easily made from burlap and quilting cotton. Sew4Home has an easy sewing tutorial showing how to make them. They’d be great for teacher gifts, secret … Read More...
Distress Inks 5 Ways
Distress Ink pads are great for ink blending, watercolor, backgrounds, adding color, direct stamping, smooshing and more. Jessica Frost-Ballas shares 5 different ways you can use Distress Inks on your cards.
Visit the Simon Says Stamp blog for more info.… Read More...
DIY Wire Embellishments
Using the Happy Jig wire tool from We-R-Memory-Keepers you can create wonderful wire shapes and words. They are super fun embellishments to add to scrapbook pages, cards and home decor projects. They have gathered together several ideas to help inspire … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY thread organizer box
Every time I think I’m going to organize my thread spools, I get sticker shock from the organizers you can buy at the fabric store. They do the job nicely, but wow they’re expensive – especially if you have to … Read More...
Check Out These Spicy Mardi Gras Cross Stitch Designs
I was hunting around for some Mardi Gras themed cross-stitch patterns that I haven’t already shared (you can check out some other designs here) and I found the site Spicy Needlepoint.
They have a bunch of great designs, including … Read More...
Watercolor Resist Cards
How lovely are these card by Thi Lam? By stamping and embossing the floral and leaf stamps in clear ink and powder she was able to watercolor over top her images and the embossing resisted the color. So pretty! Mama … Read More...
Valentine’s Themed Knit Wristwarmers
Some of you might know that I got my start writing about knitting at the now-defunct About.com. I wrote a lot of patterns for that site, nearly 200 of which are chronicled on Ravelry (though I am sure that’s not … Read More...
Sewing pattern: 3 ways to make a girls skirt from scarves
Heather from Heather Handmade shows 3 ways you can turn an old scarf into a floaty, twirly skirt for a little girl. The best style to make will vary depending on the size and shape of scarf you’re using. She … Read More...
St. Patrick’s Day Printables
This adorable St. Patrick’s Day layouts were created with some fun FREE printable designs. You can download the bear, words, coins, shamrocks and more over on the Craft Direct blog.
-Heather
Are you looking for … Read More...
Easter Crafts – 2×4 Scrap Wood Bunny
It’s an adorable easy craft to create that makes the cutest bunnies for your Easter decor. These wood bunnies are lots of fun to make and you can add your own quirky style to them if you choose, use them … Read More...
DIY Valentine’s day balloon garland mantel decor
Balloon garlands are so popular right now and they’re a really festive way to decorate a mantel for a holiday. With just a few supplies, you can get a big impact. How about a balloon garland for Valentine’s day or … Read More...
Modern Tea Towel Set Crochet Pattern
If you’re in need of a good housewarming gift, then this Crochet Modern Tea Towel Set is the perfect pattern for you.
I was looking for a good gift to give a friend for her home that would be thoughtful … Read More...
30 ways to make a heart for the Heart A Day Valentine Challenge
I am having so much fun coming up with new and recycled materials to make a Valentine heart every day.
To see the first 22 ways to make recycled hearts for Valentine’s Day pop on over to this post.… Read More...
Sewing pattern: Heart zipper pouch
Sew up a sweet little Valentine’s gift with these heart zipper pouches! Amanda from Jedi Craft Girl shares a tutorial at Diary of a Quilter showing how to make them. They’re cute from Valentine’s novelty prints, but they’d also be … Read More...
Polymer Clay Wedding Cake Souvenir
Something I hadn’t considered before was making yourself a teeny replica of your wedding (or other special event) cake for a souvenir. Given how seriously impressive some wedding cakes can be I could totally see that as a neat wedding … Read More...
DIY Spring Daffodil Wreath
DIY Paper Daffodil Wreath – This springtime wreath is perfect for Spring or Easter decor. This spring project is made with paper flowers and you can use the printable templates below to create each flower for your Wreath.
Free Crochet Pattern – Ragdoll Bunny
This has to be the cutest Easter crochet pattern I have found. When I came across this ragdoll bunny pattern I knew I had to share it with my readers. Ragdoll patterns are still very popular and this one is … Read More...