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...
Loop Yarn Heart Pillow
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...
Pig Cross Stitch Patterns for Chinese New Year
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...
Did you know your printer can print on a paper bag?
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...
DIY Succulent Favors
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...
Free Crochet Pattern – Pocket Kawaii Bunny
CraftBits (Shellie Wilson)
What you need
8 ply wool (worsted weight yarn) in 2 colors for body … Read More...
Meant to Be Valentine Card
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...
Sewing pattern: Chiffon little black dress refashion
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...
Distress Ink Splatter Page
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.
Sewing pattern: Knot scrunchie
Abby from Sew Much Ado shows how you can sew your own knot scrunchie. She’s got a free pattern for you to download and a video showing how to sew it together. It’s a great project to use your scraps … Read More...
Mermaid Mirror Stamping
Mirror stamping is a fun way to get more from your stamps by having two images face each other just using the same stamp. But sometimes the results can be imperfect or blurry. Roni discovered she could use her Image’s … Read More...
13 Ways to Get Kids to Journal
Journaling is a great way to help kids make goals, be more mindful and increase creativity. They can focus on nature, school work, goals, arts and reading. The Tip Junkies has 13 awesome ways to get kids interested in journaling.… Read More...
How to make your own metallic watercolor paints
I’ve been experimenting with watercolor 
painting lately. I have to admit I like it as I can do it while snuggled in on the couch (it has been raining here in SoCal and I haven’t been motivated to be out … Read More...
Sewing pattern: DIY weighted blanket
Many people say that weighted blankets have a calming effect. My daughter has one and loves it! Lindsay from Shrimp Salad Circus shows how you can sew your own weighted blanket. Making it yourself lets you choose your fabrics and … Read More...
Advice for Knitting When You Have Natural Hair
If you’re a person of color with natural hair, something you need to think about when knitting hats is the fiber content of the yarn used, because the yarns typically called for — think wool and other animal fibers — … Read More...
Mason Jar – Woodland Terrarium
Dollar Store DIY: Woodland Creature Terrarium This Terrarium was created using a plastic Dollar store mason jar and some Dollar store trinkets. The tutorial is aimed at kids but this DIY craft is great for all ages. You can use … Read More...
DIY Quilted Shamrock For St Patrick’s Day
This is a quick DIY sewing pattern that will have your friends green with envy!
You can see the full quilting and sewing … Read More...
Celebrate the Year of the Pig
Chinese New Year is coming up on February 5, and it’s a fun way to bring a bit of cultural learning and themed crafting into the classroom or the home.
Nuturestore has a great roundup of general Chinese New Year … Read More...
Mixed Media Gelli Printed Tags
Andrea used paints on a Gelliplate printing block to create some wonderful backgrounds on these mixed media tags. I like the simple stenciling and bits of paper she added. These would pretty on cards, in planners or on scrapbook pages.… Read More...
Sewing pattern: Sewing notions zipper pouch
This flat zipper pouch would be perfect for storing sewing notions, don’t you think? Of course, it would also be great for storing school supplies or toiletries or other small items. Damjana from AppleGreen Cottage has an easy sewing tutorial … Read More...