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...
Otter Valentine Card
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...
Free pattern: Love My Vintage Home embroidery hoop art
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...
Reading Scrapbook Layout
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...
Upcycle your pencils with pyrography (wood burning)
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...
Valentine’s Day hand embroidery patterns
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.
DIY Valentine Bookmarks with FREE Printable
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...
Sewing pattern: Love tea towel from home dec cotton
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...
33 Cards from One 6×6 Paper Pack
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...
Sleep Layout
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...
Personalize this Sweet Valentine’s Day Cross Stitch Pattern
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...
Sewing pattern: Floor pillows with handles
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...
Keep it Simple with This Garter Stitch Shawl
For those occasions when you have a skein of yarn you don’t know what to do with, consider something simple but pretty like the Be Simple Shawl by Carolyn Glauz-Todrank.
This free pattern on Ravelry is a basic asymmetrical Garter … Read More...
Etsy Feature – dellalana
Artisan felt wall object by dellalana
, 160 x 70 cm, made of natural colored merino wool in a special Japanese technique.
Exploring distant lands and exotic jungles, I’m inspired by nature in all its processes, evolution, birth, growth, aging, … Read More...
Valentine Framed Art with Matching Card
Stephanie created a lovely card with matching framed art to give as a gift for Valentine’s Day or even a wedding or anniversary. She created her pretty rainbow hearts with ink blending and die cutting.
She’s sharing her project tutorials … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Valentine heart pocket
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, add a quick, simple and fun Heart Pocket to a purchased dress or shirt. Pink Hollybush Designs has a tutorial showing how to make it, plus a template you can download. With some scraps … Read More...
Sticky Note Holder for a Planner
Jin created these crazy cute sticky note holders to keep track of them in planners. She used animal shaped calendar digital images from Lettering Delights and changed them up a bit on her computer to fit her needs.
She shares … Read More...
DIY Rose Box Decor
These expensive looking rose boxes are all the rage nowadays. Learn how to DIY your own glamorous rose box as a stylish decor piece for way cheaper and easier!
Crochet Pattern – Pretty Bobble Pillow
Who doesn’t love crochet bobbles? They’re fun to do, they add a real dimension to your work, and they make whatever you’ve made really pop. In the Pretty Bobble Pillow, you get to combine color blocking and bobbles to … Read More...
How to paint perfect dots with this recycled office product
Every time I find a fun painting tip that uses an unexpected item to make a project easy I can’t wait to share it with you Craft Gossip Recycling readers. Over at the blog Fellow Fellow there is a great … Read More...