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Say “Hello” to my little friend! The Fat Cat Stampers had directions for making a bright color washed swipe background, perfect for summer tags, cards and scrapbook pages.
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Looking for more Christmas Gnomes? Check these free DIY tutorials out … Read More...
This Mermaid Birthday Party is another one of my own setups. My daughter wanted an Ariel party but I didn’t want an over the top Disney party so we met here in the middle.
Everything was DIY. From the mermaid … Read More...
Spring is finally here, and the Midwest is shedding its cold, snowy blanket. The tulips are starting to peek through the soil and the snow has finally melted away. As we look forward to the warmer months ahead, it’s natural … Read More...
Shamrock crafts are very popular now, and dressing up your home with a shamrock here and there is a great way to show your holiday spirit during St. Patrick’s Day. Many shamrock crafts are geared at kids, but I’ve put … Read More...
Don’t steer away from the yarn aisle just because you don’t knit or crochet! There are plenty of other ways to use yarn in projects. There are some great tips for ways to use yarn here –>> Easy Yarn Crafts… Read More...
Kat of “Just Crafty Enough” has a wonderful tutorial on felted hearts and some things you can make with her cookie cutter felted hearts and her needle felted heart. She was wandering around Target the other day and came across … Read More...
This is a very easy needle felting tutorial for heart using cookie cutters can be used for many more applications than garland; like brooches, wreaths or table décor. Cintia has been blogging on “My Poppet” since 2007. She grew up … Read More...
1. Love Note Printables from Paper Coterie
2. Printable Valentines from Small Types
3. Cool Kids’ Printable Valentines from A Night Owl
4 -5. Mason jar Valentine Countdown and Valentine Wreathe from Vintage Umbrella
Do you love a little whimsy in your kitchen? How about a little irony in your living room? If you so, you need to check out Bruno and Betty. Their shop is full of fun hand screen printed apparel … Read More...
This post from almost two years ago was too good to pass up. You can make the cutest little gnomes made out of pine cones, and then you can give the felt heart away to wear as a pin. I … Read More...
Ursula has created these adorable and very easy Gingerbread tags and is offering a free pattern and tutorial for us! You can use them as gift tags, ornaments, fridgies, or as Ursula has done in this example – made a … Read More...
Advent is a special time of year, marked by the anticipation of the coming of Christmas. For many families, the lighting of the advent wreath is a beloved tradition that adds to the excitement of the season. The advent wreath … Read More...
I love cute little handmade gifts and have been wanting to make my daughter some peg people for a while now. I was just going to paint them, but Jenni’s project from the Vintage Umbrella is a lot cuter.
Her … Read More...
You know I love to take lowly, throwaways to make something cool, preferrably using crochet. Here are a few ideas I’ve run across recently. Hope you’ll like them.
Use a cereal box for the tag and crochet a tiny wreath … Read More...
I am showing several Christmas crafts from BH&G and you can go get the tutorials and or instructions on how to make them. These are all made form felt of some type and I hope you enjoy this medley … Read More...
I’ve had a stunning lack of Peeps posts this holiday season, how can that be? Especially when you can do such cool stuff with them, like make wreaths and topiaries and have a kid-friendly cocoa and craft party and… well, … Read More...
Kat of “just crafty enough” has this darling little gnome or tomte ornament tutorial with a pattern. I like the way Kat has some unstuffed gnomes pinned to a wall, too cute. She said it has been the most … Read More...
It’s November 30th, and if you still want to do an Advent Calendar 
you totally can! Here are six simple and quick ideas that you can do today!
1. Printable Pyramid Advent Calendar Garland from Julie Ree
2. Patterned … Read More...
From “Knock off Décor” and here! “Remember that pretty felt wreath pillow from yesterday? Well, Jody from Homey Home Design loved it so much she decided to whip up a matching tree skirt this year. Jody sewed a simple … Read More...
Haley Pierson-Cox, hosts “the Zen of making” and shows us how to make perfect felt balls. Everyone has their own special way of making these and I like to show you the latest ideas. I recently saw a darling … Read More...
