Deby from So Sew Easy shares a tutorial at Little House Living showing how you can make a reusable market tote. The leather (or vinyl) at the bottom isn’t just a pretty color blocking design. It also reinforces the bottom … Read More...
How to make a recycled chess piece stamp
I am sure most of you have seen projects where you can make your own stamps with foam, erasures, felt and things like that but the really cool part of this stamp making tutorial is the great object Ronja used … Read More...
Beautiful Crochet Wedding Veil
A user on image sharing site imgur posted this beautiful crochet wedding veil that she made with the help of her family and friends. She first made a sample (and many others) to figure out which pattern she liked best … Read More...
DIY Halloween Skeleton Makeup
We don’t all have the luxury of our very own makeup artists, I don’t know about you but when I am getting ready it usually means I have children at my feet or the only other adult in the house … Read More...
Tutorial: Faux Leather
After seeing an impressive faux leather piece I went looking for faux leather tutorials and found exactly what I was searching for. This tutorial uses materials most clayers will have on hand and straightforward techniques.
Bonus: the faux looks very … Read More...
Style Me Quick – DIY Kimonos
I Love this new style as it is very forgiving and allows me to be comfortable and at times frumpy but still be in the “fashion”. I need to take a trip to my local fabric store and go crazy. … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew buttons down quickly with your sewing machine
Did you know that you can use your sewing machine to sew on buttons? Coats & Clark shares a tutorial on their blog, Sewing Secrets, showing how to do it. Sewing them on your machine goes so much faster than … Read More...
DIY Keychain Tutorial
I love these easy key chains that were shared on the Darice blog, Live Craft Love.
Not only did they share the free tutorial to create these adorable key chains but they also posted the free printables they used in … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY cat face sweater
I claim the title Crazy Cat Lady quite proudly. And I would also quite proudly wear a sweater with a giant cat face on it, like this one by Lisa from Lala Faux Bois. It’s a DIY fashion, and she … Read More...
Amazing DIY – Old CD’s and wood sticks to a planter
This DIY is in Spanish, but you don’t really need to know the language of creativity. Besides, the images are surely enough.
The transformation involves using some old CD’s, some wooden sticks and of course, a small planter to put … Read More...
Tutorial: Pauline Dress with crossover top and 3/4 sleeves
Daniela from On The Cutting Floor shares a free pattern for making her lovely Pauline Dress. The Pauline Dress has a crossover (surplice) top with 3/4 sleeves and a tie waist. The skirt is a circle skirt which gives beautiful … Read More...
Free pattern: Felt snowman ornament
Nancy from Do Small Things with Love guest blogs at Someday Crafts with a free pattern for making these felt snowman Christmas ornaments. They have buttons on their fronts, scarves around their necks, and carrots for noses. They’d be cute … Read More...
Tutorial: Cross Stitch Pillow
There is nothing better than knowing you put a smile on someone’s face and made their day. This very simple pillow tutorial could do both and even get you a hug and a kiss. The Pretty Life Girls created this … Read More...
Tutorial: Quilted tissue holder with a vintage button
Kim from Leland Ave Studios shows how you can make a quilted tissue holder with a vintage button closure. The fabric pouch will hold a travel size tissue pack, with a vintage button serving as a closure and an embellishment. … Read More...
A New Way to Melt Glass
Have you ever tried a pot melt? It’s a great way to use up scrap and make interesting multi-colored bowls and part sheets and cast pieces. Over at D&L Art Glass they have this cool system, Castacab Scrap master. It’s … Read More...
Tutorial: Add a hood to any top or jacket pattern
There’s something about cooler weather that just calls for a hoodie, even though I rarely actually pull the hood up on to my head. Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shows how you can add a hood to any top or … Read More...
Instagram Photo Gift Idea
Get a head start on your holiday gift making and put together a set of these Instagram coasters made with photos of your family, friends or hobbies. There are so many possibilities to this, it’s just brilliant. They have even … Read More...
Printing Texture
This is so simple yet so stunning! Vicki, from Art with Kids, explains how easy it is to make prints using a variety of easy-to-find items. The print pictured here was made using items she found lying around her house. … Read More...
Tutorial: FMQ a panel
Practice is necessary to master any skill and this is particularly so when it comes to free motion quilting (FMQ). But who wants to learn on the quilt top that took them months to create? And what if that same … Read More...
WD-40 And The Many Things You Can Do With It
WD-40 is something that most of us probably have around our house. However, did you know that there are a lot more uses for it than just stopping a squeaky hinge? I was honestly kind of surprised with some of … Read More...