Brandy from Gluesticks guest blogs at Craftaholics Anonymous with a tutorial showing how to make a camera strap cover. It’s a quick, easy sewing project. She calls it a slipcover because it is removable. You can make it from a … Read More...
Tutorial: Lined vest with no raw edges showing
Lynette from Running With Scissors shares a tailor’s method for assembling a lined vest with no raw edges showing. There’s very little hand sewing required – just enough to whipstitch a turning hole closed – and it comes together quickly. … Read More...
Tutorial: Alter a sewing pattern for more room in the butt
Here’s a tutorial for those among us (myself included) who are blessed in the back. An “asset” as my grandmother used to say, though I don’t think she meant it as a pun. Justine from Sew Country Chick shows how … Read More...
Tutorial: Take-along felt board play set
Julia from Handcraftiness shares a tutorial for making a child’s take-along felt board play set. With two handles, it folds up and carries like a tote. But instead of being a bag, it opens up to reveal a felt background … Read More...
Can packaging carrots like junk food make your kids eat them?
That is the idea a carrot company has anyways. Look at these images, and the packaging for these carrots.
Not in a million years would you think that is how carrots would be packaged and yet the company is willing … Read More...
Tutorial: Gather fabric with a serger
Andrea from Four Square Walls shows how you can make gorgeous, tight gathers using your serger. No basting and pulling threads required, yay!!! Her tutorial tells what settings to use to achieve perfect gathers on your serger. If you write … Read More...
Free pattern: Ayza round yoke dress for women
Daniela from On The Cutting Floor has another free dress pattern to share with us! It’s The Ayza Dress, which she designed for the summer-fall transition. She suggests wearing it with a cardigan and tights when the weather cools. It … Read More...
Tutorial: Felt Scissors Pouch
Are you like me, always losing your scissors only to find the sharp end with your finger at the bottom of your bag? Well, it is time to stop stabbing those little piddies and make yourself this very simple yet … Read More...
Make a Spooky Wreath Tutorial
This is a VERY SCARY Halloween wreath created by Heidi of “Honeybear Lane”! She even has a printable banner to put on the wreath “Pictured”! Heidi says that her house is over-decorated, but can you go overboard for Halloween? I … Read More...
3 steps to clean your makeup brush
Like all DIY beauty accessories, the makeup brush that you use everyday is used quickly and forgotten even faster.
But it needs a little TLC as well. This brush builds up grease and grime from your own face and you … Read More...
Reuse old books, make a storage box
I have so many old books lying about that I don’t have the heart to throw away. Books from my Uni days, books that I cherish, but don’t read any more. It would be sad to throw them away!
Yet, … Read More...
Grout Cleaner That Actually Works!
Tile grout has got to be one of the hardest things to keep clean in a home. At least for me, it is. We are now in our second home, and have had tile in both homes, both of which … Read More...
How to Make a Marionette
I love projects that look complicated but are actually easy to make, like this adorable, goofy bird marionette. The body and head are simple styrofoam balls that are decorated with feathers and a piece cut from a feather boa. The … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric princess or prince dress-up crown
When you’re a little girl, all you really need to be a princess is a crown. Deb from Two Cheeky Monkeys shows how you can make a pretty fabric crown, perfect for any dress-up princess or prince. The sewing is … Read More...
Underground Greenhouse Tutorial For Year-Round Gardening
Do you like gardening, but tend to go into a winter depression because you can’t enjoy those fresh fruits and veggies during those few cold months of the year? An underground greenhouse, or walipini, may be the option for you. … Read More...
Natural ADHD Treatment Option
I am not going to take sides on the ADHD controversial wall but I have been asked to share this Essential oil recipe. This blend of oils, which not only helped one woman but has many more praising it’s Natural … Read More...
25 Clever Burlap DIY Projects
Burlap is a huge trend right now. I’m not really a fan of burlap, to me it’s itchy. But a lot of people love it.
Annette from FiberArtsy created a round up of 25 fun burlap projects from a bunch … Read More...
Felt Ghost Table Runner Tutorial
I found this darling Ghost Table Runner on “eHow” by Debbie Williams. She has a complete tutorial and there is a pattern so you can make this for your Halloween table. This project is a NO SEW, just follow Debbie’s … Read More...
Kid Made Glass Suncatcher
Use the last few days of summer to create some outdoorsy crafts with the kids. This sun catcher which kids can make themselves, is a perfect start!
Using natural light to diffuse into multiple colors, this suncatcher is made using … Read More...
How To Make A Stenciled Apple Pillow
I love apples. Apple anything, really. Apple pie, apple cobbler, apple cider, apple fritters, etc. Yeah, you get the idea. So, when I came across this adorable Apple Stenciled Pillow, I fell in love. I absolutely couldn’t resist sharing it … Read More...