Now that the summer is ending and the children are back in school many of us are thinking of the coming of the fall season and making our homes cozy for the long winter. An easy way to bring the … Read More ...
Pizza with all the toppings (tutorial & patterns)
LiEr hosts her amazing site “ikatbag” with many free pictorial tutorials and fun patterns for us to buy. I am actually going to make this fun-time Pizza with its darling toppings for the grandkids. LiEr also made a pizza box … Read More ...
How to make your own Zombie Plushie Tutorial
Your kids will love this adorable Zombie Plushie with Halloween close at hand. These little guys sitting around the house will actually confirm Halloween is coming! Heidi hosts “Heidi Boyd Crafty Inspiration” from her home in Maine is sharing her … Read More ...
Christmas Felt Dress Ornament downloadable Pattern
Amy blogs about her new 1860s pattern line for children’s clothing visit her on “Thistle and Lilly”. The design of this Christmas Ornament Dress is from the September 1862 Peterson’s Magazine, fashions for children, and is embellished with sequins and … Read More ...
DIY Felt Tree Ornaments (pictorial-tutorial)
Andrea of “Strawberry Chic” created these charming easy to make felt ornaments for her tree; but you could use these for other applications. Andrea shopped Target’s 75% off sale for all new Christmas ornaments a couple of years ago … Read More ...
How to make a needle felted rattle tutorial
What a special gift this needle felting felted rattle would be for any new baby, make it pink, blue or to go with the baby’s room. Melissa of “Milo and Ben” warns; when making the rattle you need something to … Read More ...
Felt Gnome Finger Puppets Tutorial & Pattern
Amy of “While Wearing Heels” always comes up with some neat tutorials and generously shares them with us. Your kids will love these and mom & dad can play along. She has her cute Gnome Finger Puppet couple with a … Read More ...
Free Project! Kitty Kat Pincushion pattern & instructions
This is the cutest Kitty Kat Pincushion! Anyone would love to receive this as a gift for any occasion. They do not have to be sewers; we all have pins of one kind or another. This comes from “doll maker’s … Read More ...
Acorn Craft Tutorial
It will not be long before the leaves are falling and we will be bringing out or making fall decorations. I saw these lovely acorns on Dannyelle’s “Life is a Party” blog and I was delighted by how charming and … Read More ...
DINO TAIL TUTORIAL & pattern
My 3 year old Grandson Weston would flip out if I made him this “DINO TAIL” because he is obsessed with dinosaurs. Jessica of “running with scissors” has a complete tutorial for you to follow on how to make these … Read More ...
DIY Mistletoe Kissing Ball
I found this “Mistletoe Kissing Ball” on “Apartment Therapy” a place where I visit often. The tradition of kissing under a ball of mistletoe has its origins in Norse mythology. Today, a mistletoe kissing ball adds a festive touch to … Read More ...
Clothespin Playful Doll Ornaments (video Tutorial) Template & Patterns
I ordered some old fashioned clothespins; ones with round tops and others with flat top from Amazon just to make these sweet clothespin ornaments all made with felt and markers, too cute. I found this video on Martha’s site and … Read More ...
Constellation Felt Wristband tutorial & pattern
I just had to share the latest project from our sweet bilingual (English-Indonesian) Onel. She is so imaginative and comes up with clever ideas and she always shares her tutorials with us. Again, many thanks Onel. Today she is showing … Read More ...
Use paper scraps to make wall art (tutorial)
Patricia of “a little hut” created this amazingly ingenious wall art using paper scraps or you could use felt. Patricia is a graphic designer out of Houston, Texas and paper is her fabric of choice. Her work has been featured … Read More ...
Cheery Goldfinch Felt Ornament & Red Headed Woodpecker Patterns
I know I love watching the Goldfinch at my feeder and as the summer turns to fall they become a shade of lime green and they are lovely! Susan of “Down east thunder farm” out of Maine has some sweet … Read More ...