
Abby is the host of “while she naps” a designer of stuffed animals and toys. How lucky are we to get her pattern with numerous pictures for us to follow to create this adorable doll. What little girl would not … Read More ...
Patterns, projects and techniques
by Linda Lanese

Abby is the host of “while she naps” a designer of stuffed animals and toys. How lucky are we to get her pattern with numerous pictures for us to follow to create this adorable doll. What little girl would not … Read More ...
by Linda Lanese
Stephanie is a wife and mother to two beautiful little girls, and a website designer. She hosts “Two More Minutes” and loves to create. Stephanie is showing us how to make these cute projects “Homemade Christmas Coasters & Ornaments” and … Read More ...
by Linda Lanese
How about making a “Hipster Christmas Tree” for your hip house? Get over to “American felt and craft” and find excellent tutorials for each felt ornament with complete instructions and patterns for each darling little ornament. If you don’t want … Read More ...
If you have small children around your home you know how hard it can be keeping those little hands from playing with the Christmas tree and all of the fragile ornaments. While the magic of Christmas really is about the … Read More ...
by Linda Lanese
This instructional DIY was found on “Pop Sugar” and you can do as little or much embellishment as you like. I prefer a plainer blanket with a little embellishment although this blanket is absolutely lovely, and has a romantic, gypsy … Read More ...
by Linda Lanese
Ali of “With an i.e.” her focuses on style, DIY projects, and the little things that inspire her. She is a wife and a mom and blogs out of Minneapolis. She fell in love with this sweater from J.Crew and … Read More ...
by Linda Lanese
Meg of “Elsie Marley” is a wife and mother of 3 children and blogs out of Madison, WI. She has a tutorial for this adorable “half eaten gingerbread man” with a downloadable pattern. Now this is what a yummy Gingerbread … Read More ...
by Linda Lanese
Robyn of the “fuzzy lizards” made a ton of these out of paper, but she thought felt ones would make good little gifts for co-workers. I think these also would make daring for Christmas tree ornaments and gift toppers and … Read More ...
by Linda Lanese
Rose Scott lucky #6 is the winner of BHG magazine 🙂 Enjoy the projects 🙂 I will be emailing you for your address.… Read More ...
by Linda Lanese
Chelsea of “Two Twenty One” is a married lady with a new baby Owen; who was born in the fall. If you get a chance read her birthing story, WOW! Well, she has this creative sweater present that she used … Read More ...
by Linda Lanese

This 50 cents thrift store toddler sweater was recreated into two different projects. First are the DIY Boot Socks and cozy winter sweater ornaments. Tausha Coates hosts “art and obsession” and is wife and mother of five kiddos. She is … Read More ...
by Linda Lanese
These repurposed sweater trees are so much fun with the branch base. Alexandria, is the creative mind behind “VMMV” is showing us how to make these darling “Recycled Sweater Trees” with an excellent tutorial to follow with plenty of pictures. … Read More ...
by Linda Lanese

Paul Lowe, known as “Sweet Paul” is featured in this month’s Better Homes and Gardens Magazine “Old Sweater Get a New Spin on Holiday Decor”! Sweet Paul lives in Brooklyn where he cooks, crafts, decorates, writes, and loves photography, and … Read More ...
by Linda Lanese
Andie of “American felt and craft” has three darling Charismas trees for us to make. Make one or all of them. Andie says “these little cuties are SO easy to make they are the perfect project for a beginning sewer … Read More ...
by Linda Lanese
Helena lives in Vallentuna, Sweden and hosts “craft and creativity” and has some lovely projects for us to make. Today I discovered her “Tiny wool bead wreath” and they are gorgeous. You can use them on your tree or as … Read More ...