Design Your Own T-shirt a la Anthropologie
Here is a free tutorial on ‘how to design your own t-shirt with tulle flower embellishments’ to create that wizzidiwow Anthropologie-look for a budget that suits you.
This tutorial shows that nowadays fashion is about your own creativity rather than ‘some designer’s. And to make this embellished t-shirt does not take much more than a [...]
Chalkboard Easter Eggs as Unique Easter Gift or Table Decoration
Want a new look and something totally unique this Easter coming up? I found something really marvelous.
Have a look at this chalkboard egg!!!
A few chalkboard Easter eggs would make the most surprising Easter table decoration. They are quirky, unique Easter gifts, that can be personalized, and that can be of use year-round.
Think your [...]
How-to Knit in the Round (video)
We need to learn how to knit in the round. So here are three knitting videos which clearly demonstrate how this is done. Something to try out tomorrow. You’ll see that you’ll need four or five double-pointed needles to work with for the first method, and a long round needle for the second method.
Knitting in [...]
Ideas for Easter Decorations
Get a head start this year. Easter is around the corner. Making this a fun-filled holiday means getting prepared early enough so that you can actually enjoy all those preparations and craft projects that invariably come along with Easter brunches, Easter egg hunts and other Easter parties.
Here are some of the projects we featured last [...]
Spring Flower Shawl – Simple Free Crochet Pattern
In the upcoming days when warmer Spring days (or mere hours) are intertwined with flares of cold and damp weather, you’ll want to have a lovely scarf like this tucked in your tote. Just in case.
A hand-dandy crochet stitches glossary is included, making this a good project for a ’ just not a novice any [...]
How to Make An Art Journal
Today I want to feature a lovely series of videos on how to make an art journal.
Millande from Millande.com creates page after page layout in her journal,, using all kinds of art making techniques that range from painting to collage. But best of all, she shows us how to just do it, hum-ti-dum, on a [...]
Beading Technique: How To Knot a Pearl Necklace
Last week, I went to the Saturday market in a little neighboring town called Civita Castellana, Besides being a hub for artisan ceramics, this town was actually founded on the fact that it was the perfect stop between Florence and Rome.
On the grounds of this ancient trading place, today is still a very large Saturday [...]
Book of the Month – February – Kids Craft
Today, I don’t just want to promote just one book, but rather a whole slew of them: Klutz Kits.
Their books are not normal books, but craft project books that often come with tools and materials to make the projects described within. My niece and I have come to look for their books at any North [...]
Crafts to Do on Presidents Day
President Washington could not tell a lie. So the story goes. So, he told his dad that he’d hacked the cherry blossom tree.
As, practically unbeknownst to the rest of the world, the third Monday of February is Presidents Day, and as it is a federal public holiday in the US, I thought to [...]
Original Valentine Cards
Oh, the pressure of Valentine, year after year…. Most men dread the day or rather the implied obligation, I think.
Looking beyond the social obligation, however, I think all want to do something kind and ideally, we’re all looking for some real originality? Something really NON-frilly, yet romantic? This is tough to find this, [...]
How to Cut a Paper Heart Doily
Who said a doily has to be round? Want a heart instead & wonder how to cut a paper heart doily? Easy. Just do as you’d normally do with a circular paper doily.
Step-by-Step Paper Doily Making Tutorial
1. Fold a rectangular piece of paper over (resulting 2 long rectangular blocks). Cut the outside of the [...]
Crochet Briefcase (free pattern)
Go in style to the office. What could be more contemporary and confidence building than this elegant crochet office bag to hold your paperwork and great idea?
What if I’d tell you that it won’t cost you $000 but more like 10 bucks? Are you excited?
You could use this project to learn how to crochet. [...]
