Thanksgiving is over and the holiday season is officially upon us, everyone! In honor of that fact, I made my first holiday craft of the year last weekend: some little vintage-inspired felt ornaments to decorate my Christmas tree. Read on if you’d like to learn how to make your[Read more]
I was recently contacted by Hart’s Fabric to create a tutorial using some of their fabrics. I got into the spirit of the season and came up with this skull pillow set that’s perfect for Halloween! I’m calling it the “Boy Meets Ghoul” pillow set- check out the tutorial at[Read more]
Today I’m going to share an easy DIY perfect for sewers and crafters. It’s a magnetic plate that you can throw your pins on as you sew- and the pins will stick to it! I owe the idea for this project to my cousin, Jennie, who made me one[Read more]
I’m so excited to finally share this project with you! I bought this set at a local thrift shop almost a year ago for just $15! I fell totally in love with the adorable ice-cream shop vibe and snapped it up as soon as I saw it (even though I[Read more]
A reader recently asked me how I made the origami flowers that I have featured in my blog header, and I thought “why not make a tutorial”? I made these years ago when I worked at Achievement House. Part of the work we did involved recycling the paper from old[Read more]
Hello everyone! Last weekend I made a fun little pillow for my aqua chair. It’s the same pillow form I used at Christmas for my ornament hankie pillow, and I figured instead of packing it away I should just make some different covers for it that I can switch[Read more]
I’m so excited to finally share this project with you! This is one I had been working on for a while. I am in the process of fixing up our spare room and I decided that I really needed something to hold my printer (which had been sitting on a[Read more]
Hello everyone! Today I wanted to share a little organization project I did recently. As you may know, I love to sew, and like most people who love to sew, I’m a bit of a fabric hoarder. It’s just so easy to hang on to fabric waiting for that “one[Read more]
Here’s another Christmas craft I whipped up this year…a handmade snowglobe! (Water-free of course). I was inspired by several other snowglobes I’d seen around the net, such as this one and this one. When I found this little bell jar while out thrifting I knew I had to make my[Read more]
Today I want to share one of the crafts I’ve made for my Christmas decor this year. I was inspired to make this wreath last year when I saw Rachel’s tutorial on Smile and Wave, and I finally got around to making my own version! It’s really pretty simple to make.[Read more]