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7 Printable Valentine Cards For Your Project Life Layouts

Have you heard of Project Life? It’s not necessarily a new way of scrapbooking, but it is on the newer side of current scrapbooking trends. If you haven’t heard of it yet, go look it up! It is so incredibly easy and time saving. I’m in love! Well, today I decided to bring to you 7 links to different Valentine cards to use in your Project Life layouts. They are all simply adorable, and can be printed right at home from your own computer!

Free Crochet Pattern - Heart Cushion

When Spring rolls around I get this idea in my head. I want everything to be fresh and new and exciting. This usually manifests in my living space. I redo rooms and crochet up a storm. Like this crochet pillow. I use accessories and furniture to create a new experience in my home. And this couch pillow is what I’ve …

How to Make Snow Playdough

Sensory activities involving snow are especially fun for kids who live in places that don't get much or any snow, or when it's the opposite season where you live. This snow playdough from Buggy and Buddy is super easy to put together with items you already have in your house, and it's lots of fun for kids to play with …

A retrospective of recycled collage art and creations

I was invited to create an exhibit at the Glendale Main Library of recycled art and creations. This was fun to put together as I have been creating recycled things for a loooooong time! Some of these projects are from my book Sweater Surgery, some have been featured here or on other websites. And some are brand new! I hope …

Celebrate the Year of the Rat in Cross Stitch

I think I share the Chinese New Year chart for the coming year from The Art of Cross Stitch every year around this time. I love this simple, striking designs, and they are a great way to honor the new year. The coming year is the year of the rat, and you can grab the pattern on Etsy for $4.95. …

Tutorial: Magnetic sewing caddy

This sewing caddy couldn't be easier to make and will save your sanity. Stop searching for supplies in the middle of a project! The magnetic organizer will your pins from spilling and your notions close at hand for when you need them. Get the DIY tutorial over at Beginner Sewing Projects.

All About Knitting for Australia's Animals (and Other Crafts, too)

Since the wildfires in Australia began, it's been reported that as many as a billion animals may have died, and countless others have been injured in the fires or fleeing the flames. This tragedy presents an opportunity for crafters to use some of their materials for a good cause. Wildlife rescue organizations use all sorts of handcrafted items in their …

Needle Felting Tutorial - Sushi

This is another cute felting tutorial by Kawaiifelting and although she calls it Gudetama I am going to refer to it as a sushi. Cause well that is what it looks like to me. I am not educated in Japanese characters. It's cute and that is all that matters right? This sushi is going to take you around 40-90 minutes …

Colors of the Stone • Winter • February 1 - 8, 2020

Colors of the Stone with To Bead True Blue and Artisan Workshops showcases the widest range of artisan handcraft in Tucson with 1000 artisan exhibits, galleries, workshops, and ateliers. The assemblage of independent artisans, traditional designers, studio artists, and small production handcrafters, are chosen for outstanding artistic ability, exceptional design and singularity of work. The show is a wholesale source for designers and trades people …

Crafty Friend Card

I think no one else appropriates a hand made card more than someone else is who is also crafty, they truly appreciate the time and effort you put into your creations. Nichol Spohr made this fabulous card to send to a fellow crafter. I love how she got so a realistic look, adding shine on her paints and using metallic …

Sewing tutorial: Fabric hanging wall files

One easy way to control the clutter is to get it off the horizontal surfaces - the desk, the kitchen counter, etc. Chelsea at Sew Simple Home shows how you can sew these simple hanging wall files to organize paperwork. She uses them to organize her kids' schoolwork. No more papers all over the desk, and they're sorted and easy …

3D Flowers and Sewing Layout

Chrissy used coordinating stamps and dies to create an explosion of dimensional flowers all over her layout. She added extra texture to the background by stitching down her panels of pattern paper and kept everything cohesive by using the same red, aqua and black through out. Visit the Kaiser Craft blog for more. -Heather

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