There was lots going on in the craft world this year. So much that I can hardly keep up anymore, but I’ve tried to round up 100 of my favorite craft and sewing tutorials of the year from around the internet. In the sewing category, I’ve included the free projects available from my book 1, 2, …
Découpage Eggs from Moda Bake Shop. Crêpe Paper Flowers from Hello! Lucky (excerpt from Martha Stewart Weddings). Easter Egg Diorama Music Box from Matsutake (via Whip Up). Grow Your Own Wheatgrass from Make and Takes (that’s wheatgrass, people). Flower Hair Clips from Julie’s Blog. Bunny Finger Puppets from The Purl Bee. Cheat’s Papier Mâché from The …
A couple more ideas to add to your list of Halloween decorations using recycled materials. Here, I used etching cream to create a jack o’ lantern face on the jars. It’s a subtle effect, but would be pretty with an orange votive. I simply put masking tape on the jar, cut out the shapes with …
I know, it seems like I’ve forgotten about the summer reading crafts, but here’s a project! Eric Carle naturally comes to mind when thinking about children’s book illustration, so we decided to make these firefly lanterns based on The Very Lonely Firefly, the story of a firefly in search of friends. You can learn more …
I’ve been seeing a lot of nice decoupage projects lately, so thought I’d give it a try. I used an abstract design for this, but I think it would be great with a spider web, bat or owl. This project would also be nice in white for the winter holidays. I didn’t have a piece …
