Crafts and DIY for the Home and Family
I wanted to try hand embroidery on some dark blue fabric, so I went out and got some blue linen to experiment with. The result was this pretty little floral embroidery pattern with woven wheel flowers (my favorite). I also wanted to test out using color variations floss for the flowers, and I am so […]
I love taking plain tea towels and dressing them up. You can never have enough kitchen towels! I decided to experiment with some fruit stamping, and had a lot of fun with it. This tea towel craft is easy enough that the kids could probably make them too. Since Mother’s Day is coming up, this […]
Are you always jealous of that person at the baby shower that brings the cutest homemade gifts? Maybe it’s just me. As crafty as I am, I always just default to buying something because I don’t have time. Well, I’m trying to get ahead of the game by stocking up on some easy, homemade baby […]
Since a lot of my projects include Appliqués, I thought I’d make a quick video to show you how to applique by hand. The word makes it sound so scary, bit it’s really very easy when you do it this way. You can make so many things with appliqué, from embroidery hoops to cute t-shirts. […]
I had big plans last year to make a little Valentine’s Day “tree.” I finally got around to spray painting some branches white, and then ran out of time to make ornaments for them. I made some quick felt heart valentine ornaments, and I really like how they turned out. I plan on making more, […]
Today I have a pretty unicorn embroidery pattern to share with you. She has a floral wreath and multi-colored hair that was so fun to stitch. Since my “Bloom” embroidery stitch-along did so well, I decided I will be filming another one for this pattern. This pattern is a little more complicated than the “Bloom” […]
