Love this back to school pleated skirt - look: So Fall, so girly, so sophisticated and so 'back-to-school'. Rather than going shopping for one, make one. With this free sewing pattern, you'll realize it's easy to make. Back to School Pleated Skirt - Free Sewing...
Back-to-School Backpacks, Tote Bags, Lunch Bags Sewing Patterns
School bags are one of the most essential school supplies out there. And from personal experience as someone who studied for many years, it is a really good investment to have a couple of different style bags laying around: one for light days, one for heavy book days,...
Kenna Tote Bag Sewing Pattern
Wow. That’s what I said when I saw the incredibly detailed and excellent free bag sewing pattern by Leah Williams for her Kenna tote. I have many readers who have requested new bag sewing patterns, and ladies/gentlemen, here is one free tote bag sewing pattern too...
DIY Craft Organizer Box
Embellish and reuse old shoe boxes. Seems so obvious. But simple organization ideas such as these can result in a complete 'makeover' of a craft room. They can be added to a DIY personalized desk set that is lovely to work with. More importantly, creating matching...
Fall Organizing Tips
:: Fall Organizing Tips :: I don’t know about you but besides the fun excitement of your kids going back to school, in a new grade, seeing old friends and making new ones, I relish the fact that it is time to come back to my own. Life as I know it was meant, in the in...
20 Delicious Back to School Treats, Breakfast, Snacks and Lunches
Whether you wish for back to school treats such as cupcakes, muffins or donuts; back-to-school lunch box ideas, breakfast or teacher treats, we’ve got you covered. Here are 20 unique, beautiful, delightful and easy-to-do back-to-school treats to make. Either with your...
How to Personalize Back to School Supplies
Going back to school isn't always fun for some kids with all the homework to come. Tammy Henderson is coming to the rescue with this personalized back-to-school supplies and study home décor tutorial. Creating, personalizing and styling a space of their own may...
Easy Handmade Jewelry For Girls – Beaded Friendship Bracelets
We have featured several jewelry-making methods of friendship bracelets to date. This beaded friendship bracelet just is a perfect addition now that summer is approaching. Cute girls / teenagers need something to do when they are lazing around on the school or back...
Recycled Crafts with Kids, Teens, Tweens for School & College
This 'Recycled Crafts with Kids' is a part of a series, 101 Green Crafts Crafting with Kids Making Fabulous Flowers with Tissue Paper by Fine Craft Guild U Cool Crafts for Teens, Tweens, School and College How to make a Bean Bag tutorials & videos by various...
10 Unique Pink Pillows :: Add Color-pop to Girls Bedrooms
End-of-Summer/begin Fall Back-to-school activities also includes freshening up kids bedrooms with a bit of new bedding and/or kids bedroom accessories, such as some lovely throw pillows. Nothing, and I mean, nothing spruces up or alters a room like colorful throw...
Back-to-School Notice Boards
These Beautiful DIY Back to School notice boards are a most-useful craft to keep you and your kids organised. Desirée, mom of three, and writer of ‘The 36th Avenue’ designed these Personalised Back-to-School Notice Boards for each of her kids. photo credit: 36th Ave,...
Back-to-School Noticeboards Schedulers Organizers Desk Accessories
I haven’t gone back-to-school for a ‘000 years. However, every Fall I still enjoy that lovely feeling of a fresh start, and a passion to get some fresh looking new noticeboards. One of my best memories is how I used to get very nice new book wrapping paper, calendar...
Back-to-School College, Teenage & Kid Bedroom Decorating
This article on ‘College, Teenage & Kid Bedroom Decorating Projects & Ideas' finishes the ‘Back-to-school Ideas’- week, however, during September we’ll add a few more individual back-to-school ideas, as they pop up in our minds. College Room,...
Back-to-school Small Bag Patterns
Back to school is this great ‘season’ to get back organized, not only in aspects of school life, but also in other areas. For this reason, to me, Fall is one of those time that it’s extremely useful to create a bunch of new bags, of different shapes and sizes in...
Back-to-School with Easy-to-Make Friendship Gifts
Time to celebrate going Back-to-School with flirty gifts that create smiles on the first day of school and help continue friendships. Fun Fashion Friendship Gifts that are Easy to Make Sure, there is the good-old classic friendship bracelet. But let’s go beyond the...
Back-to-School Ideas
Now is the time for some good Back-to-School Ideas! Would you believe that in Italy, kids have a FULL THREE MONTHS of summer vacation?!! They will only go back to school mid- September? For those of you, who are starting earlier than that, here’s an overview of our...
DIY Bookmarks, Personalized w Beads & Jewels
DIY bookmarks are so innocent creative projects that can be made in stolen moments. They make great gifts to loved ones, particularly grandparents and other avid readers. They take that treasured moment of actually having/taking the time to read a book, to the next...
Invisible Bookshelves DIY
Eco green, super cool, back-to-school, and simple-to-do, inexpensive kid room decoration. These invisible bookshelves meets all criteria. Materials Needed A book (that you don't mind never reading again)A good-sized L-bracketCouple of flat-head screwsRuler &...
Back to School Craft: Lunch Bag
This lunch bag says ‘mom loves me’. That cut-out motif from the printed fabric is tale-telling! Which girl would not want to open and eat the goodies out of this lovely lunch tote? I’m sure you could find with a fabric color & theme, and appliqué that a...
Back-to-School Bulletin Board Ideas
Back-to-School Bulletin Board Ideas for Teachers & Home. It’s that time of the year… Time to get our minds around ‘Back-to-School’. I came across two really nice Bulletin Board Ideas: one for home and one for school (and home?!) Crossword Themed...
Kids Furniture (Land of Nod)
I did something new. I made a HOUZZ idea book. This idea book focuses on kids furniture & creative kids bedroom ideas, as that appears to be a key topic of discussion in our wider family these days. I guess, summer is not just for lazing around at the beach...

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