50+ Beautiful, Personalised, Easy-to-Make DIY Mothers Day Gifts (updated list of great ideas to 'steal'.) Pretty, personalised, functional & stylish gifts for moms, and other important women in your world. Make a gift yourself, or give mother the craft materials...
Today I want to share some beautiful, unique French pillows with Birds and Bunnies, spotted in the hip-groovy Marais district in Paris. Bird Pillows If you’ve made our ‘bird with umbrella’ pillow, you could make this French pillow with bird print as a companion....
:: Easy Free Cushion Knitting Pattern with Cable :: Love this!!!" "I am a particularly lucky girl. For many reasons, but one of them is my awesome knit bed spread. About 2 years ago, picked up a chunky white knitted cotton bed cover. Nice, you might think. But 'very...
Hi all! It’s your free quilting course again today. Quilt Instructor Janeen van Niekerk created this gorgeous HST block for us, incorporating the quilting techniques she taught us in the last two quilting workshops. Wall hanging, Pillow cover or Quilted Bag ?...
:: Ikea Furniture Makeover :: If you are the lucky owner of an Ikea Poang chair than today’s article is for you: it’s a free sewing pattern for an Ikea Poang chair slipcover. At only $69, the Ikea Poang chair has to be one of Ikea’s most popular chairs....
My favorite link-up to last week's linky party was by SillyPearl, who submitted a free sewing clock pillow pattern that's designed to teach your toddler how to read the time. Featured Linky Party Contributions This Week’s Featured Blogger Clock Pillow Pattern...
Welcome! Time for another party already. Time flies in my life. In yours too? What’s going on?!! Is it the stars? The season, or just my life?? Alright.. today I have 2 features for you, and here they are: 1. This Appliqued Pillow made me happy when I saw it. It...
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...
DIY Recycled Furniture Design - Green Crafts for Eco-friendly Home Decoration Over the decades, we've been featuring a wide range of Recycled furniture design projects. Here's an overview, organised by type of DIY project. Indoor Recycled Furniture How to Silver-leaf...
Am THRILLED to feature a free home decorating tutorial by celebrated interior design veteran, published author, and loyal Fine Craft Guild-reader, Betsy Speert. This free interior design tutorial on living room colors is to celebrate Betsy winning the fourth ‘A Stitch...
Today I’m inspired to do something with the many unused new / old t-shirts we have laying around. You have seen this great summer dress made from ripped yoga pants. But you might also recall these great DIY refashioning /recycling t-shirts. In today’s...
Depending on the scale you prefer to use, this free quilting pattern is for a sunburst decorative pillow for the sofa or a tiny pin cushion for your craft room. The original design which shows you the cathedral-window quilting technique is for a small 3.5” square...
Even when it is not exactly 'the holiday season', who said that you could not have sparkles around ??!! This sparkly upcycled sequins pillow for the sofa, designed by Holly from My Sisters’ Suitcase blog, inspired me today. Photo credit | source :...
Pillows for your bed, that is. as part of your bedding. With adorable ruffles, I might add. Several different types and rows of ruffles, I might add. I’m smitten, I might add. As per good Anthropologie –quality level, this pillow case would cost you $48 in the store....
“I made this pillow just because my hubby had an old t-shirt that he had not worn for years” said Sachiko from Tea Rose Home. She’s referring to the most adorable ruffled and curled t-shirt yarn embroidered pillow ever, in silver grey. See?! Soft elegance, that’s what...
Here’s a Christmas gift idea for him that you probably also love having around: a cool ppillow with a classic vintage VW camper van applique'. If you do, grab this Coolest VW Pillow Free Pattern and start making one. Coolest VW Pillow Free Pattern Photo credit |...
Ultra-boring 70’s octagon cabinets ‘n’ tables can be found for cheap in recycled furniture stores and be revamped into the cutest dog beds, shows the DIY Network. How right they are!! This dog bed is absolutely cool. (* They are showing 4 more beds but this one...
These pebble stone pillows are amazing!!! Bring the beach home, and lounge around on these big comfy rocks. Don’t these ultra-soft rock pillows look extremely huggable? (I have no idea if we could actually transform these into a DIY project, but they don't seem that...
Today, I thought to also share with you a home décor book recommendation, This 176-page-hard cover was just published by Chronicle Books. Happy Home: Twenty Sewing and Craft Projects to Pretty Up Your Home Happy Home! Great title. Creative Book...
Pulling a travel-themed bedroom together with kids furniture requires more than a vintage map in a picture frame, a map-covered wall, or a cool travel piggy bank. Here are 5 interior design tools to help you create that air travel or cruiser look. Use rugs, pillows,...
DAY 5 in OWL-WEEK: Free Felt Owl Tutorial. Be Wise and Carry an Owl Tape Measure. I mean it. Fancy thrifting a great cabinet on a Saturday flee market, only to find that it does not fit through your doorway… Ahhh!! Designer Gabrielle warns us for this potential...
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