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...
Happy Home Decor Book
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...
Kids Furniture: 5 Travel-Theme Bedroom Decor Ideas
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,...
DIY Felt Owl Tape Measure
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...
Decorative Pillows – Owl Sewing Tutorial
Learn how to make this adorable, cheery owl snuggle pillow. DAY 1 in OWL-WEEK: April 16-20. Am bombarded with owls everywhere. I resisted at first, but then their charm got to me… Cute owls. This entire week, I’ll feature a free owl tutorial, so that your life too can...
Recycled Furniture – Bench Before / After
BEFORE: A classic Saturday-morning-garage-curb-sale-find. None wants it. It’s dated, to bulky, and used up. AFTER: In the ‘after’ photo, you barely recognize the prior monster as is featured a beautiful, contemporary foyer bench that we all want to have. All of a...
Best Home Decor and Creative DIY Ideas
Featured: Best Submissions of Last Weeks Link Party. As promised, here are my Top Picks amongst many gorgeous, inventive submissions. Those with patterns & howto tutorials are marked as such. Be inspired. Featured Top Entries 1. Chevron Wall Paint How-to (my...
How to Make Romantic Printed Designer Pillows
This handmade romantic bolster pillow is so authentically French. It looks like the most sophisticated, delicate hand embroidery. Yet, Nan, from ‘You Could Make That’ showed us how to make this so-French pillow by simply printing the design onto fabric. Easy-to-make...
Get this Free Sewing Pattern for Modern Hexagon Designer Pillows
: this hexagon designer pillow pattern reads like a nature mosaic. Something soulful about handmade decorative pillows that have such attention to painstaking detail. It's an exquisite pillow sewing pattern and it's free. By centering 6 identical petals, the master...
Felt Ruffle Rosette Pillow Pattern
Tired of snow, rain or otherwise gloomy winter weather? Cheer up. This happy orange pillow tutorial will bring you into a good mood again. Dazzling ruffles are fast to produce on this easy-as-pie pillow. The tutorial :: Felt Ruffle Rosette Pillow Pattern Step-by-step...
Christmas Stocking as Holiday Pillow
Just a quick tip to repurpose your excess Christmas stockings that you might have been gifted over the years as holiday pillows. Aren’t they fun? How to Make Your Own Christmas Stocking Pillow No sewing machine required, just fill them up, and close them...
Buy Kapok
If you are looking to buy kapok stuffing for sale online, your very first question is how much kapok you need to buy. How Much Kapok Do You Need to Buy? How much kapok you'll need for your pillow filling depends on the measurements you’ll choose for your decorative...
Why Kapok in Zafu Meditation Pillows
Pin It Last New Year, I posted a tutorial on how to make your own Zafu Meditation Pillow, as meditating is a wonderful New Year resolution. To sit comfortably while you meditate you really must have a zafu. If you haven’t made one of these pillows yet, now is the...
Wild Quilted Pillow Pattern
Quilting may sound kind of tame, however, with Alisa Burke, quilting changes tack and sails the winds of adventure! Look what she did and enjoy her wild quilted pillow pattern to make your own unique decorative pillow that truly, one of a kind. Step-by-step Fabric...
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,...
Decorative Pillows :: French :: Bird, Dog & Bunny
This is a re-post of my prior articles on fabulous decorative pillows that I found in Paris. Readers wrote that the article link hadn't been working for them. So I’m featuring the French ideas for decorative pillows (w link to a pillow sewing tutorial) again for you....
Happy Zafu Meditation Pillows in Paris
Interested in 'new age' type DIY/Craft projects? Then I'm sure you've seen my pattern for Zafu meditation pillows. Remember this pattern??! If not, check it out first, so you know what I am talking about.... The detailed pattern is illustrated in a simple, calm 'misty...
Anthropologie Bedding w/ Ruffled, Smocked, Quilt Patterns
This Anthropologie Bedding with w/ Ruffled, Smocked, Quilt Patterns... is what I dream off. Lazy romantic, that’s the look I’m after for the bedroom this Summer & Fall. I’m sharing my inspiration file with you today, with finds from all over the world, from...
Mothers Day LINKY PARTY
Joining DIY & Craft LINKY parties are a great way to share your techniques, tips & howto’s and learn new ideas from others. We’re building a collection of CRAFT & DIY LINKY PARTIES around a range of themes. The party that opens this week is THEMED Mothers...
Fluffy Heart Crochet Pillow Free Pattern
This fluffy heart crochet pillow free pattern makes the perfect Valentine gift and home decor. Crochet it in red, pink, champagne, white or rainbow of colors, they will all look great. The yarn used here to create that fun texture is Lion Brand Fun Fur (#ad) Yep, an...
Free Crochet Patterns, an Overview
I’ve posted so many free crochet patterns here at Fine Craft Guild over the years, that I thought it was time for an crochet overview. Let me know which are your favorite crochet patterns, and of course, what else you’d like to see on this blog. Beautiful...

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