These ornaments were based on our Santa’s Workshop Spinning Top Applique which can be found HERE. I made them two different ways. The first ornament has a border around the design and in the second ornament there is no border. Decide which you like best and sew away! Materials: Bordered Pattern or Borderless Pattern Felt …
Knit and Crochet Christmas Stocking Patterns
Take heart! There is still time to knit or crochet a stocking for Christmas. Whether you are looking for a simple stocking or a fancy doodle one, there is something here for everyone. Most patterns are free, I think only 2 need to be purchased, so I hope you find something that speaks to you. …
Stenciled Acorn Napkin Tutorial
For Thanksgiving this year, I am decorating the table with an acorn theme, complete with a cheeky squirrel. I made these simple muslin napkin following our basic rip and tear napkin tutorial and then embellished them with a decorative stitch and an acorn stencil design. Materials: 1/2 yd muslin fabric for every 2 napkins fabric …
Spinning Top Coloring Page
I’m a little spinning top, Round and round I twirl. I whistle and I hum, As my colors swirl. This coloring page is based on our Santa’s Workshop Spinning Top Applique The Spinning Top Coloring Page can be found HERE. The Santa’s Workshop Spinning Top Applique can be found HERE. The Santa’s Workshop Applique Collection can be …
The Magic Onions :: Guest Post and Coupon
Hi, I’m Donni. I am mom to two sunbursts of joy, Kitty who is 11 and Teddy who is 8. They make my life busy, messy and full to the brim with love. I’m here to share my shop, The Magic Onions, with you. I make gorgeous handmade treasures for the natural home using earthy …
Learn to Knit Afghan :: Block Twenty-Two
Working with the Diagonal Weave Pattern: The main trick to working with the Diagonal Weave pattern, is not losing the dropped stitch. Here are some photos to help illustrate how to accomplish the weave. These photos are demonstrating row 7, but the same general idea also applies to row 3. Slip two stitches with yarn in …
Santa’s Workshop Spinning Top Applique
With Christmas, dare I say it, just around the corner, we are very excited to be sharing some of the projects that we are making for our houses. Michelle has long had a wee handmade ornaments rainbow tree. Year by year she has added to her collection and it looks like this year she will …
Sneak Peek at Peanut’s New Sweater
When one of my babies asks me for something, I tend to put everything else on hold. A couple of weeks ago I got a text from 10 month old Peanut asking me for a toasty sweater for a South Carolina winter. (It’s pretty impressive that a 10 month old can text, isn’t it?) Anyway… …
Barnyard Chicken Coloring Page
Old MacDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O And on his farm he had some chickens E-I-E-I-O With a cluck cluck here And a cluck cluck there Here a cluck, there a cluck Everywhere a cluck cluck Old MacDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O This coloring page is based on our Barnyard Chicken Applique The Barnyard Chicken Coloring …
Yarn Wrapped Candle Wreath
We hope everyone had a fun filled Halloween. Although we are itching to start some holiday crafting here, we still have a few more autumn/Thanksgiving projects to finish up. Today I am sharing these yarn wrapped candle wreaths that we will be using as part of our Thanksgiving table decorations. These would also look great …
Oak Meadow: Applying Conscious Process Through Watercoloring
This weekend we are happy to share a guest post from our sponsor Oak Meadow. Oak Meadow teacher, Leslie Daniels, talks about how to apply conscious process when working with your children, through watercolor painting. For the holiday season, Oak Meadow is offering our readers 20% off their book Oak Meadow Crafts for the Early …
Parenting Hacks :: Two Blankies
Back when my son, Adam, was 18 months old, we managed to lose his favorite blankie at a street fair. When we realized it was gone, we went looking for it, going up and down aisles, asking vendors and attendees if they saw his blankie. It was never recovered 🙁 I’m not sure why anyone would have cared to …