Handmade Review: The Passport Wallet from Fat Quarter Bags and Purses
My kiddos and I are now well-armed with passport wallets for our road trip to Canada this summer!
My kiddos and I are now well-armed with passport wallets for our road trip to Canada this summer!
There’s a definite learning curve to sewing with heavy-duty fabrics, but I can assure you that with the proper tools and techniques, most machines can, and do, happily handle canvas, denim, and leather.
Perfectionists might loathe looking at a not-perfect board and having to think how to make it work in a project, but that kind of puzzle solving and on-the-fly figuring out is what I like best!
We made chewing gum for YOU, Friends. And gummies, all for your entertainment and edification.
Could Modern Macrame: 10 Simple Projects to Enhance Your Home teach me how to make a macrame plant hanger?
You get a rock and you paint on it, Bro!
Lately, I have been showing off my unconscionable vintage glass bottle hoard by shining them brightly using this nifty little gizmo, the Bottle Light.
I never thought that we’d be people who made homemade dog treats.
I know some of y’all have chickens.
Sooo…. backyard lumberjacking is a thing.
The Backyard Gardener is the green thumb cheat sheet that you’ve always wanted.
And yes, I am probably going back for the Prancing Pony mug.
If you’re into fashion.
When I saw a tutorial for fabric-covered picture frames in the copy of Girls’ Night In that my tween was flipping through, I snatched it out of her hands (don’t worry–she’s used it it!) and took it as my immediate excuse to stop cleaning the house and refinish a picture frame right that second.
You probably know by now that I LOVE Star Wars crafts, so a review of Star Wars Felt?
Kind of a no-brainer.
Here’s what we particularly liked about this DIY ornament kit.
Knitters are always on the lookout for the next pattern.
Y’all know we LOVE our toilet paper tube crafts here at CAGW!
Fun with Stitchables is for children, meant to teach them embroidery and allow them plenty of practice with the cardboard lacing cards.
If you know a kid who loves nature crafts, then it’s worthwhile to provide that kid with a guidebook to the natural world, one that shows her the processes that form all the things that she enjoys creating with.
Got some egg cartons taking up ALL the space in your recycling bin?
This wire-wrapping tutorial is simple and beginner-friendly.
I believe that you can teach children about the environment while keeping it positive and even making it fun! This book can help.
Doll Shoe Lane wants to give one of you a free pair of 18″ doll shoes!
Gardening can actually be kind of expensive, considering that you’re supposed to be saving money on grocery stores and florists by growing your own organic produce and flowers.
Are there still sweatshops because the people who should be forcing companies to change are instead spending their time hitting the thrift stores, sewing their kids clothes using organic cotton, and buying boutique-style outfits off of etsy?
Sewing for big kids, however? It’s a whole new pastime, and it isn’t necessarily for the beginner, nor the faint of heart.
You know that kind of sewing machine that I’m talking about. Maybe it’s got a ton of fancy stitch settings. Maybe you just press a button and boom, it hems your skirt. Maybe it does some cute embroidery while it’s at it.
And yeah, maybe it costs a thousand bucks.
When has being bad at something ever stopped me from doing that thing?
Um…. NEVER!!!
This book is the reason why I FINALLY have a use for my license plate hoard collection.
Pro tip: There is more than one way to make a crayon candle. Here, I’ll break down which method for making crayon candles works and which one doesn’t.
Here is my personal evaluation of the electric tiller as compared to some of my other favorite garden-clearing methods. Is an electric tiller for you? Read on and see!
Before you do pallet crafts, you often have to figure out how to take apart a pallet. If you’re considering a demolition blade, here are the pros and cons.
Why I use the HomeRight Finish Max Fine Finish Sprayer instead of canned spray paints, and so should you.
Fairy gardening is a great kid craft, but fairy gardens aren’t just for kids; they’re for anyone who has an imagination and a desire to grow something green.