Seersucker is the perfect fabric to break out for springtime sewing. It’s clean, fresh, lightweight and always classic. With this tutorial from Dana of MADE, seersucker gets an extra boost of playfulness in the way of layered ruffles. The pattern can actually use most any fabric, and can be easily modified in size and style […]
When I was growing up, I didn’t go anywhere without my favorite doll in tow. I absolutely loved setting up house and acting out stories, so I would have adored this suitcase dollhouse from Stacy at Hart & Sew! The dollhouse has three interchangable rooms, but the kitchen, with its teeny tiny SMEG refrigerator, is […]
Marble runs are lots of fun. But if you want to make one yourself, it generally requires building a structure of some kind and then installing or carving out gutters for the marbles to run through. A magnetic marble run sidesteps the need for building a supporting structure — your fridge can be that structure. […]
Today is my nephew’s 2nd birthday, so I am DYING to whip him up his own mini-Super hero cape as shown on All For the Boys. How adorable are there?
Have you ever grown crystals? It’s a fun experiment: fill a small container with super saturated solutions of water and water-soluble solids, like rock salt or sugar. Then allow them to dry. Interesting crystals will form! Gratz Industries‘ Wendi and her daughter Jo experimented with several different solutions inside eggshell vessels. The coolest looking one […]
Sean over at MAKE posted this yesterday: paper plate shark jaws. Of course!! This is the perfect thing to whip up on a picnic with a 6 year old. Concept and tutorial by Jeanette Strole Parks of Off The Cuff Cooking, written up by request for Heather Mann’s Dollar Store Crafts.
What a fun idea! If you have a nice pillowcase – especially if it has a pretty hem – you can turn it into a little girl’s dress, using this tutorial from Blue Eyed Freckle. She made one for her daughter, and it was well-received: “She was so happy she just couldn’t stay still,” the […]
