Books to Read for Dia de Los Muertos
Explaining Dia de Los Muertos to kids can be difficult because most of us don’t generally talk about death or what happens when we die a lot with our kids. But Dia de los Muertos is actually a happy,...
View ArticleDIY Fall Dustpan Wall Decor With a Rustic Aged-Metal Finish
Some craft projects begin with beautiful supplies. This one begins with a plastic dustpan, which is probably not what anyone expects to see on your autumn decorating list. But with a little paint, a...
View ArticleKing Charles’ Favourite Breakfast Recipe: Cheesy Baked Eggs
If your usual breakfast is toast eaten while answering emails, this is a rather lovely excuse to slow down. Cheesy baked eggs combine a few familiar ingredients in a little ovenproof dish, with...
View ArticleEasy Pumpkin Pie Recipe With Canned Pumpkin and Warm Spices
There’s something about a pumpkin pie cooling on the kitchen bench that makes the whole house feel ready for autumn. Perhaps it’s the cinnamon, perhaps it’s the promise of dessert, or perhaps it’s...
View Article10 FREE Darling Witch Digital Stamps
Oh my goodness, how adorable are these little witches!? This collection of 10 different digital stamps are FREE to download and use on your Halloween paper crafting projects. There’s a witch hugging...
View ArticleBook Review Christmas And Winter Embroidery Patterns by De-ann Black
If you enjoy seasonal stitching books that give you lots of smaller motifs to play with, Christmas & Winter Embroidery Patterns by De-ann Black looks like a fun one to keep nearby once the weather...
View ArticleKnit Little Fish to Use Your Yarn Scraps
I rarely understand why something becomes a trend in crafting. Gnomes and geese are both cute I guess, but I never thought we’d be making them for all seasons. (See, for example, this collection of...
View ArticleFree GO! Diamonds in the Rough Wall Hanging Pattern
The GO! Diamonds in the Rough Wall Hanging Pattern shows just how dramatically clever colour placement can transform a traditional quilt block. Designed by Lissa LaGreca of Lovingly Lissa, this...
View ArticleFree Vintage Halloween Digital Stamps for Card Making and Paper Crafts
There’s something about vintage Halloween that just feels right. Not the overly gory stuff — I mean the charming kind. Smiling pumpkins, old-fashioned witches, classic ghosts, and those nostalgic...
View ArticleIna Garten Egg Salad Recipe: Creamy Tartines and Easy Lunch Ideas
Egg salad is one of those lunches we sometimes forget about until we have a few boiled eggs sitting in the fridge. Then suddenly it sounds like exactly what we want. Creamy filling, decent bread,...
View ArticleKent Rollins Cowboy Chili: A Hearty Dinner With Our 6 Easy Side Dishes
Some dinners need three pans, a carefully timed oven schedule and someone willing to wash up afterwards. A big pot of chili feels much more forgiving. Put it in the middle of the table, bring out a...
View Article10 Halloween Table Centrepieces You Can Make Yourself
A Halloween table doesn’t need to disappear beneath a mountain of plastic spiders to feel festive. Sometimes a little haunted house, a pumpkin filled with flowers or a few softly glowing lanterns are...
View ArticleFree Printable Grungy Halloween Gift Tags
There is something wonderfully satisfying about finishing a handmade Halloween gift with a tag that looks as though it has been pulled from an old witch’s cupboard. These free printable grungy...
View ArticlePattern Review: Granny Dots Crochet Bucket Hat Pattern
There is something wonderfully cheerful about a crochet bucket hat, especially when it has that granny-style texture that makes us all say, “Oh yes, I could make that in five colours from my stash.”...
View ArticleHomemade Toothpaste Tablets for a Zero-Waste Bathroom
If you’ve ever tried to squeeze the very last smear of toothpaste from a tube, rolled it from the bottom, folded it in half and then attacked it with the handle of your toothbrush, you’ll understand...
View Article20 Things to Buy at Thrift Stores for Crafts: Your Bargain Price Cheat Sheet
There are two kinds of thrift-store regret. Buying something you never use, and leaving behind a beautiful $3 candlestick because you couldn’t think of a project quickly enough. Then, three weeks...
View ArticleFrozen Aperol Spritz Ninja Slushie Recipe
A bright, bubbly grown-up slushie that tastes like an Italian holiday in a glass There’s something about an Aperol spritz that just lifts your spirits. Maybe it’s the colour, maybe it’s the fizz,...
View ArticleDesigner Spotlight: Inkspire Studio Shops
Inkspire Studio Shops offers cross stitch patterns as well as tons of different stitch minders, scissor charms and thread organization tools. We’ll get to all that, but since we’re mostly here for the...
View ArticleEasy Pico de Gallo Recipe: Fresh Tomato Salsa Without the Watery Mess
A bowl of fresh pico de gallo can make a very ordinary dinner feel a little more exciting. Tomatoes, onion, coriander, chilli and lime come together into a colourful salsa that is lovely piled onto...
View Article10 Fall Pet Scrapbook Layout Ideas
Vicki’s darling doggie design uses strips of Fall pattern papers in three sections to spread out the color. In the center are the two photos, hanging die cut leaves and letters to spell out the title...
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