It’s a Pom Pom Party! By now you’ve probably seen a wellspring of pom pom and tassel projects as you’ve perused Pinterest, AllFreeCrochet, and FaveCrafts, among other crafty websites. Pom pom crafts are just plain adorable, which is why our friends at the Craft Yarn Council are throwing a #PomPomParty! Celebrate pom poms and tassels […]
Whenever I start getting spring fever, I get the urge to grow flowers. I always start out with the best green-thumb intentions: seeds—check. Water pot—check. Adorable pot to grow things in—check, check, check. Somehow, things always get in the way, and I forget about the poor little guys until it’s too late. This year, my […]
Do you have a lamp that needs a new look and a stash of yarn that you love and would like to incorporate into a new decorative element in your home? Well, here is a super easy project that you can make with just these two elements. For this project you will want a lampshade […]
It’s the time of year again to make sure the flag is waving on your front porch and to stock up on sparklers. If you want to spend a little less this summer by having a homemade holiday celebration, try these 24 Fourth of July free crochet patterns. Put out some red, white, and blue […]
Know an incoming college freshman? Give her a knitted gift she’ll cherish for years. She’ll love displaying any one of these easy knitting patterns in her new dorm room. Creative Knit Blanket Patterns One of the best ways to make a dorm room feel like home is with a knit blanket pattern. Knit blanket patterns […]
Happy May 1st…but more importantly, happy grilling season! That’s right. It seems like spring is finally here to stay, and that means outdoor cooking and barbequing is a go! There are so many reasons to love grilling. First of all – almost anything be grilled. One of my personal favorites is asparagus with a little […]
Every year like clockwork, I get the home improvement itch around mid-March. There’s something about the promise of spring that gets my creative juices flowing and puts me in the mood to decorate. I come from a family of DIY-ers, so I’ve always taken pride in seeing a project through from start to finish. Whether […]
Preparing the nursery for the homecoming of your little bundle of joy is an exciting process. It’s a time to exercise your creativity and allow your nurturing instincts to shine through. But with so many different ways to decorate a nursery, it’s hard to know where to start. Although there are many different directions that […]
It’s never too early to start getting excited for Christmas. When I was younger, the minute I finished the last piece of Halloween candy (often fighting off my brothers for the Snickers bars), my dreams were filled with sugar plums, fairies, and snow covered rooftops. There’s no doubt about it, my Christmas countdown started right […]
With working up new crochet patterns almost every week I am constantly looking for patterns that I get super excited about. Last week I showed you the giraffe pillow I made which made me think of sprucing up the house. Do you ever just stand in a room and stare at the walls and ceiling […]
