I have made countless knitted and crochet dishcloths over the years and none of them ever lived up to expectation.  I love the idea of handmade dishcloths because there is something so tactile about them.  But.. (there is always a but), they never did a great job; they were stretchy and floppy,...

Ok, I love the cute felt gnome decorations everyone is making for Christmas.  They are adorable.   When I told my husband about my plans to make a few for Christmas, he suggested Zombie gnomes instead.   He’s all about Halloween, and I am all about Christmas, but he did have a good idea. ...

Nope, seriously, you can make this rustic wreath, in all it’s beautifully knitted glory in under 30 minutes.  With no tools.When I say no tools, I mean no glue, glue guns, sewing, or anything.  You don’t need anything for this simple project except your two skeins of jumbo yarn and a form. Oh...

Ok, I was out meandering in the city last weekend taking a peek at all the fun Halloween decorations.   I was GOBSMACKED when I saw some of the prices.   No lie, I saw this style wreath in a store, and the price tag was over $100.   Say what?  Yeah, no.  I made my way to the dollar store...

This cozy finger knit blanket was incredibly easy and fun to make.  I also made it in less than 2 hours, with 2 coffee breaks tucked in.   About a year ago I set out to arm-knit a chunky blanket in under an hour.  My results were not ideal, and I was not at all happy with the outcome, or the...

I’ve had the idea for these cushion covers embellished with wool embroidery flowers for a few weeks now. Actually, that’s a lie, I had a completely different idea in my head.  Initially, I thought about embroidering my flowers with actual embroidery floss.  HAHA no…I’ve seen so many...

These wool wall hangings were incredibly easy to make.  This method is an embroidery technique, and honestly, super fun to work with. I initially made a set of three, but I have it in my head I want to make two more sets in different variant colours of yellow and make a big wall display.  Stay...

I’ve been drying rose petals all wrong!  I had a friend turn me on to this method over the weekend and I was blown away.  If you want to know how to dry rose petals in less than 2 minutes, stick around! Last summer I wrote a blog post about the best" ways to dry all your summer flowers>.  I...

I haven’t posted in a while because I have been working on this pom pom rug, for what feels like, forever.   I tend to do things the hard way first and this rug was no exception.   But then I figured out how to crack out pom poms almost four times faster than I was making them before and the...

This chunky knit pillow cover is the perfect project for a beginner knitter.   If you have mastered the dishcloth or a scarf and can knit and pearl, this project is for you.  There are no fancy seams or confusing patterns with this one, and it really does pull together in under an hour. ...

Ever wondered how to make yarn pom poms for your craft projects?  I got you covered, including a full sizing comparssion with pom pom makers and different sized yarns.  You can see exactly what your pom pom will look like before you even start. I created this post because I planned on making a...

Everyone pretty much knows how to make a rag wreath.    Cut some strips, attach them to a frame – voila. But if you want your rag wreath fluffy and texturized I have a few tricks you might find helpful.  To get that super raggy, fluffy texturized look read on, we have tips to help you get...