Designing our First Collection -- Indigo & Coral
We're now creating collections of totes, bags, and notebooks twice a year that take inspiration from what we like, where we live, and what's trending out there in the world....
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Love a Knitter or Crocheter? Is your Parent/BFF/Sibling into Yarn? Put Together a Gift They'll Adore
Do you have special people to buy for who knit or crochet? We share a few ways to mix and match our hand dyed yarn and unique accessories, along with...
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What to Make with Sock Yarn (besides socks)
Who doesn't love gorgeous skeins of hand dyed sock yarn? We've rounded up 10 of our favorite non-sock knitting and crochet patterns.
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Crafting for Activism - Knitting & Crochet Patterns
As the latest political events are rocking our world (and not in a good way), we offer some knitting/crochet patterns and craft activism resources.
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GIVEAWAY Alert! Enter to win a Embroidery Kit -- through 3/29
Two lucky people won one of our Cactus & Succulent Embroidery kits, which include everything needed to complete it: link to printable instructions, DMC floss, needle, hoop, pre-printed design, fabric,...
Surface Design with Mark Making and Handmade Stamps
Learn how to make your own stamps from items around your home. Easily make some patterns great for art journaling, card making, textile printing and more.
Enamel Pins -- Undercover Kitty, Narwhal Paul and Rainbow Gal
We are excited to share our three new enamel pins, which include an "Undercover Kitty" (cat dressed up in a sheep costume, knitting), Narwhal Paul, and Rainbow Gal.
Hand-dyed Sock Yarn and a FREE One-Skein Asymmetrical Scarf Knitting pattern
Two exclusive colorways -- Silver Spoon and Egg Cup. They are a hand dyed merino blend in fingering weight -- perfect for socks and shawls. Also: a FREE one-skein knitting pattern.
Free Crochet Pattern for Home Decor Project
Looking to make a fun home decor project? Pia at Stitches n Scraps has created a super creative free crochet pattern to use with our birch painting panels.
Making Macrame Wall Hangings: round-up of tutorials
After an amazing class where I learned how to create a macrame art piece, I thought I'd round-up some tutorials so that you can make one, too.
Hosting a Wine & Crafts Party
One of our mid-summer highlights was a crafty day party that a friend organized. We tell you all about it and give you some tips for throwing your own.
Our Handmade Life Pin and a Giveaway!
About our new Handmade Life enamel pin, and a giveaway!
12 Fun & Easy Small Projects for T-shirt Yarn
We've rounded up eleven small t-shirt yarn projects that are fun and easy to make -- plus one macrame project, for an even dozen.
New Crochet Kits!
We have some fun new t-shirt yarn kits along with two free patterns for making a trivet or a set of 8 coasters. Super easy for beginners, and we include video's...
DIY Wall Art Project with Mod Podge and Photos
This project is a fun, easy way to take those Instagram photos and make them into your own works of art — and they look great hanging on the wall...
Pull-Apart Cupcake Cakes: Use Your Pattern Charts for Design Inspiration
Have you been noticing all the creative pull-apart cakes made with cupcakes lately? We think pattern charts are the perfect thing to use for inspiration and share some of our favorites.
Our 5 Favorite Cozy Mysteries + Free Printable Bookmarks
To celebrate National Library Week I'm sharing five favorite Cozy Mystery titles along with some printable bookmarks. Do you know about the "cozy mystery" genre? Generally, they are books that...
Crocheted Face Applique Pattern & Tutorial For Finished Amigurumi Projects
Learn how to crochet a face and apply it onto a finished amigurumi project. This technique can be used on any of your completed crochet and knitting projects.
How to Needle Felt Wool Appliques Onto Your Crochet and Knitting Projects
Pia Thadani from Stitches N Scraps continues her guest posting series with this needle felting tutorial. She shows you how to make wool felt flowers to embellish finished crochet and knitting projects.