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Pretty DIY Spring Wreaths

Happy Spring Equinox!

Finally after a long and gray winter, my crocuses are up, the hyacinths are again blooming and my forsythia bushes are bursting with bright yellow blooms. We actually have to mow the lawn already, too!

I think one of my favorite parts of Spring is the urge to freshen up the house and garden. I’m suddenly finding myself tempted to rip up the carpet and take down the…

How to Make Wet Felted Easter Eggs

Two years ago, when I first started getting serious about this blog, I shared a tutorial on how to make Felted Easter Eggs from wool.

Yikes! Did you see it?? The tutorial itself is pretty good and accurate but the photos?? Ick! Anyhoo, I decided to felt up some new Easter Eggs to show you how pretty these felted Easter Eggs can be (and how much better my photos are now??).

See?

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How to Dye Self Striping Yarn (without special tools)

Have you ever tried to dye self striping yarn? Ever notice that you need complicated (and expensive) tools like a warping board used with a loom? Well, I figured out a way to do it very inexpensively and without special tools. All you need is some over the door hangers! So, let me show you how to dye self striping yarn.

Did you see my Beginner’s Guide to Hand Dyeing Yarn?

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13+ Shawl Patterns for Knit & Crochet

13+ (Mostly Free) Shawl Patterns for Knit & Crochet

Spring is almost here again (Yay!) and with the warm days and cool nights, it’s the perfect time of year to ditch the heavy coat and grab a knit or crochet shawl. I don’t have the patience for long, drawn out projects so knitting a shawl or wrap is perfect for me. Just grab the great big needles and chunky yarn and you’ll have a finished knit…

How to Crochet Denim Trivets – Free Pattern

Ever since I shared how to make Denim Yarn from Old Jeans, I’ve been getting requests for a project made with the denim yarn. Now, a more advanced crocheter than I am would probably come up with a cool denim purse or fabulous crochet vest but I’m just a beginner so you get trivets lol. I amplanning to crochet a rug with denim yarn very soon which is basically the same pattern, you just keep…

Pamper YOU with DIY Bath Bombs

Don’t you just love a nice, long soak in a hot bathtub at the end of a stressful day? Boy, I sure do! Give me a good book and a glass of wine and that’s where you’ll find me on any given evening. What’s even better is a hot bath with yummy, scented bath bombs! Unfortunately, luxurious bath bombs (also called bath fizzies) can be pretty pricey, can’t they? And they’re not something we usually buy…

15 Smart Home Organization & Storage Ideas

And, here we are again …. a whole new year to do the wonderful things you’ve always wanted to do. Why is it so much easier to envision a new life with the turn of the calendar? Why not start something new and exciting in May or September?

People make all kinds of resolutions for the new year from losing weight to quitting smoking and one that always makes the top of the list is to become more…

Top 10 Craft and DIY Posts of 2015

Another year gone by … Can you believe it?? I was curious about which of my projects you guys liked the best so I did some research. After looking at the stats on Google Analytics and Pinterest, I came up with FiberArtsy’s Top 10 Craft and DIY Posts of 2015.

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18 DIY Gifts of Beauty

The Gift Giving season is upon us again. Christmas seems to roll around faster and faster every year, doesn’t it? Crazy how the time flies ….

While I love Christmas shopping (sort of), I much prefer making gifts for my loved ones by hand. And I prefer receiving a present that someone took time and care to make for me.

So, a few years ago my friends and I decided to give each other only…

16 Hat Patterns for Knit and Crochet

With the changing of the seasons (and cooler weather moving in), I’ve been on a roundup roll lately. I’ve found so many cool crochet and knitting patterns like Fun Fingerless Gloves and Quick One Skein Patterns.

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14 Free Fingerless Glove Patterns

Who loves Fingerless Gloves?? I do! What a great invention … gloves without fingers that interfere with your work. And their popularity is certainly not waning. There are countless of patterns available for knitting and crochet. I like that they are usually a pretty quick project which is great for the attention-challenged knitter in me.

Here, I have gathered 14 fun (and Free) Fingerless Glove…

A Mind is like a Parachute …

“A Mind is like a Parachute. It doesn’t work if it isn’t open.” ~ Frank Zappa

In this social media world, we know more about each other than we ever have before. If you’re on Facebook or Twitter, you pretty much know your friends’ political affiliation, movie preferences and even what they eat for dinner, right? You see the clothes they wear and the people they hang out with. Privacy is just not…

Easier DIY Felted Dryer Balls

Last year, I showed you how to make felted dryer balls using mostly wool roving. Since then, I’ve had many people ask me … what is roving and where do I get it? Well, unless you happen to be a spinner or have a fiber farm, you probably don’t have bags of roving around. So, I decided to show you an easier way to make felted dryer balls using just wool yarn, which is more readily available.

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15 One Skein Patterns for Knit and Crochet

Is there anything as gratifying as finishing a cool project in an afternoon or two?? I don’t know about you, but I don’t have the patience to knit an entire sweater. That will never be finished at my house. I do, however, love to knit up some quick fingerless gloves or a hat. These great One Skein of Yarn Patterns fit the bill!

Included in this fun roundup are several hat patterns, cowls, gloves…

How to Naturally Dye Yarn with Black Walnuts (update)

A few years ago, I shared with you my tutorial on how to naturally dye yarn using black walnuts. Well, it’s that time of year again, the black walnuts are dropping, so I thought I would update my yarn dyeing tutorial. I have learned a few more things about natural dyeing since then and wanted to pass that information on to you. Note, my updates will be shown printed in RED

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