I tried this new recipe last week, and I have to say it's now one of my favorite cookie recipes EVER! Think delicious, moist, dark chocolate brownie bites, with melty semi-sweet chocolate chips! Seriously SO good! These would make the perfect little V-Day treat for a chocolate lover!! (The one thing I did change is the size of the cookies! The original recipe calls for each cookie to use 4 oz. of dough to make a dozen super large cookies. Using my regular cookie scoop I got a better cookie size and it made 4 dozen! Just reduce the baking time!) … [Read more...]
Tutorial Tuesday: Cupid’s Arrow Heart Pouch
Need a easy little gift for Valentine's Day? This perfect Cupid's Arrow pouch is just the right size to hold a gift too! The little arrow becomes the zipper pull. Make one, or a few! (I think I made 5!) What you'll need to make one pouch: Print the PDF pattern pieces from here. (Make sure that the 1" box on the pattern actually prints at 1" square.) 1 Fat Quarter (or 1/4 yard fabric) per pouch front 1 sheet coordinating felt 1/2 yard lightweight fusible interfacing (I used Pellon SF101, my favorite!) 1 - 12" (or longer) coordinating polyester zipper EDITED: You can also use scrap fabric for the front and back, and … [Read more...]
Tutorial Tuesday: Valentine’s Day Welcome Mat
I'm readying my apartment for Valentine's Day. Here's a project I did this weekend that took me less than an hour! You'll need: Blank coir welcome mat (I got mine from IKEA, Target and other stores should have them too.) 3 cans spray paint in various Valentine's Day shades(I used a combination of both flat and shiny paint textures. It didn't seem to matter and you can't tell which were which on the coir. The darkest pink was a shiny finish and the lt. pink and white were matte finish.) white contact paper masking tape Scrap paper Tape around the edges and then divide the center into 3 equal horizontal lines with your … [Read more...]
Tutorial Tuesday: No Sew Valentine’s Towels
You know I love sewing, but here's a super quick and easy way to embellish some dishtowels with no sewing involved! You'll need: Dish towel (I get mine in a 4 pack from Home Goods. Less than $10.) Scrap fabrics Pencil, Scissors Heat'n Bond Heavy - paper backed fabric adhesive Ready to get going? On the paper side of your heat'n bond, sketch or trace your image. (Remember that if your image has a direction, like a letter, make sure you trace it backwards so it will be the right way when we're done. Some XOXO's would be cute on the towel too!) Roughly cut around your image. Then iron it to the wrong side of … [Read more...]
Happy Friday!
I hope everyone is safe and warm! Looks like there has been snow pretty much everywhere this week! Here are a few little projects I've been working on this week with the Cricut: And have I ever mentioned that pretty much all my crafting talant came from my mom? Here's proof: How cute is this card? Get it? I'm "toad"ly into you! And how about that cute extra long curly tongue on the frog? Have a great weekend and a Happy Valentine's Day everyone! P.S. Here's a sneak peek of the project for Tutorial Tuesday next week: … [Read more...]
Valentine’s Day Cards Download
Need a quick Valentine's Day Card? I've even done two different colorways for you: Sherbet and Jewel. Download the Sherbet one here and Download the Jewel one here. But wait! Before you print them out try this: It's called a Color Check! Print this out first on your printer, then you can see how the colors will come out on your own printer, before you print the full sheet of cards! I know that it can be annoying to download and print something, only to have it come out different colors than you wanted it to because of differences in printers and computer monitors. Now you won't waste paper or ink! Download the Color Check … [Read more...]
Tutorial Tuesday-Super Quick Valentine’s Day Cards
Thank you everyone for such wonderful, encouraging comments! I truly appreciate all of them! Today's project is super quick. Just print the PDF on cardstock (download here), cut down the middle, embellish as needed, and you've got two Valentine's Day cards. I love how simple they are, and I love how the text plays with the positive and negative space. Try tying a ribbon around, or adding a few rhinestones. Next week I've got a quick home decor project and a mini floral arrangement lesson for you!And if you're wondering why the project is so super quick today, it's because I'm working on some new items for the store, like more stamp sets … [Read more...]
Tutorial Tuesday-Valentine’s Pillow Boxes
Here's another quick valentine's day project for you! This one is super easy and fast! It's a cute little Valentine's Day pillow box. Just download the PDF by clicking here. It includes one complete box and four sentiment hearts for the front. They say: SWAK Love, me Happy Valentine's Day XOXOX The PDF will look like this: All you'll need is: 1 sheet of cardstock per box 12"-15" of coordinating ribbon foam tape Just cut around the edge of the box, fold the bottom and top on the slightly curved line, fold the tab and use double sided tape to close the box. Tie a ribbon around the box, and use foam tape to adhere … [Read more...]
Tutorial Tuesday – Valentines Treasures
I am super excited! I have sooooo many downloads for you today! I've got a project, card, AND a Valentine's Day font for you! All FREE! And a sale in my shop if you don't have any of the cute silver DVD tins for storing your treasures in! All the papers and labels needed for this project can be downloaded. In addition to the label PDF here and the case cover PDF here you'll need 1 bag of Hershey's Treasures and 1 DVD tin, some double sided tape, and glitter if you want a little sparkle. I used the Diamond Stickles. This color is awesome because it takes on the color of whatever you put it on, essentially getting many different colors … [Read more...]
Tuesday Tutorial: Valentines Day Wreath
Ready to get those Valentine's Day decorations up yet? I'm ready! So here's the first idea for you! It's a wrapped yarn heart-shaped wreath. Supplies you'll need include: That's: Tacky Glue 1 package 2" diameter styrofoam balls 1 package 1 1/2" diameter styrofoam balls Bendable wire Wire cutters Flat-head straight pins 2 skeins of coordinating yarn. I LOVED how the variegated red/pink yarn looked when wrapped around the balls! So I would definitely do one of these, and a different solid color to coordinate. Coordinating ribbon for hanging (not pictured) Ready to get started? Wrap the yarn around the balls. I was worried … [Read more...]
