Sewing Tutorials and Patterns

There are many great w ays to use playdou gh for play. Without exaggeration, playdough has been one of the best working options in our home for our toddler when independent play is in the game. Check out these ideas! Read more »

Happy new year! I hope you've all recovered from the festivities and found some time to unwind and relax. Looking back, I'm thinking of what kids activities posts you loved most in 2015 - it's the colorful ones, off course! Let me give you a short recap of the top kids activities posts by AppleGreen Cottage you might want to enjoy again or give them a try for the first time, together with your kids. Read more »

Christmas tree...

Yes, it's close, that Christmassy feel. Time to make some decorations, right? If you are looking for some inspiration, check out these cutest Christmas tree ornaments you can make this year!    Let's start from the beginning: 1 . This felt Christmas tree ornament from this heart of mine is a lovely handmade decoration that would go perfectly with any color... 2 .  Get an inspiration from these beautiful cupcake liner angels from Happy DIY (gedane.over-blog) A cute project to make together with your kids! 3 . Trying to add some rustic glam to your tree? Try out this glitter twine ball ornament made by Lauren at The thinking closet ! 4 . All you need for this handmade angel made at Canary Street Crafts are a wooden peg, a piece of fabric and some twine. Easy to make and beautiful, a perfect combination. 5 . These beautiful white homemade ornaments were made by Maija from Ukkonooa , using modelling dough from cornstarch and baking soda. 6 . These gorgeous colorful scrap ribbon

Have a look at these beautiful DIY paper stars, the perfect Christmas or New Year's party decoration to make by yourself! It's an easy, step-by-step tutorial for those that need a quick and low-cost DIY decoration for a party . You'll find your tutorial HERE .  YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE:

Now,  what has a broken stroller sun umbrella to do with Christmas trees, you ask? I can guarantee you'll laugh at this one, but it has saved me quite some work. Read on if you want to use this ingeniously simple Christmas-tree hack too! It was about time I did a car cleanup. Long overdue, in fact. (Don't say you never put off the car trunk purge... ;) What I find in the car trunk occasionally stil amazes me, and this time it was no different: a little broken stroller umbrella was hidden there, lying among the 'treasures' that were just about to head to the garbage recycling isle... But hold a moment! I skimmed the dark blue fabric off the metal frame, thinking to myself: well well, if this could not be our new.... ....Christmas tree skirt! Off it went home with me, and I'm so happy I didn't throw away the broken stroller sun umbrella! I thought I'd have to sew a skirt for the Christmas tree, and now I don't have to do the tedious work, haha! And it'

Blueberries are delicious. Check out these 10 blueberry desserts you can make right now. Super yummy! Even when it's not blueberry season. Yep, time to make some mouthwatering blueberry desserts again! Read more »