For the summer party episode of Holiday Makeover, I crafted an awesome colouring table. What’s a colouring table? Think of a colouring book you can eat on! 🙂 Cool, huh? I also DIY’d a jumbo toppling tower game using power tools, varnish, and paint. Want to know how to make your own game of Jenga? Watch here… […]
Bubbles are so much fun to play with, and — great news — they’re easy to make! Here’s a recipe I shared behind-the-scenes at Cityline for DIY bubbles that glow in the dark. The secret ingredient? Glycerine! It makes the bubbles extra strong so you can blow them up big-time! You’ll need: 1 cup Great Value distilled […]
Looking for a quick, no-sew home decor project? This no-sew pillow is fast, fun, and it will help use up all those scrap pieces of felt you’ve got kicking around. I showed Tracy Moore how to make this mermaid-inspired decorative pillow on Cityline for National Craft Month. You can watch the segment here. To make a no-sew felt mermaid pillow, […]
I remember making this tissue paper flowers DIY craft as a kid with my grandma! They’re a super easy craft to make, they’re very inexpensive, and they’re a great way to bring flowers into your decor if you’re like me and you have troubles keeping things alive! 😉 I recreated this tissue paper flowers DIY craft with […]
Fellow crafty gal Tiffany Pratt (she, too, started a hands-on school in Toronto and New York!) published her first book, This Can Be Beautiful, and together we showed Tracy Moore and the Cityline audience how to make a DIY clutch. Tiffany’s DIY clutch made from a pillowcase can be made in two different ways: sewn and no-sew. Watch here […]
Great news: You don’t need a serger to sew stretch fabric. I sewed an easy stretch fabric dress for my daughter (no pattern required!) using only a using a sewing machine. Here are my top four tricks to sew stretch fabric: Use a ballpoint needle on your sewing machine — its rounded tip doesn’t puncture stretch fabric […]
Is it just me or are zippered pouches the best? I have a zillion of them, and they’re still one of my fave go-to sewing projects. They’re quick and easy to make, they look cute, and you can put stuff in them! Ever wonder the best way to sew a zipper? In this video, I’ll […]
I stopped by Cityline to show host Tracy Moore (scroll down for the video) how to DIY embellished denim. It’s easy to transform your old jeans and make them runway-worthy with these four techniques: Gluing, ironing, punching, and sewing. The best part? This update doesn’t have to cost a lot — all of the jeans I used […]
It always blows my mind to see the new things many sewing machines can do these days. Thinking back to my grandma’s vintage sewing machine or even my mom’s 1980s clunker that she still uses today (ugh, I’ve tried to get her to upgrade, but she just won’t!), sewing machines really have come a long way. Brother’s […]
Pillows are an inexpensive way to update the look of a room. By incorporating new colours or fabric trends into your existing decor, or by replacing your soft furnishings entirely, you can change up your style in a snap. And, fortunately, pillows are easy to make! Here’s a pillow that’s easy to sew that doesn’t require […]
