Anna from Noodlehead guest blogs over at Gwenny Penny with a tutorial showing how to make a pocket Advent calendar.  Each numbered pocket has a tag printed with a family activity.  Love it! Get the tutorial. [photo retrieved from… Read more ...

Destri from The Mother Huddle shows how to make this hanging Advent calendar.  Each day is marked with a little red velvet Santa sack.  How cute!!  The little sacks are quick and easy to sew – an important consideration making… Read more ...

Raspberry & Chocolate shares a tutorial for making this lovely Advent calendar.   The santa ornament gets moved each day to show the countdown to Christmas.  I love the combination of the linen-look fabric with the white paint and the red… Read more ...

Suzannah from Creative Dressmaking and Adventures in Dressmaking shows how she embellished a plain t-shirt with a little bit of lace.  I love her little trick for getting the ends of the lace tucked into the sleeve seam.  No one… Read more ...

Suzannah from Creative Dressmaking shares a tutorial on her blog, Adventures in Dressmaking, showing how to embellish a long-sleeved tee with rows of gathered fabric and lace trim.  This is an easy but pretty addition to a… Read more ...