Hi! i’m Alicia from Easy as a Menu. I am going to teach you how to make a Stretched Fabric Wall Hanging. I saw this at Ikea & thought it was the perfect whimsical, relatively cheap decoration for my boys’ room.  I love the idea – it looks nice, but still has a touch of [...]

It was brought to my attnetion that I put the wrong application deadline (actual date: July 17th). If this kept you from submitting a project, please send one my way… silly me!

US Residents only Bailey Baby Design has the  C.U.T.E.S.T  little kids clothes! They are giving away a onsie or shirt of choice to a lucky reader!   How to enter:Gain entries  for each completed (You can have up to 5 entries):   Follow my blog (2 entries)  Blog/facebook/tweet about my giveaway (1 entry) Link to madebyHeidi on your [...]

We have a new sponsor! Her name is Paige and she makes the most BEAUTIFUL tops! You really MUST go check her out (click here)!  This is one of my favorite tanks!   She can also be found at her blog…simplyhandmadebypaige.blogspot.com and if can you believe it… she is only 14! amazing! We expect big [...]

I decided to change the rules a little… Instead of losing one contestant each week, I say we keep all 5 contestants for all five weeks!  We will keep track of the votes for each contestant and the person at the end of the competition with the highest number of cumulative votes wins!  This way [...]

Update: There has been a slight change in the rules… click here to see the difference. introducing… HOW IT WORKS: There will be five contestants (could be you!). Each week we will have a different theme and the five contestants will anonymously create something with that theme in mind (ANYTHING, be creative!) to be scrutinized [...]

  What you need: Step One: Cut two 11 inch strips of ribbon (I used: Offray, satin antique white, 5/8 inch). Cut one end of each ribbon into an angle (as shown). Heat treat all ends with lighter. Step Two:Cut two 14 inch strips from the other ribbon (I used: Offray, large ric rac trim, [...]

Before I left for my husband’s summer internship I perused my craft closet and packed a gallon-sized Ziploc baggie full of crafting goodies. The supply shortage has really forced me to think outside the box in terms of what I can make. After staring at some ribbon and beads for a very long time I finally [...]

I am a long time user of picnik (an awesome photo editing site) but was clueless of the endless, amazing things that can be done with this site. Jill over at Homemade by Jill has the most amazing tutorial on how to make printable like this one… I actually used her method to make my [...]

Ina Garten (i.e., Barefoot Contessa) might be my favorite cook. Seriously everything she makes is sooooo tasty… I made this cake last 4th of July and it was amazing! I will make it every 4th from now on… yes, it is that good.  Enjoy and happy 4th! Ingredients nocoupons 18 tablespoons (2 1/4 sticks) unsalted [...]