Bright humming birds zip across fields of dandelions and daisies. Busy bees and beautiful blossoms dance and drift through fields of lime, raspberry, turquoise, ebony and more. From our very first glimpse of Patty Young's amazing Flora & Fauna collection, we were head-over-heels in love. The fabric captures a sunny day in a beautiful meadow and brings it inside to enjoy year ‘round. We knew the collection would make the brightest, happiest kitchen ever. We've whipped up ten tutorials you can use to remake your own kitchen with a spirited slice of style.

Every girl wants an inviting bedroom where she can dream (a lot), study (a little) and hang out with her friends (most of all). S4H Editor, Liz Johnson had a project in mind: her fourteen-year-old daughter, Lydia's room. After the jump, we'll show you the BEFORE photo that caused us to take this project on. Whoa! Get set for eight easy projects your teen can help with, and a finished result that reaped 'oohs and aahs' from Lydia's friends at her inaugural sleepover.

Our Citrus Holiday series continues as we introduce Christmas Dining Room, with eight new tutorials plus a how-to on setting a citrus-themed table. From a lemony tablecloth beset with red bows to boldly patterned placemats, funky letter bead napkin ties, and the dreamiest-ever apron; you'll serve up a meal to remember.

We blend fresh-squeezed color with holiday tradition to serve up lighthearted living and dining rooms that sparkle with cheery Christmas charm. Heather Bailey’s Pop Garden & Bijoux fabric collections from Free Spirit Fabric mix together beautifully with vintage holiday décor to create the freshest-ever holiday home. We kick off this series of projects with Citrus Holiday: Lighthearted Living Room. With ten projects for your living room, plus an inspiring article on creating atmosphere using an eclectic mix of old and new, modern and traditional. In early September, we begin another set of tutorials for your dining room, plus a how-to for setting a citrus table. It's a bumper crop of juicy ideas.

Luxurious and hip, this baker's dozen set of Stylish Baby Nursery tutorials offers easy instructions using the bold shapes and patterns of textile designer Patty Young's Spanish-inspired Andalucia fabric collection from Michael Miller Fabrics. Your baby will delight in the colorful dots and mod blooms blended with florals and stripes. Fabulosa!

The best parties begin with a theme, and if you can stay within your theme using decorative accents, food and music, you're on your way to creating a magically memorable event. It just takes a little planning and thinking ahead.

Summertime parties have always been a favorite of mine. Growing up, there were a lot of warm weather birthdays in my family, so there were plenty of outdoor events where cake and rapidly melting ice cream ruled, and the world’s biggest problem seemed to be who got to lick frosting off the candles after the big blowout. The preparation ahead of the party was as just fun as the party itself. A pretty tablecloth fluttering in the breeze, bright napkins, icy cold lemonade and crepe paper hats – everything was homemade; of course.

When you tell a boy he gets to have his room redecorated, he'll probably have a few ideas of his own: Get a car from the junkyard and let him sleep in the trunk, paint everything black except for the skull on the ceiling, or simply buy $4,000 worth of the latest movie merchandise. This is your chance to introduce him to an option he might not have thought of: Making his room look like it belongs in your house while still reflecting his personality.

The very first pillows were likely just heaps of moss or grass in our ancestors' cozy caves. However, even the more recognizable fabric-stuffed pillow reaches far back into history. Wealthy Greeks slept with their heads and feet resting on ornately embroidered cushions. Ancient Egyptians, who believed the head to be the seat of life, not only spent heavily on lavish pillows for themselves, they also placed them in the tombs of their honored dead. The Chinese thought soft pillows robbed the body of its vitality and therefore made their pillows from wood, leather or even ceramic.

Today, our cushy lifestyles demand comfortable and beautiful pillows of all shapes and sizes. If you want to impress your friends and family, throw out a few of these definitions at your next holiday gathering. Everyone will be impressed... or, they'll all just ignore you like they always do.

You can completely redecorate a child's room without lifting a paintbrush or buying new furniture. All you need is some fabric and a little home decor sewing. Window coverings, bed linens, throw pillows, even simple slipcovers are easy to sew. When added all together, they make a dramatic difference. One of the keys is picking the right fabric for your project.

"Now wait a minute," you say. "That's fine for your well-behaved little darlings, but my kids will ruin any fabric item I put in their rooms in less than ten minutes.

Girls love to make their rooms an extension of their personalities.

Priced a throw pillow lately? Window shopped for window coverings? Scanned the Internet for sheets? Then you know home decor items can take a big bite out of your budget. That's why making instead of buying can be both enjoyable and economical. You end up with something no one else will ever have and you can save enough money to expand the amount of decorating you do. Take a look at what we found when we shopped for comparative retail products for some of our Sew4Home.com projects.

You've heard of people who cover their couches and lamps with plastic and allow the living room to be used only on the most special of special occasions, right? A perfect solution if you want to dedicate an entire room to gathering dust. However, if you prefer a living room you can actually live in, there are simple and inexpensive ways to enhance the ambiance without losing the functionality. And all without a speck of plastic.

You know what bedding is? It's frosting for your bed frame. Think about it – plain old cake layers just popped out of the cake pans certainly resemble your mattress and box spring without any of their bedding. Lay down a little fabric frosting... and boring becomes beautiful. Bedding has many parts and any part can be made by you. Starting from the ground up, you have: bed skirts or dust ruffles, sheets, pillowcases, blankets, bed spreads, comforters, duvets, shams and blanket throws. Pick one piece or create an entire coordinated set.

Your bedroom. It's your true "personal space." The place you start and end each day. In fact, you spend about a third of your life there. It should be a calming, comfortable place that relaxes you and makes you feel sheltered and safe. The colors you choose for your bedroom are crucial to creating this mood.