Nov
15
$75 voucher from Elementsbathandbody
Stitch Kitty Fuzzzy Puppy Book
Nov
20
Heather from My Frugal Family shares a cool idea for using an old sweater to make a new winter hat and scarf. This is a great project for sweaters that have holes in them that make them unwearable, but are otherwise in good shape. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from My Frugal Family]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, sweater, refashion, hat, scarf, winter[/tags]
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Nov
20
Lark Books to publish Twelve by Twelve
in *All General Posts*, Quilting - Art Quilts, Quilting - Books, Quilting - Events
The Twelve by Twelve artists got some exciting news today. Lark Books will be publishing a book about their Collaborative Art Quilt Project. Congratulations!
Go here for details.
[tags]Art quilts, Lark Books, Collaborative quilting[/tags]
Nov
20
Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood of Craft Sanity shares a tutorial for a fun turkey-shaped placecard for your Thanksgiving table. It’s based off of a pincushion pattern, so after Thanksgiving is all over you can send your guests home with a turkey-shaped pincushion. (Or you can keep them all for yourself and have a little hoarde of turkeys on your sewing table.) Go to the…
Nov
20

Scrabble Earrings, Charm Bracelets and Keychains new at Pieces Of Me Pendants.
Charms, Earrings and Keychains are made from wooden Scrabble® tiles (approx. ¾” square), decoupaged with graphic images that are sealed with a high gloss non-toxic finish. Your charms, earrings and key chains can all be turned into necklace pendants.
Each item will be gift packaged in a bag (colors vary) making…
Nov
20
Make your own gorgeous cornucopia from bread with these how-tos from Chica and Jo. Found via One Pretty Thing.
[tags]bread, cornucopia, Thanksgiving[/tags]
Nov
20
Sarah Powell of Lilith’s Apothecary shares two recipes for herbal mouthwash that will help you to maintain healthy gums. You can purchase Sarah’s products here.
Nov
20
Carrie from This Mama Makes Stuff rounds out her week of tutorials with instructions for making this Easy Peasy Whrrly Twirly Skirt for little girls. Get the tute.
[photo from This Mama Makes Stuff]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, easy, twirly, skirt, girls[/tags]
Nov
20
image by C J Vogt
There are so many colors of Copic markers available it can be hard to keep track of what you have so C J Vogt of the Craft Junkies blog is offering a free down load of two Copic marker charts to help you more easily organize your markers and see what their true colors are. What…
Nov
20
CraftStylish shows how to make this scarf with lace edging at the bottoms. The silk will be soooo soft against your skin, and a pretty contrast with a tweedy winter coat. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from CraftStylish]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, lace, trimmed, edged, scarf[/tags]
Nov
20
I love announcing new shops! Here’s one:
We are Urban knitfits- based in Portland Maine. We make cozy wool fashion accessories and items for the home. We love to work with eco wool, and about 80% of our projects are made with Peruvian eco wool!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/urbanknitfits
Nov
20
Needle-Felted Polar Bear from Martha Stewart
in *All General Posts*, Felting Artists, Felting Patterns, Felting Suppies, Felting Tutorials, Fiber Artist, Fiber Trends, Free Felting Patterns
This little Polar Bear take a small amount of white roving, felting needles and pipe cleaner. This is the cutest little bears to hang on a nature tree or a gift topper. These little Bears will be delightful around the holidays. A pictorial tutorial is available on Martha’s web site. Enjoy this project and show us the results. This incredibly…
Nov
20
Recycle VHS tapes into pretty flowers or Christmas present bows
in *All General Posts*, 9, Craft Patterns & Tutorials, Recycled Christmas Decoration, Recycled Tutorials, recycle decorating
These cute flowers are made with VHS tape! How cool is that? Well when I saw this I thought that these would make great recycled bows from holiday gifts. Pop on over to CraftStylish for a ton of ideas on recycling a VHS tape and here for the flower tutorial. Just make sure you don’t recycle your wedding video:)
[tags]recycle VHS tapes…
Nov
20
I’m enthralled. It never occurred to me that it’s possible to create inlay with fabric — much as woodcrafters do with veneer. And yet this needlework technique has been around at least since the 14th century! Crafting with wool felt is at a fever pitch right now, and here’s another perfect application for this luxurious fabric. Needleprint blog tells us a…
Nov
20
Michaels’ Handmade Holiday Contest
in *All General Posts*, Craft Competitions, Craft Events, Craft Shops
Michaels, North America’s largest arts and crafts specialty retailer, launched its first ever “Handmade Holiday Contest” on November 1, and will be awarding two $100 gift cards awarded every week through December 20. Customers can upload photos of their handmade gifts at Michaels.com, and website visitors can rate their favorite entries online. Two grand prize winners will be selected –…
Nov
20
If you’re frustrated by a tatted ring that refuses to close, TATBit Tats has the answer. See her tip.
Oh, and don’t drive yourself crazy looking for a unclosed ring in the image. The picture is up there just because the tatting is gorgeous, not because it’s flawed!
Nov
20
Free pattern: Prick-and-stitch wreath
in Christmas, Embroidery, Holiday, Needlework general news, On paper, Patterns and charts, free
DJ of Prick and Stitch Is My Craft is highlighting this lovely holiday card stitched by reader Capricorn. The prick-and-stitch pattern for the motif is free. Capricorn made it her own by replacing the stitched berries with flatback gems and adding a peel-off greeting and edging. So pretty — and quick to make! Get the pattern.
Nov
20
The dimensional embroidery of Rachel Loves Bob is totally swoonable! Silhouettes formed of buttons, with vintage beads tucked here and there to fill in. Just lovely. See the Etsy shop.
And many thanks to Penguin & Fish for pointing out this charming art.
Nov
20
Hifa of Craft Patterns and Tutorials has posted tutorials for some of her favorite silk-ribbon embroidery techniques: feather stitch, gathered ribbon rose, loop stitch, and fly stitch. See the tutes. And watch her blog — she says more tutes are coming!
Nov
20
I was shocked to see Santa Claus at the mall last weekend, but the truth is people are already thinking about the fast-approaching holidays. If you are amongst the group of early planners, take note of Great Cakes Soapworks’ Christmas Splendor soaps. The soaps, available in dark green and gold glitter, will be available Friday, December 4. Pre-order through their website.
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Nov
20
kakariki of Radical Cross Stitch has joined “the realestate4ransom prankster campaign against the rampant land speculation plaguing Melbourne’s suburbs.” Thus, she is sharing a tutorial for a bit of gentle vandalistic protest: fence stitching. Yes, you can “cross-stitch” an image on any chain-link fence. Ordinances or conscience may prevent you from fence stitching on others’ property, but you can always stitch your own…
Nov
20
Giveaway: June at Noon patterns
in Embroidery, Needlework general news, Patterns and charts, giveaways
Gretchen of June at Noon is giving away two original, adorable Matryoshka-doll embroidery patterns. Go to her blog post to enter before 10:00 p.m. (Eastern USA time), November 24. The winner will be announced November 25.
Nov
20
As fabric manufacturers are expanding the kinds of fabrics they’re selling, laminated cotton is becoming more widely available (and in some gorgeous prints, too!). The polyurethane coating means that you’ll need to handle it differently than a 100% cotton quilting fabric.
Kathy from Pink Chalk Fabrics shares some tips for sewing with laminated cotton. Get the tips.
[photo from Pink Chalk Studio]
[tags]sewing, tips, laminated, cotton[/tags]
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Nov
20
Week 3’s theme at So You Think You’re Crafty is green. These girls have done it again with a page full of cool projects! Go check out all the cool green-themed crafts at S.Y.T.Y.C. and vote for your favorite.
[photo from So You Think You're Crafty]
[tags]sewing, crafts, challenge, green[/tags]
Nov
20
Nothing makes me happier on a gray, rainy day than bright, happy colors. So why are umbrellas mostly so boring? That can change with this article at Threads Magazine. They show you how you can recover your umbrella. It’s an advanced project, but it will take your umbrella from drab to fab! Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Threads Magazine]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, umbrella,…
Nov
20
Craftzine has the how-to for this stripy apron. It’s an excerpt from The Sewing Bible by Ruth Singer. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Craftzine]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, stripy, apron, The Sewing Bible, Ruth Singer[/tags]
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