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Where I am, the last few days of the school year are happening. Summer break is so close you can just about taste it. There will be claying in my summer and it looks like I’m not the only one!

1. Polymer clay polka dot tree, 2. Miniature Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Sweet Potato Fries – 1/12 scale, …

Naomi from One Avian Daemon shows how she created the bow collar on a coat she made.  LOVE!!  It’s a variation on a shawl collar, with one end extended and cinched into a pretty bow.  She tells how to draft the pattern and how to sew it up.  It’ll work best with an asymmetrical opening on your garment, but she says …

Notjustcute shares this wonderful color-mixing play based learning activity. The Children use pipettes and food coloring to explore the magic of mixing colors together. This could be taken one step further by using paints (watered down) and then creating art with the color creations.

For more information on this lesson plan and more photos check out the original NotJustCute post.…

Jenn from A Jennuine Life shares a tutorial at Project Run and Play showing how she made her Matinee Dress.  It’s a girl’s sleeveless dress with a plunge back and an empire waist.  A contrast band of fabric defines the waist and buttons across the open back.  Go to her tutorial at Project Run & Play to see how to …

For a softer take on a tropical wedding take a look at some tropical pastel inspiration over at Burnett’s Boards. I love this fresh spin on a theme that’s usually filled with bright colors!…

Get over to “Cut out + Keep” for a complete tutorial on how to make “Felt Pinwheels”.  You can use school colors for a grad party or red, white and blue for the 4^th of July.  These pretty pinwheels were created by Lu of “Lu loves handmade” out of Potsdam which is next to Berlin in Germany.  Thanks for …

Transparency sheets are lovely but can be a little intimidating to work with. Julie Stainton has a couple of beautiful projects over on the Classroom blog. She’ll show you how to make a sliding card holder and pillow box using printed transparencies.…

Barbara #19 is the lucky winner of “The Complete Photo Guide to Felting”!  I will be emailing her for her mailing address.   Thanks to all that joined in this giveaway.…

It’s summer in the top half of the world, which means its time for relaxing. Our hobbies least of all should be causing us stress, so I thought it was appropriate to give away a copy of 10 Secrets of the Laidback Knitters by Vicki Stiefel and Lisa Souza.

This fun book offers tips, profiles and patterns to inspire you …

Speaking of ice cube trays… here’s one more super cool way to use an ice cube tray. Only this one actually does involve ice. But also gummy bears and other fun things. Make fruit and gummy bear ice cubes HERE at Funkytime.…

Hi there! The winner for the men’s knitting books is commenter number 40, Peggy, who says:

I’ve made a cardigan for a dear friend, and a couple of button-up vests, a hat, and a scarf for my Husband. I’d love to make more, but haven’t found the right pattern. These books look like just the ticket for me, and I’d

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I think it’s important to feel like a superstar every day. And so, I think it’s important that every time you eat ice cream the cone is gilded. Seriously, we all need gold cones because we are all just that awesome. Make gilded ice cream cones HERE at Confetti Pop.…

I have to agree with Buzzfeed, that these are genius ways to use an ice cube tray in an non-ice kind of way. Shown are chocolate-covered cheesecake bites by Damy Health. Other ideas involve herbs, sauce, baby food, greens for smoothies and even sushi.…

Simple motifs like this one from Brigitte Dadaux are so useful when it comes to cross-stitch projects. I can imagine so many ways I might use this design. First of all, I might stitch it on a towel band for adding a new splash of decor to my kitchen or bathroom. Or, I might use it at the top or …

There’s still time to enter to win some fabulous stamps from Penny Black, click here to go to the giveaway post for details on how you can enter. Contest ends 6/19.

-Heather…

Over at the blog About Family Crafts there is a fun tutorial on how to make a recycled pill bottle flower. I bet this would make a fun container for hiding in the lawn like Easter eggs. I can see a whole lawn covered in little flowers.…

Heather from Feather’s Flights shows how to make a flounce ruffle.  Unlike a gathered ruffle, which gathers a long straight piece of fabric, a flounce uses a curved piece of fabric to create a ruffled effect.  The inner part of the curve is stitched to a straight piece of fabric, causing the wider bottom of the curve to flare out in …

I wasn’t even thinking berry boxes before, but now I’m picturing them everywhere. As gift containers, centerpieces, favors, actual berry picking boxes… Find the step-by-step how-tos to craft your own berry boxes HERE at fellow fellow.…

This color blocked skirt that Portia from Miss P made is pure gorgeousness!  The pieced panels of beaded chiffon with panels of solid fabric.  The result is a skirt that dress but modern, sleek but detailed.  The beaded fabric came from a rather dated fancy dress.  She shares a tutorial showing how she was able to cut the beaded chiffon into panels …

I have a pretty healthy stash of bias tape scored from estate sales and fabric store discounts.  But by far and away, my favorite bias tape is still the stuff I make myself.  Bias tape from a stripe or a polka dot is generally so much more delicious than a solid from a very limited palette at the store.  Heather …

I should probably post these later in the day, huh? But they are sooooo good, and go down soooo smoothly. And it’s, um, never too early to celebrate the Independence of my country, right? I made some Pop Rocks shooters for Celebrations.…

Sachiko from Tea Rose Home shows how to make her One Direction cuff bracelet.  There are no boy bands involved in this project – the One Direction she’s talking about is the pieced chevron that wraps around your wrist.  This looks like such a fun project for solid fabrics.  Think of all the fun color combos you could come up …

Any idea what this cool flag used to be? Well, I guess I kind of gave it away in the title of the post, huh? This creative crafter took an old crib bed spring and turned up into a cool piece of Americana art. She used ribbon to create this look and I think it’s awesome. How bout you? Check …

Brittni from papernstitch shares a tutorial over at scarves.net showing how to make a simple cafe apron out of a couple of scarves and a length of ribbon.  She shows it as a no-sew project, using fusible webbing to attach the pieces.  You could make this a sewn apron by replacing the webbing with stitched seams.  Go to the tutorial …

Is your dad the coolest? Then, show him with a hand made card. Hero Arts has directions for making this cool card using stamps and different colors of ink daubers, click here for directions.

-Heather…

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