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Jun
30
One of the easiest ways to add a personal touch to a garment or accessory is to add a custom iron-on patch or applique. Kellie from Rice Babies shows how she creates the shapes for these appliques. Go to the tutorial.
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Jun
30
No more formaldehyde!!
Sometimes you run across something that makes you say, “Wait! What?”
Well this morning this was it. A knitted frog, complete with, um, er, uh, innards, ready to be disected!
Go here to read the story…..http://news.cnet.com:80/8301-17938_105-10274267-1.html
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Jun
30
Get ready for another month of inspiration with Jill at A Matter of Memories. Download the file, upload your creations and win! Go to download…
Jun
30
Get ready for another month of inspiration with Jill at A Matter of Memories. Download the file, upload your creations and win! Go to download
Jun
30
Baby Jewels is another one of those wonderful little stamp shops on Etsy. They make custom bookplate and address rubber stamps mounted on old fashion wooden handles. The images are absolutely adorable! I particularly love this monkey bookplate, a perfect gift for a little one who loves to read.
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Jun
30
image by Baby Jewels
Baby Jewels is another one of those wonderful little stamp shops on Etsy. They make custom bookplate and address rubber stamps mounted on old fashion wooden handles. The images are absolutely adorable! I particularly love this monkey bookplate,…
Jun
30
Image from True Up
Modern quilter Kristin La Flamme integrates patchwork, embroidery, and kaleidoscopes better than anyone in her One Block Wonder quilt. She used Erin Michael’s Lush, Sky colorway to piece the top and lamented losing some of the theme. To make things right, she embroidered a stag’s…
Jun
30
Maggie Holmes is giving away a free spot in her next online photography course! Just leave a comment on this post on the Studio Calico blog to enter. Prize will be drawn on July 8th. Get more details about the workshop…
Jun
30
AC Albums
Until Thursday July 2nd at midnight PST, if you share a link showing how you store or use your American Crafts Albums, you will be entered in a drawing to win two AC albums. Go to giveaway
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Jun
30
Starting July 1st, check the Jillibean Soup blog for sneak peeks of the new products being released at the summer CHA show. Each sneak peek post will also give you a chance to win the product being revealed. Get more info.
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Jun
29
Simply Gemstones: Designs for Creating Beaded Gemstone Jewelry by Nancy Alden
If you’re a jewelry maker, chances are you have lusted after a gemstone or ten. Be it majestic turquoise, fiery opals or sparkly diamonds, todays fashion…
Jun
29
Meg from Fashioned by Meg shares her knowledge of sergers with an article on Sew, Mama, Sew! blog. If you’re considering buying a serger, or if you have a serger that you haven’t quite conquered yet, this article will help you…
Jun
29
Visit Good Housekeeping for a guide to which flowers are edible and may be used for decorating cakes. Very useful, especially to learn which flowers (daffodil and tulip, for example) are toxic.
Jun
29
Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how to make these fabric ID tags. Use them on your luggage, on diaper bags, on anything that needs a little bright label. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Make It and Love It]
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Jun
29
The August issue of Polymer Cafe has arrived, with lots of treats to inspire and instruct. The “Random Layers Pendants” by Christi Uliczny featured on the cover show a fantastic way to use an assortment of both translucent and opaque…
Jun
29
This gardening apron will keep all your tools handy when you’re working in the garden. Wiener Dog Tricks shows how to make one. I love the repurposed jeans pockets! Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Wiener Dog Tricks]
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Jun
29
Starting at the beginning with a slipstitch, how do we (did we) learn to crochet? If you’re lucky, someone in your family or a dear friend or teacher taught you this wonderful craft. If you’re not so lucky and you…
Jun
29
Sarah Fielke shows how to make a patchwork fabric kite on The Last Piece. A handmade kite like this has way more personality than the plastic dollar store versions. Get the how-to.
[photo from The Last Piece]
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Jun
29
Care from Obsessively Stitching shows how to make a D-ring belt from empty juice pouches. So clever! Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Obsessively Stitching]
Technorati Tags: sewing, tutorial, d-ring, belt, juice, pouch
Jun
29
Visit Better Homes and Gardens for a great slideshow on crafting the basic cocktails: Gibson, Manhattan, Martini, Tom Collins and more. They also cover step by steps for creating a menu that includes shrimp cocktail and polenta with peppers and onions.
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Jun
29
Squeeze bottles, dusting, garnish, coulis, curls… so much potential for confusion. I worked very briefly in the kitchen of a fine Washington, DC restaurant. I was supposed to chop fruit for 8 hours a day until they decided to throw…
Jun
29
image by Jennifer Davis
Jun
29
I love this “hand made” flag from Serendipity. Perfect craft just in time for the 4th of July!
See full instructions here.
Jun
29
I learned something new today! Thanks to Alice of TheKnitStitch.com
All yarn is not equal (that part I did know).
Besides being many different colors and styles, yarn comes in different weights, and makes a huge difference in what we knit. (Yup,…
Jun
29
Connie over at About.com: Cross-stitch posted a fun tutorial on how to combine the classic craft of cross-stitch (one of this crafters personal favorites) with one of the most modern pieces of technology that often ends up in the trash bin-the…