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Nov
30
How delicate and lovely are these peppermint sticks from Martha? Find the recipe HERE. {found via not martha}
[tags]Martha Stewart, peppermint sticks[/tags]…
Nov
30
‘Tis the season for holiday fun and shopping. After all tomorrow is December 1st. Egad!! So I’m going to be traveling around the cyberspace country pointing out activities and shopping opportunities within the glass world. Fisrt stop Corning, NY. We like going to Corning and they have no shortage of activities for the holidays. And shopping of course.
This coming …
Nov
30
Kate from Two Little Banshees shares a tutorial for making a pencil pouch for your purse. That way, your pens and pencils will all be together when you need them. No more fumbling around in all the mess in the bottom of your purse! Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Two Little Banshees]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, pencil, pen, pouch, …
Nov
30
This cat’s home is in a church. You can make this feline friendly folk art quilt size 18 x 31 with a pattern available for purchase at quilts by cheri.
[tags]cats, quilts, folk art, church[/tags]…
Nov
30
For the times when a sewing project calls for a shank button when you’ve only got flat buttons, Gail Patrice from Gail Patrice Designs has the answer. She shows three methods for adding a shank to a flat button – using thread, using another button, and using a bead. Get the how-to.
[photo from Gail Patrice Designs]
[via …
Nov
30
If ugly plastic laundry hampers are getting you down, how about sewing a fabric replacement? Christine from Christine Sews tells how to do it. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Christine Sews]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, fabric, laundry, bag, tote, hamper[/tags]…
Nov
30
These no-bake, colorful, gorgeous coconut ice candies would be perfect for Christmas in warm places. Find the recipe HERE from Almost Bourdain.
[tags]coconut, candy, Christmas, no-bake[/tags]…
Nov
30
Think Crafts Blog features a great tutorial for a craft that would be great for a young child or toddler.
I love that you could make this with specific things the child is interested in..ie- dinosaurs, cars, flowers, toys…etc.…
Nov
30
Inna’s Creations has a great selection of different Hannukah crafts for kids! She is very creative in her Menorah’s…I especially love this one.
How about making a simple Hanukkah lantern?
She also lists many other links to help you find just the right craft for your child.…
Nov
30
The designs and designers in this book are so spectacular you will want to leave it out just to page through it. I am not a quilter but I am a fiber lover, this stunning book “Kaffe Fassett’s Quilt Romance” was sent to me by the publisher and it is a beauty and I want one of you to have …
Nov
30
If you want to know more about using natural bath salts to restore your skin, have a look at this post on the Lathered Up blog. Learn more about the history of salt at Saltworks.…
Nov
30
Originally uploaded by Agent Donut
I taught myself embroidery over the weekend. Obviously I need a book or some instruction but I did pretty well, all things considered.
I looked at a LOT of embroidery on Flickr so I do hereby declare this week embroidery week where I just display all the cute embroidery.
Please to look at …
Nov
30
(1) Frise from Bienvenue dans mon atelier
(2) Two old-fashioned silhouettes from l’Opale d’Arthénice
(3) Tiny sushi from Cross me not
(4) Sushi 2 from Cross me not
(5) Sushi 3 from Cross me not
(6) Sushi 4 from Cross me not
(7) Shaun the sheep from Cross me not
(8) Un….mouton from Le blog de Vick
(9) Médaillon 2…
Nov
30
I’ve seen many sweet versions of sushi (and have dabbled in cookie sushi myself), but these cupcakes from Not So Humble Pie are at the top of my list of the best. Find tips on how the blogger created them HERE.
[tags]cupcakes, sushi[/tags]…
Nov
30
Cats Life Press rubber stamps have release a few wonderful new winter themed stamps, there label and calendar stamps are always so unique. I love the “You’re Invited” stamp circles, very clever! Click here… to see all the new releases.
-Heather
Nov
30
A remarkable invitation from Needleprint blog:
Here is a chance for a stitched item by you to have a place in [the stitched archive at Ackworth School] and to hang on the Ackworth School Tree. Simply stitch one of Steve Rousseau’s Ornaments, stitch your name and date on the reverse …
Get all the details from the Needleprint post.…
Nov
30
Don’t miss Arlee Barr‘s article on hippie embroidery and its comeback over on MrXStitch. Oh, the nostalgia. I remember a Christmas in the early 1970s when I embroidered a chambray work shirt for each member of my family. I beg to differ with Arlee on one point, though. She says,
On a side note, from my crawl around the
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Nov
30
Oh. My. Goodness. You’ve seen Mimi Kirchner‘s Tiny Worlds — bitty landscapes in teacups. Well, Mimi has now pushed past precious pastoral scenes to create fantasy islands! I’m enthralled. See more photos on Mimi’s blog post.…
Nov
30
Artgirlz Tracy and Allison Stillwell have some groovy ideas for funky fiber-art holiday trees. Enjoy the photos and tutes on their blog post.…
Nov
30
This video, from the Yarn Market Blog, shows you different ways to wear a shawl!
Very cool! Who knew? http://yarnmarketnews.com:80/blog/?p=472…
Nov
30
The first issue of NEEDLE e-zine is live. The inaugural issue of this publication from the Hand Embroidery Network includes features about a number of fiber art luminaries, stories of projects and trends, pieces on topics from quilting to stumpwork, reviews, calendars, free patterns. The quality of the writing and photography is on par with any glossy needlework magazine you …
Nov
30
kay susan of S’Mockery Sm’Art created these adorable fish ornaments for her friend Tarni. She says,
They are wet felted first, then finished off with a hand felting needle…Tarni called them ‘singing fish’ and says she is planning to put them on her Christmas Tree with little presents in their mouths.
Brilliant! And beautiful. See more at kay susan’s blog …
Nov
30
Connie G. Barwick, cross-stitch editor for About.com, has a gift-wrap idea that is a gift in itself. She decorated the top of a paper mache box with a hardanger design stitched on plastic canvas and attached with decorative thumb tacks. The result is a sweet trinket box that your loved one will enjoy all year! See the tute…
Nov
30
TotusMel has an early holiday giftie for us: She’s sharing her pattern for The Queen’s Feet — Barefoot Sandals. So pretty! Get the pattern.…
Nov
30
Since it’s Cyber Monday I thought I’d post about a cool new tool you will be able to score (well punch) that you can use to recycle your Legos into new things, anything your imagination can come up with! OK, you played with Legos as a kid now you can as an adult crafter with a cool new paper punch…