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Feb
27
If you don’t live near a big craft store or have a local stamping or scrapbook store you probably buy alot of your supplies on line. There are alot of companies that offer a “kit of the month” club, you sign up and each month or so they send products right to your door step. Creative Stamping is a fun new …
Feb
27
What remarkable felt designer. Raewyn Penrose is a New Zealand based felt-maker. She operate a gallery and teach extensively both in NZ and overseas, particularly Australia. They have launched small group tours to New Zealand, specifically aimed at felt-makers – group size no more than 5, 5 days of high quality workshops plus a variety of interesting travel …
Feb
27
Janie Lee of OhDeeDoh found this neat idea on Decor 8. Take your children’s unrelated artwork, scan it into a computer, re-size to same dimensions, mount on a single mat board and frame.
But why let the kids have all the fun? How about showing off a collection of art quilts or even photos of quilts you’ve made? Collect fabric/quilted postcards? Show them off …
Feb
27
The Threads Magazine web site encourages:
Make your own colorful and artistic fabric from yarn and leftover fabric pieces with pin weaving. The technique is surprisingly easy to master and produces lovely yardage for garments, accessories, and even framed art pieces.
The mag’s online tutorial shows how to create a loom, weave a design, and finish the fabric so you …
Feb
27
Colleen from The Magic Bean shares a tutorial on her blog for making a crafter’s apron for your sewing gadgets. Think of it as a tool belt designed just for sewists, with pockets upon pockets for marking pens, straight pins, scissors, etc. so all of your sewing tools and gadgets are always on hand. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from …
Feb
27
Ok then. When I started to knit (which I don’t even really remember when that was), I knit out-of-the-box stuff like, um, vests. And sweaters. And maybe a scarf or two. But I’ve got to say that never did a neuron come off of my needles. Maybe several hundred have come out of my head while learning the intricacies of …
Feb
27
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint shows us a perfect stitch for interpreting baskets in needlepoint designs: double woven stitch. She says,
When stitched it looks like a woven basket. I’ts similar to Woven Plait, but it has two parallel stitches in each set, not one. It looks more complex than it is because the sets of stitches are diagonal
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Feb
27
Taylor from Taylored Arts and Mary Janes and Galoshes shows how to make a tuxedo dress for a toddler girl out of an old onesie and an youth-sized t-shirt. Look the look! Go to the tutorial.
[via Totally Tutorials]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, onesie, baby, dress, tuxedo, t-shirt, tee, refashion[/tags]…
Feb
27
Acrylic rulers are awesome for getting straight cuts from your fabirc. The most obvious way to use one is laid across the fabric and lined up with the grid on a cutting mat. But what if the ruler is too short? Or you want to make a cut midway across the fabric? It turns out that there are many ways …
Feb
27
Find a roundup of cocktail recipes to match each of the ten Best Picture Oscar nominees HERE at Chow. (like a “Gold in Harlem” for Precious or a “Flying Blue Dragon” for Avatar.)
[tags]cocktails, Oscars[/tags]…
Feb
27
Ruffled necklines are popular looks in women’s wear right now. Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how to add a pleated neckline to girl’s shirt. Your daughter can have a shirt with neat neckline details just like mommy’s. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Make It and Love It]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, pleated, ruffle, neckline, neck, t-shirt, …
Feb
27
Looking for the perfect poignant or funny sentiment for your stamped cards? Verses rubber stamps has just released a new group of some wonderful new stamped sentiments, click here to see them all.
-Heather…
Feb
27
Maureen of Maureen’s Vintage Acquisitions shares the instructions for making this Antique Bonnet Pin Cushion — her original design. What a perfect spot to show off some of your silk-ribbon embroidery or Brazilian or stumpwork techniques. See the tute.…
Feb
27
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread blog shares photos of some awesome work by one of her readers, which entails embroidering directly on wood boxes. Mary says,
Using pre-made, unfinished wooden boxes purchased at a craft store, Sue and her husband sanded and painted the boxes. Then, using a design for paper embroidery, Sue marked out the stitching holes. Using
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Feb
27
Cheryl Fall, needlepoint editor at About.com, has created a tutorial that’s a lifesaver! She says,
Has a rogue pair of scissors sliced a nice gash through a needlepoint canvas tucked into your work bag? Or maybe your scroll frame and stand tipped over, landing smack into the corner of the coffee table creating a 2-inch hole. Perhaps a
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Feb
27
Ever wonder what other uses handmade soap has besides cleansing your body? If so, checkout Hint of Eden’s list of 27 other uses for handmade soap. I especially like the #7 use as a plant spray to get rid of or ward off insects.…
Feb
26
This is a Martha Stewart project from a couple of years ago, but a good one to keep in mind.
They describe it as project for repurposing an old prom necklace etc. Nice idea! But I would suggest taking their second suggestion and sewing the necklace to the fabric rather than gluing it. You never know how fashions might …
Feb
26
You can now email photos of your work to Ornamentea for a chance to get gift certificates and links to your website or blog if there are used in their customer showcase.
Why not give it a go and send in some pictures. If your work is selected you could receive a $20 to $50 gift certificate, depending on how …
Feb
26
I’m looking for tutorials. I found Torch Bugs. And I actually found something I want to make. It’s the wig wag twistie to decorate with. Sarah Hornik has perfected this and who contributed to the tutorial but Sarah herself. So cool. I’m actually going to run off to do it and if I like what I see I’ll post …
Feb
26
Kathryn has won these books as I pulled her name from all those who entered the February Blogtest Giveaway.
Congratulations Kathryn! I’ve also emailed Kathryn directly. She needs to email me with her snail mail address so I can mail the books.
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Feb
26
My friend, Ronnie, crocheted me this really nifty bag that is JUST the right size for me to carry a few files back and forth from the office. It’s a pretty bag that she crocheted tight enough that it doesn’t need a liner. A couple people have asked me about it, so I decided to see if I could find …
Feb
26
Louise Cutting gives the how-to at Threads Magazine for binding the edges of a garment with a raw-edge bias tape treatment. The raw edges of the bias tape lend a softer look to a more structured garment, such as a jacket. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Threads Magazine]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, raw, edge, raw-edge, bias, binding, tape, garment[/tags]…
Feb
26
Is there a gender bias in the cupcake world? If my four years of Women’s Studies classes twenty years ago taught me anything, then it’s yes. Yes. Of course. No aspect of our sweet lives is immune to gender bias. And if the cupcake world has indeed forgotten men, enter Butch Bakery. The NYC bakery creates cupcakes by men …
Feb
26
Lia from Lia’s Space of Thoughts shares a tutorial for this super cute diaper pouch. It’s made in the shape of a robot. His mouth is a zippered pocket. Feed Roscoe Robot your spare change or your keys and he’ll keep up with them for you. Get the how-to.
[photo from Lia's Space of Thoughts]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, roscoe, …
Feb
26
Nikki from Salty Pineapple shares a tutorial for making a Road Trip Satchel. Make one and fill it with coloring books, crayons, and other quiet entertainment for your child. Don’t save it just for road trips – take it with you to church, restaurants, grandparents’ houses, etc. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Salty Pineapple]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, road trip, …