This is a really cute, personal idea that you can have your children be a part of. Just make sure to keep your box of chocolates cool! I love the idea of giving these to grandma’s and grandpa’s. Head on … Read More...
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Inspiration du Jour | Lazy Days
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Event: Modern Mini Challenge
Jennifer at Ellison Lane Quilts is hosting a challenge and contest on her blog for a mini quilt.
Something like Jennifer made here with Washington Sidewalk blocks. One of the prizes is a fat quarter bundle of the full line … Read More...
Tutorial: A Personalized Valentine’s Day Magnet
Here’s a straightforward tutorial for a Valentine’s Day magnet from Paneamoreecreativita. I recommend baking for a little longer and using a strong jewelry glue for adhering the magnet. In my experience, attaching things to clay with hot glue doesn’t work … Read More...
Fix a flea market quilt
Cintia at My Poppet found a sad little quilt at a flea market and transformed it into this pretty. Go HERE to see how she did it.
Image credit: My Poppet
Candy Love Notes
Wouldn’t it be so lovely to receive a special message swathed in chocolate? Find the how-tos to make little love notes from modeling chocolate HERE at Sew Can Do.
Calorie Free Chocolate Bunny!
0 calories. 100% fun. The perfect basket stuffer. Cute and easy too!
From the Just Crafty Enough Blog, the pattern is FREE HERE
Free Pattern – Valentine’s Heart Mug Cozy
Show your knitting peeps how much you care with this quick, easy and free pattern download.
It will even make your coffee, tea or hot cocoa taste better!
The FREE download is from Red Heart, HERE
Free Pattern – Tiny Pants
Tiny pants, diaper cover or soakers. No matter what you call them, they don’t have to be boring.
Knit these up fast, in cute colors, stripes, whatever. They are soooo cute!
And the FREE PATTERN is HERE
How To Knit On A Loom….
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Some Tips on the Three Needle Bind Off
From Wendy Knits… in this blog post, she discusses why she chooses the three needle bind off rather than to knit the sleeves down.
Check it out HERE
Knitting Note Cards
Even in these days of email, facebook, text messages and the internet, there’s still a place for a classy set of note cards.
Try these FREE downloadable knit cards. They are from knit-craft-notecards.com !
Tutorial: Double hourglass block
Adrianne at Little Bluebell created a video tutorial showing how to make a double hourglass block without a template. I’m intrigued. Get the tutorial.
Image credit: Little Bluebell
Knit A Heart and Heart A Knit!
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, from Dream Weaver Knits.
Download the FREE PATTERN HERE
A sweet Felt Valentine purse tutorial
Our sweet friend from Italy, Linda of “pane amore e creativita” designed and created this darling Valentine purse for us to recreate. Make as a gift or wear yourself on Valentine’s Day. Linda has a tutorial for us to follow.… Read More...
Tutorial & template: Create custom rhinestone images using a Silhouette cutter
The iron-on rhinestones from Silhouette are an easy way to add a splash of sparkle to a t-shirt or other sewing project. They have tons of images you can download and use as is. But what about the times you … Read More...
{DIY Wedding Favors} Salt Dough Tags
Whip up a batch of pretty tags to give as wedding favors using a recipe for salt dough and lots of creative inspiration found at Intimate Weddings! With a few stamps and a variety of ink pads, the possibilities … Read More...
First finish 2012 – Happiness quilt
Jessica at Life Under the Quilts shows off her first finish of this year. Love the words she stitched, Choose Happiness. Go HERE to see entire quilt, it’s adorable.
Image credit: Image credit: Life Under the Quilts
Tutorial: Sew a welt pocket
Melissa from Melly Sews shows how she makes welt pockets. I’m loving the contrast seersucker that she used for the pocket bag on her young son’s jacket! Get the tutorial to see how it’s done.
[photo from Melly Sews]