Canadians are celebrating Thanksgiving this weekend. I won’t be celebrating for a bit longer, but I had to share my favorite Thanksgiving-themed design in honor of our friends to the North and to let you know if you are like … Read More...
Cupcakes for Dinner
My respect for dinner-in-cupcake-form is nothing new (see?). I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Convenience and portion control. Find a roundup of hand-held meals in muffin pans HERE at Chow, including mini tamale pies, … Read More...
Cross Stitch Envelope
Countin’ the Sheep
Preprinted samplers for you to stitch
This sampler is embroidered on a printed pattern. No, really! Rebecca Ringquist designs samplers and screen prints them on cotton, ready for you to embroider with stitches and colors of your choice. Brilliant! Go to her Etsy shop to see … Read More...
Free pattern: Witchy wall hanging For Halloween
This is a durn cute Halloween-themed wall hanging. Robin from Without a Map made it. She explains,
The pattern itself is fairly simple, but leaves lots of room for fun with embellishments.
I like her creation as is, but … Read More...
Chocolate Box for Desperate Housewife’s
Here is The Desperate Housewife’s Quilt – Block 15 Chocolate Box. Hostess Quiltjane at Want it, Need it, Quilt! reminds everyone this is not a traditional quilt along, meaning you can pick which blocks in the series you want … Read More...
Gandalf block: There and Back Again BOM kick-off
Jennifer and her fellow designers at Fandom In Stitches are hosting their very first Block of the Month (BOM). Called There and Back Again, every first Wednesday for 13 months they will post a new free paper pieced quilt … Read More...
A fabric-flower garland for your chair
Sara of creative jewish mom has given us tutorials for her fabric flowers and for making the flowers into napkin rings. Now she shows us how to turn the napkin rings into a gorgeous chair-back garland. Wouldn’t a couple of … Read More...
Halloween Cupcake Decorating Ideas
Find a ton (38!) of ideas for decorating Halloween cupcakes HERE at Better Homes and Gardens, including these spiders, pink monsters and cauldron cupcakes.
Your Cake is Watching You
Either I just never noticed all the eyes popping up on sweets at Halloween, or there really is an eye-candy trend this year. Check out all these ideas for eye-popping cakes and cookies and cupcakes HERE at Wilton, including… Read More...
DIY Tin Can Lanterns
Not only do these rustic tin can lanterns cast a glow; it’s a HEART-SHAPED glow! So festive and pretty! You can find all the DIY details for these beauties at Life of Vintage Lover.
How to Plan a CoffeeThemed Wedding
Java lovers – this one’s for you! If you are devoted to that divine drink, don’t miss this post at Emmaline Bride featuring ways to incorporate coffee into your wedding theme. I’m off to pour myself another cuppa joe! Enjoy!
Stitch realistic SRE leaves
Di van Niekerk shares a tip for taming silk-ribbon leaves and shaping them realistically. Go to her blog post for the lowdown.
Looking for a supplier of Silk Ribbon? We love Etsy for finding hand dyed ribbons as well … Read More...
How to upcycle a pumpkin with poetry
Inexpensive pumpkins are all over the place right now. They don’t need to stay that way. Add your personal touch by adding your favorite quote, phrase or poem like Cherie did. See her tutorial she posted a t her blog … Read More...
Tutorial: Sienna dress hoodie alteration
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy shows how she altered Lil Blue Boo’s Sienna Dress pattern to make a cute little hoodie. LOVE!!! The hoodie is part of her entry into Upcycle challenge at Project Run & Play. Get the tute… Read More...
Tutorial: Thread-wrapped mat
Rachel of Lines Across My Face is sharing instructions for wrapping a mat in embroidery thread. If you’re like me, you have a whole drawerful of odd skeins of thread from estate and yard sales. What a perfect and practical … Read More...
Tip: Sharpen your rotary cutter blade using a common household material
Doesn’t it always happen that your rotary blade waits until the fabric store is closed to become too dull to cut effectively? Penny from Penny’s Hands shares a way you can sharpen your rotary cutter blade using a common household … Read More...
Tutorial: How to alter a thrifted skirt that’s too big
Sarah from Simply Dove loved the bright blue color and texture of a thrifted skirt, but it was too big and too long. She took in the sides and shortened the skirt to get the fit she wanted. She shares … Read More...
Tutorial: Covers from crutch pads
Athena from The Stuff of Success create a set of covers for a friend’s crutches, and she shares a tutorial showing how she did it. The fleece-lined squares are more comfortable against the skin than the bare rubber arm pads. … Read More...