Sachiko from Tea Rose Home and Tea Rose Company shows how to make a tunic dress for a little girl. Ruffles at the neck and a tiered skirt give it plenty of the frills that girls can’t resist. Go to … Read More...
Archives for February 2010
Free Sewing Pattern: Baby name pennant banner
Rebecca from Happy Baby Designs and This Present Life shares a tutorial for making a pennant-style banner to welcome a new baby. The points of the banner spell out baby’s name. If you’re hosting a baby shower, this would make … Read More...
Tutorial: 45-minute t-shirt makeover
Vanessa from Punkin Patterns shows how she gave her son’s t-shirt a makeover in just 45 minutes. She started with a plain short-sleeved shirt and added long sleeves and a stenciled motif on the front. What a cool shirt in … Read More...
Tutorial: Build-your-own play car roads from fabric
Polly from Helping Little Hands guest blogs over at seven-thirty-three with a tutorial showing how to make a set of fabric roads for your kids’ play car. If being made out of fabric isn’t cool enough, what’s really spectacular about … Read More...
Bullseye Resource Center – Santa Fe, NM
I am so excited for the glass artists in Santa Fe and those that don’t even know they will be glass artists. Bullseye Glass is opening a resource center in Santa Fe. Yea ha!! I’m kind of jealous…but congratulations … Read More...
You Knit This With What???
For this exhibition, Tsumura shows fabrics, reusing plugs and LAN cables, which were destined to be industrial waste. It is not just because he has been very good at using themes such as “recycling” and ”ecology”. But also classical working … Read More...
Rainbow-Colored Foods
A friend of mine is planning a rainbow themed birthday party for her toddler, so I have rainbows on my mind. Check out this great collection of rainbow-colored foods HERE at Shine by Yahoo. Find links to all kinds … Read More...
Tutorial: Reversible tie-back baby bib
Head over to Prudent Baby to find out how to make this reversible baby bib with tie closures. The simple pattern allows many ways to customize with shaping, fabric choice, or fun trim. Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Sew a trash bin cover
Christine from Sew Christine! tells us how to cover a plain trashbin. Use fabric that matches your room decor for a coordinated look.Perhaps you have some pieces left over from another decor project sewing project? Go to the tutorial.… Read More...
Tutorial: Make a purse from an old pair of jeans
Stefi from Just Chic shows how to recycle an old pair of jeans into a purse. I love how the front pocket on the jeans is the exact size for a cell phone. No more digging through the bottom of … Read More...
New Release: Stamps of Life
The Stamps of Life have just released some great new clear stamp sets, I love the sweet new Easter set! Click here to see what’s new.
-Heather
New Items from Shabby Chic Crafts
Shabby Chic Crafts has released a wonderful new collection of Spring themed items. The colours and styles are sure to coordinate with your other scrapbooking supplies. Click here to see the new items.
Freebie: Printable Easter Tags
Emily Ward of The Rubber Punkin has two sets of Easter themed printable tags available for download. Click here to go to download.
Video Tutorial: Using Handmade Backgrounds
Noell Hyman of Paperclipping discusses using your custom backgrounds for scrapbook pages.
In this tutorial, you’ll see:
- How to get ideas for handmade backgrounds
- Design principles that make it all work together
- Examples of handmade backgrounds
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Inspiration du Jour – Beth .4.
Get more inspiration from her gallery and blog
Detoxify Your Body In 30 Minutes With A Bath
Health and Health Coverage posted a simple way to detoxify your body in 30 minutes. Simply pour one cup Epsom salts, 1/2 cup Baking Soda, and about 1/2 cup Powdered Ginger into a hot bath & soak for 15 to … Read More...
Recycle that old furniture into fun organizational pieces
Kim, The Inadvertent Farmer just sent in this great link to her remake of some old furniture into some great organizational pieces that offer a boat load of fun because they are painted with chalkboard paint!
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Tutorial: Cool & Cozy Pet Bed
Sew4Home has a tutorial for making this Cool & Cozy Pet Bed. One side of the cushion is made from cotton (the cool side), and the other is made from fleece (the cozy). Go to the tutorial.
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Add length to clothes your girl has outgrown
Disney from Ruffles and Stuff shows more ways that she extends the life of her daughter’s clothes after she has outgrown them. This time she focuses on the bottoms, showing several ways of adding length so that they can be … Read More...
Free Sewing Pattern: Stationery organizer
Keep your stationery supplies all neat and tidy in this stationery organizer. Stitchy Britt has the how-to on her blog. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Stitchy Britt]