Archives for July 2010

Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes

July 25, 2010 by Meaghan Mountford

Learn how to make these cupcakes topped with ice cream cones (made with wafer cookies) HERE at Woman’s Day.

[tags]summer, cupcakes, ice cream cones, wafer cookies, chocolate[/tags]

Guest Totes to Match Your City

July 25, 2010 by Meaghan Mountford

Match your wedding guest hotel gifts to your host city icons. 100 Layer Cake offers some examples of how to include famous foods from your city in wedding totes. So far they have Chicago (with Metropolis Coffee, Frango chocolate, … Read More...

Tutorial: Make a flat iron pouch

July 25, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Char from Crap I’ve Made guest blogs over at It’s a Good Day with a tutorial showing how to make this pouch for a flat iron. It’s part of the Christmas In July series. If you know someone who uses … Read More...

Sushi for Kids

July 25, 2010 by Meaghan Mountford

Learn how to make a kid-friendly version of sushi (that is, without the raw fish) HERE at Food Mayhem.

[tags]sushi, kids[/tags]

Tutorial: Easy D-ring Scrappy Belt

July 25, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Christine from From an Igloo guest blogs over at seven thirty three with a tutorial showing how to make this pretty patchwork D-ring belt. You can use a charm pack to get coordinated “scraps” or be more adventurous and raid … Read More...

Freebie and Project: Stamped Beach Tote

July 25, 2010 by Heather Holbrook

(image by Inkadinkado)

What a fun tote to carry your towel and flip flops to the beach in! Go to Inkadinkado to find a fee printable waves stencil along with directions on how to stencil and stamp your own tote. … Read More...

Tutorial: Mini-wallet for your essentials

July 25, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Shelley Detton from 7 Layer Studio shares a tutorial on her blog for making this fun mini-wallet, sized to fit in her Infinity Tote bag. This little bitty wallet is just big enough to hold a driver’s license and a … Read More...

DIY: Juicy Watermelon Soap

July 25, 2010 by Jessica Dougherty

Nothing says summer like watermelon in my opinion. So why not create some cute juicy watermelon soap? Do so by following Soap Queen’s directions here.

Parisian Wreath

July 25, 2010 by Amanda Formaro

There’s a darling blog called Le Chateau des fleurs by Frenchy that has some truly marvelous ideas. This time, Frenchy took some silk flowers, chic ribbon and lovely vintage paper to make this os so pretty Parisian themed wreath.

Get … Read More...

Mosaic Bird Bowl

July 25, 2010 by Amanda Formaro

Susie over at From My Home to Yours made this wonderful mosaic bird bowl. She was inspired by a project in a magazine from 2005 and has been wanting to make it ever since.

Stop by and see how Susie … Read More...

Beachy Solar Apothecary Jar

July 24, 2010 by Amanda Formaro

Have you seen all the cool solar light adaptations around the internet? There’s some pretty crafty people out there, and Ann from Make The Best of Things is one of them.

She’ll show you how she turned a shapely jar … Read More...

Corning Museum New Glass Review 32 Competition: Call for Entries

July 24, 2010 by Cathi Milligan

Here’s another posting from the Glass Art Society’s newsletter. It’s more information I think you should all know about. Check out The Corning Museum’s web site for everything you need to know about this contest. If you enter let us … Read More...

Free pattern: Super cute owl softie

July 24, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Ruth from Hammer & Thread shares a free pattern and tutorial for making these super cute owl softies. Know anybody hooooo needs a new softie? Get the free pattern and tutorial.

[photo from Hammer & Thread]

Looking for more … Read More...

Tutorial: Felt fishing playset

July 24, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Larissa from Just Another Day in Paradise shows how to make a felt fishing playset. The eyes on the fishies are actually Velcro dots which can be picked up with the corresponding piece of Velcro on the hook. What a … Read More...

Tutorial: Make your own bra

July 24, 2010 by Anne Weaver

Max California shares a tutorial over at her blog, Queen of the Trailer Park, showing how she deconstructed a bra and then used it to create a new one. Wow!! I love the striped knit bra that she created! … Read More...

Freebie: Digital Quote Stamps

July 24, 2010 by Heather Holbrook

(image by Scrap N Fonts)

Download these fun inspiring quotes from Scrap N Fonts for free. Click here to download.

-Heather

Looking for more fonts? Check these out at Fontbundles.com

Tutorial – Make That Sweater Longer!

July 24, 2010 by Terrye

Knitting Daily brings us this tutorial from the book, Knit Fix.

Called, “Help, My Sweater’s Too Short!”

Click on the link above to check out how to fix this problem!

Lemonade Stand from an Old Desk

July 24, 2010 by Amanda Formaro

This creative lemonade stand was created by Tiff over at Making the World Cuter. She took an old desk her kids had been using and dressed it up for summer. Looks like the kids are pretty happy with mom’s handy … Read More...