Angela from Sew Loquacious shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to use gel medium to transfer a printed image on to a piece of fabric. She also shows how to add a pop of color to the black … Read More...
Archives for October 2011
Review: Disneyland Hotel, Hong Kong
Not many people outside the United States know it, but there are actually more Disneyland theme parks out of the US than within it. US has two (Anaheim and Orlando), while the rest of the world has 3 … Read More...
Tutorial: Angry Birds costumes for the whole family
Brenda from Therapeutic Crafting shows how she made a set of Angry Bird costumes for her family. The costumes are made from a t-shirt stenciled with the bird’s face, and a headband topper for their feathers. The whole family has … Read More...
Technique: Stamping on Glass
Elizabeth Allan’s Art Studio shares instructions and some gorgeous samples for stamping on glass. These candle votives are just wonderful!
-Heather
Tutorial: Quick and easy bat wings
Cinti from Cinti Does Vintage and My Poppet shows how you can make a pair of bat wings for a child’s Halloween costume. Sleeves are sewn across the top so your child can use their arms to spread the wings. … Read More...
Inspiration: My Sweet Prairie
Layers of tiny embroidery with sewing thread. So awesome. See more photos of this work at Monika‘s My Sweet Prairie blog post.
Tips & Tricks | Using up Paper Scraps
Melony from Mel Designs shares five more ways you can use up your paper scraps. You can see more about the first part of the series here.
Click here to go to Part 2.
Barn Door DIY Headboard
Beth over at Home Stories A to Z shares a beautiful transformation in her master bedroom. I’m in love with this Barn Door Headboard!
This tutorial shows you how to make a DIY Headboard, headboards are a great way … Read More...
Fascinators – Pure Crochet Sophistication
I’ve written about Fascinator’s before. You can look at that article to see some fine examples of these pretty head pieces. Fascinators made the news recently during the wedding of Prince William and Princess Katherine in the U.K. Several royals, … Read More...
Blog Series | A Week of Halloween Tags
Melissa Thiesse is showing off different Halloween themed tags on her blog this week. Each day she shows you how to make a new one, like the Mummy tag shown above. Click here to see more.
Are you looking for … Read More...
Freebie | Word Art Quote
Jill Marie Paulson at A Matter of Memories made this quote by Eleanor Roosevelt into a printable piece of word art that you can download for free. Click here to go to the download.
Inspiration du Jour | Clubhouse
Her Gallery | Her Blog
Freebie: October desktop calendar
If you fly solo when quilting, try having a friend over and sew the night away. Share a beer; hopefully a nice home-brew like the one on this desktop calendar. Get the free download at digginfood.
Calendar designed by … Read More...
Clay Mokume Gane Beads
Since I’m currently cranking out mokume gane beads I thought I’d browse Flickr and see what others had done with the technique. All I have to say is WOW!
1. Handmade Polymer Clay Mokume Gane Round Bead Set of 15 … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric coasters with wonky quilting
Melanie at A Sewing Journal did a guest post at Skip to my Lou as part of the Holiday Bake, Craft and Sew Along. Melanie says this about her project,
… Read More...I came up with these easy-to-make, reversible coasters that
Candle Chandelier Tutorial
Here’s a funky fun chandelier from Frugal Home Ideas.
Stef saved money with her creative idea of using glasses wrapped in wax contact paper. Then she inserted tea lights into the glasses. You would never know that they weren’t giant … Read More...
Fabric: Sew Happy by Monaluna
Sew Happy by Monaluna for Robert Kaufman. See other fabric collections by Monaluna here.
Image credit: Robert Kaufman
Tutorial: Quilted Halloween Fall pumpkin coasters
Looking for a fun and festive addition to your fall decor? Check out these adorable Pumpkin Coasters by Christina at A Few Scraps. Perfect for adding a touch of seasonal charm to your home, these coasters are not only cute … Read More...
Molly’s Sketchbook: Candy Corn Trick or Treat Bags
Purl Bee’s Molly’s Sketchbook designed this darling Candy Corn Trick or Treat Bag for a fun Halloween candy bag for children to gather their treats. These bags are created with three shades of wool felt. Get the tutorial from Purl … Read More...
Leah favors domestic sewing machine for quilting
Leah Day from The Free Motion Quilting Project uses a hanging system that allows her to quilt large, heavy quilts on her domestic sewing machine. She did a post on her nifty technique here. After this post, she says … Read More...