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We love buttons on our clothes, buttons on our home dec projects, buttons on our purses. So why not buttons for computer wallpaper? Shannon Gass offers this button-themed wallpaper for download from Kindred Spirits. Get the download.
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Oilcloth Addict shows how to make these basket liners out of – you guessed it – oilcloth. In a separate post, she also shows how she covered her pantry shelves in coordinating oilcloth. Get the tutorial to make the basket … Read More...
A shawl collar has the benefit of a nice shape and also easy construction. There are many ways to customize a shawl collar, but first you need to know something about the basic construction. Threads.com explains how a shawl collar … Read More...
I love this gathered shrug! One would never guess that it started out as a boring t-shirt. Cut Out & Keep user EVEnl shows you how to make the transformation. Get the tutorial.
[tags]sewing, tutorial, t-shirt, refashion, shrug[/tags]
Elizabeth from Oh, Fransson! (LOVE her blog!!) posts a tutorial over on Sew, Mama, Sew for making a weighted pincushion organizer. Has she been peeking into my sewing room or something? She must have been, because my sewing area is … Read More...
These fabric easter eggs are so pretty, you won’t want to hide them! Put them in a bowl or basket for a Easter centerpiece. Retro Mama shares a tutorial for making them. Get the tutorial.
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Flikr user Jek’s hubby takes the humble sock monkey to a whole new level with his sock monkey creations. Take this sock vati, for example. View the photo on Flikr for more detail and to see sock creations from previous … Read More...
Mimi AKA Myraida shares a video tutorial for making an Old Navy-style maxi dress using a dressform. The video is free, but she happily accepts donations. Get the video. (NOTE: The video is 36 minutes long, so be prepared … Read More...
Wow, this apron’s got RUFFLES!! Row after row of RUFFLES!! One More Moore shares a tutorial for making one. Get the tute.
[tags]sewing, tutorial, apron, ruffle[/tags]
Lola… again designed this purse she calls the Angel bag, and shares a tutorial so you can make one too. Could this be your new spring purse? Get the tutorial.
[tags]sewing, tutorial, bag, purse[/tag]
Unlike its brown paper counterpart, this lunch sack can be used again and again. Pretty Penny shares the how-to in a tutorial. Get the tute.
[via One Pretty Thing]
[sewing, tutorial, lunch, sack, bag, reusable[/tags]
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paper-and-string celebrates her 500th blog post with a free pattern for these zippered pouches. I love the cupcake appliques! (They’re included in the free pattern.) Get the pattern.
[via craftzine]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, pouch, zipper, cupcake[/tags]
A child growing out of a favorite tee can border on the traumatic. When this happend at a patchwork world‘s house, she turned the now-too-small fave tee into a fave pillow. Genius! Get the tutorial.
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Dress forms are supposed to be models of our own bodies, but rarely do our real bodies fit the mold (so to say) of the perfect proportions of a dress form. kari posts on The {New New} Blog showing how … Read More...
Your inner geek will love this! The Science Channel posts a video showing how professional dressforms are made. View the video.
[via BurdaStyle]
[tags]sewing, video, dressform[/tags]
I firmly believe that, like rabbits, plastic grocery sacks have a way of multiplying. Using reusable cloth grocery sacks can cut down on the number you bring into your house, but what to do with the ones that make it … Read More...
Twitter the bird is the latest softie design from Melly & Me. I love the big eyes and the tiny wings!! To celebrate the new design, Melly & Me are giving away a Twitter pattern away to three lucky readers. … Read More...
Here’s a stylish way to patch your jeans. Rather than trying to conceal the stitching, call attention to it. Patch from behind, and then stitch around and over the hole again and again…and again and again…. Find out how from … Read More...
LucyKate Crafts posts a tutorial for making these fabric toadstools. You can make one with your favorite fabrics from your scrap bin, and then embellish with little buttons. Get the tutorial.
Looking for more Softie toys to sew? Check … Read More...
Get a handle on your clutter with this corkboard organizer designed by Craft Apple. The cork base allows you to post important messages, and the pocket gives you a place to stash things to keep. Get the tutorial, … Read More...