One of my favorite participants in SharonB’s TAST (Take a Stitch Tuesday) challenge is Chris Richards of Ella’s Craft Creations. She creates an original design in a circular format using each week’s featured stitch. Some are mandalas; some are not. … Read More...
Valentine Mantle Décor & Felt Flower Tutorials
Love in “Fox Hollow Cottage” is always alive. Shannon has the most charming tutorials for every holiday. She loves sharing her craft and her superb recycling with us. Last year Shannon decorated her mantel for Valentine day and it is … Read More...
Valentine Felt Heart Bookmark
To make the red-and-cream bookmark, cut a rectangle shape out of cream-color wool felt and trace a heart on the back side; cut out the shape with scissors. Glue the bookmark onto red wool felt and trim the edges with … Read More...
Grey Posies quilt
This quilt, Grey Posies, is one of a stack of quilts Blue Elephant Stitches says she finished recently. Using a nine patch for the blocks she sashed and bordered the quilt with one of my favorite Denyse Schmidt prints. … Read More...
Inspiration: Terri Bett
Terri Bett wrote me:
… Read More...I have been experimenting with portraits. Started with wild animals then pets and now my daughter. I hand drew the image on with pencil onto the fabric and then stitched and shaded with thread to get
96 Cane Launches New Online Store
The official launch is actually February 1st but I’m helping Ryan get the word out about the opening of his online store for 96 Cane called glasscandystore.com. If you’re not familiar with 96 Cane it’s made by Ryan Staub, … Read More...
Felt Valentine Play Set Tutorial
Stephanie is the amazing host of “Imagine Our Life” and the creator of this Felt Valentine Play Set which is completely adorable with everything your kid need to be the perfect Valentine pixie. Stephanie is a graphic designer, a craft-a-holic, … Read More...
Recycled CD/DVD Photo Book
Crafters are getting more and more creative in how they recycle old CDs and DVDs. Take this project as an example. Who would have thought to use old CDs to create a whimsical little photo book! I love the idea … Read More...
Valentine’s Day Cookie Bouquet
To make this Valentine’s Day Cookie Bouquet you will need: a container (for example, a themed mug), cookie dough, wooden skewers, red and pink tissue paper, floral foam, red and pink curling ribbon, a heart-shaped or themed balloon, a heart-shaped … Read More...
{Monday Moods at DIY Weddings} Midnight Magic
Gray paired with dark blues looks so sophisticated in this lovely mood board over at Elegance & Enchantment!
Event: Dare to Dresden blog hop
The Dare to Dresden blog hop is in progress. I cannot wait to see what participants make with their Dresdens. Go to Quilt Monster in my Closet to get the schedule.
PB Inspired French Pillow
This pretty French postcard pillow drew inspiration from a similar look available at Pottery Barn. I actually like this version better! There’s a free pattern too in case you would like to make one of your own. See it here … Read More...
Project: Potted Hearts Tutorial
These would make adorable teacher gifts for Valentine’s Day. Any type of fabrics, colors and sweet pots can be used for this project. Felt or felted sweater make interesting textures for the hearts. Kat of “Just Crafty Enough” has a … Read More...
Cross Stitch Elbow Patches
The ladies over at Meet.Make.Laugh shared how to make Cross-Stitch Elbow Patches recently and when I saw it I had to make sure you saw it too. It is such a cool way to enhance a sweater. Check out the … Read More...
Marlene Rose – Glass Artist
I was fortunate enough to go to the opening night of LA Art Show at the Los Angeles Convention Center. It’s an annual event that houses galleries from all over the world. Tonight was a big shin dig for patrons, … Read More...
Rachael’s Scrappy Trip Around the World
Rachael of Imagine Gnats joined the #scrappytripalong on Instagram. This is her finished quilt top (love it) and if you scroll to the bottom of her post she provides links to all the information on the Scrappy Trip Around the … Read More...
How to Make Wool Dryer Balls
I knew nothing about dryer balls until one of my readers mentioned them and linked me up to Green Allure Wool Dryer Balls – the Ultimate Drying Aid. They tell you all about the reasons to use dryer balls but … Read More...
Glass Alchemy Newsletter
Since I have been expanding my glass horizons, I’ve started playing more with boro glass. That then makes me more aware of the boro companies out there. I’ve signed up with Glass Alchemy to find out what’s new and groovy … Read More...
Hawaiian quilt motif explained
This 30’s Hawaiian quilt came across my Facebook News Feed today from French72 Antique Quilts. I’m intrigued by a comment left by Anna Harkins who explained,
… Read More...A Hawaiian friend told me to look for all the stages of flower
Wedding Cakes to Fit Your Colour Scheme
Choosing a wedding cake can be a challenging task! Weddingbells recommends starting with your colour scheme to make the selection a bit easier. Check our their round-up of a dozen lovely cakes in a variety of hues here.