From the proposal to the cake and flowers, reception, and so much more, Bridal Guide shares a wealth of ways to incorporate videos games into your wedding theme! Click here for all the details!
Tapigami – Danny Scheible
Admit it, at some point we’ve all removed strips of masking tape, wadded them up and thrown them away. However artist Danny Scheible saw possibility where others saw only function. He’s created his own art form, called Tapigami, beautiful … Read More...
Drowning…a Sculpture by Judith Schaechter
I’ve written about Judith Schaechter before in regards to her fine art stained glass work. This post is about her glass sculpture, Drowning. It’s a very cool piece. This is a first for her and a wonderful first at that. … Read More...
Felt Christmas Tree Light {Tutorial}
This week Stephanie from “Toastie Studio” has a tutorial to make a “Felt Christmas Tree Light” from felt and buttons. She also has a pattern for the tree for us. This is such a clever idea and using the LED … Read More...
{Monday Moods at DIY Weddings} Copper Mint
Mint + Copper = a lovely color duo from Magnolia Rouge! The copper adds so much richness and depth to the soft, fresh mint. Very pretty for weddings in any season.
Blowing a Lampwork Vessel…a Video
I’ve been making more and more lampwork glass vessels and I do teach a cool little class on the subject. I thought it might be cool to share a tutorial with you. I found this one by asking Mr. Google. … Read More...
Christmas, 4 Part Advent Calendar Tutorials
Amy the host of “While Wearing Heels” created this larger than life Advent Calendar that I am sure all kids will love. You will find patterns for all the darling pocket embellishments. She has presented this project in four separate … Read More...
Thanksgiving drink charms tutorial
Kristen hosts “Make the best of everything” out of Ottumwa, Iowa and as the name suggests, she try to make the best of everything; which is a pretty good attitude to have. She is having Thanksgiving this year for 20 … Read More...
Amy’s four quilts for Sandy effort
Amy of Diary of a Quilter said after experiencing her first winter weather, decided to do something for Hurricane Sandy victims who lost their homes. She made up four quilts in one week, selecting warm flannel fabrics from her stash … Read More...
Inspiration: Mother Eagle
I am enthralled by the needlework of Katie of Mother Eagle. Exquisite! Her site profile says,
… Read More...I design and create my own patterns by hand, and my embroideries are painstakingly stitched in miniature, taking many, many hours of meticulous work.
Inspiration: Richard Saja
Richard Saja‘s irreverent altered toiles never fail to make me squeal with delight. This work is called Behold: ELECTRICITY! Go to his blog post to see more and larger views.
Inspiration: Shirlee Fassell
Shirlee Fassell of Needle and Hook is inventing her own version of a wall hanging inspired by a Level 7 project at Ecole Lesage. (Shirlee’s skipping right to the good stuff!) Go to her blog post to feast your eyes… Read More...
A tree straight from the book
I adore the Pocketful of Posies tree that Salley Mavor has put together for the Concord Museum. While I may not be able to create tiny fiber-sculpture ornaments like Salley, I definitely can adapt her spool garland–a perfect tree embellishment … Read More...
Deri’s Gone with the Wind
Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler as DeriDolls! *nearly fainting from the cuteness* You must see the perfection of Deri‘s interpretation of Rhett’s cravat. Go to her post.
Inspiration: ‘Barely Hooked’
Bird Brain Designs reviews and shares images from Barely Hooked group show at Rae Harrell‘s gallery. I totally love the application of a traditional domestic art to unconventional and provocative subject matter. Well done! Before you click over, be … Read More...
Inspiration: Nicky Perryman
Nicky Perryman shows lots of photos and a bit of her process in creating some gorgeous, poppy-themed, free-motion machine embroideries. Check out her blog post.
Make Your Own Felt Soap “Directions”
Bethany lives outside Portland, Oregon with her husband and two pugs and works for the social networking site CraftFoxes.com as an assistant editor. She has her original how-to to make your own felt soap directions for us to follow. … Read More...
The Advent Calendar Project Week 22 Felt Owls
Kat of “just crafty enough” started The Advent Calendar Project way back on June 1, 2012. Today she is sharing her week 22 project her lovable felt Owls to slip into one of the pockets of The Advent Calendar. … Read More...
Kiln Pointers from Paragon
This is always a welcome email and my mail box. It’s the Kiln Pointers from Paragon newsletter. There’s always great information that can be shared with all of you out there that use kilns for your glasswork. The first article … Read More...
How to Make Felt Acorn Napkin Rings for Thanksgiving
Nikki hosts “tikkido” and has this very lovely tutorial to make any Thanksgiving table sparkle and make your guests feel special. She shows us how to make Felt Acorn Napkin Rings with a visual tutorial. Tikkido.com is a place for … Read More...