I totally love these Felt Bunny Hand Puppets made by Molly of “Purl Bee”. She admits that she got so attached while making them that she named them, so cute. She is even introducing them to us (see picture) to … Read More...
DIY: An easier way to rainbow (gradient) nails
Not only are these nails high on the “wow” factor, the fact you can do this yourself…double wow. In fact your friends will want you to do this to their nails once they’ve seen yours. Get the step by step … Read More...
{Monday Moods at DIY Weddings} Sweet Georgia Peach
Luscious peaches inspired this lovely wedding mood board featured at Brenda’s Wedding Blog! I adore the soft, summery hues, and the feminine vibe of this board. Visit this link for all the details.
Quiltspirations card game this week’s prize
I spied this at the Quilting Gallery. It’s a new card game Quiltspiratons and it’s one of the prizes in their Weekly Quilt Contest. This week’s theme is Springtime Renewal. Go HERE for further details.
Image credit: Quilting Gallery
Modern, Bright, & Typographic Wedding
{Photos via Mike Arick Photography}
A union of two graphic designers is bound to be filled with typographic details, and this sunny, modern wedding featured at Bridal Musings delivers on graphic style! Go feast your eyes on Part 1 here… Read More...
Vintage picnic baskets for storage
The J & O Fabric Store shares three tips for organizing your sewing space on their newsletter blog. Tip 1 is to use stacking storage and it doesn’t always have to be plastic. She points us to this sewing … Read More...
Easter Craft Ideas Roundup
It has been one busy week with our editors finding some great patterns, ideas for a crafty Easter. Easter is not too far away so here are some ideas to get you inspired.
FELT LABEL – Just for the Fun of it tutorial
Mad Crafter at Work has a FELT LABEL – Just for the Fun of it tutorial that may get your creative juices flowing. This is an adorable project we can all do.
One man’s trash…
Jafagirl spotted some metal mesh panels that someone was throwing out and rescued them, recognizing them as a perforated surface that begged to be embroidered. I especially like that her “stencil embroidery” combines straight stitch and wonky cross-stitch to produce … Read More...
Inspiration: Lyric Kinard
This gorgeous series of mini art quilts by Lyric Kinard is perfectly titled Family Ties. Close examination reveals the themes that harmonize the pieces, yet each is a distinct individual. A family, indeed. The series has been accepted into the … Read More...
Stitching with office supplies
Pure genius. Charlotte Bailey covered paperclips with detached buttonhole stitch to create neck feathers for this already epic parrot embroidery. Wow. Read more about how she did it and see more photos at her Hanging by a Thread blog post… Read More...
Stitching on gourds
Ellen Teschler has used prick-and-stitch patterns developed for paper to add beaded stitching to her gourd creations. Brilliant! See more on the Prick and Stitch is My Craft blog.
Oh, hai!
Did you hear me scream with delight when I first saw this Medieval Lolcat by TheStitchEmporium? Even those in other hemispheres may have been able to detect my thrill at discovering this well-executed stitchery that combines heraldry, astrology, and … Read More...
Ta Dah!: A patchwork gusseted pillow
I love, love, love this pillow Keren of Sew la vie made for the Typography Challenge where she’s a co-host. Check out those patchwork gussets, swoon worthy. Here you can see a single word (evil) of the saying she appliqued … Read More...
Easter inspiration: Hearty Craft
Zinaida of Hearty Craft stitches everything with so much…well…heart. And this Easter stitchery is no exception. Go to her blog post for more views. You’re going to want to see those jonquils and roses close up!
Inspiration: Kaori I
When I first saw this beautiful crazy-quilt block, I thought, “So sweet! It has almost a Japanese aesthetic.” Then I noticed the stitcher’s ID: Kaori I of Japan. Of course! Go to Kaori’s Bead Journal Project 2012 post to enlarge … Read More...
Eye candy: Ecclesiastical embroidery
Hand and Lock is posting images of recent work by category, which you can view as slide shows. If you’d like to get an eyeful of gorgeous religious-themed embroidery, check out the H&L post.
Jun Kaneko – Glass Artist
Wow!! I was wandering around Facebook…like I don’t have glass to work on. And I found a post about Jun Kaneko. I ran over to his site (how else do you describe it?). His work takes my breath away. … Read More...
Lanny Bergner – Sculptor – Daily Art Muse
Daily Art Muse strikes again. This time it’s Lanny Bergner a sculptor that actually works mostly with wite. But he uses glass frit colorize his pieces and they are just awesome. So that’s why he gets a big mention here. … Read More...
DIY-Felt Rose Flower Tutorial & felt quilt
Dini lives in Indonesian and hosts “capungmungil” blog. She is an amazing designer and is into writing children’s books. Today I will cover her stunning felted flowers and her beautiful patchwork quilt from felt. Check out her blog for … Read More...