Dee of Dee’s Doodles saw a painting on Pinterest called A Tree Grows and reasoned it would make a great looking quilt. Just this week, she created her version of the design in fabric, shown here. Be sure and visit … Read More...
Inspiration: Kristen Doran
Ooooooooooo! I love stitching on unconventional surfaces. Go see what Kristen Doran has been doing.
LepreCHAUN of the Dead
Leah of Zombies Wearing Helmets celebrates St. Patrick’s Day in typical fashion: with a zombie leprechaun! I’m still laughing. Go to Leah’s blog.
Boy’s Room Makeover
I’m loving thisBoy’s Room Makeover over at Decorchick. Great ideas to get your creative juices flowing! Lots of great details but the wall is my favorite! See it at The Boy’s Room Makeover! | Decorchick! Changing her world, one project … Read More...
From the Hands of Children – My Favourite Colour
How adorable are these pillows from My Favourite Colour? I love this picture of them in action, but the close-ups are where the true indie craftspiration occurs. The artist behind them gave her original art colouring pages to children, … Read More...
Inspiration: Hearty Craft
Zinaida of Hearty Craft continues to impress me with the precision and refinement of her stitching and the excellence of her photographs. She’s undertaken a bit of goldwork. Go to her blog post to see lots of gorgeous images.
I Sew want this print | Maia Ferrell
Maia Ferrell sells prints of her original artwork in her Etsy shop, like this one she calls Sew Your Own. So cute! Be sure and check out the Laundry Room and Bedroom prints, two others I would love to … Read More...
Inspiration: Mimi Kirchner
Mimi Kirchner finally made something for herself–a Tiny House pincushion in an antique hair receiver. I adore that the glass pinheads form crops in the landscape. See more at Mimi’s Doll blog.
More Saturday Glass from Bullseye
The class I took recently from Roger Thomas had us making a landscape piece with birch trees in it. We used a streaky glass by Bullseye that is clear and black. It worked really well when backed with french vanilla. … Read More...
Inspiration: Game pieces for geo-decor
Deborah of Kickcan and Conkers found these vintage items on Etsy, saying they would make great room decor. To me, they look like painted quilt blocks, but I admit to having a geometric outlook of the world. What’s your guess? … Read More...
Tutorial: Do try this face mask at home (alone!)
Ok, from the same fun practical blog that showed us how Purple Kool-Aid will brighten blonde hair comes a truly effective and simple face mask. Only it’s rather, um, shocking when you put it on — because the main ingredient … Read More...
Art Journaling on Tumblr
Art journaling is, in my humble opinion, the most intriguing thing to do with all the bits and scraps of paper and fabric and etc that we as crafters collect. What could be cooler that utilizing all of those pieces … Read More...
Gorgeous Glass and Metal Furniture by Chris Come
Over at Elle Decor they have a great pictorial of gorgeous glass and metal by French designer Chris Come. Here’s what Elle Decor has to say…
French designer Christophe Côme has a long list of fans. Couturier Karl Lagerfeld … Read More...
A very quick and easy tutorial for felt spring bird earrings
The felt spring bird earrings are very cute and can be made in any color. Whip up a pair for many outfits and sport your crafting talent. Miss Anna Banana (known to the muggle world as Anje Haupt), of “Made … Read More...
Chalkboard Wedding Details + DIYs
Oh Lovely Day is sharing a myriad of ways to use chalkboards at your wedding, including the handy seating charts shown above. Click here to see more!
Meet La Bottega delle Dolcezze
Monica from La Bottega delle Dolcezze (the sweets shop, roughly) wrote to me about her Facebook page. I think she must have noticed my fondness for teeny, tiny polymer clay foods. She makes some of the sweetest little treats … Read More...
Inspiration: Kathy S of Alabama
Kathy S of Alabama stitched this gorgeous white-on-white crazy-quilt block for CQ Journal Project 2012. I hope you’ll go click and enlarge the image on the blog post so you can fully enjoy the details.
Inspiration: And Sew It Goes
Terry of And Sew It Goes created this lovely fiber art for an exhibition called Rituals. She named her entry Friendship Ritual, and she says,
… Read More...This commemorates my yearly ritual of designing, making and sending Valentines. I described the stitched
Ta Dah!: Creative Conglomeration quilt
Marie at Marie’s Creative Space shows readers her entry in Challenge 2 of the Creative Conglomeration challenge. She explained hers was one of seven quilts revealed at the Creative Conglomeration blog. All of them are worth a look. Go HERE … Read More...
Easter Project: Felt Daisy tutorial and pattern
What lovely daisies to welcome spring or decorate with for the Easter holiday. Joy of “How Joyful” has an amazing Felt Daisy tutorial and template for you to follow. Joy is a Chilean Designer, sewing fanatic, obsessive crafter, up cycle … Read More...