AmandaJean at Crazy Mom Quilts completed this aqua, red and white quilt with the help of the Two’s Company Quilt Bee. Each member of the bee contributed one maverick star block. The way Amanda arranged the blocks is brilliant. … Read More...
Scrabble Drink Coasters
These are totally fun and could easily be made with actual Scrabble tiles or the ones you buy from the craft store. These ones are for sale if you prefer. Great source of inspiration. Make Mine A Double…Word Score! | … Read More...
Susan’s Famous Last Words
Our beloved Susan Lenz is one of the artists headlining a new show at Vision Gallery in Chandler, Arizona. The exhibition, which has a Dia de Los Muertos theme, features Susan’s grave-rubbing quilts and epitaph banners under the title Famous … Read More...
Easy felt jar topper tutorial
When I ran across this project and with the holidays nearing I decided it was a very timely project. If you love to giveaway your homemade jams as holiday gifts then this tutorial is for you. Even if you go … Read More...
Inspiration: Elsa Mora
Elsa Mora keeps trying new things and creating wonderful new surprises. Like this stunning bead-embroidered necklace. I hope we’ll see many more of these. Visit Elsita’s blog.
Rustic Rake for Your Door
Who knew an old, discarded rake who look so pretty, and hanging on a door! Give something old a facelift with a few berries and other nature loveliness to dress up your entrance. See this over at Bellas Rose Cottage … Read More...
Tutorial: Blocking a Felted/Fulled Hat!
I am so happy that Jennifer of “Pienits” decided to create this tutorial and share it with us. Many times we want to try something new like felting a knit or crocheted hat and we have no idea how to … Read More...
Improvisational stitching
Phillipa of Stitching Always cleverly used up scraps of thread by creating this colorful, squeezable doll. She says,
… Read More...Over a stuffed calico shape, I detached buttonholed all over it using up whatever I had leftover from other projects. The only
Diyas (Clay Lamps) to Celebrate Festival of Lights
These diyas (clay lamps) are traditionally used during Diwali (Hindu New Year).
Lighting the lamps symbolizes the triumph of good over evil, and Diwali is also called the festival of lights.
Some of these clay lamps are beautifully decorated and … Read More...
Polymer Clay Roundup – Out There
Out on the ‘net, clayers are doing neato things:
- Trina is posting all about the PCETeam which has some talented clayers. There’s a ton of pictures and good stuff to check out
- Christine (StoriesTheyTell) has a big, juicy picture of
Mummify Your Nails This Halloween
You have the costume you have your hair and makeup sorted but what about nails? Check out this tutorial from MissChievous to do your very own mummified nails this halloween. These are cool. Click here to see a YouTube tutorial … Read More...
Inspiration: NDBex
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, here is Frankenboobies, a work by Rebecca Martz-Burley aka NDBex. She created this embroidery as a way of helping purge her discomfort with her mastectomy scars. In a personal note, she … Read More...
Tutorial: Amy’s Dresden Plate quilt block
Amy at Stitchery Dickory Dock has demystified the dreaded Dresden Plate quilt block. Follow her step-by-step instructions and she says you can cross this off your bucket list. Click HERE to go to her Dresdens Decoded Tutorial.
Thanks goes … Read More...
Macaroni and Cheese Candle
Koko creates unusual, colorful and as she says “non-boring” candles. The macaroni and cheese candle pictured here was featured in the Food Network Magazine.
She patiently makes each of the noodles by hand! You get to assemble them yourself once … Read More...
DIY: Anthro-inspired Pinwheel Pushpins
Jessica at Sew Homegrown says this project is a great way to burn some scraps while marking a gift off your holiday list. Best, these tiny beaded yo yo pushpins are inexpensive to make, unlike the Anthropologie ones that inspired … Read More...
Bullseye Glass Updates Their Web Site
Bullseye Glass has updated their web site to make it easier for you to navigate. Now some of us may not like change but having wandered around it I think it’s great. They’ve added a social networking feature to the … Read More...
Knit A Village – Knit Picks Style!
You know you want to! You’ve always wanted to. Oh wait, maybe that’s me. Yeah, I’ve always wanted to knit a village and this one is super cute!
Well, the patterns are over on the KnitPicks blog. Click over there … Read More...
Inspiration: Little Z Handmade
Fall brooches by Lisette of Little Z Handmade make me sigh with happiness. Go to her blog.
Ed. note: This post was not requested or compensated in any way.
Museum examples of Native American fiber arts
Deborah Schlegel of Art Threads shares images of Native American embroidery and weaving–examples she saw on exhibit at Dartmouth. Go to her blog post to find out more. Follow the links in her posts to see other beautiful works.
The dress as art
This incredible work, A Prairie Dress by Monika of My Sweet Prairie, incorporates a whole range of techniques. Monika says,
… Read More...This dress features loops, ties, hooks & eyes, my first ever zipper, boning, princess seams, a train, pleats, darts,