Keren at sew la vie wants you to get quilting inspired like she did after trying a mosaic patchwork technique for this pillow front, shown. She said she made it using a tutorial from Oh, Fransson!.
Colorful Kid’s Table + Rainbow of Treats
If your wedding includes lots of younger guests, a colorful and fun kid’s table will be a big hit! Hostess with the Mostess features a vibrant tablescape and a sweet table brimming with a rainbow of goodies that kids {and … Read More...
Mix & Match Style {Wedding Trend}
From mismatched china, glassware, and chairs to unique bridemaids dresses and flowers: eclectic wedding style is going strong! If you’re wondering how to embrace this money-saving trend yet still maintain a unified vision, be sure to check out this article … Read More...
Mini felt purse tutorial
Stephanie owns a small company called “Toastie Studio”. Part of Toastie Studio is developing websites and blog layouts and the other half is making toys and gifts for children. Stephanie always enjoyed crafts and when she moved from the … Read More...
My First Cross Stitch – Anime Style
One of my good friends from college, Katsumi (whom I have lost touch with over the years), was responsible for my introduction to Japanese-style comics – way back before I’d heard of manga or anime. I thought they were pretty … Read More...
Acorn Animals
Here is some great inspiration for making acorn animals with your children. Here, they made acorn birds and a bird’s nest. Head on over to Make Learning Fun to see the photos!
Inspiration: Sew Sweet Stitches
These little brooches by Sew Sweet Stitches are a fresh take on traditional patchwork. Felt applique and embroidery in rockin modern color combos. Check out her blog post.
Ed. note: Sew Sweet Stitches neither requested nor compensated this post.
Stashbuster Patterns From Interweave!
Knitting Daily and Interweave show us some jazzy pillow patterns designed to use up your stash!
Check them out, HERE!
Easy way to make felted balls tutorial
Meg of “MegaCrafty” has been seeing tons of projects for felted acorns again this year. Today she is showing us an easy way to make the felted balls you need for these projects. And it’s great to do with kids. … Read More...
How to stitch texture
This art quilt by Deb H of Cold Feet Quilter is like a mini workshop in creating texture with needlework. Go to her post to see close-up photos of each amazing component.
Hannah’s modern baby quilt, IKEA fabric
Hannah at A Handmade Childhood made this adorable quilt for a friend’s baby. She found the fabric at IKEA. Click HERE to find out how she did it.
Itchy Wool Sweater to cute purse tutorial
Today we get to meet Rikka, a small town girl from Montucky, Montana who loves to sew handbags. She tells us how she has obtained virtually all her sewing knowledge from blog tutorials, and this is her way of saying … Read More...
Sewing Basket Cake
Check out some pretty crafty cakes in this roundup at Cake Wrecks. This sewing basket cake especially caught my eye. {via here}
And They Eat These!
Some like to munch on these, in their natural form. I’m not one of them. Slugs/Snails… YUCK!!
From the On My Honor Blogspot, HERE
The Well Mannered Pumpkins DIY for $2 each!
I ran across the “Artsy VaVa” blog and fell in love with these charming art pumpkins and had to share them with you. Paper is fiber. . .and I am going to make one of these because I have the … Read More...
Maple Felt Leaf Pillow Tutorial
What a stunning statement this will make to welcome your guests during the fall season while resting in an easy chair with this lovely pillow comforting their back and sipping on some hot cider. This project tutorial comes from Better … Read More...
Sparkling spiders
Oh,my! Even if you’re not a fan of spiders, you must see the array of jeweled versions that Kathy Shaw (Shawkl) has created! Go to her blog post.
Stitch bombing in Philadelphia
I think most of us who hang out on the web are familiar with yarn bombing by now–a spontaneous community art form in which objects such as fences, trees, and sculptures are enrobed in knitted or crocheted covers. MarieE of … Read More...
STRIPPING CROCHET ??
If you’ve been reading my blog very long, you know I love the idea of upcycling. Kristen has taken some humble sheets from the thrift store and used them to make a really great rug. I could see … Read More...
Handcraft Your Wedding with Ribbons
Ribbons offer endless possibilities for adorning your wedding day! Adore by Chloe features nearly 2 dozen ways to handcraft your wedding with ribbons. Get all the details here.