I love this!! Make Your Own Glass Mobile. I saw this on Facebook through etsy Glass Artists and thought I should share it with you guys. I love this artist! Leah Pellegrini…she’s a Portland based glass artist that makes … Read More...
Customize your bicycle seat
Whether your bicycle seat is new and just needs a bit of a personal touch or in need of repair this is a great idea. Take your scraps and stitch a few hearts or another motif you like. Your tooshie … Read More...
Spanish Bridal Fashion
Soft pastels give this Spanish themed wedding an unexpected twist and a fresh, modern look! You’ll love the gorgeous ruffled gown and all the other details that bring this theme to life. Read all about it at Green Wedding Shoes… Read More...
Wigwag from a Vitrigraph Pot!
I was playing here at The Glass Studio with some solo vitrigraph and I have to say I was delighted with the experience! For those of you not familiar with vitrigraph please check out iglasssolutions.com and learn all about it. … Read More...
Underwater Cooking Photo Shoot
I am so very very much in awe of this underwater cooking photo shoot featuring Damaris of Kitchen Corners by Mark of Holladay Photo. I don’t even know what to say. Please see the full shoot HERE immediately.
Tutorial: Handmade Flowers
Handmade flowers are showing up in weddings everywhere! Making them completely from scratch can be time consuming and they can a bit pricey to purchase. A quick and inexpensive alternative is adding handcrafted elements to premade silk flowers from the … Read More...
Hot News from Trautman Art Glass!!
It’s the Boro Box ‘o’ Mystery for TAG, also known as Trautman Art Glass. They make gorgeous boro and thankfully 104 glass for torchwork. They have a limited time offer for the Boro Box ‘o’ Mystery, which is a … Read More...
THE HEART OF A CROCHET ARTIST
I can’t resist giving this crochet artist a shout out! Her work is pricey – but all of us who crochet are the only ones who actually know how much our time and efforts are worth. I could reproduce this … Read More...
Blades Natural Beauty & Paperfinger “Care (About You) Packages”
Brought to my attention by Lauren, herbalist and medicine maker with Good Fight Herb Co. She wanted to share with you a very unique and loving Valentines Day Gift Package that she created with the help of friends, “… Read More...
Valentine’s Day Craft How-to: Message Mittens
I found this pattern for these message mittens on the Woman’s Day site. These would make a darling gift, so if you can’t put your finger on what to give your daughter or best friend this February 14? Here’s a … Read More...
Favorite Foods of the US Presidents
Stroll through a bit of US history over at Make and Takes with some fun facts and tidbits about the eating (and drinking) habits from our Founding Fathers to present day. You’ll even find an all day menu for President’s … Read More...
Girls Who Love Horses love Heather Ross’s new fabric for Kokka
Did you love horses when your were a kid and did you collect Briar horses? I certainly did and if you did I know you will like this sweet fabric that Heather Ross designed for Kokka. I can’t wait … Read More...
Glass Brings Palestinians and Israelis Together
Thanks first to the Gaffer Girls for posting this link on Facebook and then to The Glass Quarterly Hot Sheet blog for writing about it. There is so much turmoil in the middle east, especially with what’s going on in … Read More...
The Vintage Drawer
Whimsical, shabby chic, vintage, feminine, pretty – if these words describe your wedding style you don’t want to miss the loveliness that is The Vintage Drawer by Vicky Trainor! Featured on the Love My Dress blog, The Vintage Drawer is … Read More...
DIY Snow Globe Soaps
Here is a tutorial on how to make some really cute snow globe soaps that was brought to my attention via Charm Bracelet Diva These can be used year-round, not just at Christmas!
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Custom Laser Cut Settler’s of Catan!
Saw these awesome custom laser cut interlocking Settler’s of Catan game board pieces on Make Zine Blog the other week. My husband and I spent a whole summer playing this game with our neighbors on hot weekend nights. It was … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric dying for rabbit applique
Nicci from Dye N’ Stitch is dying fabric to use in a project to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Today she shares how to leave designs on the fabric using the shibori dying method. Tomorrow she will make a rabbit … Read More...
Tweens try free-motion embroidery
Gina of Fan My Flame shows off the fabulous results of giving eight 10- and 11-year-old girls a little instruction in free-motion embroidery and then turning them loose on a portrait project. See their rockin work on Gina’s blog post… Read More...
Inspiration: Shirlee Fassell
Shirlee Fassell of Needle and Hook gives us some luscious glimpses of her latest work, a “crazy art quilt.” See more photos on her blog post.
Claude Jeantet’s cardboard animals
These cardboard animals by Parisian architect Claude Jeantet are amazing! She also makes other cute house accessories from cardboard. The penguin side table and owl book-ends are my favorites.
You can check out the whole collection over at Lisa Fontanarosa’s … Read More...