Linda from Craftaholics Anonymous found some skull coasters at the craft store and turned them into this adorable skull garland. This would be a great decoration for a Halloween party. 🙂
New Release: Papertrey Ink Stamps
Papertrey Ink has just released 10 wonderful new clear stamp sets for the holidays with themes like treat labels, tags, holly, ice skating, sayings, winter jars, birds and branches and more. You can see all the new Papertrey stamps here… Read More...
DIY: Soap on a Rope
Instructables user Ninzerbean shares instructions for creating your own Soap on a Rope.
Inspiration: Melissa Sue Stanley
Eeeeeeeeee! The cuteness is almost unbearable! Melissa Sue Stanley. art=love=life. Go there.
Inspiration: Judy Coates Perez
If you’re art quilter Judy Coates Perez, you can add a bit of embroidery to some felted wool balls, and — tada! — Dia de Los Muertos skulls! See more at Judy’s Painted Threads blog post.
New Colette Pattern – Crepe Dress
The new crepe dress pattern from Colette Patterns is quite lovely and looks pretty easy to sew! It would be a nice opportunity to use some pretty railroaded fabric. Darn it! And I almost bought some pretty green ivy border … Read More...
Ta Dah!: Baby quilt with points
Liz of Quilterie made this oh so sweet baby quilt. I love the funky pastel blocks finished on the edges with prairie points – 109 prairie points for a 36″ x 46″ quilt. Visit her post to see her first … Read More...
Glass Blowing Video with Thomas Long
I find glass blowing so fascinating to watch, but who doesn’t. I’ve tried the big boys version and realize why you don’t see nearly as many women participating in the sport as men. It requires an incredible amount of upper … Read More...
I bought some Florafox
Kim at True Up introduced a German fabric line from Farbenmix today and this particular one is my favorite; it’s called Florafox. Thusly smitten, I followed her link straight to Volksfaden and bought a meter of it. The product description … Read More...
How To: Felt Raincloud Brooch
Laura “Lupin” Howard of “Bugs & Fishes” has the most delightful tutorials on her blog. Today’s tutorial is pictorial and it is how to make a raincloud brooch. She made hers in two different colors, one white cloud with pale … Read More...
Inspiration: lucky jackson
lucky jackson almost killed me with her brain. This is so brilliant, my mouth is still hanging open. An appliqued typewriter with button keys. Of course! See lucky’s flickr photostream.
And many thanks to Sew Lovely Embroidery for pointing … Read More...
That Girl: Serendipity e-pattern
Jennifer from That Girl…That Quilt has added a Pattern Shop to her blog. She is offering her very first quilt pattern there – Serendipity. I’m a huge fan of hers – see That Girl’s Signature Blocks and A hexie lover … Read More...
Building a Glass Studio…giggle giggle!
I saw this video on Facebook and really couldn’t stop laughing. It’s called “Building a Glass Studio”. For anyone that wants a glass studio or knows someone who wants a glass studio you’ll understand. And since I just opened … Read More...
Print and Pattern book
This book Print and Pattern by Bowie Style of Print and Pattern is on my wish list. Though geared toward graphic designers, anyone crafty will want this reference on hand.
[tags]inspiration, modern prints, reference, patterns, Bowie Style[/tags]
Marionettes from Neta
Neta Amir of Doll Stories, known for her amazing sock dolls, is now creating marionettes! She needed a project to use up fabric scraps, and these kind-of-scary sweeties are what emerged. I wish my brain worked like that! Take … Read More...
Inspiration: Historical embroidery
Racaire of Racaire’s Embroidery & Needlework has been featuring needlework captured in paintings held by museums in her native Austria. A recent post features a portrait of a 16th-century woman wearing a hat with amazing pearl embroidery and an almost-contemporary … Read More...
The Art of Soap is Now Available for Pre-Buy!
I recently wrote about the upcoming release of The Art of Soap and am happy to report that it is now available for pre-order! Debbie Chialtas of Soapylove wrote in the newsletter that she received the first printed copy of … Read More...
Freebie: Birdhouse Card
This is such an adorable winter card! It was made by Angela Kennedy for Penny Black, she made her own birdhouse template which she generously shares here on their Flickr site. She stamped it using Penny Black stamps, click here… Read More...
Another Tutorial…Marble Magnets
My next artist in my gallery portion of my store is a photographer, so I’m trying to come up with an appropriate “make-n-take” for the opening. I think this project is perfect. Get a selection of his pictures and make … Read More...
Crash Glass Mosaic Tutorial
I’m in the midst of three different mosaic projects so I’ve got it on the brain. Of course there are beads in the kiln as well as tiles and more glass for mosaics…what can I say, I’m a busy girl. … Read More...