Design Sponge always has so many great ideas and project like these wool felt pot holders from Brett Bara. Add a little fall flair to your kitchen with these quick and easy wool potholders. They’re super simple to make — … Read More...
Sweet Tooth!
polymer candy bracelet
Originally uploaded by bit of wimzy
Delicious! The perfect polymer clay sweet treat! Isn’t this polymer clay candy bracelet from Bit of Wimzy adorable?
Red Hat Lady Felted Pillbox Hats FREE Pattern
I have been looking all over for a pattern for a pillbox knitted hat and here it is and it is FREE. I want my hat shorter but I am sure the adjustments will be simple. Bags & Hats designed, … Read More...
Jim’s Pancakes. Again.
Now, mind you, I posted on Jim’s Pancakes months ago. Where were you world? In just the last few hours, I got two have-you-seen-Jim’s Pancakes suggestions (I’m looking at you Sue and Kirsten), then I spotted Jim’s Pancakes on … Read More...
The sewing table behind the artist
Mary from Sewing Saves Sanity is a talented sewer and quilter who talks about her experience showing some of her creations at the New Hope Arts Center. She even gives us a glimpse of her sewing table – it’s all … Read More...
Free Crocheted Indian Corn and Fall Squash & Gourds patterns
The Indian corn and squash and gourds are such a clever idea and I think I would try using wool yarn and felt them. These fun fall decorations were designed and crocheted by chiwaluv and you can get her patterns … Read More...
Inspiration: Antique ribbonwork
Susan Elliott is applying her awesome photography skills to capturing examples of antique ribbonwork from her collection. She’s posting a new set of images each Monday, so you’d be wise to add her Plays with Needles blog to your reader. … Read More...
Asparagus Cake
Something about this asparagus cake just hooked me. It’s absolutely perfect to my eyes. The cake was created by Sweetapolita and featured on epicute. No how-tos, no recipe, just pure cakey inspiration.
Inspiration: Asako Ishizaki
The Textile Arts Center blog gives us a glimpse of the utterly amazing textile art of Asako Ishizaki. See lots more photos at the blog post.
Brilliant: Ribbon-sample charms
Carmi of Carmi’s Art/Life World created fabric charms by stitching, beading, and embellishing sumptuous ribbon samples. Then she put them all together into a necklace so luxuriant it’s almost edible. Read about it on Carmi’s blog post.
Learn about contemporary goldwork
Penny Nickels continues her series on goldwork over on MrXStitch. Among the contemporary goldwork she features is this pomegranate design from Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread. Penny notes that it looks as if it contains a bit … Read More...
Ballard Knockoff Spool Side Table
If you haven’t visited the blog Flamingo Toes yet, you are missing out. A recent project shows how she found inspiration in a rope wrapped spool table from Ballard Designs and was able to create something totally cool herself.
Card Catalog Buffet
I came across a blog called Dream Book Design where Adri and her beloved bought an old card catalog cabinet from Craigslist and transformed it into this unique and beautiful buffet.
Amazing Victorian Cottage
Wow. The New York Times website featured this amazing hunting cabin transformation by the talented hands of Sandra Foster. She transformed this little cabin into a gorgeous Victorian cottage and even did all the carpentry herself. You MUST go through … Read More...
10 Ways To Use Mason Jars in Your Home
I came across a marvelous collection of ways to use mason jars over at Frugal with a Flourish. I know that many of us collect empty jars just waiting for inspiration to strike, well Jess has done the legwork … Read More...
Locker Redo
How fun! I want some lockers for my house now, just like these from Paper Glue Etc. In fact, this has inspired me to paint that ugly file cabinet that I keep in the garage but really need in … Read More...
Adriana Esqueda’s Skelly sculptures and My Copy-Cat!
I joined “The Hive” and the first thing I saw was Adriana’s Skelly and fell in love with it and left her a message that I would be trying one that very evening and I did. I asked Adriana if … Read More...
Strawberry Thief star of collection
Barbara Brackman from Material Culture introduces us to her third William Morris fabric collection A Morris Tapestry by sharing the signature print Strawberry Thief, shown. It’s just extraordinary and thankfully I can get some in stores soon. Visit her post… Read More...
2010 Fall Project Mash-Up
Soap Queen posted a list of wonderful fall projects on her blog. The Pumpkin Seed Exfoliating Mask sounds especially fantastic!
Tutorial: Wool Incognito Mustache
Jennifer Tallapaneni of pie Knits a misplaced northerner lives in Dallas Texas, but loves the weather. She is into multimedia/web development by day, which lends itself more techie things related to knitting/crafting at night. Using her skills she became a … Read More...