I love seeing makeovers of old furniture, especially the ones you find at garage sales or thrift stores that might have otherwise met an untimely end. These 4 creative bloggers turned these old dressers into cool new pieces of furniture.
From Zeshuregi: Hooked embroidery
Zeshuregi of Creative Mind blog creates gorgeous garments, lavishly embroidered with threads, sequins, and beads using a technique similar to tambour embroidery. In a personal note, Zeshuregi told me,
… Read More...This is not a tambour embroidery, but really seems like that.
October Creativity Prompts
The October Creativity prompts from A Matter of Memories are now available. Click here to go to the download.
Funky Flower Bead Tutorial
It’s tutorial time!! And this one’s a video of how to make a funky flower bead. I love making funky flowers. They make great pendants and earrings and I even use those that I make as focals on macramé bracelets … Read More...
Just for Fun!
Alice Stroppel has a great post up on Polymer Clay Etc. about just having fun and playing. It’s always a good idea to take time to enjoy the process, and not worry only about the product. This is her result … Read More...
How to bind an inside out book
Liz Henry wrote up a good tutorial on how to bind an inside out book.
What to do with all those hard back books in the basement or that you found out on the sidewalk?! This is a great … Read More...
“FELTMAKER’S BAG OF TRICKS” WORKSHOP FOR THE SURFACE DESIGN ASSOCIATION
What a wonder opportunity for those of you who can make it to this outstanding event. Jorie Johnson, Felter extraordinaire, will be in San Francisco! The Surface Design Association is sponsoring this extraordinary opportunity to learn from one of … Read More...
Concrete Glass? Glass Concrete?
“Thousands of optical glass fibers form a matrix and run parallel to each other between the two main surfaces of every block,” That’s what happens when you combine glass and concrete. I super strong material is created that … Read More...
Halloween Carnival
You must check out the details of this Halloween Carnival party compiled by Better Homes and Gardens. Treats galore! This punch bowl comes with a free printable, find tips on making the cake, and you’ll find lots … Read More...
Inspiration: Rachel Biel
You have to go see the memory quilt made by Rachel Biel (Rayela’s Fiber Focus) for her parents’ 50th wedding anniversary. Her mixed-media techniques are fascinating, the secret pockets for mementos are brilliant, and the finished work is … Read More...
Queen Anne’s Lace temari
Jane of World Embroideries has finished her Queen Anne’s Lace temari. I thought it was lovely while in progress, but the finished work takes my breath away. Read all the details on Jane’s blog.
Cat in the Hat Cupcakes
Check out these cute Cat in the Hat cupcakes over at Sugar Swings!. Perfect activity for a rainy day. See them HERE.
Sammy Skeleton Glycerin Soaps
If you don’t have time to create your own Halloween soaps, check out these single use Sammy Skeleton Glycerin Soaps by Life Soap Simple. These stretchy guys come in packs of 8 and make great guest soaps, party favors, or … Read More...
PB Inspired Wooden Crates
Robin from Keep Home Simple was inspired by some toy crates she spotted at Pottery Barn Kids. You know I love PB inspired things, so these caught my eye right away. I love that she made these crates, not just … Read More...
New Verena!
80 patterns.
Wait! What? Yup, that’s right 80 PATTERNS!!!
Click on THIS LINK to see some of the designs in the current Verena Magazine, available NOW!
Witch’s Dinner Party
You must see the oh-so-clever details of this witch’s dinner party over at pizzazzerie. I desperately want to attend. Check out the witch cupcake skewers, the witch’s brew, love it all. Find menu ideas HERE.
Ruslan Sergeev – Mosaic Playground
My friend Leigh Adams, who I’ve mentioned many times here, told me about the most amazing mosaic artist that I had to share with all of you. His name is Ruslan Sergeev and he is a Russian artist whose work … Read More...
Giveaway – New Knit Circus Collection
The newest Knit Circus Collection, I have 3 to give away
Go here and have a sneak peek and then come back and let me know what you’re favorite project is!
PB Inspired Luminaries
Katie over at Not Just Decorating found some cute luminaries in the Pottery Barn Kids catalog. She didn’t want to spend $8.00 a piece so she made her own! The bonus is she is providing this fun graphics for free … Read More...
Bullseye’s Blog…Something to Blog About
The Bullseye Blog, To BE or not to BE is a fun place to learn about what’s up at Bullseye and it’s written by one of the partners of the company, Lani McGregor. She has a bit of a contest … Read More...