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Originally uploaded by Thea Clark
Here is some inspiration for you. This piece is wonderful with lots of unexpected textures and materials in unusual combinations. The pearls really just finish off this piece perfectly.
Happy 4th of July!
Looking for ideas to use with your Close To My Heart stamps and scrapbooking supplies? Well check out their newly redesigned gallery where you’ll find lots of cool projects, ideas and inspirations. Click here to visit the gallery.
-Heather
Stars and Stripes – dollhouse miniature cake
Originally uploaded by Blue Kitty Miniatures
Happy Fourth of July to those of you residing in the U.S. of A.!
Although this cake looks good enough to eat, I wouldn’t try it since … Read More...
Some DIY sundae party planning ideas….Check out this gorgeous toppings bar from Amy Atlas on her blog, Sweet Designs, created for a Kelly Ripa/Electrolux event to benefit the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund. And to help the fund, CLICK … Read More...
I found this wicked pretty quilt kit browsing Hancock’s of Paducah this morning. Designed by Nancy Wilson, it’s called Kaffe Fassett Equinox. Get it here.
[tags]quilt kit, Kaffe Fassett, Equinox[/tags]
Caroline from Carolina Fair Designs made this quilt as a gift to her son, Connor. The clever placement of the fabric creates the monogram. I love it. Go here to read more.
[tags]monogram, art quilt[/tags]
Here is a neat DIY Stitching in Circles: Hand-Stitched Felt Wall Art By Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood wall hanging made with felt circles. The tutorial is on Petite Purls and Jennifer’s blog is Craft Sanity. I also found a site … Read More...
Eleanor Pigman‘s Nassau Grouper Seed Bead Portrait. Awe. Some. Go to her blog post for a close up.
Brilliant! 14countess takes “stitching the print” to a new level with her dimensional French-knot overstitching of this Amy Butler fabric. This makes me itch to stitch!
Many thanks to Nicole for her feeling stitchy post pointing out this find.
The July Creativity Prompts from A Matter of Memories are available for download. I love how Jill prepares these every month. She includes prompts for journaling and photography as well as sketches. Click here to go to download.
You’ll find some awesome eye candy today on Susan Elliott‘s Plays with Needles blog. I continue to be amazed by Susan’s photography skills, which are as remarkable as her needle skills. Her close-ups of an antique French ecclesiastical stole … Read More...
Belle France Cuisine & Knitting Tour – September 20-27, 2010
French Girl Knits has engaged the warm, wonderful & speedy Miriam Tegels as our knitting guide for our second week in France this coming September.
The Chateau is stunning where … Read More...
I have always wanted to blow glass. I tried it a couple of times but soon realized that the learning curve was way too great. And I can achieve most of what I really want to create with kiln forming … Read More...
I took the information for this issue of The Flow directly from them since they described it so well. What a great issue. If you love flameworking this is the best magazine for it!The Summer 2010 issue of The … Read More...
Although these stunning roses are not felt they are still a fiber. Sandra Foster of My Shabby Streamside Studio created these lovely Roses out of tissue paper and many of her followers asked her to make a tutorial and she … Read More...
I think I would spend way more than a quarter a glass just for this ambiance. See the details of this cleverly decorated lemonade stand (with sweets) HERE at paper and cake, and you can purchase the printables HERE… Read More...
I’m speechless. Asphodele. Woven picots = jonquils and leaves. Woven cones will go in the center of the daffodils. Wow. I mean, wow. See Asphodele’s blog post. (I used Babel Fish to translate it.) And/or see the woven … Read More...
It’s, um, how to say this nicely… ANNOYING. It’s annoying if you are actually trying to accomplish anything and totally adorable as long as you have no specific goal. I give Jack paper, glue and pom poms all the time … Read More...
I thought immediately of the Three Little Pigs when I saw this clever cake. Find the recipe for the cake and piggy inspiration HERE at Sugar and Everything Nice.
[tags]pigs, fondant, cake[/tags]
Rachel Biel (Rayela’s Fiber Focus) just announced that TAFA: The Textile and Fiber Art List now has a group page on flickr. If you’re in the mood for some serious eye candy, head over that way.
