I’m dying for someone else to execute all my blank nesting doll ideas…
– eskimo, polar bear, seal, penguin, penguin egg (or maybe an awk).
– set of 5 cthulhus
– set of 5 cryptids
– sharks or octopi
I … Read More...
Glass Classes at Penland School of Crafts
While I was in Las Vegas at Glass Craft and Bead Expo I grabbed a catalog for the Penland School of Craft for their summer class session. They had a booth there and were trying to get the word out … Read More...
Foodie Flags of the World
Check out these foodie arrangements of world flags at TrendLand. A dozen countries are represented, and just to add another interesting element, created with foods from the countries. Shown here are Australia, France, and Korea.
[tags]food, world, flags[/tags]
The New Stranded Colorwork
Do you want to learn to knit with color? Lots of colors? 5, 6, or 7 or 8 colors? Heck, even 2 or 3? This book is for you. Laugh in the face of steeks. Go one on one with … Read More...
The Raw Colors of Vegetables
Check out this beautiful photographic journey capturing the raw color of food. Pure colors are harvested from vegetables and stained on cards, then categorized. Find the project HERE at Raw Color. Spotted on Design Mom.
[tags]vegetables, color, art[/tags]
Picnic Time!
miniature picnic basket
Originally uploaded by coltpixy
It’s finally warmed up enough in my corner of the world that a picnic sounds appealing. This cute little basket is a 1:12 dollhouse scale from ColtPixy. Click on the photo to check … Read More...
A History of Polymer Clay
If you are a newcomer to polymer clay, you might be interested in the history of this wonderful art and craft material, and how people have used it in the past.
Cynthia Tinapple of Polymer Clay Daily put together a … Read More...
Tutorial: Wild Thing hat
“Where the Wild Things Are” by Maurice Sendak was one of my favorite books as a child, and the story still resonates with me as an adult. Everyone has felt like little Max at some point, a little out of…
Lucky Dip give-away
Natalie of Cinderberry Stitches is curious to know what’s on your sewing table. She has some Swell by Urban Chiks for Moda and other items of interest to stitchers she thinks would look better on yours. Go here for give-away … Read More...
101 ways to cute up vintage teacups
There are so many things you can do to repurpose a vintage tea cup.
My next non sewing project, besides hanging pictures, is going to be making a tea cup hanging light. I couldn’t find a tutorial online but I…
Crochet Grenades The Solution To War?
Howie Woo loves to crochet life’s little oddities and these crochet grenades are hilariously quirky as his is video and “In the field” photo shots.
See the video here:
Free pattern: Arkansas Meadow Rose
Debby Kratovil of Quilter by Design blog updates a quilt pattern printed in the Kansas City Star newspaper, October 9, 1935. According to the article the design was inspired by “the beautiful pink wild flowers that dot the meadows of … Read More...
Bookshelf Design – The Good, The Awesome and The Ugly
I have a lot of books, although in the past 5 years or so I have reduced the amount by at least 50%. Sad! But I was moving often and often into small apartments and if you’ve ever moved yourself … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a superhero cape
You know your kid is a superhero. Now he (or she) can dress like one. Creative Kismet shows how to make this super superhero cape. You can get two capes from one yard of fabric. How super is that?? Get … Read More...