This design is adapted from an embroidery magazine dated 1933 so that is why Helen at Bustle & Sew called her a Grandmother Bunny. She looks just as fresh as a daisy though and you’d never guess that she was … Read More...
Red Balloon
Sara Jessica at Cross Me Not posted this red balloon chart before taking off on a hiatus. Hopefully she will be back soon because we all love her cute charts! This one will be handy for stitching borders or for … Read More...
How to Make a Beach Ball Arch For a Pool Party
As I am sure you recall I have a pet hate for Balloon arches. Well, how about this? A beach ball arch. It looks simple, affordable, and totally doable and it is perfect for Summer Pool Parties!
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Tutorial: Make a water bottle sling from a scarf
Head over to Dollar Store Crafts to get a tutorial showing how you can make a water bottle sling out of a scarf. Brilliant! The scarf becomes long straps that can be worn cross body, and a bit of sewing … Read More...
Free pattern: Wool felt stick horse
How sweet are these stick horses that Lia Griffith made! Even sweeter, she shares a pattern and tutorial on her blog for making them. The horse heads are made from wool felt, lightly stuffed and glued to a long wooden … Read More...
Choose to be Happy Burlap Pillow
If the thought of making an entire quilt seems out of reach, why not take a quilt block and make it the focus of a pillow. Melony of Mel Designs did just that with her adorable Dresden Plate Burlap Pillow. … Read More...
Tutorial: Squaring up sewn blocks
Squaring up your sewn blocks is essential in getting good results (improvisation excluded) in quilting, yet, I rarely see a tutorial for how to do it. Well, I found one created by Palak of Make It Handmade. Of her … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric lunch box
Amber from Crazy Little Projects guest blogs at Skip To My Lou with a tutorial showing how to make a fabric lunch box for the kiddos to take to school. It’s made from two layers of cotton, with an insulated … Read More...
Apt way to applique circles
Anorina of Samelia’s Mum shares her secret for making hand applique easier. It involves starch and kid’s glue. What she’s sewn here is a circle onto a square ground. To find out more, go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Ruffled zip pouch with stitched geometric designs
Kate at See Kate Sew shows how to make these pretty ruffled zip pouches. The geometric designs at the bottom are not printed on the fabric, they’re sewn using the decorative stitches on your machine. LOVE!! If you don’t like … Read More...
Panda-monium
I live north of Atlanta and there’s been a lot of excitement at the zoo there with the birth of twin pandas recently. It’s been fun to watch the news reports as they have grown from tiny little lumps of … Read More...
DIY Antler Jewelry Board
So simple – so creative – so clever – and so functional.
This DIY hack to make an antler jewelry holder is brilliant and quick. You should be able to do this in no time.
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Chocolate Butterflies Using Wax Paper and Books With a Free Pattern
For a recent party, we had to make some decorations – and one of the decorations involved was a butterfly. And being not very good with shapes, I went online – and I found this pattern – and these instructions … Read More...
Felt Skull Halloween Pillow {Target Knock-Off} tutorial
Rebecca was walking through Target when she spotted this super cute mini felt pillow with a “Halloween skull and cross bone”. She did not want to pay the price and took a picture and went home and made two for … Read More...
Tutorial: Stretch knit pencil skirt
Jen at iCandy Handmade shows how you can make this knit pencil skirt. It can go casual or dressy, depending on what you wear with it. But because it’s made from a stretch knit, it’s comfortable to wear all day … Read More...
Tutorial: Buttoned-Up Envelope Pillowcase
Delia from Delia Creates shows how to make her Buttoned-Up Envelope Pillowcase. It’s a pillow cover with an envelope style back that allows you to slip the pillow insert inside, but has buttons on the opening to keep it closed. … Read More...
Tutorial: Gold cord “love” tee
Cathy from Trinkets in Bloom shares a tutorial over at the M&J Trimming blog, showing how to make her gold cord “love” shirt. Her tutorial is part of their Blogger Challenge series. The word “love” is made from gold cording … Read More...
Tips: Storing Clear Stamps
Oh us poor stampers, I think it’s a constant battle to keep our stamps organized! Especially all the different types of stamps, I store my wood, clear and cling mounted stamps each in different ways and I’m always looking for … Read More...
Tutorial: Polymer Clay Tile Embellishments
Gabrielle has a complete how-to for a great scrapbooking page including the nifty polymer clay tile embellishments. The embellishments would make great tile pendants or beads. I like just how mixed the media is on her scrapbooking page.
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Project: Life is a Journey Card
Nicole Magourik has a video tutorial on her blog for making this fun card (perfect for someone heading off to college), including how to get that trendy chalkboard look on the background, click here to watch.
-Heather