Seeing these funky and fabulous painted trophies on Pearl + Earl made me want to sing. Literally–“I use antlers is all of my decorating!”–will be stuck in my head all night. But I’m thinking Gaston was on to something … Read More...
Playing with Stamping
While I was at Christi Friesen’s class the resin we used was from Nunn Design… so I went and looked to see what’s up with that. Turns out they’re dabbling in clay! They have a little rubber stamping / … Read More...
Tutorial: Embroidered monogram balsa wood pendant
If you have an embroidery machine, you can use it to stitch on to wood to make a cute monogrammed pendant. How cool is that! You’ll need thin balsa wood for this project. Rachel from Handmade Charlotte shares a tutorial … Read More...
Tutorial: Girl’s ruffle embellished tee
Surayya from Blissful Sewing shows how you can make this girl’s ruffle embellished tee out of two plain t-shirts. She bought two matching shirts on clearance, one for the base shirt and one for the ruffles, but you could also … Read More...
Make a Candle Luminary
Candle Lit Life shares how to make this sweet luminary using paper punches and a votive holder. Check out the tutorial.
Tutorial: Framing in a flexi-hoop
You know those handy little flexi-hoops? The ones with a grooved plastic inner ring and a stretchy rubbery outer ring? Let’s say you want to hoop a small work for hanging, but you don’t like the plasticky-rubbery look of the … Read More...
Tutorial: Hair-clip display from an old hoop
I have some of these old metal embroidery hoops left over from my childhood. (They probably were Mom’s.) They were great technology for their time–spring tension, cork around the outside of the inner hoop to hold your fabric taut. Sadly, … Read More...
Project: Steampunk Canvas
Check out this cool artsy steampunk inspired painted and stamped canvas by Candy at Creativity is Contagious . I love the phrenology head and all the metal gears and wings!
-Heather
The Colors You Can Create with a Basic Box of Food Coloring
Go Food Network Magazine. In a recent issue they explored food coloring. Check out the gorgeous array of colors you can create from a basic box of food coloring, thanks to this handy guide that instructs exactly how many … Read More...
Bat Man Blondies
Holy Blondies, it’s Bat Man! (That was necessary, don’t you think?) Make blondies, then turn them into Bat Man HERE at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons.
Tutorial: Little boys’ Velcro bow tie
Lizzie B. from Cotton & Curls shows how to make a little boy’s bow tie. The bow at the front is sewn together rather than tied. Velcro at the back makes an easy on, easy off bit of neckwear. Go … Read More...
Show and Tell | Bubble Wrap Stamping
Kelsey from Fancy That shares how she made this note card by stamping the background with bubble wrap. This is a great technique for scrapbook pages too. Click here to see more.
Tutorial: Threading your serger
Ever feel like you need an advanced engineering degree to thread your serger? If so, Palak from Make It Handmade has some help for you. She shares a tutorial showing how to thread your serger. The step-by-step full color photos … Read More...
Tutorial: Install an exposed zipper on a skirt
Gertie from Gertie’s New Blog for Better Sewing shares a video how-to on Sewing Secrets (the Coats & Clark blog) showing how to add an exposed zipper to the back of a skirt. The construction is a little different than … Read More...
Tutorial: ‘Knotty Christmas Trees’
These squeezable little ornaments will make excellent gift tie-ons or tree ornaments next Christmas. Get the stitching out of the way now! Go to Jenny Bartoy‘s Stumbles & Stitches post for the pattern and tutorial.
Tutorial: Felt needle threader
Mollie of Wild Olive shows step by step how to create this handy and adorable needle threader to tuck into your stitching kit. See her tutorial.
Make Your Own Mason Jars-to-Go
I needn’t talk more of my love for mason jars and their infinite uses, do I? You’ve heard it all too much before. I should note, though, that I use a mason jar at home for my drinkin’. (As in, … Read More...
Dyed Baby Food Jar Luminaries
Inspired by Family Magazine shares how to “dye” baby food jars and convert them into colorful hanging luminaries. Check out how they did it.
Lighted Paper Flower Bouquet
Johnnie from Saved By Love Creations shares this easy and beautiful way to display flowers all year long. This pretty bouquet is made from pretty punched paper and filled with just the right amount of light to invoke oooh’s and … Read More...
Tea Dyed Coffee Filter Wreath
I’ve seen many coffee filter wreaths as they took the craft world by storm recently. This wreath, however, is embellished in a way that makes it stand out from the rest. The beautiful accents give it a gorgeous shabby chic … Read More...