What a lovely way to preserve a few blossoms from your wedding, or create inexpensive yet special gifts for your bridesmaids! Get all the instructions for making these pretty pendants at Intimate Weddings.
Tutorial: Panda on a Stick
Janna of PaperCutsnBandaids wrote to tell me about this super cute project she has a tutorial for on her blog. What a perfect way of customizing something!
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Tutorial: Ready-to-Roll Bike Pouch
Amy from Sew Incredibly Crazy shares a tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to make a pouch that hangs off the handlebars of a bicycle. She calls it her Ready-To-Roll Bike Pouch. Velcro across the top keeps it closed. … Read More...
Painted Keyboard {Kid Craft}
I’m pretty sure that by now, we all have an old computer sitting in our closet just waiting to be used for a craft, right? Well, if you have one, you may want to let your children use their creative … Read More...
Project: Sea Turtle Card
Theresa at Crafting the Web always has the most lovely cards, her coloring, blending and shading are so wonderful! She shares her Copic marker colors and background ink blending tips for making this beautiful sea turtle card over on her … Read More...
Tute and free pattern: French cuisine tea towel
Teresa of Teresa Down Under made this perfect summertime tea towel by embellishing a plain white towel. The French cuisine embroidery makes it. She even provides two versions of the text. Go HERE to get the free pattern plus directions… Read More...
Tutorial: Hot Plate quilt for charity series
Quilters are quick to say “yes” when it comes to making quilts for a cause. But getting them made timely can be a challenge, even for the most organized among us. Kelley of The Pioneer Quilter created a small quilt … Read More...
Tutorial: Sunglasses case for summer
Jenny of Craft Test Dummies made this sunglasses case and shares on her blog how she did it. With a special brand of color sticks, she drew in the white areas of a stamped piece of cloth to create unique … Read More...
Tutorial: Boy friendly tote from a dress shirt and tie
Ashley from Make It and Love It shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a busy bag for a boy. I love this idea!! It’s made from a man’s button down shirt and a matching tie, so … Read More...
Tutorial: Sun bonnet for baby
Delia from Delia Creates shows how to sew up a sweet little sun bonnet to keep the summer sun off of baby’s skin. The tutorial is part of the Color Your Summer series she is co-hosting with Kojo Designs. … Read More...
Project: Note Pad and Pen Gift Set
Who wouldn’t love getting this as a gift? Kathy Roney designed this matching set with a covered notebook, ink pen and gift bag holder with tag for Our Daily Bread, find her detailed instructions here.
-Heather
Bride of Frankenstein Felt Badge tutorial and pattern
Jivvy of “Dollhouse Miniatures” made her fun Frankenstein’s Monster felt badges for us to copy. Well today she has given Frankenstein a bride and we are all invited to the wedding. Now the kids can have a little monster wedding. … Read More...
Clothespin Caterpillars
Every time I see a caterpillar, I will be sure to think of this adorable craft! Her photos are beautiful too! You can find the materials over at Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom…the directions are kind of self… Read More... Butterfly Kite Kids Craft
My children love to have straws around the house. I think straws are an amazing invention because you can drink with them, but you can also create many awesome things…like these Butterfly Kites for example! You can find the tutorial … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew on buttons quickly and easily
Have some buttons to sew on to a project? Sew4Home shows how to do it in just 5 steps. Once you get the process down, you’ll make short order of sewing down your buttons. Go to their tutorial.
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Project: Death Star Card
Da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da………yeah, that’s me “singing” Darth Vaders theme song 🙂 I can’t help it, looking at this amazing card from Valita it’s all I can think of!! The little geek girl in me … Read More...
Tutorial: Flex frame pouch made of Liberty
Leila of Where the Orchids Grow made this pouch as part of the Liberty Scrap Challenge. The body is pieced 1/2″ hexagons hand sewn from little bits of the Liberty Lawn collection. She shows you how to make it … Read More...
Tutorial: Applique with fusible web
If you’ve never tried raw-edge applique using fusible web, Kim of Big B has got you covered. She steps through the process of transferring a design to paper-backed web and then applying the applique to the ground fabric. After you … Read More...
Cooking Class Bridal Shower
What a fun idea for a bridal shower! You’ll have your guests cooking up a blissful menu of sweet treats in no time with ideas from Love in October. See part 1 here and part 2 here. Need … Read More...
Queen Summer tutorial welcomes summer solstice
Shanti of “twig and toadstool” is once again sharing her amazing talent with us again. She has created this darling “Queen Summer tutorial to welcome summer solstice. I did the posting on Shanti’s “Felted Rainbow Rocks Tutorial”! To learn … Read More...