I’m comically bad at gardening. I’m not allowed near any plants in our house. When I walk by they start to wither. But a totally edible cake and candy terrarium? That I can get on board with. Find the instructions … Read More...
Technique: How many strands of floss?
How many strands of embroidery floss should you stitch with? Wendi Gratz of Shiny Happy World has some advice. See her post.
Tutorial: Restarting a thread invisibly
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread shows us how to cope when we must end one thread and start a new one in the middle of a line of complex stitching. Check out her tute.
Triangle Shaped Foods for Purim
Find a roundup of fourteen triangle-shaped foods for Purim HERE at babble, including Hamantaschen and cinnamon tortilla chips.
DIY: Citrus Honey Soap — WOW!
I could not love how this soap looks any more than I do. And to think the secret is…bubblewrap! Really, another “who knew?” moment this week. Hurry on over to Soap Making Essentials for a great step by step tutorial… Read More...
Bride Tide Top 100 Wedding Blogs {2012}
Bride Tide announced its list of the top 100 wedding blogs of 2012 and it’s filled with wonderful sites to inspire the creative bride! Be sure to visit the post for a wide array of DIY ideas!
Rainbow Framework Craft
This rainbow craft is great because it can be made by little hands! You can find the tutorial over at Funlab!
Upcycled Artwork
Often times I have random things that I don’t want to get rid of because I believe that we could use them in a craft project. I end up putting the randoms into a plastic baggie, and wondering when that … Read More...
Felt Alphabet Soup
I am a firm believer in making hand made gifts for people as much as I can. Perhaps that is because I love receiving them! This alphabet soup project is a wonderful handmade gift that any child will love to… Read More... Felt crazy doodle monster tutorial
Holly lives in the United Kingdom and hosts her blog “Holloughby” where she has a very creative tutorial for us. She shows children (and adults) how to create a felt softie monster from their own drawing. Holly created this tutorial … Read More...
Snowmen From a Glove
These snowmen are so cute, and each of them has their own personality. You could make a snowman family to look just like yours! Head over to Crafts ‘n Coffee for the tutorial.
Felt Alphabet Soup tutorial
Kristen created this darling gift for one of her favorite one year olds birthday and it is so creative. Kristen the host of “Make the best of everything” thought of this idea of making “Alphabet Soup”, after this little girl’s … Read More...
Tutorial: Oxford Gents faux fly elastic waist pants for little boys
Jessica from Running With Scissors created these faux fly elastic waist pants for her son’s Oxford Gents outfit, and she shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she did it. They’re cute out of the corduroy she used in … Read More...
DIY organizer for embroidery floss
Leah of Zombies Wearing Helmets wanted a new system for storing her embroidery floss. But not just any old system. She says it had to meet these requirements:
… Read More...*Skeins should be in numerical order.
*Colors should be easy to see
Tutorial: Felt Easter ornaments
Raphaele of La Creature and You shares a tutorial for sweet felt Easter ornaments that even a beginning stitcher need not fear. In fact, this would be a perfect project to do with school-age children. Go to the tute.
Tutorial: Wedding hoop
Annika of All the Live Long Day created this sweet hoop as a wedding gift for a friend. (Note the fabric-wrapped hoop. I love that technique!) And this gift keeps on giving–she’s sharing the tutorial so we all can make … Read More...
Tutorial: Ribbon streamer dress
Prudent Baby shows how you can make this little girl’s dress with ribbon streamers hanging from the waist. I bet it twirls so prettily! Get the tutorial.
[photo from Prudent Baby]
Tutorial: Shamrock quilt block at GenQ
Sarah Fielke (The Last Piece and SEWN) shares how to make this festive block over at Gen Q Magazine. How nice, a green shamrock to honor St. Patrick’s Day, almost here. Get the tutorial.
Image credit: Generation Q … Read More...
Pillow Happy! Stunning felt flower pillow tutorial
Canada and has her blog, “It works for Bobbi” and she is the manager at “How Does She” and “I Share Everything”! She is the mother of four lovely daughters with and is married to a great husband. This … Read More...
DIY: Lemon & Green Tea Sugar Scrub
I hadn’t thought of using tea…what a great idea. I love to drink it and I know I’d like it in my scrub. Sew Woodsy made a huge batch of this scrub for favours for a bridal shower (her … Read More...