Astrid of Red Red Completely Red borrowed an awesome idea from bloesom kids to create a yarn-wrapped nameplate for her daughter’s room. Beautiful! And, oh, the possibilities. Go to the bloesom post or Astrid’s post to find out how it’s … Read More...
Doodle while you stitch
Alice of BeStitched advises needlepointers to keep a doodle canvas handy. What’s a doodle canvas? Go to her post to find out.
Tutorial: “Vest of Friends” little boy’s vest
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a tutorial for making the little boy version of her “Vest of Friends” vest. She added an argyle applique down one side of the pinstriped vest. Cute!! Get the tute.
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Video tutorial: Tie a quick, neat knot at the end of your thread
Wendi Gratz from Shiny Happy World shares her trick for creating quick, neat knots at the end of your thread. Her method is so much faster than mine, and looks so much cooler. It’s a video tutorial so you can … Read More...
Tutorial: Button wreaths
Raid your button stash to create simple, colorful wreath ornaments. Jenni of Vintage Umbrella shows us how. See her tute.
Tutorial: Wired-ribbon roses
Kathy Shaw of Shawkl shows us how to make these delicious wired-ribbon roses. Go to her tute.
Project: Four-Sided Stamped Ornaments
Learn how to diecut and stamp some cute 4- sided holiday ornaments for your tree. Instructions and tips are on the Blockheads Blog.
-Heather
Vary your thread to create contrast
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread demonstrates how you can create subtle contrast in an embroidered work by switching to a slightly thicker, darker thread. See her post.
Tutorial: Hand-stitched card
Jules of Adventures in Thread shows us how to make this gorgeous hand-colored and embroidered greeting card. See her tute.
Tutorial: Patchwork blanket from sweaters
Michelle from Yellow Suitcase Studio created this patchwork blanket using thrifted wool sweaters. She how she did it, go to the tutorial.
Subway Art Table Runner
We’ve seen tons of subway art projects all over the internet in the past couple of years. Here’s one that I must admit I haven’t seen yet, and that’s a table runner adorned with festive subway art. Love it! You … Read More...
3 Free Darling Felt Tutorials
What and amazing treat for us. Alice, aka “futuregirl” is sharing 3 felt patterns she designed and we can go and visit Alice and download these three patterns with templates and instructions. There is Sigmund the Octopus, Supercute Sea Creatures, … Read More...
Toadstool Colored Pencils
These have some serious cute facto don’t you think? What a great gift idea for that artist on your list, or even as a teacher’s gift. You can get the how to from Tradewind Tiaras — DIY Project: How to … Read More...
Free pattern: Scrappy house ornament
Kim from Retro Mama shares a free pattern on her blog for making a sweet scrappy house ornament. The photo of the little house ornaments she made is absolutely yummy with all of the colors and patterns. The bottoms are … Read More...
Muffin Tin Craft Caddy
Here’s a brilliant idea for toting around your most used craft supplies. This is not only a great way to hold kid’s craft supplies, it’s also perfect for grabbing what YOU need and having it all at your finger tips. … Read More...
Tutorial: Charm pack placemats
Got Charm? Samelia’s Mum does. She shows how to turn a single charm pack (42 – 5″ squares) into six placemats. Done in fabulous fabric line A Stitch in Color by Malka Dubrawsky for Moda Fabrics. Go to tutorial.… Read More...
Tutorial: Cheater method for sizing down a shirt
Megan Nielsen shares her cheater version of sizing down a shirt. It only works for sizing down shirts that are 1-2 sizes too big, but it can be done without cutting and reattaching the sleeves. Get the tute.
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Paper gadget for creating bias tape
Carla Hegemenn-Crimm at The Scientific Seamstress has created a paper bias tape maker (in two sizes) that is flat, unlike the metal kind you can buy at Hancock’s. My question was, does it burn? Carla says after some use it … Read More...
Rhinestone Flamingo
Oh my! How fun and creative is this?? Now I’m feeling bad for getting rid of that ugly plastic flamingo left in the shed from the previous owner of my house. What a great way to change up an outdated … Read More...
Rustic Twig Frame
If you are looking for a great gift idea, head out to your yard before the snow flies and collect some twigs. Then head over to Carolyn’s blog and she’ll show you how to make this lovely nature inspired frame. … Read More...