Sibylle from funkytime shows how to make this faux tie appliqued t-shirt. It took her just 10 minutes, but the look is so cool! This would make a fun project for Father’s Day! Get the tute.
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Mini Felted Fascinator Hats Patterns by Chris Wass
I have been fascinated by the Fascinators worn at the Royal wedding and I finally found a pattern by Chris Wass of “Phoenix United Craft Society”. Chris’s search for a cute head covering to wear to her cousin’s Bar Mitzvah, … Read More...
Color Your Own Sugar Pearls (and Make a Pearly Mum)
Just three days ago I was in the baking aisle of the craft store ogling all the different colors of sugar pearls. Because of their high price tag, I debated which one color to buy, trying to imagine the crafts … Read More...
Cereal Art
Spotted on Ohdeedoh, I’m loving this edible art idea for kids from Michele Made Me: Draw a design on craft paper and let kids outline the design with cereal. My 3-year old’s favorites are represented here (Rice Krispies … Read More...
Cool idea: Pillowcase skirt with border print hem
Sarah from While They Snooze tells how she made this little girl’s gathered skirt out of a vintage pillowcase. Awesome! The panel on the side opening of the pillowcase becomes a border print around the bottom of the skirt. Find … Read More...
Camera Sim | Online SLR Simulator
Camera Sim is an online SLR simulator that allows you to practise using the various settings on an SLR camera. You can choose between aperture, shutter speed and manual modes, as well as adjust lighting conditions, ISO, distance from subject … Read More...
Tutorial: American shisha
Troublet of The Trouble with Crafting shows us a style of shisha embroidery that’s new to me: the American variation–the mirrors latticed in pink and red. See her tute.
From Ammo Case to Revamped Bench
Loving the rustic look of this revamped ammo case…
See the transformation –> Ammo Case to Bench at One Life Many Journeys
Summer BBQ and Free Printables
Hmm, well I guess three posts in a row sharing links to free printables does not a “slew” make, but it did seem like a significant number of free printable posts when I started. These two photographs don’t do this … Read More...
Project: Stamped Plant Pot Cake
Believe it or not these are not potted plants, they are cakes! Find out how to make this wonderful stamped plant pots with cake inside over at the Witticisms blog. She even made a stamped card to go along … Read More...
How to make a draft dodger out of mens neckties
No matter where you live there are times when you want to keep air in or out and draft dodgers are a great help. Erica sent in a link to her blog post at Recycled Sewing where she made a … Read More...
Get it now: Miss Patricia A-line skirt pattern
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs celebrates the release of her Miss Patricia A-line skirt by offering it for half off. The simple A-line skirt has a faux waistband at the front and elastic at the back. And like all of … Read More...
Tutorial | Making Backgrounds With Bleeding Tissue
Lyndah from Bloom, Bake & Create sent along this tutorial for creating backgrounds using bleeding tissue paper. Now I’ll be on the hunt for this tissue paper! Click here to go to the tutorial.
Tutorial: Diamonds Mini Quilt
Lindsay from Craft Buds shares how she made this beautiful, bright quilt. She describes the project,
… Read More...For this quilt, you can go bright with rainbow solids like I did, or focus on prints. Choose masculine colors, girly colors or whatever
DIY No Sew Bunting
Jenny of Hank + Hunt created a quick and easy tutorial for no sew bunting featured at The Sweetest Occasion! Click here for all the details.
Lots and Lots of Treats on Sticks
What are you doing to me, Christy of from glitter to gumdrops? You must know of my obsession with sweets, nay, all food, on sticks. So then how can you overwhelm me with a million links to food on … Read More...
Make a Baseball Appliqué Pillow; DIY Father’s Day Gift
Dad would really love this sports pillow in his team colors. The colors are on target for our Cleveland Indians, but you pick your home team colors or use this all American theme. Appliqué this simple baseball-theme pillow as a … Read More...
How to make a recycled baby bonnet purse
Over at the blog Born Again Creations there is a post on how to turn two baby bonnets into a cute draw string purse. What I love about this project is that babies use their bonnets for such a … Read More...
Video tutorial: Gathered fabric flower hairclip
Vanessa from Crafty Gemini shares a video tutorial showing how to make this pretty gathered fabric flower. She also shows how to make a hairclip with your flower, but you could also use it as a brooch or an embellishment … Read More...
Tutorial | Build a Paper Rack
Katie and Jon from Sew Woodsy explain how they built this paper rack or tower for Katie’s new craft room. Hers is over 8 feet tall, but you can easily use the instructions to make a smaller one. Click here… Read More...