As promised earlier, more fabulous Oscar party ideas for decor and activities from Pizzazzerie! Find the full post HERE. Find links to ballots and other printables created by Twig and Thistle.
Leaping Leprechaun Craft
This little man is so adorable, and the fact that you can move al of his limbs with a small tug of a string is perfect! Check out Crack of Dawn Crafts, she explains just how to make this … Read More...
Snowflake Craft
In case you are still looking for ways to embrace the winter season, here is a beautiful Snowflake Kids craft to get you through inside the house. Crafting With My Kids is where you can find this adorable … Read More...
Heartstrings Magic Wand
Aren’t these wands beautiful? Just the name ‘heartstrings’ just tugs at my little heart. My girls would love these to go along with their dress up collection. Head on over to Dear Lizzy for the how to. She appears to … Read More...
Recycled Box House- Kid Craft
Pink and Green Mama have a great idea for re-using those boxes you’ve got around the house. I love all the different partitions for rooms they have! This project would be great for children who love designing or even architecture. … Read More...
Tutorial: Dapper Little Man Bowtie
Larissa from Just Another Day in Paradise shows how to make a bowtie for the little man in your life. This little bowtie is the real deal. It ties just like the grown-up versions, but it’s scaled to fit a … Read More...
Tutorial: Pleated basket liners
Charlie from Attempting Aloha shows how to make pleated basket liners. The pretty little pleats all around the edge really dress up a plain basket. Get the tutorial.
[photo from Attempting Aloha]
[via Positively Splendid]
Free cross-stitch charts
Free cross-stitch charts
Tutorial: Flat felled seams with or without a specialty foot
Colette Patterns shares a pair of tutorials on their blog showing how to create flat felled seams with or without a specialty presser foot.
Go to the tutorial showing how to make flat felled seams WITH a specialty foot.… Read More...
Tutorial: Button Explosion Tee
Autie from iCandy Handmade shows how to make this awesome Button Explosion Tee. The colorful buttons strewn about the neck and hem create such a cute design! Her tutorial includes instructions for stitching all of those buttons down with your … Read More...
Project: Stamped Circle Card Album
Visit the Whiff of Joy blog and learn how to make this pretty circle card album by Jane Johnson.
-Heather
Man Crafts: tea duck | Dollar Store Crafts
This is genius in particular.
Man Crafts: tea duck | Dollar Store Crafts.
Dollar Store Crafts is a great website if you want to bang out a cheap but awesome craft. Amaze your friends!
Tutorial: Button heart tote bag
Head over to Pink Petunia’s House for a tutorial showing how to make a tote bag with a button heart embellishment. This is such a cute tote! Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Pink Petunia’s House]
Tutorial: Lined purse strap
Linda Matthews shares a tutorial on her blog, A Creative Journey, showing how to make a lined purse strap. It’s a nice way to finish off a purse strap, especially if you use a contrast fabric for the lining. … Read More...
Enjoy CyberStitchers’ free pattern library
Reader L. Ann sent us the heads-up about the CyberStitchers free pattern library. She says, “Learned of this site through a Yahoo group. Fantastic array of free cross stitch patterns (1169!) to download. Tons of other goodies on site.” Yes, … Read More...
Tutorial: Robotify a hoodie
Why is this beautiful boy so happy? Because he has a rockin hand-stitched robot on his hoodie! Stitchy mom Marcilla says, “I fancied up one of my son’s sweatshirts with a simple boy-friendly embroidery design. Takes a plain sweatshirt and … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a pillow tuck
Debra of All About ME shows us how to create pillow tucks–small pillows for displaying needlework. She links to PDFs for three different versions. Go to her blog post to get the downloads.
Free country cow CS
This cute cow pattern is the very first cross-stitch design by Libbie of And This Little Pig. Off to a great start. And she’s sharing it with us! Yea! Get the free (for personal use only) chart.
Many … Read More...
Tutorial: Cropped military jacket for little girls
Shwin W. from Shwin & Shwin shows how she made this super cute cropped jacket for her toddler girl. The tabs across the front give it a military look, while the puff sleeves keep it girly. Go to the tutorial… Read More...