Linda is 30 years old and I live in the beautiful city of Ferrara, Italy since she married. Linda blog is called “Bread, Love and Creativity” After having children she found herself at home to care for her children, becoming … Read More...
DIY Tater Tots
With yummy-sounding sauces, too. Find the recipe HERE at Chow.
How to Sandblast Glass Tutorial
One of my “friends” on Facebook is the Glass Artists Group. A tutorial on sandblasting glass was posted on the blog connected with this group, Glass Art and Etching News. I’ve always wanted to do this and even plan … Read More...
Tutorial: Bucket liner from a pants leg
Brittany from Pretty Handy Girl shows how she created a liner for this bucket – out of pants leg. Brilliant! Go to the tutorial.
DIY Sprinkles
As in, make your own sprinkles. From scratch. I will be trying this. Learn how to make homemade sprinkles HERE at Brave Tart.
Tutorial: Doe a Deer top for little girls
Shwin W. from Shwin & Shwin shows how she made this adorable Doe A Deer top for her little girl. Buttons and elastic loops secure the bib front, and a little bow sits pretty at the waist. The little deer … Read More...
Free Sewing pattern: Shawl collar jacket
Sabra from Sew a Straight Line shares a free pattern for her fabulous shawl collar jacket. Love, love! It’s an adult size medium, but there are no closures so it would probably work for someone slightly smaller or slightly larger. … Read More...
Tutorial: Photo Heart Ornament and Garland
This delightful project comes from Scrappergirl. Learn how to make a similar photo ornament, as well as how to use several of them to make a garland.
Click here to go to the tutorial.
Tutorial: Fabric checkbook cover
Small Fry & Co. shares a tutorial for making a fabric notebook cover. It’s got pockets for your checkbook, your check register (so you can keep up with what you spend!), and loose receipts. Get the tute.
[photo from … Read More...
Candy Cane Beets
Kudos to the kitchn for seeking out beauty in food. They compiled six recipes that use candy cane beets that are gorgeously presented. Find the roundup HERE. Shown is Chioggia Beet Carpaccio by Megg from Pop Artichoke!.
Free Printable: Valentine’s Day Treat Bag Toppers
Find a free printable for these cute Valentine’s Day treat bag toppers HERE at Glorious Treats.
Tutorial: Wedding Planner
A wedding planner is the perfect place to corral all the ideas, photos, magazine pages, brochures, etc. that a bride to be gathers for inspiration. Mrs. Cummings Rx sent in this tutorial for the planner she created for an engaged … Read More...
Newsy: Issue 4 Fat Quarterly
It’s almost here. The Fat Quarterly Issue 4 – Solids eZine is out Thursday Jan 27th. Woo hoo! You can preview some sample pages before committing to buy. It’s $8.00 for a single issue and $28.00 for a one year … Read More...
Tutorial: Daylily Zipper Flower
Linda from Craftaholics Anonymous shares a tutorial for making her Daylily Zipper Flower. You can make one from 18″ of zipper trim, or from an actual zipper that you’ve separated. Get the how-to.
[photo from Craftaholics Anonymous]
Photography tips for crafters
Whether you are taking pictures of your crafts to sell or just to display on your blog having beautiful interesting photos of your crafts can be a big help to draw people in.
Elizabeth Carls has a nice blog post … Read More...
Year of the Rabbit designs from Anja Rieger
In honor of the Year of the Rabbit, Anja Rieger Designs is publishing these adorable bunny motifs. They will be available Wednesday (January 26) in machine- and hand-embroidery formats from Anja’s online shop.
Great tools for stitchers
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread has has been talking about tools that make a needleworker’s life easier and more comfortable. Enjoy these recent posts:
Open thimbles
Embroidery scissors with curved blades
Goldwork scissors
Goldwork thread tray (and how to … Read More...
Valentine charts from Stofnest
Ria of Stofnest has some precious cross-stitch charts ready for Valentine’s Day needlework. The charts for all nine Loving Hearts samplers are included in the download for just 5 Euro. Go to the blog post for the link.
Tutorial: Fabric feathers
Learn to make fabric millinery feathers ala John Koch via Sarah McFarland‘s post on Threads blog. See the tute.
Free charts: “Adorable” alphabet
Le blog de Mamou is sharing charts for a new cross-stitch alphabet, Adorable. Go to the first post. And scroll through the blog to pick up the other charts published so far.