I just find these Valentine’s cupcake caddies from Searching Simplicity absolutely perfect. There’s even a round insert to keep the cupcake secure. Brilliant. Learn to make them HERE at Searching Simplicity. {spotted by Amanda}
Tutorial, Valentine Heart”felt” Remix
I love this project and the way she uses it to decorate for Valentine’s Day. As you read in the following from the designer Christina, it is not only easy but CHEAP! I need the bag of Wiffle Balls, … Read More...
Tutorial: Pimp my Polo embellished shirt for boys
Cheri from I Am Momma, Hear Me Roar guest blogs at Shwin & Shwin with her Pimp my Polo tutorial. She shows how to turn add boy-friendly embellishments to a plain polo shirt. The shoulder tabs and the large iron-on … Read More...
Tutorial: Warm or cool rice pack
Wendi Gratz from Shiny Happy World shares a free downloadable tutorial for making this rice pack. Heat it in the microwave for a toasty warm pack, or keep it in the freezer and it’s a cool pack. This is a … Read More...
Tutorial: Stitch a cuckoo clock
Aimee Ray of little dear tracks (and Doodle Stitching) shows us how to use her cuckoo clock embroidery to create a real working clock. See the tute.
Muffin Basket
Find a template and step-by-step how-tos to make this fantastic muffin basket HERE at Then she made… (spotted by Amanda).
Recipe Tuesday: Corn Flakes
1. These cornflake cookies for Chinese New Year submitted by Food 4 Tots inspired this week’s recipe roundup.
2. Make zucchini fritters at Kellogg’s (find hundreds of corn flakes recipes here).
3. Find a recipe for mac n’ cheese … Read More...
Tutorial: Hexagon fabric basket
Head over to Craft Passion for a tutorial for making this hexagon fabric basket. It starts out flat, and the sides fold in and tie together to create the basket form. Get the how-to.
[photo from Craft Passion]
Tutorial: Soft fabric menus for a play kitchen
Lila Jo from Happy to Craft shows how to make a set of menus for a play kitchen – from fabric! The soft fabric menus are made from printable fabric framed with a cotton print. This is so stinkin’ cute! … Read More...
Tutorial: No-Sew Fabric Dress Wall Art
Susan from Living With Punks shows how to make this fabric dress wall art, no sewing required. This would make an awesome decoration for a sewing space! Get the tutorial.
[photo from Living With Punks]
Valentine Snowflake Garland
Peppermint Plum has a great simple tutorial for your next heart project for Valentine’s Day… let your children practice their scissor skills with this one!
Free charts: Deadly sins
Kell Smurthwaite of Kincavel Krosses has made sins beautiful! She’s sharing her charts for these somewhat subversive samplers. If I know my deadly sins, there’s one more chart to come. Scroll through her blog to pick up all the downloadable … Read More...
Tatting tutorial: Adding thread without tying a knot
Jon Yusoff of Jon’s Thread Escapades shows us how to cope when the shuttle runs out of thread in the middle of a tatting project. See the tute.
Free charts: Floral alphabet
Blog di Gloria is sharing a gorgeous new floral alphabet. Go to the first freebie post. Scroll through the blog to pick up the other letters published so far, B through D. And be sure to add the blog … Read More...
Free design from UT: Nerd-tastic!
I love the new Urban Threads freebie so hard! UT’s e-newsletter says,
… Read More...You want more hipstitchery? We’ll do you one better … how about some nerd-tastic embroidery? Get your nerd on with this playful pocket design, stuffed with all the
Millennia adds Kirk & Hamilton designs
Richard Underwood of Millennia Designs announced the addition of Kirk & Hamilton to the kit-maker’s stable of designers. His news release says,
… Read More...New London based design team Kirk & Hamilton have launched a range of funky tapestry kits aimed at
Stitch for Heifer International
Wendi Gratz of Shiny Happy World is selling her adorable chicken hand-embroidery pattern as a fund-raiser for Heifer International. Heifer is based in my home town and has a strong presence here, so I especially appreciate Wendi’s efforts on … Read More...
Tutorial: Vintage Hankie Pillow Cover
Anna from Noodlehead guest blogs at Elsie Marley with a tutorial showing how to make a throw pillow out of a vintage hankie. Beautiful! Get the tutorial.
[photo from Noodlehead]
Tutorial: Make pretend bird wings for your child
Arianne from Still Parenting made slip-on bird wings for her children, and she shares a tutorial telling how she did it. The wings are made for pretend play; they slip around the child’s arms so the kids can run and … Read More...
Project and Freebie: Valentine Box
Elizabeth Allan shares her instructions as well and a free triangle box pattern for this lovely stamped Valentine Box.
-Heather