Here’s another great tutorial for notebook favors created by Sarah Neilson. The possibilities for these are endless! Coordinate them with your wedding colors and/or theme, include a bundle of crayons with them at the childrent’s table, and be sure … Read More...
Totoro Cream Puffs
Well, my goodness gracious. Look at the cuties I found in my inbox today. Check out Totoro cream puffs HERE at Hello Tuna.
Tutorial: Winter cape for a toddler
Shwin W. from Shwin & Shwin shows how she made the awesome cape that was her entry into Project Run & Play. Sooo cute! Get the tute.
[photo from Shwin & Shwin]
How Ruth built the dragon
Ruth O’Leary fills us in on the construction of her gorgeous and famous figurehead — her 3D embroidered dragon. The post isn’t exactly a tutorial, but there’s lots of good information. See the post.
Tutorial: Floss blending
Jenny Hart of Sublime Stitching gives us the 411 on floss blending, using a new Ryan Berkley embroidery pattern as an example. She says,
… Read More...Think of this as mixing paint without the mess. As I was about to stitch up
Tutorial: Weave a simple trivet
Arounna Khounnoraj of bookhou.com guest posts on poppytalk with a weaving tutorial. First, she shows us how to make a simple loom from a stretcher frame. Then she demos weaving a trivet from scrap fabric. See the tute.
Tutorial: Bow with tails
Threads blog continues the series of tutorials based on John Koch’s techniques with a how-to for creating millinery-quality bows with tails. See the tute.
Free charts for charity projects
Bargello Needlepoint blog gives us the heads-up on an outstanding source of free charts to be used for charity projects. See the post.
Join Mary’s wool embroidery project
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread invites us to stitch along, step by step, on her pomegranate corner design. She says,
… Read More...The design gives some good “scope” for some fun stitching, as well as a few focal points for learning
Tutorial: Embroidered paper valentines
I love embroidery on paper, so these stitched-paper valentines by Nikki of Nikki, In Stitches make me sing and dance. Instead of giving us one pattern freebie and thus one look, Nikki shows us how to make a pattern from … Read More...
Sweet Valentine’s Ideas from Fancy Flours
I got a Valentine’s Day advertisement email from Fancy Flours today. It worked. Sheesh, they just have so many clever ideas and products for cookie and cupcake decorating. Check out their Valentine’s Day newsletter HERE. I especially love these… Read More...
Carnival Roses
Yum. Learn to make these Carnival Roses (a rose shaped doughnut filled with jam, I think) HERE at Just My Delicious. I’m already picturing one of these with my afternoon coffee. Hmmm. Wonder what the Poland to Washington DC … Read More...
Tutorial: Distressed Tag
Melissa from Bursts of Creativity shows how she created this distressed tag, and shares a layout that she used it on. Click here to go to the tutorial.
Freebie: Hermes Kelly Bag Template
Isn’t this adorable? You can create your very own Hermes Kelly Bag from paper using the template available here at Content in a Cottage.
Thrift Store Mercury Glass Lamp Makeover
I have seen tons of these lamps in thrift stores but didn’t have the vision that Stephanie Lynn did to turn it into this beautiful piece. Make sure you head over to Under the Table and Dreaming to see the … Read More...
Chinese New Year Thumbprint Craft
Lets Go Fly a Kite has some great Chinese New Year Crafts including this Kumquat Thumbprint Craft. Check out her blog to find even more Chinese New Year crafts!
3D Pop Up Valentine’s Day Card
I am trying to find some easy simple homemade Valentine’s Day card crafts for my girls to make, and this one is definitely on the list! You can find the tutorial at Crafts Ideas for Kids
Top Learning Crafts for Children
Crafts and Art for Children have compiled a top 10 list of Learning Crafts for children…head on over to see them all!
Making Pictures with Leaves- Kid Craft
Creative Jewish Mom has a great Leaves Art Project that will help you bring nature indoors during the winter! My children would love this craft, and thankfully…we live in Florida where there are plenty of green leaves to go around…if … Read More...
Free pattern: Anchor valentine
Heidi of Speckless shares her pattern for an untraditional valentine with tattoo flair. Get the free pattern.