Sew4Home shares a tutorial for making their Study, Stylin’ Firewood Carrier. Make it to give away as a Christmas gift, or keep it for yourself to carry in the logs for your cozy Christmas fire. Get the how-to.
Tutorial: Adding LEDs to a t-shirt
On Instructables, ChrysN shows us how to light up the site’s logo t-shirt with soft-circuit embroidery. See the tute.
Sale at Needleprint
Needleprint is offering a great buy on charts — five designs for the price of three. Get details from the blog post.
Tutorial: Add a lace overlay to a plain sweater
Creative Mind shows how she gave a plain sweater some pizazz with the addition of a lace overlay. She added the lace to the bottom of the sweater and the arms to create a unique look. Go to the tutorial… Read More...
Tutorial: Use a spreadsheet to track your threads
Schala-Kitty has posted an awesome tutorial on Crafted with Zeal for using a spreadsheet to track your inventory of embroidery threads. She says,
… Read More...I like to call them Threadsheets and I find them to be a great way to know
Instructables Tutorial – Convex Glass Tiles from Bottles
I love the web site Instructables…DIY goodies for all types. The re-purposer…the robot geek and other geeks for that matter…and every so often they have something that works right here. Today it’s tiles made from bottles. So cool I … Read More...
DIY FREE! SPRING FLING FELT PURSE PATTERN
As I look out my window and see the foot of snow that blew in from Lake Erie yesterday, my thoughts turn to spring. It is just early December, and we are getting major snowfall in Ohio. I came across … Read More...
Free pattern: Quilt by Sewn star
Sarah Fielke of Sewn designed this gorgeous quilt to feature the fabric collection with the same name – from little things, big things grow… – by Lecien. Go to the free download.
Tutorial: Stuffed satin ornaments
Caroline from Atelier Caroline shows how to use satin to make lovely Christmas ornaments. She shares a template to make a heart, star, and two Christmas tree shapes. They’re pretty enough as plain stuffed shapes, but if you want to … Read More...
Candy Snowglobe
How darling is this truffle and candy snowman snowglobe from Country Living? Learn how to make ’em HERE.
Duct Tape Wallet
It’s a problem coming up with good craft ideas for guys, but Heather from Dollar Store Crafts made this Duct Tape Wallet that is sure to please any men on your holiday list. Scroll down to see it.
Make your own Chinese take-out purse
Did someone send me this as a suggested link? Well thank you if you did, I opened the link but lost the email.
Here is a tutorial in 3 parts detailing how to may your own cute chinese take-out purse. … Read More...
Mixed-Up Snowman Snacks
Love this snowman all mixed up as a snack from Gourmet Mom on-the-Go. Marshmallow snowballs, pretzel arms, sprinkle noses… all mixed up in a clever little package with a free printable to boot. Click HERE for the how-tos.
Stitch a pretty pendant
Andrea DeHart has posted a tutorial on Craftzine.com for creating a quick, gift-worthy cross-stitch pendant. See the tute.
Free pattern: Tatted ice skates
Sharon of Sharon’s Tatted Lace is sharing her pattern for these sweet tatted ice skates. She says,
… Read More...I thought I’d make these skates wearable instead of as ornaments, so I added a tiny pair of holly leaves to hide the
Tutorial: J. Crew-inspired embellished balllet flats
Kimberlee from Magpie Shinies fell in love with a pair of embellished ballet flats from J. Crew. Instead of plunking down the considerable chunk of change it would take to own that pair of shoes, she recreated the look using … Read More...
Tutorial: Zipper Christmas tree applique
Amanda from I Sew, Do You? shows how she created an adorable Christmas tree applique out of a green zipper. She put it on a little baby bib (cute!), but you could also put one on a t-shirt or a … Read More...
DIY: Tiny Trees dressed up
Thanks to alert blogger Kathy from Quilts, Bags, Gardens and Me I know about these fabric trees over at Mama Mel Loves. Make your own, get the know-how.
Tutorial: Fabric Chain garland
This fabric chain garland is sitting pretty. I spied this adorable holiday decor at Moda Bake Shop; recipe by Debbie Duckworth. They are so well made (sturdy) I could see these enlarged into wrist cuffs. Get the recipe.
Tutorial: Patchwork bifold wallet
Mel from All Wrapped Up shares how to make this adorable patchwork billfold. So crisp and modern, I love it. Get the know-how.