Making your own laundry soap is fairly easy & very economical. There’s a great tutorial posted on the Ask Ms Recipe blog. Also included is a recipe for homemade fabric softener.
Tutorial: Create a lettuce edge on your sewing machine
Head over to the Oliver + S blog to find out how to create a lettuce edge on your sewing machine. It’s easy to do and creates a pretty ruffled edge on knit fabrics. Go to the tutorial.
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Candy Corn Cupcake Stand
Find a tutorial to make this candy corn cupcake stand HERE at Following Phubie.
Tutorial: Woven cross-stitch
KERRYKATIECAKES shows us how to do woven cross-stitch, which she says “is a very pretty stitch and well worth the effort it takes to learn it – not as complicated as it looks either.” See the tute.
Mummy Veggie Dip and More Mummy Party Ideas
This veggie dip from the Hostess with the Mostess blog would’ve been perfect for my mummy recipe roundup. Alas, better late than never. Find the recipe for this mummy veggie dip HERE, and find more mummy inspiration featured … Read More...
Free charts from Kincavel Krosses
Kell of Kincavel Krosses has been knocking herself out, cranking out wonderful charts to share with us. Check these out:
(1) Espresso Yourself
(2) Rickrolled
(3) Hot Chocolate — Liquid Heaven
(4) Quaker Chess Board
(5) Tea for 2
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Winter piggies from Anja
Anja Rieger‘s latest series of fanciful machine-embroidery designs: little piggies enjoying winter. See more on Anja’s blog.
Frankenstein Stuffed Peppers
I’m afraid there is just nothing scary about this adorable monster. Learn how to make quinoa stuffed Frankenstein peppers HERE at babble.
Tutorial: Cowl neck sweater dress for baby
Amy from Naptime Crafters shows how to make this stylish cowl neck dress for a baby girl out of an adult’s turtleneck sweater. A red sweater dress (like the one she made) would make the best Christmas photos! Get the … Read More...
Tips: Stamping on Cookies
YUMMY! Stamping and cookies, what could be better!? Learn how to make these fun stamped cookie over at the Stampendous blog.
-Heather
Rotten Pumpkin Teeth (aka Candy Corn)
Learn how to package candy corn as rotten pumpkin teeth HERE at it is what it is, including a free printable for the tag.
Tutorial: Shabby Chic Keychain
Melissa Samuels shows you how to make this keychain using a chipboard book from Maya Road. Click here to go to the tutorial.
Soap Making Tutorial
Gavin from The Greening of Gavin shares a soap making tutorial on the Simple, Green, Frugal Co-op blog complete with video.
Owl Sandwich
I promise not to make any groan-inspired comments, like “what a hoot” this sandwich is, or “Hoo hooo hoo ate my sandwich?” Learn how to make an owl sandwich HERE at Just My Delicious (translation in the right side bar).
Spider Truffles
Babble has been on a roll with the cute treats lately. I’m sure I’d have found these if they weren’t in my inbox today. Learn how to make these only-slightly-scary spider truffles HERE at babble.
Chocolate Cherry Mice (and a lesson in Temper)
Find a fantastic step-by-step photo tutorial to create these chocolate cherry mice and a lovely, easy tutorial for tempering chocolate HERE at Omnomicon.
Tutorial: Shirt-sleeve tote bag
Cathe Holden from Just Something I Made shows how to make a pretty tote bag out of a pair of shirt sleeves. The rounded sleeve cap gives a fun curved shape to the top of the bag. Get the tutorial… Read More...
Recipe Tuesday: Mummies!
Technique: Make Faux Brads from Paper
This is a really cool idea, making faux (or fake) brads from paper. You can match your “brads” to any project, very clever! Let Julie Warner on Splitcoast Stampers show you how with step by step instructions and a video.… Read More...
Phone Book Luminaries
These luminaries are very cute, and they are made from pages pulled out of the phone book! Do you even use one of those anymore? My father in law used to get upset with me because I never knew where … Read More...