Learn how to make a witch’s (root beer) brew HERE at Holidash.
Tutorial: Santa Fe Chic napkins
Amy from Positively Splendid shows how to make her Santa Fe Chic napkins. They’re pieced from two fabrics (she used a designer print and a solid) to create an offset square design that gives a new twist to the standard … Read More...
Volcano Cake
Learn how to make this clever volcano birthday cake HERE at babble.
Video tutorial: Ruffle leg pants for little girls
Eva Marie from Couturier Mommy guest blogs over at U Create with a video tutorial showing how to make ruffle leg pants for little girls. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Couturier Mommy]
T-shirt Quilt – Quick and Easy
Jerilynn from Jerisew(s) shares her secret for making T-shirt quilts fast and beautiful. She skips the usual method where you apply interfacing for stabilizing the stretchy fabric for sewing the blocks together. Find out how she makes, I mean prevents … Read More...
Free charts: Cross-stitch
Really, Really Ghastly Food
Ohdeedoh has a fantastic collection of horribly ghastly food for Halloween HERE including this meat hand from not martha.
Free charts: Cross-stitch
Homemade Magic Shell
Well, look at me, the fool all these years thinking that Magic Shell was some sort of top-secret, mysterious, impossible-to-replicate physics accident. Until I saw this recipe HERE at instructables by scoochmaroo.
It’s New: Casey Skirt ePattern
The newest addition to the Squiggly Twigs Designs line of ePatterns is the Casey Skirt. The skirt is gathered from a drop waist, which prevents too much fabric from gathereing up on the waistband. This versatile skirt can be made … Read More...
Leaf Rubbing Tree
No Time For Flashcards is a great resource for young children’s crafts and book projects. Children should have fun going on a leaf hunt to find what leaves they want on their tree.
How to clean a no-wash quilt
Pamela Kellogg of Kitty and Me Designs explains how to clean quilts that cannot be washed — such as those delicate, intricate crazy quilts and art quilts. The solution is so simple! See her post.
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Piggy Macarons
The ridiculous cuteness of these piggy macarons just blows me away. I mean really. I can’t stop looking at this little guy. Find the recipe and how-tos HERE at raspberri cupcakes.
Tutorial: Ruffled Autumn Leaf Tee
Amy from Positively Splendid shows how to make her Ruffled Autumn Leaf Tee. The cluster of gathered leaves is created from a variety of cotton prints for a fun, scrappy look. Love this!! Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Personalized Children’s Art
Learn how to turn a favourite photo into a work of art. This tutorial from Recipe for Cute shows how to create personalized art for a child’s room. All you need is a digital photo and a photo editing … Read More...
DIY: Felted Soap
Although this project was posted a couple of years ago, The Little Travelers’ instructions for creating felted soap are worth revisiting.
When should you bind both hoops?
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread explains when and how to bind both embroidery hoops. Her text and photos make the situation and solution clear. And she provides plenty of links to previous posts if you need to catch up … Read More...
Tutorial: Close-up photography of stitching
Tricia of Thistle Threads posted a link to her tutorial for taking “ultra-macro” photos of embroidery. You’ll want to see this. Go to the post. Or go directly to the PDF tute.
Easy Cupcake Icing
I know I’ve seen this idea a million places, but it occurred to me I’ve not shared it here. Just in case you missed this brilliance, find a quick way to ice cupcakes HERE at Real Simple. (hint: it … Read More...
Crafting with Felted Wool – Fall Crafts – Felt Autumn Leaves
How pretty are these fall leaves created from felt? I found the tutorial and patterns on Craftideas.org and think the leaves would really bring fall indoors for Halloween and Thanksgiving, plus they can be used year after year. I love … Read More...