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Kenneth King shares a technique tutorial at Threads Magazine, showing how to achieve pucker-free seamswhen joining curved pieces. This is particularly helpful when creating princess seams on a garment. Go to the tutorial.
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Another fun Fourth of July soap project is one posted on Denise’s Yadda Yadda blog. Check out her post about Fourth of July Celebration Soaps here.
Sarah at Dolly Donations has just posted a new soft dolly pattern for you to make and donate to children in crisis. This one is a wee bit more advanced than her first pattern, but it’s still a relatively easy … Read More...
These flags are really cute and perfect for the young ones on the 4th of July. Who doesn’t love a craft that involves using the glue stick the whole time! Check out A Crafty Escape for her step by step … Read More...
Here is a neat DIY Stitching in Circles: Hand-Stitched Felt Wall Art By Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood wall hanging made with felt circles. The tutorial is on Petite Purls and Jennifer’s blog is Craft Sanity. I also found a site … Read More...
Lakshmi of Hand Embroidery from Sadalas has put together a couple of video tutorials for bullion stitch. When I see her do it, it seems so possible. But when I’m at home with my needle, it never works out. I … Read More...
Aneela of comfortstitching shows us how to embroider hanging loops onto the back of a fabric project such as an art quilt. See the tute.
Download the printable templates to make the rainbow themed party pack above. It also includes templates for napkin rings and water bottle labels. Click here to download the kit from Paper Glitter
I’ve been noticing that cork is a really hot trend to add to stamped project recently. Here’s a few of fun examples.
From Dawn McVey’s blog Rasberry Suite , some sweet tips and ideas for incorporating cork into your stamping … Read More...
Lisa Tressler is guest blogging on Needle ‘n’ Thread with a terrific article about using silk gauze as a medium for transferring embroidery designs. Very old concept + modern tools and materials = rockin methodology. See Lisa’s post.
Learn how to make flip flop crackers n’ cheese HERE at snackpicks. {found via Flourishes, via Gordon Gossip}
[tags]cheese, crackers, summer, flip flops[/tags]
I love outdoor lighting and with solar powered fixtures it is really easy to do. The clever crafter of the blog Keen Inspirations has a great way to take inexpensive solar lights and dress them up to look like expensive … Read More...
This tutorial for easy colorful chain maille earrings from Easy Wire, were recently shared in the Jewelry Making Daily email.
It is a nice easy project with excellent instructions and the best part is, they should only take you about … Read More...
Jeanine in Canada (Italian Needlework blog) shows us how to do Punto Rodi or Rodi Stitch. She says,
… Read More...[It] is a Pulled Thread Stitch used for filling spaces of a design and creating a light, open area. It
Join Nancy Doren on the Scrapbooking from the Inside Out blog for some really cool and interesting ways to use texture stamps on your cards and scrapbook pages. Click here for her tutorial.
-Heather
Ruffles and Stuff posted this tutorial for a no-sew flutter cape for kids. It looks easy and super cute, all it requires is some fleece, scissors and a length of ribbon!
Yesterday On Tuesday has a nice tutorial for … Read More...
I have always wanted to blow glass. I tried it a couple of times but soon realized that the learning curve was way too great. And I can achieve most of what I really want to create with kiln forming … Read More...
