This fun and celebratory bracelet tutorial comes from Aubree at Yellow Blackbird.
It is just the thing for this coming weekend!
How to work with Cold Porcelain
Diane Gilleland shared this how to, on making and working with “cold porcelain” on CraftStylish.
There are lots of possibilities with this medium and it seems as if it can be worked in much the same way as metal clay … Read More...
DIY my big tissue paper roses
Although these stunning roses are not felt they are still a fiber. Sandra Foster of My Shabby Streamside Studio created these lovely Roses out of tissue paper and many of her followers asked her to make a tutorial and she … Read More...
Wire Work and Polymer Clay Tutorial
Tutorial Wire Work and Polymer Clay
Originally uploaded by Alkhymeia
I found this wonderful pictorial tutorial from flickr member Alkhymela!
The simple step-by-step photos show how a lovely intricate piece was created.
Click on the photo to check it out!… Read More...
Ice Cream in a Jar Favors
I think I’ve been saying everything in a mason jar is cooler enough lately to declare a mason jar trend. DIY ice cream in a jar? The coolest. And a deliberate word choice. Find the how-tos for making these … Read More...
Metal Painting
Now this is a medium that I am not familiar with…metal painting! Not a bad thing to do with those leftover aluminum baking pans! Visit Craft-Project.com to see how its done!
Summertime Flip Flops
Found two great sites for making summertime flip flops!
These flip flops are adorable, and a perfect mother/daughter project! Visit Bo Bunny for the instructions.
Visit I Love to Create Blog for the how to on these patriotic flip flops!
Coffee Filter Flowers
These could be great for fireworks hanging from a room too! Love them! Once Again, Crafts By Amanda has come up with an adorable simple craft for your kids to enjoy!
Handprint Flags
These flags are just too cute, and the perfect start to my exhaustive search on the internet for great July 4 kid crafts!! An Indiana Mom is where you can find the how to for these cute flags!
Pig Pen Cake
I thought immediately of the Three Little Pigs when I saw this clever cake. Find the recipe for the cake and piggy inspiration HERE at Sugar and Everything Nice.
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Why use cable stitch?
Tenar of Tenar’s Cave says,
… Read More...Cable stitch is a useful and beautiful stitch in pulled thread work, but I never got why it should be used in normal surface embroidery. I mean, it produces lines of stitches you can easier
Tutorial: Machine embroidery on leather
Anja Rieger says “it is amazingly easy” to create these keychains by machine-embroidering on leather. See the tute.
How to make a recycled book purse
I really like how this book purse made. Most of the book purses I have seen have the spine at the bottom of the purse but this one has the spine at the top. Donna of the blog Quilt in … Read More...
Video tutorial: Needle-tatting
TotusMel shows us how to needle-tat split rings and Josephine chains. Have a look and post a comment — let’s encourage her to give us more rockin tutorials. See the tute.
Tutorial: Toddler handle for your purse
Ashley from Make It and Love It has a helpful project for all you mamas of toddlers. It’s a longish fabric strap with a handle at the end. The other end wraps around the strap of your purse, creating a … Read More...
Tutorial: Flippity flop flip-flop straps
Flip-flops would be the perfect summertime shoe for kids if not for one thing – the lack of a back strap makes it easy fro them to slip off of little feet. Luckily, there’s a fairy easy solution. Jessica from … Read More...
Project: Year You Were Born Card
Want to make a unique card that will treasured? Why not try a “Year You Were Born” card with lots of interesting fun facts about the year that special birthday guy or gal was born. Visit the Isn’t that Sweet … Read More...
Freebie: July 4th Vintage Images
Download these free vintage images from Country Living for all your 4th of July crafting! Click here to go to download
Share sources of free CS charts
Connie G. Barwick, cross-stitch editor for About.com, invites you to share links to sources of free patterns through her blog’s forum. She says,
… Read More...If you offer free patterns on your blog or website, feel free to post your
DIY: Vintage Baseball Soap
Soap Queen posted a wonderful project that will make great gifts for men. Learn how to create Vintage Baseball Soap on the Soap Queen blog.