Susan from Living With Punks shows how to make this awesome kid’s tent that hangs from the ceiling. Made up in pink (as shown in her example), it’s the perfect princess getaway. But made up in a camo print and … Read More...
Candy Jewels
Learn how to make these fabulous candy jewels, perfect for adorning your princess’s cakes or cupcakes, HERE at Chica and Jo, seen at Craftzine.com, found via not martha.
[tags]candy, jewels, cake decorating, gems[/tags]
Free pattern: Birthday CQ block
Janet Stauffacher of Nostalgic NeedleART is sharing the pattern for this birthday crazy-quilt block. Janet says,
… Read More...Here’s an easy foundation-pieced crazy quilt block, featuring one of my favorite postcards from my personal collection…Print this block directly onto computer printer fabric
Fireflies as hair ornaments
Look what Mollie Johanson did: Some tiny bits of felt, some tiny stitches with glow-in-the-dark floss, a couple of bobbie pins…and Mollie has fireflies in her hair! Brilliant! Get the details from Mollie’s Wild Olive blog.
Learning is free at Stitch School
Janet McCaffrey has started Stitch School blog to store her stitch tutorials and free patterns. There’s a lot to love! Recent tutes:
Woven filling stitch
Wheatear stitch
Vandyke stitch
Up-and-down buttonhole stitch
Twisted chain stitch
Another beautiful combo from SharonB
This stitch combination is rich yet elegantly simple. SharonB of Pin Tangle blog stitched the sample in her For the Love of Stitching band sampler. She says,
… Read More...This band of stitching is made up of row of herringbone stitch which
DIY Liberty Pinwheel Brooch
We all know Betz White’s felting and today she has this sweet Liberty Pinwheel Brooch for us to make for the 4th. Check out what she has been up to and makeup a couple or more of this Liberty Pinwheel … Read More...
Freebie: Dog Bone Gift Tote
Isn’t this the cutest darn thing?? Alex Maldonado shares a free down loadable pattern and instructions on how to make this adorable dog bone gift tote. Click here to visit her blog Fairy Blossoms and Life to get the pattern … Read More...
Tutorial: Lace Flower
This tutorial by Aly & Ash shows how to make a lace flower to use as a hair pin or brooch, but I think it would be just as lovely on a scrapbook page or card! Click here to go … Read More...
Tips and Tricks: Cleaning Your Acrylic Blocks
If your acrylic blocks look like the one shown above, you’re going to love this tip from Jana Eubank on the Noel Mignon blog! Click here to go to article.
DIY: Body Lotion
DeShawn Marie shares a recipe on her blog for body lotion. She says this recipe is the perfect solution to dry skin and is easy to make. She is also having a soap giveaway, so be sure to … Read More...
Tutorial: Tissue Pouch for your purse
Christie from Lemon Squeezy Home guest blogs over at Tea Rose Home with a tutorial for making these tissue covers. These covers are sized to hold a travel pack of tissues to keep them nice and neat while in your … Read More...
How to Make a Ruffly Felt Rosette Wreath
What a stunning wreath tutorial from Kristen of domestifluff, to make for almost any occasion. If you don’t feel ambitious enough to make this large wreath you can do a smaller one, say for a bridal table with a … Read More...
A new way to get Stofnest designs
Good news for lovers of Stofnest‘s cross-stitch designs: Ria Lanser has started a Stofnest club. If I understand the translation correctly, for 10 Euros you’ll receive 26 new charts — one each week to your e-mail account. Go to … Read More...
Tutorial: Shadow work
Deepa of This and That blog has posted a new tutorial. Yea! This time, she lets us follow along on her first experience with shadow work on organza. I think you’ll agree that the results are beautiful. See Deepa’s tute… Read More...
Tutorial: Wave stitch
This week’s TAST challenge is wave stitch. And it’s available a day early on SharonB‘s Pin Tangle blog. See the tute.
Freebie: Summer Fun Downloads
Click here to download a bunch of summer fun backyard, picnic and BBQ images from Lettering Delights for free this month only. Perfect for quick BBQ or picnic invites or scrapbook pages.
-Heather
Twister Party
Find sweet tips on throwing a Twister-themed party HERE at parents.com, like this simple Twister cake and bright rainbow pretzel favors. (Note: You may have to register on the site to get the details, but it’s free to register.)… Read More...
How to make a framed crayon initial
I love how modern this framed crayon initial looks! The clever crafter Carol of the blog Frugal Life Project needed teacher gifts. What’s a crafty gal to do? Think about cool things that other crafters had shared and give it … Read More...
Tutorial: Wool felt floor cushions with Hawaiian-style motifs
Head over to The Purl Bee to find out how to make these oversized Hawaiian-style floor pillows. They’re made from wool felt (doesn’t fray), so you won’t find yourself having to turn under all those edges when you applique the … Read More...