Deborah Schlegel of Art Threads shows us how to make felt carrot softies complete with feather-stitched fronds. A beautiful and safe addition to your wee one’s play kitchen. See her tute.
Stitch a mod sampler
It’s not too late to stitch along with Janet Perry (Nuts About Needlepoint) on her Mod Sampler project. Check out her progress and get links to earlier posts.
Freebie: Skeleton Paper Doll
DZ Doodle shares a funky fun digi paper doll skeleton on her blog. Put it together was brads and he’s moveable!
-Heather
Semi-tutorial: Bean bags
Megan of The Crafty CPA shares her tree sketch and the link to the tutorial that inspired her four-seasons bean bags. She provides enough instructions for most stitchers to be able to create some on their own. Go to her … Read More...
Freebie | Alphabet Collage Sheet
This alphabet collage sheet from Katrinshine has many applications in scrapbooking and other paper crafts. The sheet is letter sized and available at 300 dpi. Click here to go to the download.
The Polymer Clay Cupcake Box
Definitely the most adorable project I’ve seen lately is this one for a Cupcake Box from the folks at Instructables. How awesome!
For an extra kick, don’t forget you can add a little scent to the clay – a small … Read More...
Rat Eyeballs, Spider Legs and Ghost Poop Favors
Have kids giggling with these easy Halloween favors (kids always giggle at “poop, right?). Find the free printable for “Rat Eyeballs, Spider Legs and Ghost Poop” HERE at Glorious Treats.
Free pattern: Tatted dragonfly
Jane Eborall is sharing her pattern for this tatted and beaded dragonfly. Go to her blog post for the link to the tute.
Tutorial: Mum hair clip
Mollie of Wild Olive shares the design and instructions for making her sweet fall-mum hair clip. See the tute.
Freebie | Doodling Exemplars
Sher from Sher Your Scraps has designed a bunch of doodled alphabets and you can download her exemplars for free! She has designed four sheets of doodled letters available on her blog. Click here to go to the download.
Make a fall elf
Creative Breathing shares her pattern for these sweet fall elves. (That little bunting says Fall, not Fail.) Use her simple shapes and materials to create a felt-and-embroidery soft sculpture to brighten up your autumn home. Go to the pattern … Read More...
Glitter Clay Mokume Gane Tutorial
One issue with moving from Big City to Not So Big City has been the loss of easy craft supply buying. I didn’t really get the chance to load up on the new Premo colours until recently. Sculpey comes to … Read More...
Get the snitch
If you’ve been unable to catch your very own golden snitch, JessyRatFink at Instructables shows you how to make her interpretation of the elusive snitch into a whimsical necklace. See her tutorial.
Freebie | Printable Bookplates
I love printables like this that have a dual use. Not only can you use these bookplates as intended, but wouldn’t they make an adorable embellishment on a scrapbook page about reading? Click here to go to the download from … Read More...
Freebie | Printable Tickets
Carnival style tickets are such a neat element to add to scrapbooking projects! You can download the free sheet of tickets shown above from Maybe*mej.
Click here to go to the download
Freebie | Birthday Party Printables
Sibylle from funkytime sent along these adorable free birthday party printables. She made them to give away as part of her one year celebration on her blog. The set includes printables for two invites and a treat bag. … Read More...
Free stuff from Sew Daily
Sew Daily is offering a few free eBooks right now and seems to have quite a few free tutorials. I decided to go for the eBook on organizing sewing supplies.
Stitch a fancy lobster
Wow! Just wow! Becky Stern of Crafzine.com turns us on to Kristen McQuillin‘s interpretation of the newly discovered kiwa hirsuta lobster as a softie. And Kristen is sharing her pattern! Go to the Craft post for more photos and … Read More...
Hex nut bracelet with ribbon
Sarah at Simply Dove shares her spin on the popular hex nut bracelet using a pretty ribbon. She creates a nice contrast between the softness of the ribbon and its pale color with the hard, industrial quality of the hex … Read More...
