Daniela from On The Cutting Floor shares a free pattern for her beautiful Pam Dress. The classic fitted dress can be made from solids for an understated sophistication, or bold prints for a funkier look. It’s pretty on its own, … Read More...
DIY Lego Minifig Wall Display
Learn how to turn an Ikea table top into a wall display/storage for Lego minifigures
on the blog Just Crafty Enough.
Read more here- Just Crafty Enough – Iron Craft ’14 Challenge #12 – Lego Minifig Wall Display.
Project: Stamped Fabric Bird Banner
It’s this banner just lovely? Find directions over on Tammy Tutterow’s blog for stamping and coloring on fabric and make a sweet banner to hang on your wall.
-Heather
Monstrous Crochet Bag Holder
The stated purpose of these monstrously cute bags is to hold plastic bags. I’m sure they do that really well. But, when I look at them, I see a great way to have little ones stash their PJ’s neatly every … Read More...
Show & Tell | Memory File for A Brand New Baby
Lindsay at Frenchie Wraps shows off this lovely mini album she made for the new baby of a close friend. What a wonderful gift! She shares a bit about how she put it together in her blog post.
Looking for … Read More...
Show & Tell | Birthday Scrapbook with Smash
Document all the details of a recent birthday using a Smash mini folio book. Alanna George shows you how she made this scrapbook for her daughter over at the Darice Blog. She shares tips and suggestions for what items … Read More...
Quilting Inspiration – Things We Love quilt
Though well versed in making Amigurumi and baking, Irene of Sugaridoo recently turned her attention to patchwork. She explains,
… Read More...“Things we love” is a quilt I designed and made for my mom who has been a quilter for many years.
Tutorial: Foldable wood laundry hamper with removable fabric bag
Cami from Tidbits shares a tutorial at Make It and Love It showing how you can make this wood laundry hamper with a removable fabric bag. A large fabric bag attaches to the wooden hamper frame by way of loops … Read More...
Free pattern: City Chic Handbag
Remona from The Stitching Scientist shares a free pattern for making her City Chic Handbag. It’s a small handbag with a rounded bottom and a removable chain strap. You can make one from just 1/4 yard each of outer fabric, … Read More...
Tutorial: How to make korker bows
Korker bows are popular hair accessories for little girls or for spirit teams. You can buy them at boutiques, and spend a good amount of money doing so. Or, you can make them yourself. Jennifer from Eat Craft Sow shares … Read More...
Throw a Simple and Modern Mustache-Themed Baby Shower
This mustache-themed baby shower from Silhouette America is the perfect option for the mom-to-be who wants to avoid the pastel baby block and rattle decorations associated with traditional baby showers. It’s clean, simple, and modern while still fully celebrating baby’s … Read More...
Technique: Waterslide Transfers
This is a how-to for a specific product- in this case Using Lisa Pavelka’s Waterslide Transfers – but the concept is good. Transfers are one of those Great Big Fun concepts in clay and for straightforward no fail stuff… I … Read More...
10 fabric organizing ideas
Finding that perfect piece of fabric can be a chore, especially if you have one in mind and know it’s lost somewhere in your stash. Go from out of control to super organized with one of these ten inspired fabric … Read More...
Channel Copy Bracelet
This channel inspired bracelet can be made with a few poly balls. I actually cheated and bought mine off ebay for a few dollars. If you want to make your own from scratch then check out this tutorial. These bracelets … Read More...
In New England This Weekend? Get Ready for a Yarn Crawl
The fourth-annual I-91 yarn crawl is happening this weekend, with 12 yarn shops from Vermont to Connecticut participating.
All participating shops will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and from noon to … Read More...
Teaching Pre-School Sewing
Simmi of “Grace’s Favours” is putting together a Christmas in July Tutorials for preschoolers. Last week she joined her son’s nursery class to teach them some sewing and they LOVED making their creations. Simmi used a sharper needle had … Read More...
Eric Carle Tissue Paper Prints
Today is the perfect day to try this Eric Carle
inspired project shared by Anna from The Imagination Tree. Why? Because today is Eric Carle’s birthday!
Read through this tutorial and discover how Anna made colorful collages with her … Read More...
Tutorial: Beach towel swim cover up
This swim cover up is perfect for trips to the pool or hanging out at the beach. Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows how you can make one out of a couple of beach towels. It has … Read More...
Tutorial: Quilted cotton mini backpack
Marni from Haberdashery Fun shows how you can make this cute mini backpack out of a quilted cotton. The quilted cotton is two sided and has plenty of body, so there’s no need to line it. (The seam allowances get … Read More...
Project: Seahorse Candle
Add a touch of the beach to your home decor this summer. Visit Inkadinkado stamps to learn how to stamp on vellum for a beautiful seahorse themed candle.
-Heather