Cathy from Trinkets in Bloom shares a tutorial at I Love To Create showing how to make her Origami Dyed Ruffled Tube Top. The ruffled tube top is refashioned from a plain t-shirt. She shows how to fold the t-shirt … Read More...
How to Read a Lace Knitting Chart
Once you have a few simple projects under your belt, you might want to try out some more complex lace knitting, and that often means that you will need to — or at least have the option to — read … Read More...
Dyed Mason Jars You can Write on!
This project uses 2 products I didn’t know existed- Sheer Colors Mod Podge
& Clear Chalkboard Paint
! This tutorial will show you how to use both products to make colorful mason jars that you can write on with chalk.… Read More...
Cupcake Gelatin Bubbles
Bubbles! I have to admit, I still love to blow bubbles! Such a peaceful joy of blowing the bubbles and watching them drift in the wind till they pop.
Sprinkle Bakes shows us how to make the bubbles using small … Read More...
Tutorial: Child’s dachshund belt
Ohhhh, how cute is this little dachshund belt! Eri from llevo el invierno shows how you can make one. It’s made from fabric covered webbing with a faux suede dachshund at the front. A Velcro front closure (underneath the dachshund) … Read More...
Project: Metallic Shimmer Card
The Lily Bean Paperie blog has directions for making a stunning shimmer card by stamping and embossing with metallic embossing powders and adding sequins (which are super trendy right now!).
-Heather
Crochet Arm Warmers
Now, don’t think that you won’t need these because warmer weather is drawing near in the US. I can think of a number of times these might be needed. First, there’s the chill of air conditioning. These are so pretty. … Read More...
Tutorial | Make Stickers With Silhouette Print & Cut
Want to have custom stickers to match your scrapbook topic? Try making your own! Alison from Dream a Little Bigger shows you how, using a Silhouette machine and a Xyron sticker maker. She explains the steps to finding and setting … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Mom & Me
I chose Mom & Me by Mary Ann Jenkins because of the recent celebration of Mother’s Day, and also because I am a sucker for butterflies on a page! I love the retro photo too, and it’s quite fitting for … Read More...
Tutorial: Flower and Lace
The nice folks at Sculpey and artist Chris Crossland present this fancy looking flower tutorial. It combines lace, clay and beads. They use it on a necklace but I would so use it as a brooch myself. The actual … Read More...
10 Patriotic Desserts for Memorial Day
Get ready to kick off the summer season this Memorial Day with one of these patriotic desserts! Everything on our list is fairly simple to make, so impress your friends at this year’s barbecue with colorful flag cookie tray or … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a slipcover for a dress form
Susan from Crafterhours shows how she created a slipcover for her dress form. The jersey knit cover stretches to fit around her dress form and covers up the ugly gray and the knobs for adjusting the size. The white she … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a little envelope pouch
Trixi Symonds, author of Sew Together Grow Together, guest blogs at My Poppet with a tutorial showing how to make a simple envelope pouch. The sewing is very easy and uses both machine stitching and hand stitching. It’s a … Read More...
Tutorial: Kool-Aid dip dyed pillow cover
Jenn from Endlessly Inpsired shows how she used Kool-Aid to create a dip dye effect on a pillow cover. It creates a lovely, painted effect on the pillow. She did this on a pillow cover she made herself, but you … Read More...
Tutorial: Piped scalloped hem
Heather from Feather’s Flights shows how she added a piped scalloped hem to a purchased dress. You could do like she did and add this to an existing garment, or incorporate it in to a garment you’re making. It would … Read More...
How to make a recycled pin necklace
I am a big fan of the bling and this link sent in by Victoria to her blog where she features a fun little rant and the tutorial on how to make a recycled vintage brooch necklace is a fun … Read More...
5 tips for organizing a small sewing space
I freely admit to jealousy whenever I see photos of people’s gorgeous, perfectly decorated, lots of floor space sewing rooms. With pretty painted walls, y’all! My own sewing space is actually a good size, but I still find myself jumping … Read More...
Cross Stitch Freebie: Heard it on the Radio
I am so happy that Hancock’s House of Happy is making patterns again. This retro radio is perfect for a family room in a mid century bungalow…and by mid century bungalow, I mean my house. It would look adorable … Read More...
How to make felt light decoration
Mitsy of “Art Mind” lives in Hasselt, Belgium has a very interesting and fun tutorial “How to make felt light decoration”! In her tutorial she tells you just what you need and how to create the wet felt shades with … Read More...
5 Nautical Party Ideas
My daughter is into Dolphin at the moment so her bedroom has taken on a slight nautical feel. I loved looking at all these amazing photos and party ideas. I especially love the mermaid wall paper. That would look amazing … Read More...