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Helping Animals Find Forever Homes
Love to stitch and support a good cause? The wonderful people at Letters Great and Small are selling two patterns to help animals, one for cat lovers and one for puppy people, with 100% of the proceeds going to animal … Read More...
Tutorial: Pavé Pendant
Here’s a flexible tutorial for how to make a very blinged out Fimo pavé style pendant. Amy comments that she uses acrylic and air dry clay for her first try because you can’t bake the less expensive acrylic rhinestones… but … Read More...
Tutorial: Identifying jeans fit issues
Finding a pair of jeans that fit – really fit – is kind of like finding a needle in a haystack. There are so many variables – the waist, the hip, the thigh, the rise, and more. Melissa from Blank … Read More...
Crochet Stitch Dictionary – A Review
Do NOT be fooled by this books cover! It’s way better than the cheerful cover might lead you to believe. Really!
Interweave Press author Sarah Hazell has gathered 200 stitches, some of which will be entirely new … Read More...
Tutorial: No-sew fabric and ribbon flower wands
Coats & Clark shares a free PDF project sheet for making these fabric and ribbon flower wands. They’re made with Phoomph! double stick foam sheets, so there’s no sewing required. The middles of the flower are fabric prints, and the … Read More...
Green Velvet Cupcakes
I’ve never seen green velvet before! As I prepare to focus on St. Patrick’s Day and spring, I saw this on Pinterest. Christi at Love From the Oven has created these cupcakes, mini cupcakes, whoopie pies and cakes pops using … Read More...
Bee Theme Number Matching Game
These adorable bees, made out of chenille stems and pom-poms, will happily help your kids practice counting; however, I think they are adorable enough to use for other uses. Perhaps make them into magnets to hang on the refrigerator?
Carissa, … Read More...
Style Me Quick – Glitter Jeans
I am not sure I want to draw attention to my already attention sized backside but if you can’t hide it then try blinging it up! Love the idea of turning an old pair of jeans into something a little … Read More...
Tutorial: Squid and whale dishtowels
Liz fromSimple Simon & Co. shows how she made these fun nautical kitchen towels with squids and whales. Her tutorial is part of the Home Sewn series hosted by Susan from Living with Punks. She used applique and … Read More...
Possibly the Cutest Colorful Baby Sweater Ever
I’ve written a knitting book for babies, and I’m working on one about colorwork for adults, but I’ve not combined the two much. I guess I thought all that colorwork would be too much on a tiny scale, but it … Read More...
Tutorial: Woven fabric pillow cover
Deb from So Sew Easy weaved strips of fabric to create this gorgeous pillow cover. All those little squares of color and pattern make me happy! She shares a tutorial showing how she did it. It’s a great project to … Read More...
Another Stampin’ Up! Review
This is my third and final review for the Stampin’ Up! Occasions mini catalog! This new catalog is chocked full of new stamps in wood and clear mount options, pretty Designer pattern papers, washi tapes, embossing folders, dies, embellishments… Read More...
Seaside Tinkered Treasures Giveaway & Review
Welcome to the next stop on the blog tour for Seaside Tinkered Treasures by Elyse Major! A charming read, this book is brimming over with 35 seashore-inspired projects made from simple materials with easy instructions anyone can follow. If … Read More...
Tutorial – DIY Mini Patterned Notebooks
Tutorial | Make Tags With the Silhouette Machine
Follow along with Maritza Lisa as she shows you how to use your Silhouette machine to design and cut out tags. They would work perfect;y for journaling or embellishments, as well as for gifts. Click here to get all … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Spring Dreams
Tutorial: Argyle Cane
My daughter’s favourite socks are all argyle patterns. That might seem a little out there but a lot of them are cheerful, bright argyles and this cane tutorial just has the same vibe. As always, Karen Mijoy graciously shares this … Read More...
Tutorial: 5-minute ribbon and D-ring belt
Bernadette from Daisies and Dresses shares a tutorial at The Sewing Rabbit showing how you can make a ribbon belt like this one. It’s easy to make when you use decorative ribbon for the belt and d-rings for the closure. … Read More...
Tutorial: Patch kids’ jeans and lengthen them at the same time
Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shows an easy way to patch kids’ jeans. Instead of sewing a patch just over the worn out knee, she replaces the entire knee with a strip of contrasting fabric. Her method … Read More...