This giant, blinking LED arrow is perfect to point the way to your wedding ceremony or reception venue! This would be especially fun for an evening event. After the big day, take it home and incorporate it into your quirky … Read More...
Tutorial: Pleated burlap tree skirt, #JustAddMichaels
Today I’m going to show you how I made the pleated burlap tree skirt for my Michaels Dream Tree. My theme was an Icy Woodland Dream Tree, inspired by the beauty of an ice-encrusted tree.
I was able to … Read More...
DIY Chalkboard Pumpkins With Thanksgiving Messages
Michelle of Simple Price, shows us how to make Chalkboard Pumpkins using foam pumpkins, vinyl and chalkboard paint.
Although these have spooky words on them, change out the wording and they would make a great Thanksgiving center piece idea as … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy peasy pillowcase tote bag
Over at Crafting a Green World, you can see how absolutely easy it is to turn a vintage pillowcase into a new tote for yourself. It takes just one cut and three seams. You’ll need a pillowcase plus a length … Read More...
Wine Bottle Super Heros
The other day I came across a random wine bottle cork behind the BBQ. I knew I needed to save it but just didn’t know what for. Then I came across these Hero and Sidekick wine cork crafts and a … Read More...
Abby talks about safety testing of handmade toys for small children
Abby Glassenberg from While She Naps, and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction
, has written an excellent blog post about safety requirements for selling handmade toys intended for small children. It’s a confusing topic, and can … Read More...
{Monday Moods at DIY Weddings} Teal + Berry
Teal is such a rich, beautiful color, and looks even more stunning when paired with vibrant pops of berry and a bit of sparkle! See all the details of this feminine and fabulous inspiration board at Elizabeth Anne Designs.
Project: Stamped Fabric Tree
Add some paint and stamping to some canvas fabric and stitch up a beautiful holiday tree, I love the wintery blue and white colors on this! Find the instructions here, from Stampington and Co.
-Heather
Scrapbooking Organization | 5 DIY ideas for Storing Ribbon
If you love using ribbon on your scrapbook pages but haven’t yet figured out the best way to store them, take a look at these five DIY ideas for ribbon storage over at Craft Storage Ideas.
From the standing spools … Read More...
Freebie | 5 Watercolor Textures
Inspiration du Jour | Chicks
Polymer Clay Out On The Net
As fall moves into winter (here at least!) and November really gets going, people are still claying merrily along:
- Angela ran a great kid’s class making ice cream pens. You should see the little works of art!
- Cabby Craft shares
Tutorial: How to sew on a button
You can find a good tutorial over at BurdaStyle showing how to sew on a button. Their method will get the button sewn quickly and easily. Most importantly, though, the button will be sewn securely to the fabric. Go to … Read More...
Paper Turkey Centerpiece
Add some turkey centerpieces to your Thanksgiving party table this year using just paper scraps and glue. This project from our sister site, Craftbits.com, is easy to make and the kids will have lot of fun doing it as well!… Read More...
Tutorial: Hourglass pencil skirt refashion
Jen from iCandy Handmade shows how she recreated the look of a pencil skirt she spied (and fell in love with) at Anthropologie. Her inspiration piece has beautiful angled piecing on the front that mimic an hourglass figure. For her … Read More...
Tutorial: Christmas tree fabric napkin
Caroline from Sew Caroline guest blogs in the Bake, Craft, & Sew Along series at Skip To My Lou with a tutorial showing how to sew a Christmas tree napkin. Instead of a traditional square napkin, these are cut as … Read More...
Projects: Holiday Cards and Layouts
Echo Park papers has a new idea booklet to download for free. Inside you’ll find 3 cards, 8 layouts and 7 altered projects for the holidays, click here to download. ( you’ll need to “check out” but it’s free)… Read More...
Granny Edging Tutorial
Granny Squares are a perpetual favorite. Here is a nice way to finish off those projects with a pretty edging. It’s pretty simple
but quite effective. Find the tutorial here.
I also like the way Lucy finishes her … Read More...
October Crochet Giveaway Winner Is ….
The winner of my October Three Book Giveaway is this lovely scarf, entry #7:
Designed and crocheted by me, Mary Buse Melick. Modeled by my dear daughter, Meagan. Available in Sculpture Crochet Pattern Sets: SCK977 Shoulder Cozies.Pattern is called: … Read More...
Elizabeth Johnson’s Glass Fruit – Daily Art Muse
Once again we get some good glass art from Daily Art Muse. Today we’ve got Elizabeth Johnson and her yummy glass berries and fruit. They look so real and very tasty. Elizabeth is based in New England and has … Read More...
