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These coasters are embroidered with pretty flowers atop two shades of linen, then quilted. Sweet and modern, visit Waterrose Etsy to see this and other homemade goods by this talented maker.
Image credit: Waterrose
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This new book takes a truly fresh look at some humble crochet projects. The cover gives just a hint of the goodies inside. There’s little flash here – but the ideas are winners. You’ll be inspired to rethink some of … Read More...
I sell my work on and offline. Because of this, I started making Christmas decorations shortly after Christmas last year. At least, I tell myself it’s because of the retail calendar and not because I couldn’t finish my to-do list … Read More...
Wendy of Ivory Spring gives a Thread Talk today on stitching feathers, adding they are very unforgiving in their traditional form. Not to worry, she shows us a way to practice that’s its own quilting stitch, so no productive time … Read More...
Rachel from Imagine Gnats guest blogs in the Handmade Halloween series at Feather’s Flights with a tutorial showing how to make a ladybug costume cape. It’s quick and easy to make, and because it’s a cape, the sizing is super … Read More...
The Paper, Ink and Smiles blog is sharing a cute Halloween card on their blog.
-Heather
Are you looking for more Halloween Embellishments, papers, and supplies? Check out these printable designs we found on Etsy and these fun Halloween … Read More...
After reading Knit Your Own Moustache I started thinking about different ways you can add knitting to costumes for Halloween or any occasion that might call for dressing up. And of course there are a lot of options out there.… Read More...
Who knew that pumpkin cookies were such a rage! And who knew that you could use your pumpkin shaped cutter in so many variety of ways.
Let’s face it, you should be only using the pumpkin cutter to cut pumpkins, … Read More...
THE JIM HENSON COMPANY’S PAJANIMALS PREPARE KIDS FOR HALLOWEEN, DAYLIGHT SAVINGS AND CHRISTMAS!
Between the excitement of Halloween and the confusion caused by setting our clocks back one hour as Daylight Savings comes to an end on Sunday the … Read More...
Today I have another of my favorite recycled elements-toilet paper tubes-project to share with you. Pop on over to the blog Mollymoo for a fun way to make friendly and cute Halloween spiders. I like the way she made … Read More...
The good people at Sterling Publishing sent me a copy of Knit Your Own Moustache
a few months ago, and I finally got around to giving it a look. It’s such a fun book! It includes 20 knit and crochet … Read More...
Mari from Disparate Disciplines shows how to apply fold over elastic. This tutorial is part of a sew-along for her Yellow Tail Camisole, a pattern available for free or for purchase (you name your own price). The pattern uses … Read More...
Alida from Alida Makes shows how to make a pair of sherpa legwarmers for a little girl. Look how cute they are!! They make a regular pair of shoes look like boots. They look like they’d be super fast and … Read More...
Ashley from Make It and Love It created this lumberjack costume for her son. The jeans, shirt, and hat were easy enough to find. She made the suspenders, axe, and fleece beard, and she shares a tutorial showing how she … Read More...
Check out this fabulous Halloween Pop-Up House! It was made as a card by the blogger’s teen daughter, but I think it would be lovely as part of home decor too. And you can make one of your own by … Read More...
Sliekje Digi Stamps blog has two super cute squirrel digi stamps to download for free, perfect for all those fall papercraft projects!
-Heather
Looking for more digital stamps? Check out the digital stamps at Design Bundle
Planning on decorating and carving pumpkins this Autumn? After you have gutted your pumpkins don’t throw away the seeds! Instead make a cute pumpkin seed necklace. In this tutorial you will learn how an easy way to color your … Read More...
Amy Heller just announced a brand new collection that she designed for Lily Bee. The Urban Autumn collection has six double-sided 12×12 papers, 36 double-sided 3×4″ insert style/journaling cards (72 unique designs in all!), a 4×6″ stamp set, wood … Read More...
Is Project Life one of the things you’d like to do, but not sure how you will start, or fit it in? Aby Garvey at Simplify 101 had the same issue, and decided to come up with a plan to … Read More...
