Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom shows how you can make a shirred maxi dress for yourself. The elastic thread shirring makes the bodice stretchy so there’s no fussing to get a perfect fit. She used a knit … Read More...
Tutorial: No-sew t-shirt skirt
Anne from WobiSobi shows how to make turn a large t-shirt into a skirt, with no sewing required. Instead of sewing, she cuts slits into the shirt and threads the ends of the sleeves through them. You’ll need to use … Read More...
Tutorial: Fold-up towel backpack
Jess from Sewing Rabbit shares a tutorial over at Craftaholics Anonymous showing how to make a towel that folds up into a backpack. It’s made from a bath towel and a hand towel. The hand towel will become the backpack … Read More...
Raised Padded Stem Stitch Band
Elizabeth of Sew in Love has been working on a Stumpwork Dragonfly and in part of the process, she includes a tutorial for raised padded stem stitch band. In this case, she is using it to create the dragonfly’s … Read More...
Inspiration: Stamped Summer Art
This sunny Boardwalk themed stamped collage art piece from Tracy Evans makes me want to head to the beach! Find more info head over to her blog.
-Heathe
Freebie | Printable Paper Feathers | Cut File Available
These colourful paper feathers can be used as scrapbook page embellishments or for gift wrapping. Download the free printable file from Dabbles & Babbles. If you have an electronic cutter you can also purchase the cut file. Click here to … Read More...
Tutorial: Flower Ball Beads
These Fimo nifty beads seem to be a matter of patience but the results are certainly cool! You could do a variety of flower beads like this – I remember seeing rose ball beads – for people according to their … Read More...
How to make a recycled cork monogram bulletin board
Making Wine corks bulletin boards has bean one of the classic recycled crafts, but I love how Valery of the blog Simply me kicked it up a notch and formed a letter with the champagne corks in the middle of … Read More...
Sushi Magnets Fun game
Yee Ting Kuit likes two things – illustrations and sushi. And she has decided to combine these two into a kick-starter project with the aim of raising 2000 pounds to convert her ideas into reality.
From her kick-starter page:
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DIY Printables – Pop Corn Wrappers & Labels
Popcorn is one of those things that once you start eating it you can’t stop. My solution was always to never have it, but since my kids have come along , going to the movies just is not the … Read More...
Project: Lemonade Stand Card
This card is beyond adorable! Find directions for making this fun pop up lemonade stand card over at the Simon Says Stamp blog.
-Heather
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It’s Bastille Day. Crochet Something!
Ok. Most of the world does not celebrate Bastille Day – the French version of the USA Independence Day on July 4 is their July 14 Bastille Day. How do I know this? Once upon a time, I majored in … Read More...
Quilter puts FriXion pen on notice
This is what happened when Lee of Freshly Pieced put her washed and dried quilt in her freezer for 30 minutes. Bizarre behavior but necessary to test her red FriXion pen
. Of the red marks reappearing she said,
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Sewing Pattern : Girl’s shirred sundress with a tie-back bow
Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how to make a girl’s shirred summer sundress with straps that tie in a bow at the back. With a stretchy bodice thanks to the elastic thread shirring, and the straps that … Read More...
Stitch Emma Stitching
If you are a DMC fan then you may recognize the partially stitched figure shown here. Yes, it’s good old Emma Broidery, the fun gal who is the “blogger” for DMC these days. Brooke Nolan of Brooke’s Books has created … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Distressed typography shorts
Alexa Westerfield shares a tutorial over at I Love To Create showing how to make these distressed typography shorts. The shorts she started with were a darker denim with finished hems. She bleached them and shredded the hems, and then … Read More...
Sharknado Tote Bag – ILovetoCreate
If you missed the epic Syfy masterpiece that was Sharknado, then you really missed something special. In the film, Los Angeles finds itself under attack from a one of kind problem–massive water spouts carrying sharks of all shapes and varieties. … Read More...
Free pattern: Jingle quilt block
Erin Russek of One Piece at a Time shared on her blog the latest block for the Christmas quilt you see here. Called Jingle Applique, it’s located bottom center of the red border. There’s nothing sweeter than birds, leaves … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Sew a dog crate cover
Jessie from Dimplicity shows how she made a cover for her dog’s crate. She was able to make one herself for about half the cost of buying one, even with using designer fabrics. It’s fully lined and has piping peeking … Read More...
Freebie: Summer Die Cuts
Two Peas in a Buckets has some fun summer die cut images to download for free on SVG andPNG formats. Hurry, these are only free for a limited time!
-Heather