Lately I’ve been wanting to make a pair of old school athletic shorts for myself. And lucky for me, Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews is sharing a free pattern for exactly that on her blog today. These … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Little girl’s summer nightie
Kristin from Skirt As Top guest blogs in the Color Your Summer series at Delia Creates (and co-hosted by Kojo Designs) with a tutorial showing how to make this little girl’s summer nightie. It’s a sleeveless nightgown with a short … Read More...
How to make a recycled zipper bracelet
Making things with recycled zippers is just about my favorite recycled craft material (see last week’s beer can pin cushion post) so when the clever blogger over at Craft and Fun posted a great tutorial on how to make a … Read More...
Tutorial: Pin property to sew curved softie parts
Sewing any curved pieces together can be tricky, but the little curved pieces of a softie can be especially difficult. According to Abby Glassenberg from While She Naps, and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction
, the … Read More...
Tutorial: Make Your Own Paint
Did you know you can make your own colors of paint using white Gesso and your stamping Re-Inkers ? I sure didn’t but now I know I’m going to have to give this cool idea a try. Visit the Capture … Read More...
Scrap Metal Musical Instruments
Childs Play Music shares this article on creating musical instruments with scrap metal. How perfect would these be for yard play? Not only do they resemble up-cycled or reclaimed art they are practical and imaginative. I don’t think I would … Read More...
Tutorial | Toolbox Mini Scrapbook or Coupon Book
Etsy Shop of the Week – whatshername
This week’s featured Etsy shop is whatshername. What’s her name is the shop of Gayle Phillips Williams. For Gayle, Etsy is a family business; her son Mitchell helps to make cards that are sold in his own special section … Read More...
Winner of the Stitching for the Kitchen giveaway
Last week I posted a review & giveaway of Gooseberry Patch’s Stitching for the Kitchen.
The winner of the giveaway is commenter #35, Cathy Hansen, who says her favorite handmade kitchen accessories are table toppers. Congratulations, Cathy!
Be sure to … Read More...
Tutorial: Pom pom pajama storage pillow
Ros from Sew Delicious made this pom pom trimme
d pillow for her daughter’s bed. Not only is it a cute accessory, it also serves as a place to store her pajamas between bedtimes. A zipper down the middle of … Read More...
Freebie: Retro Radio SVG
Download this fun and free retro radio svg cut file from SVG Cuts.
-Heather
Check out more SVG files and bundles over at Design Bundles
Checking out the New Knit Simple
I spent a little time this hot weekend perusing the fall issue of Knit Simple, which got me dreaming of bulky knits, vivid colors and simple but striking designs.
There are so many cute things in this issue, so … Read More...
Happy Newsletter
Hancock’s House of Happy features fun and cute charts and is adding a new newsletter. When the newsletter goes out sometime this month, subscribers will get access to a chart based on the print shown here, “possibly with more colors” … Read More...
Tween Keepsake Board with Crafty Cuts from Michaels
I was so excited when I found out that Michaels was going to be carrying fabrics. They’re called Crafty Cuts, precut fabric pieces in a variety of colors and fabric types (cotton, canvas, burlap, faux fur, felt, tulle, and crushed … Read More...
DIY – Floating Clouds
Asubtlerevelry.com shares how to make these fun floating clouds. Floating clouds would make the perfect decoration for lots of party themes. Rainbow parties,UP Pixar, Outdoors, Fairytale, Unicorn, Angels and many more more.
Visit asubtlerevelry.com for the full tutorial.
Sewing Tutorial: No-sew strapless t-shirt tunic
Anne from WobiSobi shares a tutorial over at I Love To Create showing how to make this strapless t-shirt tunic, with no sewing required. She starts with a basic t-shirt like you can get at any discount or craft store. … Read More...
Tutorial: Rainbow Beach Blanket that won’t blow away
Alida from Alida Makes guest blogs in the Color Your Summer series at Delia Creates (and co-hosted with Kojo Designs) with a tutorial showing how to make her Rainbow Beach Blanket. The blanket is made from two pieces of fabric … Read More...
Tip: Curving a Straight Die Cut
Let’s say you’ve got a punch or die cut of lace, scallops, ribbon, etc and it’s straight but you’d like to curve it around, what do you do? Well, hop on over to the Prickley Pear blog and find some … Read More...
Crochet Your Summer Away!
July 4 is history, but we still have plenty of Summer ahead of us. We’ll be crocheting at kids’ games, around the pool, for the pool, for back to school stuff, for cool summer garments, and all those other things … Read More...
Tutorial | DIY Purse-Sized Travel Journal
Stephanie at Henry Happened shares the steps for making a mini journal from scratch that is perfect to keep in your purse. Use it for making lists of important items or for jotting down memories while on vacation this summer. … Read More...