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These Father’s Day desserts are in that category of desserts for dad that are wow-worthy. Maybe even jaw dropping. Definitely time-taking to show Dad you really do care and didn’t slap some sugar together last minute. Four that impress:
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Chocolate chip cookie lovers and Star Wars fans, together at last. You must make some Chocolate chip cookie Wookies (and matching Han Solo plastic cup for the milk, of course) HERE at Diamonds for Dessert.
There’s no tutorial for this, I’m providing it to you strictly for inspirational purposes. Back in 2010 Heather Bullard visited Rachel Ashwell and was greeted by this lovely decoration on the front door. I quote “To welcome Rachel they had … Read More...
Catherine Pooler has a quick video tutorial showing you how to cut a perfect diagonal from pattern paper. What a nice change for your card backgrounds instead of a plain old square!
-Heather
Are you still using cupcake liners for… haha… cupcakes? That’s crazy. There are so many other reasons to buy them. Wreaths, flowers, party hats, even a disco ball.
Clockwise:
Make party hats, from Jaderbomb.
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Karla Lim from Oh So Very Pretty has truly outdone herself with this beautiful origami pop-up card created specifically for Father’s Day, and it’s available as a guest post on All Things Paper! If you’re looking for a heartfelt and … Read More...
Once again I have been hit with a cold/flu thing. This time it has gone right to my throat and left me unable to shout at the kids which means they are getting away with everything.
I seem to be … Read More...
So fresh. Check out Cintia’s (My Poppet) rainbow-hued table runner she made from hexagons. She says she pieced those hexies together using a running stitch and whip stitch, whichever she was in the mood to do. That’s my … Read More...
Jenilyn from Grits and Giggles shows how you can use a special photograph to personalize the well-known Walk With Me Daddy poem by Helen Rush. She explains how you can do this in Microsoft Word, or you can achieve … Read More...
The burgers are eerily realistic on these cake pops, aren’t they? Make grill cake pops HERE at Dunkan Hines for Father’s Day, your summer picnic, or well, I’ll let you decide.
This week’s featured Etsy shop is Carouselink. Carouselink specialized in made from scratch women’s clothing, decorated fantastically with hand drawn illustrations. The items are created and curated by three friends, Autumn, Celena, and Martin, who combine their respective talents … Read More...
Summertime is strawberry time! Keeley from Hope & Gloria shows how to stitch up a fabric version of a red, ripe strawberry. It takes just a small piece of fabric, so raid your scrap bin for bits of red and … Read More...
Maddie from Madalynne answers a reader’s question about how to draft a pattern for a turtleneck. A turtleneck is basically a wide band of fabric attached to the neck of a shirt, but you’ll need to do some measuring to … Read More...
Jess from Craftiness Is Not Optional shows how to make a little girl’s slouchy cardigan. It’s made from t-shirt knit so it’s a lightweight layer to wear on a cool evening or in an air conditioned restaurant. Go to her … Read More...
These birds have so much personality and are created by Sofia of (365slojd) out of Sweden and you may have to translate this page if my translation does not work. The birds are made of wool together with (homespun, broadcloth … Read More...
Divine. S’mores ice cream sandwiches from Eat. Sleep. Make.
Mmm. Ice cream cones that are actually cookies. Cleverness how-tos at Damask Love.
Craft your own tassel ice cream … Read More...
And so the edible commentary on the neck and tie cliche for Dad continues (see here)… Make dad a fruit pizza for Father’s Day HERE at The Diary of Dave’s Wife.
I have been wanting to try this for so long! I had a hoop prepared but hadn’t figured out what I was going to use to “paint” on the screen to form the barrier. Well thanks to Tamara for sharing … Read More...
Thanks to everyone who commented and shared what they were knitting this week. It’s so fun for me to know what you all are up to!
The winner of Mason-Dixon Knitting is commenter 14, Ann, who says she’s working on … Read More...
Over at the blog Studs and Buttonholes there is a super easy and great tutorial on how to make a to-go sippy cup from a recycled jar. I can’t wait to try making these as one benefit I see … Read More...
