I actually cupped my hand on my mouth when I glimpsed these. Should I admit that? Seems lame. But I love these. Jellybeans turned expressive birds on a wire? And easy to decorate graham crackers? See why I’m so lame? … Read More...
Cute as Can Be Strawberry Cookies
Every time I think I’ve found the cutest edible craft ever, you people go and up the ante. Strawberry sugar cookies. Bring it on, summer. Find the recipe and … Read More...
Tutorial: Assembling the pages of a PDF pattern
Digital patterns. They satisfy my need for an immediate purchase (no waiting on shipping times), but you do have to assemble them yourself from the pages of printouts. Susan from Living With Punks gives her tips and tricks for piecing … Read More...
Tutorial: Reverse applique bling patched jeans
Katie from The Crafty Blog Stalker added rock star personality to a pair of her daughter’s jeans, using Bling on a Roll and a reverse applique technique. It’s a fun look for tweens! Go to her blog for the tutorial… Read More...
Pinwheel Swirl Cookies
Everything is better in swirl form. Why are swirls so great? Even the word, “swirl,” sounds awesome. Make colored dough pinwheel cookies HERE at Sugarkissed.net. And find bonus stained glass pinwheel cookies.
A Week of Eggo Ideas
And Eggos
are on my daughter’s short list of “foods I eat.” The guru of cool food for kids, especially breakfast, seems the perfect person to create seven days of fun morning meals (and snacks and lunch and dinner and … Read More...
Tutorial: Modern Peasant Dress for girls
Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom shares a tutorial for making her Modern Peasant Dress for girls. She gives the basic peasant dress a twist with a longer, puffier sleeves and a waist cinched with a wide sash. … Read More...
Free pattern: Mini Mod Dress for little girls
Kelly from Wild Wandering (and also Sewing in No Man’s Land) shows how to make her Mini Mod Dress for a little girl. It’s a short-sleeved belted A-line dress. She shows it worn as a dress with tights, but … Read More...
Tip: Marking buttonholes without chalk or disappearing markers
Jessica from Sew Chic shows how she marked the placement of buttonholes on the back of a dress. It was a special garment and she didn’t want to put chalk on the fabric. Go to her blog to see what … Read More...
Freebies: Fairy Images
I am absolutely obsessed with fairies! So I flipped when I came across an entire digi website devoted to just fairies. Fairy Coloring Pages is filled with tons of free digital fairy images to download and color.
{Monday Moods at DIY Weddings} Black & Mint
I just love the freshness that a splash of mint brings to a classic black & white wedding! You’ll find this pretty inspiration board here:
Black and Mint Wedding | Burnett’s Boards – Daily Wedding Inspiration.
Winner! {Perfect Wedding Favours}
It’s time to announce the winner of Perfect Wedding Favours by Susannah Blake! Thanks to everyone who left a comment. The winner is:
Comment #19 Jen V.
Getting married this summer. Would LOVE to read this book!!!
Congratulations Jen! … Read More...
Tutorial | Selective Photo Coloring with Pic Monkey
Abby Glassenberg from While She Naps, shares this tutorial showing how to selectively color a digital photograph using the online toolPicMonkey . No special software is needed! Click here to see all the steps.
Free Invitation Templates
Free printable invitation templates by a great little blog called i-do-it-yourself.com/
these invitations are free to download and customize to suit your own needs. Check out some of the other
freebies too for some fantastic vintage labels and much much … Read More...
Star Wars – Party Ideas
Star Wars Party by Shindig from http://amandaparkerandfamily.blogspot.com.au/If your having a star wars party then this detailed step by step tutorial by filthwizardy is sure to inspire you. Made from milk cartons and spray paint this helmet totally rocks the look.… Read More...
Free Pattern: Holiday Heroine Cape Tank
The Holiday Heroine Cape Tank is part capelet, part tank top. The pattern is from Hot Patterns and you can download it for free at Fabric.com. The downloadable pattern includes sizes 6 – 26. Go to the download.… Read More...
Tutorial: Bind neck and armholes with single-fold bias tape
Rachel from Imagine Gnats shows the staple dress she made for the His & Hers Sew-Along with microMod. She also shows how she used single-fold bias tape to bind the neck and armholes. The bias tape is turned entirely … Read More...
Tutorial: Quick fleece lining for a trench coat
The Lonely Walnut shows a quick and dirty way to add a fleece lining to a trench coat. Rather than cutting and sewing all the pieces together, she started with a fleece sweater and stitched that into the inside of … Read More...
Tutorial: Cat phone sleeve
Oh, how I’m loving this cat phone sleeve that Lana Red made! And oh, how I’m loving that she shares a tute showing how. (I make no secret of the fact that I love kitties.) The pouch itself is sewn … Read More...
Tutorial: Girl’s modern checkerboard dress
Rachel from Nest Full of Eggs shows how she made this modern checkerboard dress for her daughter. She used the Oliver+S Roller Skate Dress pattern for the dress, with on seam side pockets using Freshly Picked’s free pocket pattern. … Read More...