Here a couple ideas to cover your kid’s St. Patrick’s Day lunchbox and after-school treats. First, make a bento lunch for the day HERE, and then spruce up some mint Oreos to make St. Patrick’s Day pops HERE at … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY drop cloth pillow with stenciled arrows
Chelsea from Making Home Base shows how she made her DIY Drop Cloth Arrow Pillow. The pillow is a simple square cut from drop cloth fabric, with a modern arrow design stenciled on. Go to her blog for the tute… Read More...
15 Bunny Silhouette Crafts for Easter
I’ve always loved silhouettes, especially for crafts. They have a simplistic beauty, there’s no real detail to worry about, and they are quite striking to look at. I’ve been spotting several bunny silhouettes around and have been saving them here … Read More...
Tutorial: Recycled jeans needlebook
Marisa from Passion et Couture made this needlebook out of an old pair of jeans. I love this idea!! The cover makes use of the jeans’ back pockets. Inside, felt “pages” hold needles. She added zipppered and patch pockets to … Read More...
Transferring Vintage Graphics to Wood & Metal
There’s a cool new way to transfer photo images, graphics and even your own drawings or kid’s coloring pages to other surfaces. The product is from Plaid and it’s called Mod Podge Photo Transfer Medium
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DIY: Lavender Lip Balm
Since right about now we all need a little shot of summer, Crunchy Betty brings us three great lip balm recipes as well as the step by step directions. She includes lavender, which I can’t wait to make, and also … Read More...
Tutorial: Simple summer tank dress
Meream from Bored & Crafty shows how easy it is to combine a t-shirt and skirt to make a simple summer tank dress. This is a great use for a t-shirt that has grown too short from repeated laundering. Go … Read More...
Tutorial: Setting studs in a straight line
Metal studs are trendy right now, on everything from shirts to shoes to bags. They’re easy to add to a garment, but since you add them one at a time you’ll need to take care if you’re wanting to set … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Small felt carrot gift bags
Tara Dennis shows how to make these fun carrot shaped gift bags. Fill them with some candies for a cute Easter treat. They’re made from felt and require only simple sewing. Go to the tutorial.
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Stitch Some Shamrocks for St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner, but that doesn’t mean you don’t have time to stitch a little green. I’m loving this collection of shamrock patterns I found on Ravelry (by the way, they just hit 3 million … Read More...
How to get great machine-embroidery results
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f you sometimes get unexpected (bad!) results when stitching a machine-embroidery design, you may not be using the right stabilizer, fabric, or hoop tension. Urban Threads shares an awesome tutorial to help you get the results you want. See … Read More...
Decorating With Washi Tape
Washi tape is all the rage, isn’t it? Have you used it yet? If you haven’t, here are several ideas from Home Made Simple to get you started — Decorate With Washi Tape. There are plenty of ideas to … Read More...
22 Easter-Themed Treats and Crafts
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It’s a Spring Easter Extravaganza! Hosted by Haniela’s, you’ll find a collection of 22 Easter-themed treats and crafts by 22 clever and genius bloggers. Oh, and I’m one of them (what? clever? genius? Oh, Meaghan, thank you very much). To … Read More...
A Cap For Spidey
So many youngsters (and some not so young) are huge fans of Spiderman. This cute cap would be perfect for those fans! Imagine a kiddo with his Spiderman afghan topped with this cap. I just love the vision. So, … Read More...
The Wedding Season
The orders for wedding related beads and pieces are piling up in my world which means it’s the season – and clayers are making awesome pieces:
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| Cream Rose Hair Clip by Tashascreation | Toasting Flutes by PolymerClayWhims |
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| Swan Wedding Cake Topper |
Technique: Encrusted Jewels Background
Using embossing enamels and tinsels you can achieve this lovely Encrusted Jewels background look. Find step by step directions for this technique over on Instructagram.
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DIY Leather Scrap Necklace
Sibylle Roessler is a freelance designer, and blogger with a really awesome titled blog “Funkytime.” Recently she did her second DIY Tutorial for the blog “Handmade Charlotte.” Sibylle shows us how to turn leather into an … Read More...
Market Yourself March – Spoonflower Blog
You might think of Spoonflower as just a place to buy, sell, and design fabric and other textiles, but if so, you’re missing out on everything else they have to offer on their blog. Like this month, where they’re running … Read More...
Tutorial: Hemming slippery fabrics that won’t take a crease
Amity from Lolita Patterns shows how to put a hem on a slippery fabric, even the ones that won’t take a crease. It’s a trick she learned using a soft, sheer nylon seam tape to pull and hold the hem … Read More...
Tutorial: Draft a sew a fitted skirt pattern
Melissa from Melly Sews kicks off the March project over at The Sewing LoftThis month, the project will be a fitted skirt. Throughout the month, she’ll show you how to draft a basic skirt pattern and then sew it … Read More...