When I think of a maxi dress, I think of a dress with a long gathered skirt. Liz from Cotton & Curls shows how to make a more shape hugging version of the maxi dress. The silhouette is long and … Read More...
Tutorial: Letting down a pants hem
When your child outgrows a pair of pants, you can can often squeeze a little more life out of them by letting down the hems. The fabric that is folded up on the back as hem can be added to … Read More...
Marshmallow Pops for President’s Day
Ah yes, so much wiser to make trademarks of the Presidents (as in, cherries from the cherry tree George Washington owned up to axing down and Lincoln’s top hat) than the Presidents themselves on marshmallow pops. Find the how-tos for … Read More...
A Chance to Help Out a Fellow Artist
I recently got an e-mail from a friend who is originally from Vermont, she’d heard about a tiny little post office located in Rupert Vermont ran by collage artist Jane Davies which is in danger of being closed down. In … Read More...
Tutorial | Super Sweet Playdate Invitations
Valentine’s Day is over, but you can still use up your themed papers and supplies by making cards or invitations like Lowri McNabb did here with the Love Story collection from Echo Park. She used both paper and digital … Read More...
Tutorial: Lace front sweatshirt revamp
Would you believe that this aweseome lace front sweatshirt was once a frumpy dumpy sweatshirt with an outdated country motif printed on it? And stained, too! Most people would have justed tossed it, but Donatella from Inspiration & Realisation saw … Read More...
Tutorial: Anthropologie-inspired crochet collar tee
Cheryl from The Green Hedgehog and Sew Can Do wanted the look of an Anthropologie tee, but not the price tag that comes with it. She DIY’d her own and shares a tutorial showing how she did it. Don’ worry, … Read More...
Tutorial: Happy Kitty Ribbon Wands
I have been a crazy crafting lady lately, thanks to Michaels Craft it Forward promotion celebrating Random Acts of Kindness Week. They sent me a gift card to use to make a Random Act of Kindness. Thank you, Michaels!!… Read More...
Tutorial: Scrappy ruffled fabric applique
Anneliese from Aesthetic Nest shows how to use strips of gathered fabric to applique a t-shirt. She used the strips to create a pretty heart motif. The edges of the fabric are left raw, so it’s a quick technique. Raid … Read More...
Lovely Freebie Chart
Here’s a freebie that is small enough to stitch today. And it is “Love-ly” and fun, especially if you love the specialty stitches like me. It will look great worked up in any color – white on white, in traditional … Read More...
Tutorial: Tuxedo & tulle toddler dress
Anshu fromBlooms and Bugs made this t-shirt dress as a Valentine’s outfit for her daughter. But because she went with a navy and white instead of the typical red and white color scheme, she can wear it all year. … Read More...
Happy Valentines Day
Wishing all of you a very happy Valentine’s day. I hope you are surrounded by love and joy!
This wonderful, simple balloon heart is the work of Kelly on Studio DIY. She is as enthusiastic about pink as we … Read More...
Tutorial: Build an applique with ribbon and fusible webbing
This heart applique is actually made up of strips of ribbon. The Silhouette blog shows how do it using decorative ribbon and fusible webbing. As you’d expect, they used a Silhouette cutter to cut the applique shape from the ribbon-covered … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a toddler-sized backpack
Amber from Crazy Little Projects shows how to make a toddler-sized backpack that can go to preschool or Grandma’s house. It’s fully lined, with pockets on the inside for smaller items. The straps are adjustable, and there’s also a small … Read More...
Freebie: On-line Card Idea Magazine
Echo Park has a great free on-line magazine”Creative Cards” to download with 24 different card ideas, click here to download (you will need to check out through their system but it’s free)
-Heather
Looking for more Echo Park Supplies? Check … Read More...
Crochet Doily High Heel Madness?
Just in case you thought doilies were for little old ladies, you gotta see these! There is plenty of info to make your own amazing doily covered wedge shoes here and here. The secret? ModPodge
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Kids Snack – Christmas Snowman Lunch
Bringing the outdoors in to lunch… it’s a ham and cheese snowman with falling popcorn. Guess it’s about as close as I’ll get to snow this year, sigh. Make him HERE at Creative Food.
Tips & Tricks | The Cheater’s Guide to Scrapbooking Ephemera
It’s Valentine’s Day, one of those days in the year when our collection of ephemera increases with cards and mementos. I thought it would be the perfect day to post this article by Noell Hyman of Paperclipping on how to … Read More...
Interview with Shots and Stripes authors
I received an advance copy of the book, Kaffe Fassett Quilts Shots and Stripes written by Kaffe Fassett and Liza Prior Lucy. Their publicist (thank you!) allowed me to ask the authors a few questions and I’m going to share … Read More...
Tutorial: Hand-stitched heart canvas
Stitch a cute little heart canvas for your sweetie’s cubicle. DMC blog shares the how-to. See the tute.