Head over to Prudent Baby for a video tutorial showing how to make a child’s hooded fleece poncho. It takes just one yard of fabric, plus some decorative ribbon and pom pom trim. The video is their appearance on It’s … Read More...
Free Pattern: High Tea Collar
I think it’s a lot of fun to knit jewelry, both using knitting stitches when working with wire and using yarn to make jewelry items.
The High Tea Collar from Purl3Agony (aka Donna Herron) is from the second genre, and … Read More...
Obama and Romney Pancakes
A little breakfast to get you in the mood to VOTE tomorrow in the US Presidential election… these hilarious Barack Obama and Mitt Romney Pancakes. No way would I use this forum to push the candidate I really, really, really, … Read More...
Project: Fall Metal Tag
Anita aka The Artful Maven combined embossing on metal, Perfect Pearls , stamping on acetate and more for this wonderfulmixed media fall leaves tag. Find more info here on her blog.
-Heather
Looking for Fall themed stamps, papers and … Read More...
Marbled Icing Butterfly Cookie Tutorial
Learn to make these beautiful, detailed butterfly cookies with a marbling technique with this great step-by-step tutorial HERE at DJ’s Sugar Shack, from guest-poster Janine of Sugarkissed.net.
Thanksgiving Turkey
This is my all time favorite Thanksgiving pattern. There are plenty of things we can crochet for this holiday. We could make doilies or placemats, ears of Indian corn, wreaths, and pumpkins. But, this one is the absolute … Read More...
10 Tips for Scrapbooking and Paper Crafts
Check out these 10 scrapbooking and paper crafting tip from UCreate! The list includes ideas for sharpening scissors, making a portable craft surface, and upcycling craft ides. Click here to see more.
Inspiration du Jour | It Looks Like Someone Is…
Tutorial: Ideas for a Clay Filled Christmas
There’s a couple good tutorials out on the net for these kind of tags – Happy Hour Projects’ tutorial a good addition, with great pics. The comments also have the useful suggestion of being able to use the tags as … Read More...
Newsy: Fabric swap at PennyDog’s
Kerry at PennyDog Patchwork is looking for a few people (20 total) to join her in a mini Basic Grey Jelly Roll (precut fabrics) swap. It’s open to international participants. Go HERE for details.
Image credit: PennyDog Patchwork
Free pattern: Owl softie in two sizes
Jennifer from Monkey See Mail and Monkey See, Monkey Do shares a free pattern for making an owl softie. It’s a simple pattern that’s easy to sew up. She gives the pattern in two sizes, but even the large owl … Read More...
Tutorial: Expressionist Tee
Alida from Alida Makes shows how to make her Expressionist Tee. There’s no sewing required. She uses a store-bought tee and paints the design on using fabric paints. You could also use this design on a t-shirt or dress that … Read More...
Tutorial: Quickie scrappy fabric headband
Marisa from Rae Gun shows a fun project for your trim and fabric scraps. She turns them into a quick and easy headband. The raw edges are in keeping with the scrappy look. It takes just one line of sewing. … Read More...
30 Days of November Crafts for Kids
Mamas Like Me has a great list of crafts perfect for the month of November. You definitely want to check out all of her links! There are many Turkey and Thanksgiving crafts, along with some fun Fall activities!!
If you … Read More...
Autmnal Squirrel
This squirrel chart is quaint and sweet and will be a perfect fit for the fall season. Use your extra hour today to get started on this project! Get the free chart.
Looking for more Fall-themed Cross-stitch patterns and charts? … Read More...
Tutorial: Shrink Plastic Fall Leaves
The Card Creme blog has directions for making these wonderful fall leaf accents using shrink plastic. They are so pretty on these napkin rings but you could also use them for jewelry, card accents and more.
-Heather
How-to: Rag quilt fabric requirements
Sara of My Fabric Obsession explains how to calculate how much fabric you’ll need to create a rag quilt. Go HERE to get the know-how.
Image credit: My Fabric Obsession
Looking for more Rag Quilt patterns? Check out these… Read More...
Tutorial: ‘Modern Black Cat’ quilt
Merrilee from mer mag has created a delightful graphic quilt perfect for Halloween, but its charm makes it an ideal choice for cat lovers year-round. This eye-catching design features a playful and stylish take on Halloween decor that can be … Read More...
Tutorial: Magician’s hat applique pocket
Laura from Craftstorming shows how she made this cute interactive applique for a young child’s shirt. It’s a magician’s hat that doubles as a pocket that – abracadabra! – holds a little felt bunny softie. The bunny is attached with … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a chevron peplum top using a t-shirt pattern
Cindy from Cation Designs shows how to modify a basic t-shirt pattern to make a chevron peplum top. She achieved the eyecatching chevron by cutting her pieces from a striped fabric. The layout takes some planning to get all the … Read More...