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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...
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...
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...
Maureen Cracknell Handmade hosts a giveaway for Project Anthologies. They’ve got a 7 one-yard cuts of Michael Miller’s Tipsy Square canvas in a bright palette of blue, lime, red, orange, yellow, aqua, and turquoise! Retail value is $105. Go … Read More...
Have you downloaded the free e-book from AllFreeJewelryMaking.com via FaveCrafts for 10 crochet jewelry projects yet? Head over to FaveCrafts to get a copy now! Still want more? Head over to AllFreeJewelryMaking.com and get 22 Free Crochet Jewelry Patterns.
A simple idea for adding a season to your party’s cheese platter: Leaf cookie cutters. Find the idea HERE at the Dollhouse Bake Shoppe.
Jen Beeman from Grainline Studio shows how to add a zipper to a floaty chiffon skirt. She actually installs it in the lining layer only, and lets the gathered chiffon cover it up. The chiffon layer is full enough to … Read More...
Liz from Simple Simon & Co. has been sharing photos of her kids’ handmade wardrobe. Check out the awesome pockets on the jumper tunic she made for her daughter. L-O-V-E!!! Faux fur pockets, squeeeal!! They’re a simple detai with huge … Read More...
Deonn Stott from Quiltscapes shares a tutorial over at Riley Blake Designs’ Cutting Corners College showing how to make her Rosebud Wristlet Pincushion. It’s like a fabric version of an old school wrist corsage. The center of the gathered fabric … Read More...
Mudhaven Designs has this wonderful Thanksgiving digi stamp available to download for free, click here.
-Heather Looking for Thanksgiving printables? Check these designs out on Etsy.
Seldom has one topic generated so many questions over the years that I’ve been crocheting. Should I block my crochet? How do I block a crochet piece? Does acrylic yarn need to be blocked? This tutorial makes the entire … Read More...
Where I live, we’ve had our first snowfalls. They usually come in late October and melt off but it’s a sign – the holidays are coming up:
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| Bead or Bow Centre by DesignsByWho | Tuxedo Cat Ornament by HeartOfClay |
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| Gingerbread House |
I have quite the stash of vintage zippers that I’ve scored from estate sales. I always have a zipper on hand. The only problem is, they’re rarely the right length for my project. Sound familiar? If you have a metal … Read More...
Wen from What’s Mummy Up To? shows how to make a pretty pinafore for a baby or little girl. She gives it a contrast waistband and hem band. Go to her tutorial.
[photo from What’s Mummy Up To?]
Visit the Lawn Fawn stamp blog and find a video tutorial for making this pretty partridge in a pear tree card.
-Heather
You can find Lawn Fawn
products here on Amazon and over at A Cherry On Top.
Jacquelynne of The Noble Wife is sharing this beautiful pattern from her November e-newsletter. This is the month of Thanksgiving in the USA, so it’s the perfect time to be counting our blessings. Get the pattern.
Looking for more … Read More...
I’m loving this story I found on the Washington Post website about using downtime from the storm better known as Sandy to knit. It’s also about color, Kaffe Fassett and how knitting from someone else’s pattern can and should be … Read More...
Y’all know by now my obsession with wristers, mitts, fingerless gloves, whatever you want to call them. Items that give a little warmth for the hands while leaving the fingers free for typing or knitting. Ilove them. It seems like … Read More...
In my never-ending quest to find true definitions of “irony” (thanks a lot, Reality Bites), would this fall in the category? A huge, mega-candy bar made of itty-bitty fun-size candy bars? Perhaps it’s close. Either way, it’s pretty dang … Read More...
Vanessa from Lella Boutique guest blogs at HoneyBear Lane with a tutorial showing how to make a ric rac trimmed cuff for a Christmas stocking. You can use your favorite pattern for the body of the stocking (or draft one … Read More...
