I have had SUCH an obsession with bees recently. Beeswax, bees themselves, bee keeping, pollination, honeycombs, honey stirrers, honey itself. These tapered and twisted beeswax candles immediately appealed to me with their noodle-like texture and sweet yellow color. They’re shown … Read More...
Tute: Sun + Sea patchwork messenger bag
Rachael of Imagine Gnats guest posts at Sew Mama, Sew! showing how to make her Sun + Sea Patchwork Messenger Bag. It’s a perfect summertime accessory. Rachael even provides two options for the patchwork part of the bag – the … Read More...
Tutorial: Hem a square of fabric with mitered corners
When you’re hemming a square of fabric, the corners look crisper and cleaner when you miter them. Sew4Home shows how to do this. Get the tute.
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Tutorial: Turn old pants into an eReader cover
Heidi fromHoneyBear Lane shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make an eReader case out of an old pair of pants. This is such a great idea!! She uses the top portion of the pants, which gives … Read More...
Tutorial: Lettuce Edge Maxi Dress, designed for full busted women
Shannon from Googiemomma guest blogs at Melly Sews with a tutorial showing how to make her Lettuce Edge Maxi Dress. The post is an intersection of two awesome series – the (30) Days of Sundresses at Melly Sews, and the … Read More...
Lookie what she made: Baseball jersey pillows
Bethany from Sweet Bee Creations posts on her blog, Sweet Bee Buzzings, showing the throw pillows she made out of baseball jerseys. They were a special request project for a friend’s man cave. At first she was apprehensive cutting … Read More...
Freebie: Wedding Postage Stamp Image
These pretty wedding themed postage stamps designed by Cathe Holden are free to print out over at World Label. They are already grouped so you can print them on sticky label sheets for quick and easy use. ( but … Read More...
BBQ Cupcakes
I love the kebabs most on these BBQ cupcakes. Toothpicks and gummy bear bits. How oh so clever. Find the step-by-step tutorial to make grill cupcakes HERE at Two Blonde Bloggers.
Summer Bento Blog Hop
For a little, I mean, a lot of bento box Summer inspiration, follow the blog hop. Shown: Crab sandwich by Creative Food, then click the links to move along the blog hop. Also shown: Surfer bento by Bentoriffic.… Read More...
Article | Behind the Scenes at Paper Crafts Magazine
Susan R. Opel, the Creative Director at Paper Crafts Magazine takes you behind the scenes of the editorial process and explains how the team goes through submissions to select those that make publication. Click here to read the article on … Read More...
Tips & Tricks | Special Occasion Card Making
Tya Babington from Craft Swag illustrates how you can set up your beginning card making supplies to ensure that you can make cards to cover the three most popuplar card giving occasions
- A baby shower or celebration,
- A bridal shower/
Inspiration du Jour | Sea Life
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Sew a rainbow mug rug like Anorina’s
Anorina of Samelia’s Mum is one of the talented crafters creating great blog posts at Sew We Create. There is a lot of rainbow quilt love happening over there lately, check out this roundup of rainbow quilts. So inspiring.… Read More...
Sewing Pattern: Refashion a baby sleeping gown into a shirt and shorts
Kasey from My Life On The Divide shares a clever refashion of a baby’s sleeping gown. She came up with this project when her baby boy started crawling. The gowns didn’t allow his legs the movement he needed, so she … Read More...
Tutorial: Color blocked fold-over clutch purse
La Creature and You shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a color blocked fold-over clutch purse. The simple shape of the purse makes the color blocking the stand-out design element. A zipper across the top keeps … Read More...
New Technologies in Glass – by Vanessa Cutler
I haven’t actually seen the book but I will because it looks very interesting. The Glass Quarterly Hot Sheet posted a story about this book, New Technologies in Glass 
by Vanessa Cutler. It’s to be released in August of this … Read More...
4th of July Juggling Ball Craft
Looking for something that involves patriotic colors AND superheroes?!!? Look no further than these fun juggling balls made out of balloons and rice. You can find the full tutorial over at Red Ted Art.
Looking for 4th of July decorations? … Read More...
Video tutorial: Threading a punchneedle
Enkarna is sharing a video that demonstrates one of the trickiest parts of needlepunch embroidery–properly threading the needle. Don’t worry if you can’t read Spanish captions. The video shows you everything you need to know. Check it out.
Looking … Read More...
How to make a recycled Derby hat for little girls
Wearing big silly hats can be so fun so why not whip one up out of recycled newspaper and other bits of this and that. See the fun tutorial Stephanie sent in to her blog Henry Happened on how to … Read More...
How To: Needle Felted Rattle Ball
Cintia hosts “My Poppet” out of Australia and supports a weekly dose of crafting. Today she has this baby safe felted wool rattle tutorial that is just delightful. Cintia loves the idea of children playing with toys made from natural … Read More...