Sometimes, simple is best. Here’s a simple caned bead tutorial. I started making beads with something similar to this.
picture by The Bead Shop in Nottingham.
Bee blocks to swoon over
Made for the Cocorico Bee by Tamiko at Patchwork Notes. The theme if you haven’t guessed is Orchard. So cute.
Made for the Kumiko Fujita Bee by Tamiko at Patchwork Notes. The theme is Patchwork 318.
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Make an adorable Puppy Pot Pie
Pot pie stands by mac n’ cheese and ice box cake on my list of favorite, dessert island foods. Love pot pies. Especially pot pies that look like other stuff, like cute puppies. Make them HERE at Kitchen Fun with … Read More...
Tutorial: Heart pin cushion
Make a valentine for yourself. You deserve it. Teresa of TeresaDownUnder shows us step by step how to create this patchwork heart pin cushion. Wouldn’t it be perfect for a little stitchy embellishment! See the tute.
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Tutorial: Modern Plastic Canvas needlepoint bag
This beautiful bag is (imagine trumpets blaring) plastic canvas! Yea! Carla Sinclair‘s post at Craftzine.com shows not only how to complete the stitching on the PC, but also how to cut and assemble the rest of the bag. When … Read More...
Glazed Heart Cookie Glass Toppers
I’m crazy in love. Crazy in love with these Valentine’s Day glazed heart cookie toppers for milk bottles. They even have a hole for a Cupid’s arrow straw. I mean isn’t that just perfection? Learn to make them HERE at … Read More...
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Chocolate, Pudding and Meringue “Cupcakes”
Looks like a cutie chocolate cupcake with pink icing. It’s really a cutie edible chocolate cup filled with pudding and topped with meringue. Oops, just gave it away. Find the recipe and how-tos HERE at Club ChicaCircle.
Sending Love and Kisses Cupcake Toppers
I think the heart with the scroll is my favorite. Or maybe the envelope. Or the lips. Find great step-by-step photos to make these Valentine’s Day cupcake toppers from fondant HERE at Lynlee’s Petite Cakes.
Tutorial: DIY leather eyeglasses case
Jenya from Gold Antlers and Eva Foreva shows how to create a leather eyeglass case with a pinch opening. It takes just a couple of small pieces of leather, so you may be able to use scraps from another project … Read More...
Auditions open for Sew-vivor
Rachel from Family Ever After is gearing up for her Sew-vivor competition. She’s assembled a panel of super talented judges, all of them rockstars in the crafty blog world, and there are some awesome prizes as well. You can audition … Read More...
Tutorial: Owl hat from recycled sweaters
Rachael from Imagine Gnats guest blogs at Sew Sweetness with a tutorial showing show to turn a couple of old sweaters into a super cute owl hat. Get the tute.
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Freebie: Loads of Vintage Valentines
Dover Publications is offering 11 vintage Valentine downloads for free, lots of funny, cute and romantic images. Click here to start and then click through the sample numbers across the top of the page for the rest of the images.… Read More...
Artfire.com a great source for vintage Valentines
Awesome Sweets from Awesome Ladies
I’ve been neglecting posting all morning here because I’ve been swamped writing up my own huge, long post over at my other blog. Because the bestest bloggers ever threw me a surprise virtual book release party today! My book, Sugarlicious… Read More...
Tutorial: Fancy tutu leggings
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shows how to make a pair of tutu leggings. The light, airy tutu layered over a pair of soft knit leggings is perfect for Valentine’s Day! It’s girly-girl fancy but with the ease of leggings. … Read More...
Tutorial: Add a lace-up neckline to a crew neck tee
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy shows how to rework the neckline of a crewneck t-shirt to create a lace-up neckline instead. It makes a plain t-shirt into a tunic style top. She added fun heart fobs to the ends of … Read More...
Tutorial: Pleated heart Valentine’s pillow
Vanessa from V and Co. posts a tutorial on her blog for making this fun Valentine’s throw pillow. A giant pleated heart is reverse appliqued to the front of the square pillow. Get the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Twin zip pencil case
Jill from Jembellish and Creating My Way To Success shows how to make her twin zip pencil case. The large pouch has not one, but two, zippered pockets. The smaller pocket can hold pencils and crayons, and the larger one … Read More...
