This gorgeous stumpwork ornament has a hidden recycled element. Get the details from the blog of its creator, Marjolein of Threads and Patches.
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Tutorial: Make a headband from a t-shirt sleeve
Rachel from Maybe Matilda shows how to make a soft stretchy headband out of a t-shirt sleeve. If you like to refashion t-shirts, then you probably have a stack of sleeves left over from previous projects. It’s super quick to … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Skateboard Sling
Emily from The Boy Trifecta guest blogs in the Gifts for Guys series at KojoDesigns with a tutorial for making her Skateboard Sling. This is such a cool idea!! The sling is made to hold a skateboard across your back … Read More...
Tutorial: Add contrasting cuffs to kids’ jeans
Alida from I Make Stuff guest blogs at Project Run and Play with a tutorial showing how to add contrasting cuffs to a pair of jeans. It’s a great fix for a pair of jeans that have grown too short. … Read More...
Tutorial: How to add belt loops into your seams
Jodie from The Haby Goddess shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to belt loops into your seams when sewing a pair of pants or skirt. Because they’re caught in the waistband seams, they’re quick and easy to add. … Read More...
Freebie | Outnumbered Journaling Cards
Avital Gartner from Creativity Prompt prepared a series of numbered journaling cards and other prompts, just perfect for a December Daily Journal. Click here to get all the downloads.
Looking for supplies for journaling? Check these Art, Junk and writing … Read More...
Mathematics of the OctoPi by binarywinter
This would be a great present for the math nerd in your life! There’s a ton of other good stuff in the Binary Winter shop here.
Mathematics of the OctoPi Mens Octopus TShirt by binarywinter.
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Borosilicate Sheet Glass
I’ve been playing with new goodies…glass goodies of course. It goes with the casting. Or at least it will. What I’ve been starting to play with is boro tubing. Not something I usually do a lot of. But the project … Read More...
Rainbow Cross Stitch Pattern
Trekky gets crafty made this for a friend’s housewarming gift. He happens to like cats and also to be gay, as you might figure out. She used images from Jo Verso’s Cross Stitch Year. They are so wee and cute. … Read More...
Tutorial: No-sew wrap to keep you warm
Crafty and Cooking Mama shows how easy it is to make a fleece wrap to keep you warm in the cold winter months, no sewing required. Get the tutorial (link expired).
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Free pattern: Pajamas for Wee Wonderfuls dolls
Hillary Lang from Wee Wonderfuls shares a free pattern for making a pair of PJs for her cloth dolls. The sweet little PJs will fit her Elise/Elsa Elf doll as well as the Kit, Chloe, and Louise dolls. Get the … Read More...
Tutorial: Valentino-inspired dress from a man’s button-down shirt
Jenny from By JG and I Heart Jenny’s Art shows how she created this Valentino-inspired dress from a man’s button-down shirt and some coordinating yardage. The top of the dress is made from the shirt, with a circle skirt from … Read More...
Poster Board Christmas Trees
This is just a sampling of the wide array of fabric covered poster board Christmas trees on display at The Creativity Exchange. They are all quite beautiful, and once you find out how easy they are, you’ll be busy making … Read More...
Wonder Woman Mixer
I’m in the market for a new KitchenAid, and I have fond childhood memories of watching Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman (I always wanted a pair of Wonder Woman Underoos and sadly never got them, sigh), so this may … Read More...
Send in Cross Stitch Gossip Today!
Do you have a Cross Stitch blog? Let me know so I can add it to my blog reader. You can even post your blog link in the comments below if you like.
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Christmas Wreath
Twinkies Stuffing for Your Turkey
Need a new idea for stuffing your turkey? Try Twinkies. Find the recipe at Huffington Post, from the Twinkies Cookbook
. And of course you don’t use the cream filling. No, that you use to glaze the turkey.
Video tutorial: Three ways to gather fabric
Threads shares a video tutorial with Judith Neukam showing three ways to gather fabric. The tutorial is an excerpt from their video Teach Yourself To Sew, Season 2. Go to the video tutorial.
[photo from Threads]
Tutorial: Pieced rainbow twirly skirt
Katy from Sew Apropos and No Big Dill brings back her Once Upon A Thread series of clothing projects inspired by favorite books. To kick things off, she shows how she made her Black Book of Colors twirly skirt. The … Read More...