Book Title: 100 Cross Stitch Patterns To Mix-and-Match
Designer/Author: Jane Greenoff
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Tutorial: Hexagony log cabin mug rug for holidays
Check out SewSara’s first mug rug. This cute quilty creation was Sara’s entry in the recent Mug Rug Madness Holiday Edition event at Two More Seconds. In another photo on her blog Sara shows what she’s been able to keep … Read More...
How to make a candy corn button covered treat container
Do you have a stash of buttons just screaming to be crafted with? Well dig out the yellow, orange and white ones and an old little bucket or potting container and pop on over to the blog Buttons Galore and … Read More...
An ornament swap…maybe
Yvette of White Threads is considering hosting an exchange of hand-stitched Christmas ornaments again this year. She needs a few more takers to make the exchange a go. If you’re interested in participating, find out more from Yvette’s blog post… Read More...
Candy Corn Halloween Popcorn Balls
Not surprisingly, this cute sweet with a touch of retro is from CakeSpy. Find the full how-tos HERE at Serious Eats.
Looking for some amazing Popcorn flavors? Check out these yummy and amazing variety of popcorn flavored salts… Read More...
Cupcake Ghosts
So scaaary. So not hard to make. Find the step-by-steps HERE at Ambrosia. {via Cupcakes Take the Cake}
Review: Disneyland Hotel, Hong Kong
Not many people outside the United States know it, but there are actually more Disneyland theme parks out of the US than within it. US has two (Anaheim and Orlando), while the rest of the world has 3 … Read More...
Tutorial: Angry Birds costumes for the whole family
Brenda from Therapeutic Crafting shows how she made a set of Angry Bird costumes for her family. The costumes are made from a t-shirt stenciled with the bird’s face, and a headband topper for their feathers. The whole family has … Read More...
Tutorial: Quick and easy bat wings
Cinti from Cinti Does Vintage and My Poppet shows how you can make a pair of bat wings for a child’s Halloween costume. Sleeves are sewn across the top so your child can use their arms to spread the wings. … Read More...
Barn Door DIY Headboard
Beth over at Home Stories A to Z shares a beautiful transformation in her master bedroom. I’m in love with this Barn Door Headboard!
This tutorial shows you how to make a DIY Headboard, headboards are a great way … Read More...
Fascinators – Pure Crochet Sophistication
I’ve written about Fascinator’s before. You can look at that article to see some fine examples of these pretty head pieces. Fascinators made the news recently during the wedding of Prince William and Princess Katherine in the U.K. Several royals, … Read More...
Blog Series | A Week of Halloween Tags
Melissa Thiesse is showing off different Halloween themed tags on her blog this week. Each day she shows you how to make a new one, like the Mummy tag shown above. Click here to see more.
Are you looking for … Read More...
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Tutorial: Fabric coasters with wonky quilting
Melanie at A Sewing Journal did a guest post at Skip to my Lou as part of the Holiday Bake, Craft and Sew Along. Melanie says this about her project,
… Read More...I came up with these easy-to-make, reversible coasters that
Candle Chandelier Tutorial
Here’s a funky fun chandelier from Frugal Home Ideas.
Stef saved money with her creative idea of using glasses wrapped in wax contact paper. Then she inserted tea lights into the glasses. You would never know that they weren’t giant … Read More...
Tutorial: Quilted Halloween Fall pumpkin coasters
Looking for a fun and festive addition to your fall decor? Check out these adorable Pumpkin Coasters by Christina at A Few Scraps. Perfect for adding a touch of seasonal charm to your home, these coasters are not only cute … Read More...
Leah favors domestic sewing machine for quilting
Leah Day from The Free Motion Quilting Project uses a hanging system that allows her to quilt large, heavy quilts on her domestic sewing machine. She did a post on her nifty technique here. After this post, she says … Read More...
Tutorial: Child’s superhero Halloween costume
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shows how she made a superhero costume for her son. He wanted to be Hawkeye the Archer, but you could adapt this to work for just about any flavor of superhero. In Part 1 she … Read More...
Tutorial: Use sewing scraps to make a colorful bunting
Casey from Stellar Mother shows how she took a pile of scraps left over from garment refashions and turned it into a pretty bunting to dress up her market stall. A colorful bunting like this would also be pretty in … Read More...
