You can find a tutorial for making this fabulous mod skirt over at Sew Delicious It’s her Peggy Skirt, inspired by a dress worn by Peggy on the show Mad Men. I am loving those contrast-y box pleats!. The … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a thrifted dress or shirt fit you
Stephanie from Sisteroo shows how she transformed some illfitting and rather unattractive thrift store clothing into clothes with fit and style. The dress you see here used to be a long droopy sad sack of a dress. She also shows … Read More...
Blog Hop: Lawnscaping
The Lawnscaping challenge blog is having its first ever blog hop from Sept 9-11th! This blog host challenges using stamps from Lawn Fawn and now they are having a hop with Magical Holidays as the theme. I’m participating along with … Read More...
Halloween Cupcake Decorating Ideas
Find a whole bunch of Halloween cupcake decorating ideas HERE at Better Homes and Gardens, including these mummies, witch legs (I think I posted on these a couple years ago, but I can’t resist again), and spider cupcakes.
Polymer Clay Robots (are awesome)
You should take a look at RobotsAreAwesome because, well, robots are awesome. And these ones are made from *polymer clay*. Which just makes them much more awesome. The shop owner, who says her name is HerArtSheLoves, also has … Read More...
Scrapbook Paper Flower Wall Art
If you’re looking for a pretty piece of wall art but don’t want to spend a lot of money, you may want to dig into your scrapbook paper supply! Grab some canvas and go to town with this tutorial from … Read More...
CROCHET CLUB AUGUST, 2011
I wrote so much about the Yarn Crawl that I almost forgot to share the news of the latest meeting of the St. Louis Crochet Club. We met August 17, 2011 and there was lots of show ‘n tell. In … Read More...
Tutorial: Fleece hat with woven ribbon and bow
Fleece Fun has a free pattern for making this quick and easy fleece hat. The brimless beanie hat is accented with a piece of contrasting ribbon threaded through and tied in a pretty bow. The pattern is available in a … Read More...
Tutorial: Drafting bodice and sleeve patterns for kids’ clothes
Toni from Sugar Tart Crafts continues her Pattern Perfect Kids series on drafting patterns for kids’ clothes. The series includes tutorials show how to draft a bodice front, a bodice back, and a sleeve, as well as … Read More...
Organizing Measuring Cups and Spoons
I posted recently about Becky’s fun kitchen conversation chart, so now I’ll share her creative way to get some more organization in the hub of the home. Head over to Infarrantly Creative to see her post on Organizing Measuring Cups … Read More...
Freebie: Teacher Appreciation Card
Lori Whitlock (one of the talented designers for Echo Park) shares a free teacher appreciation card download on her blog, click here to download the PNG and tell your childs teacher “Thanks!” for all they do.
-Heather
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Six ways with felt flowers
Catherine of Gingham Cherry has been having a lot of fun making felt flowers recently and thought she would show us 6 different ways we can use them too. She has more ideas as well so may do another post … Read More...
A secret revealed
I am simultaneously laughing at the humor of this piece and filled with bug-eyed awe at its masterful execution. Spastique boutique created this embroidery of blue tits for the Sew Risque exhibition. NSFW: See its glow-in-the dark punch line.… Read More...
Rainy Day Cupcakes
A fitting tribute to the gray skies and incessant drops of water falling currently here in DC, check out how rain can fall in cupcakes. Learn to make them HERE at Bake It in a Cake.
How to make recycled corner page bookmarks
This is the perfect back to school recycled craft. See how to make recycled corner page bookmarks over at the link Athena sent in to her blog The Stuff of Success.
Jumbo Animal Cracker Cookies (Homemade)
I love those frosted Animal Cracker cookies. I have a box in my cupboard just sitting there waiting for me as I type. But these Jumbo homemade versions are even better. Find the recipe and how-tos HERE at Munchkin Munchies… Read More...
Tutorial: Anthro-inspired denim bow purse
Caroline from Artfully Caroline shows how to make a purse covered in gathered fabric bow embellishments. It’s inspired by a similar purse at Anthropologie. Her version is made out of denim and comes without the hefty price tag. Gorgeous! Get … Read More...
Project: Pixie Stick Holders
Heather Nichols from Pine is Here shares how she turned a file folder into these great Pixie Stick holders, how clever! You can keep your chocolate and give me Pixie Sticks and Smarties for Halloween! 🙂
-Heather
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Tutorial: No-sew ribbon headband
Paige from Pink Lemonade shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to turn a bit of ribbon trim into a cute headband – no sewing required. (Though if you wanted to, you could easily stitch them together instead of … Read More...
Welcome Fall | Leaf Doily Envelope
Carolyn from homework shares how she is easing into Fall decorating with this themed envelope using a leaf-shaped doily. Click here to see more.
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