So sweet and simple. Find the step-by-step photo tutorial to make tissue paper flower cake and cupcake picks HERE at Icing Designs. Spotted on Gordon Gossip.
How to make a recycled plastic container cupcake pincushion
Linda of the blog Buzzing and Bumbling sent in a link to her great tutorial on how to make a bag from a pair of jeans but while surfing around I spotted this super cute tutorial on how to make … Read More...
Happy Ice Cream Sandwich Day!
August 2 is ice cream sandwich day. As temperatures inch to 100 here in Washington, DC, good timing. Find a recipe for a classic ice cream sandwich HERE at Martha Stewart. Or try these strawberry ice cream sandwiches from … Read More...
Treat Cone Box Tutorial
So you made a bunch of paper cones filled with treats for your party and don’t know how to stand them up. Yes, I understand this to be a perplexing dilemma. Enter our hero, Smashed Peas and Carrots. Learn … Read More...
Free Printable | Ice-Cream Gift Tags
These free printable ice-cream tags from Eat, Drink Chic are great for summer themed projects, or their intended use as gift tags! Click here to go to the download.
Tutorial: Little girl’s halter dress
Blooms and Bugs shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a little girl’s halter dress. The bodice of the dress is lined, which gives this a nice finish. The ties go around the neck through a set … Read More...
Lookie what she made: Halter top from a man’s button down shirt
Lookie what Zoe from So, Zo… What Do You Know? made from a man’s button down shirt! This halter top is sooo cute!! Rows of shirring across the back give it a nice fit. And I’m loving the way she … Read More...
365 Days of Cake Pops
I dare anyone who pops over to visit Every Day Should Pop! 365 Days of Cake Pops (which, if you haven’t guessed from the name, is a blog that features a different cake pop every day inspired by whatever National … Read More...
Tutorial: Drapey knit cardigan
Naomi from Sweet LemoNAYde guest blogs at Live. Love. Craft. with a tutorial showing how to make a drapey cardigan from knit fabric. You can wear it with or without a belt, and would be dressy when worn with a … Read More...
Jelly Shots! Birthdays and Hawaiian Shirts and Polyjuice Potion
How can it be that it’s been so long that I’ve reminded you to swing by the Jelly Shot Test Kitchen? A bit of their latest: Learn to make birthday jelly shots (yeah, there’s a jelly shot under there) HERE … Read More...
Project: Gift Card Holder
Kim from Paper Perfect Designs has a nice tutorial for making a pretty gift card holder, click here for her instructions.
-Heather
Giveaway | Nathalie’s Studio
To celebrate the launch of her new blog, Nathalie’s Studio, Nathalie Kalbach is giving away the prize pack pictured above. Stop on by to check out her new digs and enter the giveaway (be sure to read all the … Read More...
Tutorial: Drool pads for Ergo baby carriers
Babies love to put their mouths on just about everything, and that includes the straps of your baby carrier. Nom, nom, nom… Drool, slobber, ick… Laura from Simply Sweet Life shows how to make a drool pad for an Ergo … Read More...
Tutorial: Panel curtain with giant grommets
Sew4Home shows how to make a set of panel curtains with a very modern look. The large rectangles are pieced from coordinating prints, and the curtain rod is threaded through giant grommets. LOVE! Get the tutorial.
[photo from Sew4Home
Book review: Twisted Stitches
Twisted Stitches
by Phil Davison is a book full of cross-stitch patterns that range from gorgeous calaveras to gruesome renditions of Humpty Dumpty after the fall to profane iPhone cases. If you have the slightest leaning toward subversive stitching, … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | First Haircut
Crafty Gemini – Updates – You Tube Video
Soap!!!! I have not really posted about soap of late, so today I am sharing with you a link to Crafty Gemini’s YOUTUBE video tutorial on how to make soap from scratch using the cold process method. This video is … Read More...
Tutorial: Feedsack Messenger Bag
Megan from Crafty CPA shows how she turned a vintage feedscak into a new messenger bag for herself. The awesome leather strap is made from an old belt. Brilliant!! If you can’t get your hands on a vintage feedsack, you … Read More...
Sewing Pattern: Oval burp cloths, quick and easy
Jessica from Happy Together shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make an oval burp cloth. They’re made from flannel receiving blankets, so the materials are cheap and the fabric is soft and absorbant. They’re quick and easy … Read More...
Free pattern: Inchworm softie
Laura from Wilsons Etsy Store celebrates the addition of this super cute inchworm to her line of softie patterns by offering it for FREE for a limited time (from now until the morning of Thursday, August 4, 2011). Go to … Read More...