Michelle from Prudently Painted Vintage shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a stylish diaper bag. With rounded edges and straps that tie at the top, the look is more like a purse while at the same … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Flower girl dress with ruffled skirt
Suzannah from Creative Dressmaking and Adventures in Dressmaking created this fabulous ruffled dress for her niece to be a flower girl in her wedding. While the rows of ruffles look like they’d be really labor intensive, it’s actually a fairly … Read More...
DIY Hostess Cupcakes
I never, ever tire of seeing homemade versions of Hostess Cupcakes. These look especially yummy. Find the recipe HERE at Pass the Sushi.
Tutorial: Tiered rainbow t-shirt dress for girls
Melissa from It’s Sew For You guest blogs at Someday Crafts with a tutorial showing how to make a tiered rainbow dress for young girls. The stripes are made from different colors of t-shirt knit (repurposed from old t-shirts). The … Read More...
Painted Katy Perry Cookies and Gingerbread House
Remember when I posted on the Cakey Perry’s Sweet High Tea event in the UK coming up this week? They sent me a sneak peek at some Katy Perry cookies painted by the insanely talented Nevie Pie Cakes. Genius, … Read More...
Sailboat Nautical Party Food
I just spotted yet another themed birthday party that’s so adorable, I’ve started pushing “sailboats” as a potential new passion for my kid. She’s not giving in though, and sticking with rainbows and princesses. Check out the details of this … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a fascinator hair clip
Destri from The Mother Huddle shows how to make a super cute fascinator hair clip out of fabric and ribbon scraps. This looks like such a fun project! Get the tutorial.
[photo from The Mother Huddle]
Lamp Shade Bow Holder
What a fun way to revamp an old lamp. You’ll need one of those lamps with a wire frame, some ribbon and of course, some hair bows. I love how colorful Lindsay’s turned out, such a great addition to a … Read More...
Freebie: Fairies Download
Tutorial: Two methods for painting a monogram
Ashley from Lil Blue Boo shares a tutorial on her blog showing two methods for painting a custom monogram to a tote bag. The first is a freezer paper stencil, and the other a one-time-use silk screen using a paper … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy drapey shirt
One Avian Daemon shares a quick tutorial on her blog for making this drapey shirt. The look is sophisticated, but the project is quick and easy. Find out how to make it at One Avian Daemon’s blog.
[photo from … Read More...
Making Clay Food
One of the best resources on the web for polymer clay miniatures is the incredible resource that Nora Jean provides with her sites. I’m linking to the guava tute but she has literally dozens (probably hundreds) of tutorials scattered throughout … Read More...
Light up Lightning Bugs
I can’t believe I missed this blog post back in May…but now that I’ve found it, in the middle of an incredible heat wave, I just had to tell you about it! These lightning bugs are so cute, and the … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Easy ruffle shirt for a baby
Sachiko from Tea Rose Company and Tea Rose Home shows how to make a beautiful ruffle shirt for an itty baby girl. Rather than making it from scratch, she cleverly starts with a snap front, kimono style baby shirt and … Read More...
Giveaway: 13 fat quarters of Joel Dewberry’s Heirlooom line
Maureen Cracknell Handmade is hosting a giveaway on her blog forMoona Fabrics. The prize? One of her readers will get a 13 fat quarter set of Joel Dewberry’s new Heirloom line in the yummy Ruby Palette. 13 fat quarters of … Read More...
Company Includes Ring in Every Candle
Diamond Candles create earth friendly soy candles with scents like Lavender Lemon, Cinnamon Tea, Carnival Candy and Cupcakes. What’s different about these candles though is that there’s a ring buried inside every one!
Their candles contain a ring worth $10, … Read More...
Tutorial: Add stretchy knit straps and a fun flower to flip flops
Ashley from Make It and Love It continues the Flip-Flop Refashion series on her blog with a tutorial showing how to add a set of stretchy knit straps to a discount pair of flip flops. Wow! Get the tute.… Read More...
Tutorial: Modest Mermaid soft doll
Jen from The Crafting Fiend shares a free pattern and tutorial for making her Modest Mermaid soft doll. This little dolly has all the whimsy of a mermaid, but without a shell bra or low-cut fins. A ruffled dress is … Read More...
How to make a recycled t-shirt flower design
Today I have another fun recycling project that comes to us in another language! Thank you Google Translator!!! See how to make a recycled t-shirt and glitter iron on flower motif over at the blog Pane, Amoure e Creativita.
Looking … Read More...
Easy Metal Clay!
Did you see the news from Jewelry Making Daily? Tammy’s post about copper clay tips from Arlene Mornic earlier this week was exciting. Now, you can get a special issue of Easy Metal Clay
from the editors of Lapidary Journal … Read More...