Bonnie from Fishsticks Designs guest blogs in the Skirt Week series at Crafterhours with her Upcycled Hemless Tee-Skirt. The soft knit skirts are made from jersey knit fabric upcycled from three old t-shirts. And because jersey doesn’t ravel, there’s no … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a luggage tag
Just in time for your summer travels, Sew4Home shows how to make an eye-catching luggage tag. You can make one out of fabric scraps and a bit of clear plastic. Get the tute.
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8 Amazing Totem Pole Crafts For Kids
We searched all over the internet to bring you the best free Totem pole kids craft activities and projects. All of these kids craft projects are for Native American Totem poles. Perfect for class activities and lesson plans.
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Popcorn Seahorses-Book Craft
You can make these adorable seahorses out of popcorn, paper, glue and some powder tempera paint! This craft goes along with the book Mister Seahorse by Eric Carle
….brilliant! The beautifully photographed tutorial is over at C.R.A.F.T.
Tutorial: Gardening apron with pockets and loops
Jordan from Blueprint Crafts shows how to make a gardening apron. It takes just 1/4 yard of canvas or home dec fabric. In addition to pockets across the front, there’s also handy loops at the waist for holding your pruning … Read More...
Tutorial: T-shirt with interchangeable embellishments
Nike from Choose to Thrive shows how you can get the look of multiple embellished tees from just one shirt. The secret is that the embellishments snap on and off, making it easy to change them to suit your mood … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Kid’s Travel Tote
Sara from Crafty Mamas created this kid’s Travel Tote in the Color Your Summer contest at KojoDesigns and Delia Creates, and now shares a tutorial showing how she made it. It’s a handy tote that they can use to … Read More...
Tutorial: Bow t-shirt refashion
Ali Foster from Ali Foster Patterns shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she refashioned a plain long-sleeved tee into a short-sleeved tee with bow embellishments around the neck. Most of the sewing on this refashion is handsewing, so … Read More...
Project: Gift Card Holder and Card
Visit the Spotted Canary for instructions on how to make this elegant wedding gift card holder and matching greeting card.
-Heather
Sewing Tutorial: Sew a maternity swimsuit
Heather Feather from Heather’s Flights created this fabulous Grow With You Maternity Swimsuit. Like the name suggests, it grows with your tummy as your pregnancy progresses. The gathers on torso are not only pretty, but are adjustable so you can … Read More...
Free Sewing pattern: Sailor pants or shorts for kids
Charlotte from The Charlotte Letters shares a free pattern on her blog for making a pair of kid-sized sailor pants. (She previously shared a tutorial for drafting a pattern for these pants and sewing them up, but now shares a … Read More...
QUEEN ANNE’S GIVEAWAY
If you like the Queen Anne Lace pattern – AND – you like color, you’ll enjoy this little Giveaway!
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Braided knit necklace lightly felted
Olga of “OlgaJazzy” has an amazing braided knit necklace and bracelet tutorial for us to follow and create these pieces of to wear or share this summer. Olga came up with a clever idea and I thank her for sharing … Read More...
Interview with drika.b, a fun read
Adriana from drika.b Etsy is the featured seller today on Etsy blog. She makes handsome purses, several have a patchwork feel, thus my interest in her. Here’s a shot of her studio, such a happy space. What’s more, her … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrappy stars 4th of July table runner
Malory from Snips & Spice shows how to make a cute table runner for 4th of July. The patchwork table runner is appliqued with raw edges and scrappy stars. She shows one with just three blocks, but you could make … Read More...
Tutorial: Upcycled t-shirt and jeans skirt
Rebekah from Sunnybrook Farm Designs took a pair of her daughter’s jeans that had a hole in them, added in some old t-shirts of her own, and created an awesome new skirt for her girl. She shares a tutorial on … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy bias skirt
Corinnea from Corinnea’s Chaos guest blogs in the Skirt Week series at Crafterhours with a tutorial for making a simple bias skirt. The body of the skirt is made out of linen (PERFECT for summer!), while the waist is made … Read More...
Freebie | Printable Father’s Day Cards
All of these free printable Father’s Day cards are available over at The Tomkat Studio. It’s not to late to wow that special father on Sunday! Click here to go to the download. Looking for more Father’s day papers, stamps, … Read More...
Freebie | July 4th Sparkler Holders and Drink Flags
These printable drink flags, as well as printable sparkler holders are available for download from Blush Printables. If you’re planning a 4th of July bash you need these! The flags can also be used as cupcake toppers. Click here to … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Fabric Lover’s Apron
Maureen from Maureen Cracknell Handmade makes your favorite fabric the star in her Fabric Lover’s Apron tutorial on her blog. It’s made from five 1/4-yard cuts of your favorite fabrics, pieced together in mixy-matchy stripes. Get the tutorial.
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