The owners of Collage Press have announced that they will no longer be manufacturing products but instead will be licensing their designs to other scrapbook manufacturers. The first company to use a licensed design is Pink Paislee. They will be … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour – Dapper Man
Patchwork Covered Chairs
I came across these totally cool chairs on Green Eye Monster today. An old salvaged quilt with a crazy design was repurposed into chair covers making this set of dining room chairs rad and hip! Check out these patchwork covered … Read More...
Tutorial: Colorful giftwrap trim from your fabric scraps
The Urban Pasture shares a fun idea for making giftwrap trim out of felt scraps. She cuts the felt into small pieces and stitches them together to form a colorful and scrapply ribbon to wrap around the gift. It’s pretty, … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a slit with bias binding
Sometimes you need to add a slit to a sewing project – either at the bottoms of a garment’s side seams, at the bottom of a sleeve, or at the neckline. Kaja from Kaja & Lilla Krax shares a tutorial … Read More...
Check it out: The Straight Grain for the scoop on sewing patterns
If you like to sew with commercial patterns, then check out The Straight Grain. It’s a new blog that focuses on sewing patterns – what’s new, what’s hot, and what’s on sale. Check out The Straight Grain for the … Read More...
Free patterns and charts: Thanksgiving
This cross-stitch roundup is all about free patterns. We have created this quick list with links to each Cross stitch pattern. We have tried to choose free patterns to suit something for everyone.
Please note that these patterns were … Read More...
DIY Amaretto
Learn to make your own Amaretto HERE at Liquor Snob (a great homemade Christmas gift, no?).
Free Pattern – Stash Buster Socks
Book Review and WIN a copy of Fantastic Recycled Plastic: 30 Clever Creations to Spark Your Imagination
Fantastic Recycled Plastic: 30 Clever Creations to Spark Your Imagination
by
David Edgar and Robin A. Edgar
Let me start by saying my background is Industrial Design so I know about how much effort goes into designing manufactured packaging. It … Read More...
Online Class: Hanukkah Tree Canvas Bag
Join Julie Balzer for her Prima Live class on November 15th to learn how to make this painted canvas bag celebrating Hanukkah. Click here for more information.
Tutorial: Easy fleece mittens
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shows how to make a pair of fleece mittens. It’s a quick project to put together, and they can be made from inexpensive fleece. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Squiggly Twigs Designs]
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Sewing Tutorial: Box pleat shelf skirt
Chris from Pickup Some Creativity guest blogs at The Polka Dot Chair with a tutorial showing how to dress up a plain wall shelf with a box pleat shelf skirt. Get the tutorial.
[photo from The Polka Dot Chair]
Tutorial: Vintage inspired dinner roll basket
Virginia from Gingercake shares a tutorial on her blog shows how to make this vintage inspired dinner bread basket. It stores flat, with pockets forming almost like magic when you snap together the centers. Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Onesie to t-shirt in just 5 minutes
Brenda from Therapeutic Crafting shows how to turn a onesie into a t-shirt. The crotch snaps of the onesies were complicating her daughter’s potty training, so she came up with a quick way to convert the onesie into a t-shirt. … Read More...
Giveaway: Canon EOS 7D
dooce® is giving away this Canon EOS 7D camera complete with a 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Standard Zoom Lens. To enter you will need to create a Shutterfly Photobook. Click here for all the details on entering this contest. Entries … Read More...
Giveaway: Drop Shadow Kit
Paislee Press is giving away this drop shadow kit by Peppermint of One Little Bird Designs. Leave a comment on her blog post before Friday November 12th to enter. Click here to go to the giveaway.
Inspiration du Jour – Suus & Marijn
Get even more inspiration from her gallery and blog.
Tutorial: 1920s dolly bonnet
Bramcost Publications continues their 12 Days of a Vintage Handmade Holiday series with a tutorial showing how to make a dolly bonnet. The project is from the 1920s and was intended to teach children how to sew. Go to the … Read More...
Tutorial: Be Merry Festive Garland
Head over to A Spoonful of Sugar to find out how to make this Be Merry Festive Garland from quilting cottons and craft felt. Make one and hang it from the fireplace, over the doorway, or from the staircase to … Read More...