Cathy Zielske is offering these free digital layered templates on her blog. They can be used for both digital and hybrid pages. She also includes a video showing how she added a title to her version of the page. … Read More...
Book Review- Little Crochet
This sweet book is not so little, but it’s full of designs for the little ones.
I’m becoming quite the fan of Linda Permann. While a lot of the designs in this pretty book cover familiar ground, there is a … Read More...
Freebie: Stitched Journaling Banners
You can download these free stitched journaling banners from Creativity Prompt. They come as a printable PDF file. Click here to go to the download.
Looking for supplies for journaling? Check these Art, Junk and writing journal supplies out at … Read More...
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Base Cream Recipe From Scratch
When making your own body lotions/face creams you have 2 options: you can either make your own or buy one. Below is a recipe for a basic cream/lotion base.
When making a cream from scratch there are two stages that … Read More...
Scalloped Flower Molded Pillar Candle
I purchased a new scalloped flower candle mold today along with some candle fragrances and just had to try them out. The candle mold came with a sealer, a wick and what I’m assuming is a wick-rod because that’s what … Read More...
Tutorial – hearts charm bracelet
Sue shares her tutorial for making this cute heart charm bracelet. There’s a list of supplies you’ll need and instructions outlining how she did it. If you ‘heart’ hearts, you’re sure to find something you like at her site … Read More...
Monday Mosaic: Spring Favourites
Here’s a little polymer clay spring inspiration found on a jaunt through Flickr:
1. Spring Circle – April 2007, 2. Arbor Blooms Polymer Clay Sterling Silver Necklace, 3. Rite of Spring focal – polymer clay, 4. Polymer … Read More...
Tutorial: Silk-ribbon lavender
Carol Daisy of Silk Ribbon Embroidery shows us how to stitch sweet lavender flowers. See the tute.
Looking for a supplier of Silk Ribbon? We love Etsy for finding hand dyed ribbons as well as imported European silk Embroidery … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a fabric lotus flower
Nicole from Nicole Barr & Coand Create & Delegate shows how to make this lovely fabric lotus bloom. Get the tutorial.
[photo from Create & Delegate]
Learn about DMC Threads
Get a rundown of DMC embroidery threads at the DMC Thread’s Blog. The post notes, “Threads are the single most important part of any needlework project, and there are so many choices…not just color choices, but threads … Read More...
Tutorial: Simple gathered skirt
Dana from MADE shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a girl’s simple gathered skirt. Don’t let the word “simple” fool youl, though. These skirts are also super cute, especially when made out of bright, colorful fabrics … Read More...
Wedding Details: Baby’s Breath
Twinkie Xanax Cupcakes, An Homage to a Queen, and a Giveaway
All in one post over at Sweetology! Check out these Xanax cupcake toppers made from Twinkies (oh Twinkies, is there anything you can’t become?), as inspired by the awesomeness over at one of my favorite sites, Confessions of a Cookbook … Read More...
Cake and Cookie Decorating Resource in the UK
Over on my other blog I get a lot lot lot of questions from overseas readers (I’m in the US, so “overseas” meaning “not in the US”) about where to find supplies. Recently I had a reader from South America … Read More...
How to make a modern art style decorated gift bag and bow
Over at Alexa’s blog The Swell Life there is a swell tutorial on how to use recycled magazine pages to transform a plain gift bag into this modern art style one.
Pringles from Around the World
Pringles
have always been my favorite potato chip, and it’s not just the packaging that got me. But I had no idea how many flavors existed. Considering I stick with regular exclusively, I will likely never try beef kabob pringles, … Read More...
Free pattern: Cotton Candy Kitty softie
The folks at Sew4Home share a free pattern and tutorial for making their Cotton Candy Kitty softie. They made theirs from minky fabric, so it’s super soft and cuddly. Get the pattern and tutorial.
Looking for more Softie toys … Read More...
Tutorial: Tab Tunic Shirt
Caroline from Sew Together shows how to combine a plain t-shirt with a fun cotton woven print to create the Tab Tunic Shirt. She uses the cotton print to make a contrast yoke at the neck and tabs on the … Read More...
