The Modern Lady shows how to make a covered headband with an oversized bow, inspired by the ones worn by Blair Waldorf wears in Gossip Girl. Love it! Get the tutorial.
[photo from The Modern Lady]
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Inspiration and Trend: Washi Tape
Washi tape is super hot right now, I see it popping up all over paper crafts, especially cards. Washi tape is another one of those great imported ideas from Japan and is based on washi paper, which is a thin, … Read More...
Freebie: Layered PSD Template
JAPANESE CROCHET HELPERS
What crocheter hasn’t been tempted by those books of beautiful Japanese crochet? The Japanese are certainly prolific needleartists and designers. However, most of us find the patterns unaccessible because, aside from the diagrams, we are unable to understand the patterns.… Read More...
Inspiration du Jour – Emberlynn
Emberlynn by KeriB | Her gallery| Her blog
Tutorial: Retro Duffel Bag
Emily from Saltwater Kids joins in Celebrate the Boy 2011 with a tutorial showing how to make a retro-style duffel bag. Excuse me while I indulge in a little bit of of child-of-the-80s nostalgia. *sigh* Duffels were awesome then, and … Read More...
Ta Dah!: Embroidery floss for quilting
Janet from JMD Designs shows how she substituted embroidery floss in bright colors for regular quilting thread on several of her patchwork projects. Visit her POST to see more.
New Release: Savvy Stamps
Look at all the cute new Spring stamps from Savvy, adorable. You can find them all over here at Impress.
-Heather
Free Pattern for Easy Felted Crochet Spring Flower Garland Scarf Decoration
Shannon Dzikas of art yarn vintage is sharing this pretty and fun spring scarf or you can use it as a decoration. Shannon tells us that this is one of her favorite projects to make and they sell quickly on … Read More...
Girl Scout Cookie Pops. Actual Girl Scouts.
I had to make that clarification, because when I saw the description in my inbox, I just naturally assumed these would be a homemade version of Girl Scout cookies. No. They are actual Girl Scouts. Made out of Nilla Wafers… Read More...
Girl Scout Cookie Inspired Cupcakes
And now two more in a row, this time celebrating the Girl Scouts (I just bought my boxes, have you bought yours?). First up: D.I.Y. Louisville’s Girl Scout inspired cupcakes. Find a recipe for Tag a Long cupcakes topped, … Read More...
Inspiration du jour: Lily’s Bee Blocks
I found this Bee Blocks quilt block (aka eye candy) at Lily’s Quilts Flickr. I love her mad crazy skills at creating unique eye-catching modern quilt blocks. Go straight to the Bee Blocks slide show and be inspired.
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How to make a recycled lampshade hair bow holder
This great idea sent in by Rebecca of the blog Happy Baby Designs for recycling a lampshade into a cute way to store, display and organize hair bows. See her great tutorial on how to make a recycled lampshade hair … Read More...
Tutorial: Envelope clutch purse with ruffles
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy guest blogs at The Girl Creative with a tutorial showing how to make an envelope clutch with ruffles. I love this!! The ruffles peeking out of the envelope flaps reminds me of a ruffle bustle … Read More...
One More for Dr. Seuss….
As promised, the last one after-the-fact. I just got this submission today: Cat in the Hat marshmallow pops and green eggs and ham cupcake toppers made from candy. So easy and perfect, I had to post this one, too. Find … Read More...
Sneetch Dr Seuss Cupcakes
Yikes, two more Dr. Seuss submissions that are too good not to post, even though I missed them for his birthday yesterday. See? I told you I got a ton. The first: Check out these fantastic Sneetch S’mores cupcakes HERE … Read More...
Sewing PatternTutorial: Circle skirt onesie dress
Kirstin & Jordan from KojoDesigns and kojobaby share a tutorial on their blog showing how to create a circle skirt onesie dress. The skirt is sewn on to the onesie, so it still functions as a onesie while looking like … Read More...
Tutorial: Rodeo chaps for kids’ dress-up
Nikki from Lilybug Designs shows how to make a pair of rodeo chaps for kids’ dress-up. She used her daughter’s jeans as a pattern, and made them from a faux cowhide so they look like Woody’s from Toy Story. Sooo … Read More...
4-Patch pincushions
These tiny pincushions are crazy cute. Creator Karen Barbé used a 4-patch design in happy colors. See her blog post Pincushions.
Looking for more pin cushion patterns? Check out these quilting patterns on Etsy.
Project: Stamped Pillow
Check out this great video from Stampendous showing you how to stamp and paint a gorgeous pillow.
-Heather