Stamps of life has four new pretty clear stamps sets with themes like flowers, butterflies, shamrocks and greetings, click here to see what’s new.
-Heather
Free pattern: Oh Jackie dress for little girls
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy shares a free pattern and tutorial for her Oh Jackie dress for little girls. It was her entry into the Adult-Inspired challenge at Project Run and Play. The retro-styled dress includes a pleated skirt … Read More...
Tutorial: La Fleur de L’Orange dress for girls
Katy from No Big Dill shares a tutorial at Project Run and Play for making the details on her La Fleur de L’Orange dress for girls. It was her winning entry into the Adult-Inspired challenge. The dress is a simple … Read More...
Tutorial: Adding lace applique and trim when making lingerie
Colette Patterns shares a tutorial showing how to add lace applique and trim when you’re making lingerie. It’s the details like these that take a lingergie garment from functional to extra special. Their tutorial uses the knickers from their Nutmeg … Read More...
Technique: Mixed Media Canvas
Learn how to incorporate photo transfer and stamping to make a stunning art piece for your wall! Click here to watch a video from Dianne Sapra for Stampington.
-Heather
TOO CUTE TO MISS – VALENTINE BABIES
These are just the sweetest little things. Who wouldn’t want to receive one or more of them? (I want them!! And, I don’t even like dolls!). Just had to share!
http://crafty-anna.blogspot.com/2011/01/free-crochet-pattern-heart-shaped-baby.html
While you’re visiting Anna’s blog, you might want to … Read More...
A cozy slug is a loved slug
Tutorial: Car playmat with houses, mountains, and an airport
Joanna from The Project Corner shares a 3-part tutorial for making this awesome playmat. It has streets for play cars to drive up and down, and a whole neighborhood of friendly little houses. The houses are little pockets that function … Read More...
Cool idea: Make a toddler’s smock from a shopping bag
Elvi from LoLovie shares her cool idea for making a toddler’s smock. She used a tutorial from Sew4Home for the smock, but instead of using laminated cotton she made hers out of a shopping bag. Brilliant! The bag has a … Read More...
Tutorial: Sleeveless empire waist top from a plain tee
Stefi from Just Chic shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she turned a plain boxy t-shirt into a more flattering sleeveless empire waist tee. A bit of embellishment adds interest to the neckline. Get the how-to.
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JANUARY GIVEAWAY WINNER ANNOUNCED!!
Here’s the prize:
Here’s what caused the contest:
Who’s the winner?
There were some really good entries for my challenge to send in a link to the afghan that most resembles its name (unlike the poorly named IMO afghan pictured). … Read More...
Organization Tip: Ink Catalog
It can be really hard to keep track of all your ink pads, so why not get them organized with an Ink Catalog? Stamp out and catalog each color to help you keep track. Here’s a helpful article about this … Read More...
Tutorial: Bitty bunny sachet (or pattern weight)
Craft Passion shows how to make these little bitty bunny sachets. They’re cute made from various fabric prints, but I’m also loving the version with the little embroidered faces. They’d also make awesome fabric weights if you filled them with … Read More...
Read all about it: Organize your sewing notions with unexpected items
Karen from Sew Many Ways guest blogs in the Sewing 101 series at Pickup Some Creativity with tips for organizing your sewing notions with some rather unexpected items. For example, she uses golf tees to keep her bobbins with the … Read More...
Tutorial: Love Letter wristlet
Caroline from Sew Together shows how to create this Love Letter wristlet. Shaped like an envelope with a pretty heart applique, the mini-clutch is just big enough to hold your essentials while still being small enough to just grab and … Read More...
Heart Cookies with Poured Icing
Simple lovely, right? Find these heart cookies HERE at Baker’s Royale with tips and links to make your own.
Tutorial: Lovebirds raw-edge applique for Valentine’s
Stephanie from Eden and Eliot uses fusible webbing
to create a raw-edge lovebirds applique for a Valentine’s onesie, and shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she did it. This is such a cute design! I’m loving the dimension … Read More...
Heart Thumbprint Cookies
This darling kid-doable idea to turn thumbprint cookies into a Valentine’s Day treat got a slap on the forehead “of course” from me. So perfect. Find the idea HERE at My Kids Make.
Lookie what she made: House sewing box
Nette shows off the beautiful sewing box that she made. She decorated it to look like a house, with felt windows, doors, and molding on the outside. There’s even a little clothes line and a dog house! I’m loving all … Read More...
Steamy Hearts
And no, not steamy romance. Steampunk steamy. Tina Holden has a fabulous steampunk aesthetic going with this heart. She also sells tutorials on how to create this effect in her other shop so you, too, could be having a … Read More...