…made better with chocolate ganache inside. Learn how to make your own Nutter Butters HERE at Bake at 350. And for those of you who might not know of the wonders of the Nutter Butter, find them here.… Read More...
Knitter’s Handy Book Of Patterns by Ann Budd
Knitter’s Handy Book Of Patterns
: Basic Designs in Multiple Sizes and Gauges by Ann Bud. Brought to us by Interweave!
Get Basic Designs in Multiple Sizes and Gauges
More than 350 ways to warm all of the hands, heads, … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Shirred or elastic waist pajama shorts
Suzannah from Adventures in Dressmaking shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a pair of pajama shorts. She gives two options for the waist – you can shirr it with elastic thread, or stitch down a wide … Read More...
Tutorial: Checking the fit on a child’s sloper
LiEr from ikat bag continues her series on creating a sloper and drafting patterns for kid’s clothes with an installment on putting the front and back slopers together and then checking the fit. It’s important to get the fit right … Read More...
Technique:Stamping with Faux Bleach
(image by SCS and Sherry Cheever)
Stamping with bleach can be messy and smelly so here’s a great solution from Sherry Cheever, faux bleach using alcohol inks, how clever (and pretty)! Click here for her tutorial.
-Heather
Magnetic Alphabet Letters
Aren’t these so much nicer than those colorful alphabet letters you buy for the kids? I love this option, stylish and still functional.
See the magnetic alphabet letter tutorial at Nice Girl Notes.
Make A Post It Note – Cork Vase
This cute vase is made out of cork, making it a great little note board for your desk! What an ideal gift for a secretary, boss or a teacher. Fill it with succulents or faux plants for a complete gift … Read More...
Order these kits from their designer
Di Overton of designers’ block blog shared her discovery that Lorna Bateman of Vari-Galore Embroidery is selling gorgeous embroidery kits (and threads and notions) on Etsy. Lorna is based in the UK, and her international shipping rates are reasonable. The … Read More...
Recycled Living Garden of Knowledge Made from 40,000 books
This is a huge recycled project. Pop on over to the Inhabitat blog to read the full article and see a whole bunch of cool pictures of an outdoor space created with 40,000 books.
Love using natural materials found … Read More...
Cheese Cakes
What a gorgeous, fancy cake. And it’s made of cheese. Find the roundup of cheese cakes HERE at A Cup of Jo, from the cheese shed. Gorgeous, fancy, yes, even brilliant. But I have a wee bit of … Read More...
Free Kids Epatterns, From Interweave
Tutorial: Guy-friendly messenger bag
Becca from Thrift Stitch (love that blog name!) shares a tutorial for making a guy-friendly messenger bag. By choosing plain fabric and keeping the style simple, she created a guy-friendly bag for her husband to tote his books around. Of … Read More...
Tutorial: Frayed fabric carnations
Taylor from Mary Janes & Galoshes shows how to make this pretty fabric carnation. The frayed edges of the fabric mimic the fringed petals of a carnation. Use it as a brooch or embellishment for a purse. Go to the … Read More...
New Release: Lawn Fawn Stamps
(image by Lawn Fawn and Tiffany Johnson)
Lawn Fawn stamps has just released three cute new clear stamp sets: Halloween, banners and sentiments. Click here to check them out.
-Heather
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Freebie: 30 New Fonts
Smashing Magazine has compiled a list of 30 free high quality fonts. The list includes character and dingbat fonts as well. Click here to go to list.
Looking for more fonts? Check these out at Fontbundles.com
MORE CHRISTMAS 2010
Ready for some more Christmas ideas? Try one or more of these.
How about a banner highlighted with poinsettias in your favorite Christmas colors. Find the pattern to purchase here.
Make this into a Christmas train for your mantle … Read More...
Freebie: Ink Pad Labels Sheets from Ranger Inc.
You can download free printable labels from Ranger for a variety of their products. They also suggest ways you can use them. Click here to go to download.
Decorate with Food
Visit Shine for a roundup of five ideas for decorating with edibles from babble.com, such as artichoke vases and apple candles.
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Tootsie Roll Mustaches
Why not get on the mustache trend bandwagon with Tootsie Rolls? Of course. Learn how to make tootsie roll mustaches with this unbelievably adorable (really, crazy adorable) video HERE from Little Nummies.
Tutorial: Mini Album using the Bind-it-All
Monika Wright takes you through the steps she used to create the mini album shown above.She used her very own journaling prompt labels as well as the Zutter Bind-it-All. Click here to go to tutorial
Mini albums are great little … Read More...