Our Big Earth is a great site that aims to empower families so they can create inspiring communities through fostering a love of nature, community building (on- and off-line), as well as compelling, impactful parenting. One helpful article informs us … Read More...
Tea set and flowers that are made from recycled magazines
Meet Illinois Artisans
Meet Illinois Artisans & Purchase One-of-a-Kind Art Made in Illinois
AUGUST 13 – 14 at Visitor Information Center, Pearson at Michigan Ave.
WHO: Chicago Office of Tourism and the Illinois Artisans Program, which focuses
national attention on the rich heritage … Read More...
Tutorial: Tiered sundress or shirt from t-shirts
Care from Obsessively Stitching shows how to make this little girl’s sundress or shirt from a trio of plain t-shirts. This style is so versatile! You can make one as a dress for a little girl, or a shirt for … Read More...
Free pattern: Oliver + S Popover Dress for 18″ dolls
The Popover Dress, a free pattern released by Oliver + S last year, is such a versatile (and CUTE) dress for little girls. And now they’ve gone one step further and recreated the Popover Dress for 18″ dolls. And just … Read More...
Tutorial: Retro-style Pinwheel Skirt
Leanne from Elle Apparel guest blogs over at U Create with a tutorial showing how to make her super-fabulous Pinwheel Skirt. The shape and the trim around the edge have such a retro feel, but paired with a simple tee … Read More...
Milk Paint Toast
Kid-friendly breakfast art! Learn how to paint toast HERE at Sunday Hotpants.
[tags]milk, paint, kids, toast, bread, breakfast[/tags]
Tiny awesome crocheted things.
The pieces I made for Plush You LA ^_^
Originally uploaded by Yummy Pancake
Damn. I need a beer now. and some cheese balls. and um. .. oh never mind.
See more awesome tiny things at the Yummy Pancake Etsy … Read More...
Recipe Tuesday: Pizza Night
Usually I plan my meal by mixing colors, not sticking with the same palette, but I couldn’t resist the reds, pinks and greens of this collection.
Clockwise from top left:
1. Pizza Margherita from scratch at The Spinning Plate.… Read More...
Learn needlepoint techniques from DMC
Enjoy a beginners’ needlepoint stitch-along project on DMCThread’s Blog. Emma says,
… Read More...I thought it would be a blast if you stitched along with me, so I have turned this project into a series!
As you work this project
Faux Marble Ceiling
Isn’t that ceiling just marvelous? Imagine how much you would have to pay someone to do that for you. Suzy over at Suzy’s Artsy Craftsy Sitcom did it for under $50.00!
She’ll show you how to do it too in … Read More...
Sketches, Challenges, Giveaways: Mojo Monday
Card Sketches are a great place to start when you’re short on ideas. Mojo Monday offers a new sketch for free each Monday with great ideas using the sketch along with a chance to win great … Read More...
Fabric Covered Notebooks
It’s almost time for kids to go back to school. Believe me, I know. With 4 kids to buy supplies for, don’t get me started! 😉 I’ve always wanted to make something similar to this, so I’m glad I happened … Read More...
Cupcake Skewers
The site pizzazzerie, full o’ gift and entertaining ideas, must know my penchant for sweets on sticks when they sent us these cupcake skewer ideas. All I need to hear is “cupcake” and “skewer” and I’m sold. Check them … Read More...
City Wood Art
Several years ago after having a deck installed on our house, we had a bunch of little wood pieces leftover, which I promptly turned into snowmen and gave away as gifts. Rebekah of Potholes and Pantyhose took some leftover pieces … Read More...
Baby Sweater – Free Pattern
It is sooooo hard to get back into the swing of things after a vacation. Hubby and I just rode our motorcycles 1500 miles around Lake Superior. Awesome! I even took my knitting, although I didn’t have a chance to … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a peasant shirt from a t-shirt
Michelle from jak boutique and My Gramma Said shows how to turn an oversized man’s t-shirt into a cute peasant shirt. The lightweight t-shirt knit drapes well and is soft against the skin. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from … Read More...
Giveaway: 2011 Sewing Calendar and magazines
Christine from Sew Christine is giving away a copy of the 2011 Sewing Calendar to one of her blog readers. She’ll also be giving away two copies of SewHip magazine. To get in on the giveaway, go to her blog … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric windsock garden lantern
Jan DiCintio from Daisy Janie shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make this fabric windsock-style garden lantern. It’s pretty during the day when it looks like a typical windsock, but it looks fabulous all lit up in … Read More...
Freebie: You Rock Digital Stamp
(image by Scrappy and Bugaboo)
Click here to visit Bugaboo Stamps and download this cool You Rock digital stamp for free.
-Heather
Looking for more digital stamps and SVG files? We love using the Design bundle to download our digital … Read More...