Click here to visit the Artist Outposts website and see their three wonderful new unmounted rubber stamp sets, Beyond the Sea, Country Life and Bloom and Grow. I love the vintage feel of their stamps!
-Heather
Men Week at American Crafts Studio
It’s Men Week at American Crafts! In honor of Father’s Day which is fast approaching, the Design Team will be posting projects highlighting the men in their lives. Click here to go to American Crafts Studio
Inspiration du Jour – You Don’t Want To Miss A Thing
Get even more inspiration from her gallery and blog.
DIY: Cooling Pedi-Mist
Nothing is quite as refreshing as a pedicure during the hot summer months. But who has the time or budget to get one as often as we’d like? Not me! Thankfully we can all treat ourselves to a nice Cooling … Read More...
Volcano Inspired Shawl from Knit and Knag
Normally I’m not a “red” person, but I have to admit, this shawl is Gorgeous. Yes, that’s with a capital “G”!
I’m not even going to try to pronounce it, leaving that up to you, here: Eyjafjallajökull Shawl, it’s got … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a Zippy Pouch wet bag from a vinyl shower curtain
Melissa from The Polkadot Chair guest blogs over at 30 Days with a tutorial showing how to make a Zippy Pouch wet bag. She gets her water-resistant fabric from a vinyl shower curtain. Brilliant!! You can use this pouch to … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a pincushion from a tin can
Susan from Living with Punks shows how to make this cute pincushion out of a tin can. It’s her response to the Iron Crafter challenge at Fireflies & Jellybeans. She used a 6-ounce can (from snack almonds), which is a … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Make a hanging bag to hold your plastic grocery sacks
Kirstin and Jordan from KojoDesigns share a tutorial on their blog showing how to make this hanging bag for holding your plastic grocery sacks. The drawstring closure at the bottom makes it easy to put stuff in and then pull … Read More...
Inspiration: Fiore che nasce
Originally uploaded by verdevescica
Here is a lovely floral piece by Verdevescica who has a number of really interesting and varied jewels on flickr, so check them out.
Puff Paint
This craft is simple because you pretty much have everything in your kitchen already to complete it! It’s like magic when you put it in the microwave! Creative Jewish Mom shows you the recipe.
Mollie is rockin a class, giveaways, and freebies
Mollie Johanson of Wild Olive is teaching a special online stitchery class this summer called The Embroidery Project: Beyond Fabric & Floss. She says,
… Read More...During the five weeks, we will stitch on and with a variety of materials, and we’ll
Free chart: Plastic Canvas Janet lists free alphabet charts
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint has posted a round-up of great free alphabets on the web. You’ll definitely want to bookmark this post. Go there now.
Looking for more Plastic Canvas patterns? Check these out on Etsy.
Need … Read More...
DYEABOLICAL
I recently met Rachel, the owner of Dyeabolical Yarns and Spinning Fibers. And, I quickly snatched up a hank of her beautifully hand painted cotton warp yarn in a colorway that includes lavenders, roses, and golds. Can’t wait to get … Read More...
Tutorial: Cupcake Topiary
Learn how to make this impressive cupcake topiary HERE at Miss Prissy Paige. {spotted on Eat Drink Pretty}
[tags]cupcakes, topiary, tutorial, weddings[/tags]
Jell-O Fruit Slices
I’m not one for the heat (hence the AC battle in our house). So when the temperature reaches to 90, I find that unbearable. And another “hence,” why these Jell-O fruit bites look so refreshing. Find the how-tos HERE at … Read More...
A Shawl I’d Actually Wear!
While I don’t have the type of lifestyle that would ever, ever, ever call for a light, lacy shawl, I do love them. This one, however, from Webs is a shawl I could really wrap around me. The pattern calls … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric pom pom flowers
You can make these fun pom pom flowers out of fabric. Prudent Baby tells how to do it. Get the tute.
[photo from Prudent Baby]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, fabric, pom pom, pompom, flower[/tags]
A great idea for transforming an old stool with style and comfort
Over at this post at the blog Two Crazy Crafters there is this great idea for crocheting a seat cover to jazz up an old stool. I bet if your a really good shopper but not a good crocheter you … Read More...
Tutorial: Tea Party Ruffle Skirt for girls
Christine from From an Igloo shows how to make this tiered Tea Party Ruffle Skirt for girls. The lightweight denim she used in her example is a great fabric choice for this skirt!! Go to the tutorial.
[photo from … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy way to turn a strap right side out
Making straps seems like such a quick little step in a sewing project – until it’s time to turn them right side out. Rae from Made By Rae shares a new trick she learned that makes this annoying step a … Read More...