Nature can make some of the most beautiful things so why not preserve them and make pretty decorations for your home. To take advantage of the beauty of fall leaves why not preserve them in wax? Try this great tutorial … Read More...
Tutorial: Lace-up Renaissance bodice from a velvet jacket
History Mom shows how she created this fabulous lace-up bodice for a Renaissance costume out of a thrifted velvet jacket. Brilliant!! Velvet can be such a difficult fabric to work with, but starting from a jacket with most of the … Read More...
Jack O’ Lantern JellO
Learn how to make this Jack O’ Lantern JellO Jiggler HERE at Serious Eats.
Looking for more Halloween recipes and ideas? Check out Taste of Home Halloween Here you’ll find dozens of spooky, cute, spirited and fun Halloween foods to … Read More...
Tutorial: Petal Pillow
Cheri from I Am Momma, Hear Me Roar shows off her mother’s talents with a tutorial showing how her mom created this beautiful Petal Pillow for her sister’s room makeover. I love the layers upon layers of pleated petals!! Go … Read More...
Tutorial: Free Spirit Fall Wreath
Amy from Positively Splendid shows how to make her Free Spirit Fall Wreath. She starts with a basic ruffled wreath (get the tutorial), and then adds ribbon, burlap leaves, and scrappy fabric flowers. Get the tutorial for her … Read More...
THE COMPLETE PHOTO GUIDE TO CROCHET
What a lovely book this is! It’s thick, heavy, colorful, and, as one would expect from Margaret Hubert, quite useful.
The photos in this book are crisp and clearly show the stitch indicated. Closer up photos delineate the difference between … Read More...
Fun Halloween Projects
Marla Kress shares a number of cute projects you can do for Halloween on the Scrapbooks and Cards Today blog. Click here to go to the article.
Are you looking for more Halloween Embellishments, papers, and supplies? Check out these … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour – The Other Side
Get even more inspiration from her gallery and blog.
Flint corn necklaces
Just in time for the fall harvest! Look at the lovely necklaces made by Garden Mama’s kids. Wouldn’t this be a fun project to make with your kids?
Free pattern: Hobo bag
Crafty Staci shares a free pattern and tutorial on her blog showing how to make a hobo bag. This style of bag looks great in virtually any type of fabric print. They’re relatively easy to make, too, as they don’t … Read More...
Tutorial: 10-minute kitchen towel dress for little girls
Stephanie from Ivy Road shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she made this cute little dress for her daughter out of a pair of decorative kitchen towels. Depending on the size of the towels and the size of … Read More...
Whit’s Knits: Knit Halloween Witch Doll
This is such a darling project and what a sweet little witch to grace your home during the Halloween Season. This is a decorative item you will bring out year after year. It’s a lot of fun to knit this … Read More...
Freebie: Vintage Sheet Music Download
Thistle Spiders
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Tutorial: Reverse applique patchwork dishtowels
Adriana from Crafterhours shares a tutorial for making a cute patchwork dishtowel. She uses reverse applique to add a seasonal motif. Get the tute.
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Free Pattern Tutorial: Upcycled baby pram
Kristin & Jordan fromKojoDesigns won the Recycled challenge at So You Think You’re Crafty with their recycled baby doll pram, and now they share a tutorial showing how they made it. The base is a basket attached to an … Read More...
Tutorial: Toddler girl’s pirate costume
Schwin W from Schwin & Schwin shows how to make a toddler girl’s pirate costume. Be careful – this cute pirate may make off with all of your Halloween goodies! Go to the tutorial.
Looking to chat about sewing? … Read More...
Newsy: Twitter party with Denyse Schmidt
Three of the Fat Quarterly Team, Katy, (aka I’m a Ginger Monkey), Brioni (aka FlossyBlossy) & John (aka Quilt Dad), will be attending Quilt Market later this week and Denyse Schmidt has agreed to spend a … Read More...
Party Monday: Ghosts in the Graveyard
This one’s all about coffins and graveyards and ghosts. Boo!
1. food. Make meringue bones at Martha Stewart.
2. food. Make wiener worms from Southern Living.
3. decor. Find creepy apparitions in the mirror at Better Homes and … Read More...