Visit Family Fun for a roundup of clever sweets and foods to make for the graduate HERE, like this diploma cake or these balloon cupcakes.
[tags]balloons, cupcakes, diploma, cake, graduation[/tags]
Tips for Buying a Wedding Cake
Liz Shim, of Eat Cake Be Merry, offers some great tips on what you need to know before choosing a wedding cake. View the advice HERE at The Cinderella Project.
[tags]wedding cakes[/tags]
Tutorial: Fix a gaping waistband on a pair of jeans
Nothing ruins an otherwise perfect jeans fit than a gaping waistband. You know, the ones that allow someone to look down and see your underwear? Brenda from Whosies & Whatnots has a solution for that, and shares a tutorial on … Read More...
New Release: Nature Stamps from Northwoods
Northwoods stamps has just released some truly lovely stamps. The Nature’s Canvas images would be perfect for summer or Father’s Day cards. Click here to download their new spring catalog and see all these great new rubber stamps.
-Heather
-Heather… Read More...
Free pattern: Robot applique
Who says robots are only for boys? Beth from Project: Project made this super cute robot dress for her little girl, and shares the pattern for the robot applique. Of course, there’s nothing stopping you from using it on a … Read More...
Tutorial: J. Crew-inspired t-shirt with asymmetrical pleated neckline detail
Laurel from Dart and Gather shows how she made this stylish t-shirt with asymmetrical pleated trim added to the neckline. She was inspired by a similar shirt at J. Crew. It’s easily made from an existing t-shirt. Get the how-to… Read More...
Friday Inspiration: Lothario’s Necklace
Originally uploaded by James Thurman
Here is a bit of fun Friday inspiration from James Thurman. If you love shoes and love jewelry, then this is the necklace for you! Made from high heels, pearls and silver, this necklace … Read More...
Do some good
If you are a bead artist, if is a great chance to do some good.
Beads of Courage provides art-in-medicine programs for children with serious illnesses. It seems like a really great program to help children throughout their treatments to … Read More...
Lookie what she’s making: 21 days of dresses
Melissa Caringer from Featherweight has set out on an ambitious sewing project at her blog 21 days 21 dresses. Her goal is to create 21 dresses in 21 days. Some are refashioned, some are made from scratch. Some are made … Read More...
Tutorial: Simple Bow Non-slip Clippies
Chris from Pickup Some Creativity shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make these cute little non-slip bow clippies. These are great for baby girls’ hair that’s often so fine that it won’t hold other kinds of hair … Read More...
Flower Collage
I love that this project is so open ended and only has 3 materials! Let your children create and see how to start it with them on The Baby Bunch Blog.
New Release: Stamps of Life
The Stamps of Life has just released 3 new clear stamp sets, stars (perfect for Memorial Day or the 4th), a funky alphabet and get well wishes. Click here to see them.
-heather
New texture stamps to debut at Bead & Button
The newest additions to Lisa Pavelka’s texture stamp line will be debuting at next month’s Bead & Button Show in Milwaukee. “Steampunk Innie” and “Steampunk Outie” sheets will be a great addition to your texture toolbox!
Lisa says:
“They can … Read More...
Lots of Sweet Things
CakeSpy has a great roundup of sweet things around the web HERE, including sushi shaped donuts and chocolate chip cookie dough Pop-Tarts.
[tags]Pop-Tarts, desserts, roundup[/tags]
Tutorial: Dragonflies & Daisies Sewing Box
Amanda Bergamin shares a tutorial over at QFD Creative for making this Dragonflies & Daisies Sewing Box. This pretty fabric box opens up and folds out to reveal a pincushion and places to keep your needles, scissors, and other small … Read More...
Tutorial: Paracord bracelet and watchband
I posted last week on this boy cuff and am glad to be able to post another male jewelry project again so soon.
This one comes from Stormdrane on Instructables and is for a woven bracelet and watch band using … Read More...
Tutorial: Floss carnations
DMCThread‘s garden party continues with a free tutorial for making carnations from embroidery floss. So pretty. And easy! Go to the blog post for the link to the PDF.
DMC Thread Blog no longer exists please check out DMC’s … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrap fabric napkin rings
Vanessa from Punkin Patterns shows how to make these funky scrap fabric napkin rings, no sewing required. If you have some scraps left over from a placemat or other table decor sewing project, this would be a fun way to … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Handy little diaper pouch
Anna from Noodlehead guest blogs over at luvinthemommyhood with a tutorial for making a diaper pouch. This handy little pouch has just enough room for a couple of diapers and a pack of wipes. Get the how-to.
[photo from … Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl’s dress sew-along
Brenda from Therapeutic Crafting starts a sew-along on her blog for making this little girl’s dress. Her dress uses the free Popover Sundress by Oliver + S for the body, but adds contrast fabric to the bottom, cap sleeves, and … Read More...