Benita from Bettsy Kingston and Bettsy Kingston MYO shares a pattern and tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to make a Baby Kimono Wrap. The pattern is sized for babies sized 3-9 months. This would be an awesome baby … Read More...
Cupcake Liners that Cupcakes Don’t Ruin
I’ve not yet tried the cupcake liners from Sutton Gourmet Paper, but I’m very intrigued by their review on Cupcakes Take the Cake. The last time I tried printed cupcake liners, the grease from the cupcake rendered the … Read More...
Tutorial: Use freezer paper for accurate applique shapes
Mandy, our awesome Craft Shows editor, shares a tutorial on her personal blog Little Birdie Secrets showing how she uses freezer paper to get a perfectly cut fabric piece for applique. With the pattern ironed down directly to the … Read More...
What size to make a baby hat?
On more than one occasion, I’ve had the idea to make a sweet little baby hat as a present for someone who is expecting, only to realize that with a soon-to-turn-7-year-old daughter, I have no idea how to size a … Read More...
Book Review: Paper Cuts from Lark Books
Paper cutting has been around for a long time, it’s a simple and inexpensive but lovely art form. All you really need is some paper, scissors or craft knife and some glue to get started. The new book “Paper … Read More...
Tutorial: Doggie sweater refashion
Nicole from Cloud Nine Stitches and House of Huddleston shows how she refashioned a thrifted sweater into high fashion for her dog. Genius! Go to the tutorial.
[photo from House of Huddleston]
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Tutorial: Birdcage Card
Learn how to make this lovely card with a birdcage motif. You can find the tutorial by Melissa Samuels on her blog. Click here to go to the tutorial.
Looking for Bird themed papers, stamps and embellishments? Check out these … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour – Boyz Life
Get even more inspiration from her gallery and blog.
Black Wreaths For Halloween
Welcome to our Halloween Black Wreath Ideas roundup! As Halloween approaches, it’s time to start thinking about decorating your home with spooky and festive decorations. One of the most popular Halloween decorations is the black wreath. In this article, we’re … Read More...
Tutorial: Retro-style a cardigan with felt applique
Lori from Pretty Little Things guest blogs over at A Beautiful Mess with a tutorial showing how to give a plain cardigan a retro vibe with easy felt appliqued flowers. SO cute!! Get the how-to.
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Tutorial: Triangle pouch with snap closures
Citra from Innocentia shows how to make this triangular pouch with snap closures. The long, skinny shape is perfect for pencils, or even make-up. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Innocentia]
[via Someday Crafts]
FaveCrafts tutorial – the Eye of the Tiger
Beadalon’s Katie Hacker shares her tutorial for this delicate piece at the FaveCrafts site. The dangles at the end look like they would sway like tall grasses in a gentle breeze.
Baby Jar Cupcakes
Perfect for a baby shower, learn how to make these cute cupcakes-baked-in-a-baby-jar, including a free printable label, HERE at Rook No. 17. {Spotted because we shared a roundup at One Pretty Thing.}
Gerber Baby Food
jars can be bought … Read More...
Freebie: Vintage Halloween Digital Stamps
Dover Publications is offering some wonderful vintage Halloween digital images for free, click here to download.
-Heather
Looking for free digital stamps and SVG files? We love using the Design bundle to download our digital stamps. Make sure you … Read More...
Tutorial: CQ wings from lace
Nikki of Nikki Lee’s RavioLee Dreams shows us how to transform lace pattern repeats into wings for crazy quilting and other applications. Her tutorial shows us ideas for butterfly wings, but I’m thinking this idea is just in time for … Read More...
Tutorial: Adorable dripping wound
Here’s a great idea from Bugs and Fishes by Lupin: Use her raincloud tutorial with red felt and embellishments to create a drippy open-wound brooch for Halloween fun. Get the link to the tute from her blog post.
Looking … Read More...
Tutorial: Freestanding lace mask
I generally have a bah-humbug attitude toward dressing up for Halloween. However, this mask from Urban Threads is so gorgeous, it makes even me want to jump into a costume! The UT e-newsletter says,
… Read More...A bold, romantic freestanding lace mask
Fur Ball Monster Cupcakes
Learn how to make these googly-eyed monster cupcakes HERE at the Hostess with the Mostess blog, from the book, What’s New, Cupcake?.
A whole bunch of “Green” Halloween Crafts made out of all sorts of this and that
Caley sent in this link to all sorts of green Halloween Crafts posted at FaveCrafts. I am sure you will find something spooktactular to craft with bits of this and that you are sure to have around.
Eco-friendly Halloween crafts … Read More...
Tutorial: Girls’ ruched leggings
Dana from MADE guest blogs at luvinthemommyhood showing how to make a pair of ruched leggings for girls. Leggings are a wardrobe staple for my daughter. These are awesome! The gathers and the button embellishments are girly perfection! Get the … Read More...