This contemporary needlepunch design — created by PataPri and featured on MrXStitch — has my brain churning with ideas. The simple graphics. The excellent color choices. Let’s all go home and spend the evening needlepunching embroidering French knots!
Recycle your tin cans into baking and gift giving containers
This recycled craft is YUMMY! Pop on over to the blog Chasing Fireflies to get the tasty recipe and how to for making recycled tin can banana bread.
This cleaver crafter ties a bow on top with a tea bag … Read More...
Tutorial: Add texture to a Photo Background
Rebecca Cooper is guest posting on U Create Crafts with a tutorial showing how to add a textured background to a photo. Click here to go to tutorial.
Butterfly Snacks
Loving this clever kid’s snack craft from Baked Bree. See the cleverness HERE, originally from the Family Fun magazine.
Check out these fun printed snack bags
we found on Amazon for printed pattern wings.
Tutorial: How to make a circle skirt
Amber from Ruffles and Roses tells how to make a circle skirt, from drafting the pattern (easier than you think) to sewing it up. This simple skirt shape has beautiful drape, either as a standalone skirt or attached to a … Read More...
New Release: Stamps of Life
The Stamps have Life have three new sweet clear stamp sets for June, a new alphabet, a pretty swirl set and a stamped for you set. Click here to check them out.
-Heather
Tutorial: Maternity bubble tank
Being pregnant during the hot summer can be more than a little uncomfortable. Loose fitting, comfortable clothes will do wonders, though. Linda from Craftaholics Anonymous shows how to make a bubble tank that’s perfect for summertime maternity. The elastic band … Read More...
Tutorial: CD Case Frame
Tutorial: One strap tank t-shirt refshion for girls
Kell from My Peach didn’t grow on a tree refashioned an adult-sized t-shirt into this fabulous tank for her daughter. The asymmetry of the one shoulder strap paired with the graphic from the old tee gives it an edgy look … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy to sew loose-fitted tee
Lex shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make this loose fitted tee. With a wide neck, it’s roomy at the top and tapers into a fitted waist and hip. This look is very popular right now, and … Read More...
Giveaway: Online Class at Big Picture Scrapbooking
Emily at The Pilot’s Wife is giving away two spots in Jessica Turner’s class at Big Picture Scrapbooking: Don’t Blink, Scrapping Your Baby’s First Year. Entries close Friday June 25th. Click here to find out how to enter.
Inspiration du Jour – One Spring Day
Get even more inspiration from her gallery and blog.
DIY: Men’s Bath & Body Products
Most of the recipes and projects I share here are more geared towards women. But why not whip up some nice handmade bath & body products for the special man in your life? BathBodySupply.com shares several recipes on their blog … Read More...
Tutorial: Silk-covered Bangle Bracelet
Megan from artsy/craftsy shows how she made this silk-wrapped bangle bracelet. She used scraps of silk fabric left over from a previous project. Waste not, want not, wear fabulous jewelry!! Get the how-to.
[photo from artsy/craftsy]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, silk, … Read More...
Tutorial: Wrap-around address cuff for your travel bag
Sarah from Create Studio shows how to make this handy address cuff for traveling. It wraps around the strap of a bag, and includes a spot for your name and address in case your bag gets separated from you. Velcro … Read More...
Tutorial: Peasant top for little girls
Bandy Canyon shares the pattern she used to make this sweet peasant top for her little girl. This is such a versatile pattern! Make it short, as shown, for a shirt, or lengthen it to make a dress. Make it … Read More...
JUNE GIVEAWAY – REDUX
- Uncommon Crochet by Julie Armstrong Holetz
- These two books are the prizes for the June CrochetGossip Giveaway. Check here for all the details:
http://crochet.craftgossip.com/half-a-hundred-pick-a-winner-please-giveaway/2010/06/01/
DIY Freezer Pops
Learn how to make your own freezer pops (a summer classic, of course) HERE at the kitchn using a vacuum sealer.
[tags]freezer, popsicles, summer[/tags]
Mommy’s Sweet Things Giveaway
There seem to be a lot of giveaways lately! I think people just like to send things in the mail. 🙂
Little Lizard King is giving away any one sewing pattern in their shop to one lucky reader! Go read … Read More...
New Release: Lynne Perrella Art Stamps
Lynne Perrella has always designed the most gorgeous art stamps with lots of great collage and vintage style to them and her latest release “Above and Beyond” is no exception, find these wonderful new wood mounted stamps by click here… Read More...