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I love Tammy Durham’s bright, colorful, and intricate polymer clay illustrations! Click on the photo to check out the artist’s Flickr Photostream.
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Here is a bit of colorful inspiration for you. Floral brooches have been making a big come back lately, but these have a fresh style of their own.
Susan from Living with Punks shows how to transform three pillow covers into one awesome messenger bag. Using purchased pillow covers means that most of the sewing is done for you. What a cool idea!! Get the how-to.
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Chris from Pickup Some Creativity shares a tutorial on her blog for making her Window Pillow. The patchwork pillow frames squares of four different fabric prints. This was part of her Boudoir Pillow entry in last week’s So You Think … Read More...
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs gives some practical advice for teaching children to sew, along with the process that she has used to teach her own children. Her method focuses on encouraging confidence, but at the same time maintaining safety … Read More...
Sew4Home shows how to repurpose an old dress shirt into fabric napkins. One shirt yields two napkins, plus a handy drawstring bag to carry them with you on your next picnic. Go to the tutorial.
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I think this is the most adorable pincushion I’ve seen. Jen of verybigjen has a complete pictorial tutorial on Flickr. All of her pincushions, and there are several, all begin with a bottle cap. Several of her pincushions are featured … Read More...
Visit the kitchn for a roundup of non-bundt cake ideas for using a bundt cake pan, like for breads, ice box cakes and even meatloaf. Find the roundup HERE.
I love this idea from Giver’s Log (which I say every time I post on Giver’s Log). Learn how to make these individual cupcake packages HERE and see how they can be used to decorate a tree.
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Head over to Let’s Go Fly A Kite to find out how to make this cool shopping tote out of a burlap rice bag. The printing on the burlap becomes a cool graphical element on the front and back of … Read More...
Do you find it easier to learn by watching? If so, Berroco’s got your back!
This one is a YouTube video showing different cast on methods. You can either click here or on the picture to start the video.
Mandy from Sugar Bee Craft Edition shows how to make a thread rack from pegboard. Using pegboard means you don’t have to fuss with measuring, marking, and drilling a jillion little holes. Go to the tutorial.
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Christine from From an Igloo shows how to make her Playful Days dress, a double-layer shirred sundress. I love the contrasting fabric peeking out of the bottom! Get the how-t0.
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Our loyal reader Gracie shares with us some really helpful tips on storing your unmounted rubber stamps, click here to visit her blog.
Thanks Gracie!
-Heather
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Anna from Noodlehead kicks off her Spice Up Your Kitchen series with a tutorial showing how to make a fabric mail organizer to hang on the wall. I lovew the fun mixy-matchy look of her example! Get the how-to.… Read More...
Head over to Useful Things for Real Lives to find out how to make your own fabric baby wipes and handkerchiefs. The fabric ones are so much softer than the throw-away ones from the store, plus they’re better for the … Read More...
Glenyce from Mid-Craft Crisis shows how she uses plastic canvas and fabric to make fences for her daughter’s play farm set. Brilliant! Get the how-to.
