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1. Turn your water bottle into a lantern with a solar powered water bottle cap from ThinkGeek.
2. Make a watering … Read More...
New Knitalong – Mens Wingman Socks on Ravelry!
This new Knit Along starts on Oct 18th, over at Ravelry. But you can get more info by clicking on this link:
Wingman Socks Knit Along!
Looking for more knitted socks designs and patterns to keep you warm this winter? … Read More...
Halloween Cake Stencils
Check out all the Halloween bakeware from Martha Stewart. My favorites are these cake stencils
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Tutorial: Autumn leaves table mat or runner
Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how to make this pretty table mat or runner. Silk autumn leaves
are stitched around a vinyl rectangle. This is an easy project with lots of impact. Cut a long rectangle for … Read More...
Tutorial: Candy Corn Cutie t-shirt
Amy from Positively Splendid shows how to make her Candy Corn Cutie t-shirt. She took a plain t-shirt and appliqued a candy corn from ruffled fabric. She created a matching tiered ruffle skirt to match. What a fabulous Halloween outfit … Read More...
Halloween Bentos Box Ideas
Another Lunch has about a billion ideas and tips to make Halloween-themed bentos. Some of my favorites: the bat bento, the mummy bento, and ghost bento.
Looking for Bento boxes? Check these out in our Online store- … Read More...
Free pattern: Balloon dress for little girls
Citra from Innocentia shows how to make a sweet little balloon dress for toddler girls. This is so pretty! The simple lines at the top make the gathered balloon hem the focus. Her pattern is a size 2T, but you … Read More...
Tutorial: Felt Halloween banner
Jennifer from My Life… A Happy Circus shows how to make this fun Halloween banner with stuffed felt shapes. So cute!! Get the how-to.
[photo from My Life… A Happy Circus]
A SIMPLE WAY TO DO A GOOD DEED
Have you heard about Caps For Good? It’s a project sponsored by Save The Children and Warm Up America. The goal is to crochet or knit caps to be sent to areas where newborns may die from poor or no … Read More...
Project: Blue Jean Pocket Card
Tutorial: Wonky table runner
Jennifer from My Two Butterflies wants to help you add a little color to your table. She shares this nicely done tutorial for an easy quilted table runner. She says of the pattern, “it can be adapted to any color … Read More...
Upcycled bottle cap earrings
Take a look at this Italian tutorial for turning bottle caps into these quirky, fun earrings! This tutorial from Pane, Amore e Creativitá has lots of pictures so you can follow along even if you can’t read the post.
Tutorial: Birdcage Mini Album
Melissa Samuels explains how she made the cover of this birdcage mini album. She also shows you the inner pages. Click here to go to the tutorial.
Mini albums are great little projects for using up scraps, trying out … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour – Moments
Get even more inspiration from her gallery and blog.
Free template: Stork softie
You can find a free template for this stork softie at Pane, Amore e Creativita. The body is made from linen, while the legs and the beak are made from felt. So cute!! Go to the template.
[photo from … Read More...
Tutorial: Wicked Apron
The folks at Sew4Home share a tutorial for making their Wicked Apron. The ribbon stitched across the bib of the apron looks like a lace-up witch dress. So cool! Get the how-to.
[photo from Sew4Home]
Freebie: Fall Digital Stamp
Visit Dover to download this fun fall digital image for free!
-Heather
Looking for Fall themed stamps, papers and embellishments? Check these out.
Looking for more digital stamps and SVG files? We love using the Design bundle to download … Read More...
Free chart series: Christmas alphabet
Blog di Gloria is sharing an original Christmas alphabet for cross-stitch. Better add this one to the old blog reader! Get the chart for the letter A.
Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy
Skulls Quilt out of a new book
Spike Gillespie, author of a new book Quilting Art: Inspiration, Ideas and Innovative Works from 20 Contemporary Quilters, got inspiration from one of the quilts in the book. Here’s her interpretation of the Skulls quilt contributed by Boo Davis of … Read More...
Birch Pumpkins
I love these, they are so cool. Judy over at In His Grip will show you how to take an artificial pumpkin and cover it in birch bark for this unique and rustic autumn display.