Mandy from Sugar Bee – Craft Edition shows how she made this super cute ghost dress for her little girl. It’s a pillowcase dress with a ghost face applique on the front. I love it with that zebra print trim! … Read More...
Tutorial: Add ruffles to plain t-shirt sleeves
Amy from Positively Splendid shows how to add a ruffle to a t-shirt sleeve. It’s a quick way to add a bit of interest to a plain shirt. It’s also a great way to extend the life of a child’s … Read More...
Project: Stamped Pendant
Click here and Suze Weinberg will show you how to make a super cool stamped pendant using UTEE (ultra thick embossing powder).
-Heather
Tutorial: Happy Soldier jumper dress for girls
Kelly from Sewing In No Man’s Land joins the Celebrate Yellow fun at MADE with a tutorial showing how to make her Happy Soldier jumper dress for girls. This is such a cute look, and practical for playtime, too! Go … Read More...
Party Monday: Wine and Cheese
1. pairings. The Wisconsin Cheese Board has a fantastic tool to help you pair cheese with wine, food, cocktails and beer.
2. make your own wine. Make your own wine with this kit from Red Envelope.… Read More...
Bento Box Lunch Ideas
Find a roundup of bento box lunch ideas HERE at parenting.com. How-tos are included. Looking for Bento boxes? Check these out in our Online store- Discount Bento Boxes. **Limited Stock** Free Worldwide Shipping ** and We found some great… Read More...
Tutorial: October Afternoon Mini Album
Melissa at Bursts of Creativity show how to alter a child’s board book into a gorgeous mini-album. She used papers and embellishments from October Afternoon for her mini. Click here to go to the October Afternoon Mini tutorial.
Mini … Read More...
Get Ready for the 2010 December Daily
Ali Edwards has posted the first in the December Daily Series for 2010. In her post Creating a Foundation, she talks about how she prepared her album for this year. Click here to go her blog.
Inspiration du Jour – The Brains of the Operation
Rasterized Wall Art
I found this fabulous wall art collage over at the amazing Ikea Hacker blog. Once you head over there you will see that each of the hanging prints is pixelated and when displayed together creates a fabulous piece of wall … Read More...
Halloween Ornaments
These adorable Halloween ornaments would be great displayed in a bowl or hanging from a Halloween tree of black gnarled branches! I could see these hanging in a small tree by the front door too, on display for all the … Read More...
Pretty Wooden Pumpkins
I love how unique these wooden pumpkins are from Crafting for My Sanity. After painting the wood she used simple rub ons to decorate the outsides. How pretty! I am all about unique projects and this one definitely fits the … Read More...
Tutorial: 15-minute fat quarter drawstring bag
Destri from The Mother Huddle shows how to make a simple drawstring bag. It can be made in just 15 minutes, and can be made from a fat quarter. Keep it plain, or add a little applique for an … Read More...
Tutorial: Duct Tape Rose and Washer Necklace
Ela at Life in my pj’s has a great tutorial to show you how to make simple and fabulous 3-D fabric roses. Ela shows you how to make roses from fabric and then steps up the creativity by making the … Read More...
Free Sewing Tutorial: Take in the sides of a sweater for a better fit
Suzannah from Creative Dressmaking and Adventures in Dressmaking shows how to take in the sides of a sweater to get a better fit. A couple of simple seams is all it takes to go from boxy and shapeless to a … Read More...
Tutorial: Runway-inspired tiered tweed skirt for little girls
Schwin W from Schwin & Schwin tells how to make this high fashion tweed skirt for little girls. The high-waisted and tiered skirt was inspired by a similar design she saw on an episode of Project Runway. Love it! Go … Read More...
4 Halloween Spider Wreath ideas
I don’t think I have seen so many different wreath ideas in my life as I have this fall! Halloween is only a few weeks away, so a spider wreath, while maybe not the best decor for an arachnophobic, is … Read More...
Redo: Black Crystal Chandelier
I love it when I see old chandeliers getting a makeover. I shudder to think how many of these old 80’s and 90’s brass light fixtures are filling up landfills. I’ll be tackling a similar project of my own soon … Read More...
Rotozipped Pumpkins
Tutorial: Girl’s t-shirt dress with gathered flower embellishments
Sachiko from Tea Rose Home guest blos at Whip Up with a tutorial showing how to make this girl’s t-shirt dress with gathered flower embellishments on the bodice. It’s such a lovely, feminine dress – it’s hard to believe she … Read More...