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Jennifer Casa from J*Casa Handmade shares a free pattern at Sew, Mama, Sew! for her Leisurely shirred sundress for girls. What a carefree look for summer! Go to the free pattern.
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Did you know that Kathleen from Grosgrain and The Tum Tum Tree has started a monthly dressmaking sew-along? It’s called A Frock by Friday, and each week long sew-along walks through the steps of creating a dress from a different … Read More...
Rachel from Sew Ambitious shows how to transform a pair of pants into a pair of bubble shorts for little girls. I love the contrast band at the bottom! This quick refashion is a great way to repurpose a pair … Read More...
Jeanine from Fireflies & Jellybeans shows how easy it is to make a clothespin bag from a hand towel. You can make one in just 15 minutes! Go to the tutorial.
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If you are interested in learning this amazing technique, you can learn it at the 92nd Street Y, during this one week course taught by Suzan Rezac. You can also sign up for other summer session courses here.
Here’s a sneak peek at two cool new clear stamp sets from Crafty Secrets, the first is called Art Studio and I’m lovin’ it! Perfect for ATC’s! The next is Birdies at home, lots of cute birds and cages, so … Read More...
Over on Kay and Ann’s blog, Mason Dixon Knitting
you can check out their video clip from the year 2039. Listen to a sample from their audio book, and watch their video, “Pardon Me, I Didn’t … Read More...
The creative and talented people of Stampington & Company have done it again! Their magazines (which I think are the quality of a book really) are just beautiful and so inspiring. Green Craft is no exception! Would you like to … Read More...
Polymer Clay artist Tejae Floyde has put together a book showcasing polymer clay talent.
There’s lots of eye candy and inspiration available in this volume from lots of different artists! Click here to check it out.
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This is a darling idea from Poppy Lane. I located a online shop for the retractable tape measure at Hobby Lobby for 99 cents each, very affordable. Kali offers us a wonderful pictorial tutorial to follow. Enjoy! About Kali: … Read More...
Click over to Prudent Baby to find out how to make this cute Hamptons Hooded Beach Towel for little kids. A bath sheet (oversized towel) gets paired with a yard of printed cotton to make a fabulous wrap for drying … Read More...
Jessica from Running with Scissors and Primo Bambino shares a free pattern & tutorial for making these super cute bath mitt puppets. The downloadable PDF includes patterns for a shark, fish, and alligator bath mitt from washcloths or towels. Go … Read More...
Heidi Ann Giebel discusses how she stores her smaller tools like pens, stamps and Cricut cartridges in this article on Scrapbook.com. Click here to go to article.
Join Claudine Hellmuth for Ranger as she shares with you this super cool transfer technique using her sticky back canvas, a sewing machine and scrapbook paper to make an awesome flower necklace, how fun! Click here for the video.
-Heather
You’ve read my book reviews. You’ve perused my website reviews. You’ve lingered over my reviews of ads in magazines. Now, it’s your turn to post a review here. I can’t read every book, visit every website, or click on every … Read More...
You know how I like the idea of recycling for crochet and other crafts. Ran across this nifty idea that comes with a free pattern so you can make your own. If you don’t happen to have old jeans to … Read More...
Take this self-paced class by Paula Gilarde at Get it Scrapped to learn how to use Photoshop (CS or Elements) to create digital scrapbook pages. The class costs $25 and includes downloadable videos and PDF class notes so that you … Read More...
Debbie Hodge has written an article for The Daily Digi on achieving balance on your scrapbook pages. In it she discusses horizontal and vertical balance, how to achieve balance using “weights” as well as symmetrical and asymmetrical balance. Click here… Read More...
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How do you work with glass? Are you a torch worker, making beads and little sculptures? Do you fuse or kiln form, making pendants and plates and tiles and goodies like that? Do you do stained glass? Or mosaic work? … Read More...
