Really, it is. I can see you rolling your eyes and shaking your heads, but have you tried it? I’ll bet not, otherwise you’d be in the same boat as I am. The Lace Is Easy boat. (being in my … Read More...
Make a menagerie!
If the kids are looking for a fun little gift to make for Mother’s Day, head over to the Family Fun Magazine website and check out this article by Laura Torres.
She gives some basic hints and tips for … Read More...
Free Knitted Top For Girls….
Tutorial: Mexican tent dress-inspired spring top
Jerilyn from French Sleep Deprivation Study made this spring top inspired by a Mexican tent dress. She shares a tutorial showing how she achieved the characteristic styling on the yoke. Get the tute.
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Tutorial: Machine hemstitch with a wing needle
Threads Magazine shows how to achieve a hemstitch on your sewing machine using a wing needle. The technique works best on natural fibers, such as linen. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Threads Magazine]
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Stitch some spring greeting cards
Sara of Creative Jewish Mom showed her kids how to make spring cards that incorporate colorful bits of felt and simple embroidery stitches on paper. A great project for any age! See Sara’s blog post.
Looking for more Mother’s … Read More...
Sale: Spellbinders Dies
Spellbinders dies make a great addition to any stamped card and from now until May 15th you can buy 3 Limited Edition Summer dies and get one FREE!
Here’s what they have to say about the sale: ” Go to … Read More...
Whose crochet is it, anyway?
Sometimes a book comes along that really throws you. This is such a book. I didn’t even know that the author’s website existed! All of a sudden, I’m cast into a collection of pretty awful works of ‘art’ complete with … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a bow tie from a neck tie
Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how to repurpose a neck tie into a bow tie. This is such a cool idea! Get the tute.
[photo from Make It and Love It]
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Tutorial: Make a Neighborhood Garland with little fabric houses
Laura Bray from Katydiddy shares a tutorial on her blog for making this super cute garland out of fabric houses. You can get creative giving each house its own little personality! Make some houses tall and skinny, and others short … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a bracelet from a shirt cuff
Stefi from Just Chic shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make these fun shirt cuff bracelets. Because the shirt cuffs already have a button and buttonhole stitched in, all you’ve got to do is finish the edges … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric pom pom flowers from jersey knit
Here’s a fun idea for all of your scraps of jersey knit left over from your sewing projects. Make them into pom pom flowers! A little lovely shows you how. Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Leather key chain with stitched geometric designs
Jenya from EvaForeva and ForEvaMore shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make this leather key chain with machine stitched geometric designs. The way she creates these designs reminds me of the Spirograph game I had when I … Read More...
Winners of the Sylvie Thiel giveaway
Sylvie Thiel of Lavender harvest was so impressed with everyone’s comments that she wants me to tell (you) my readers that she would like to giveaway a few more goodies to say “Thank you”! Since she appreciated some of the … Read More...
DIY Knitting Tutorials and Videos
Technique: Polka Dot Background
Let Hero Arts stamps show you how to make a fun and inexpensive background for your cards using circle punches, click here for instructions.
-Heather
Free patterns: State flowers
Vicki of turkey feathers blog is sharing a series of state flower patterns for hand embroidery. Stitch one to honor your favorite state, or a collection for a sweet botanical display, or all of them for a fabulous quilt. Posted … Read More...
Free Baby Hoodie Knitting Pattern
Babies are so much fun to knit for, they’re cute in just about anything, and they won’t really tell you that your projects just aren’t up to snuff! All that aside, the only thing better than knitting for babies is … Read More...
Hello Kitty Oreos
How is it that Hello Kitty makes all things even better? Learn how to make these Hello Kitty Oreos HERE at justJENN recipes.
[tags]Hello Kitty, sandwich cookies, Oreos[/tags]
Knitted Jewelry
This is cool. I’m totally a gem and crystal girl, can see this working for me. But, it would likely have to be green!
Sarah White from Knitting.About.Com originally posted this article. Check it out!