I’m choosing to post the Show ‘n Tell notes from the St. Louis Crochet Club’s August, 2010 meeting here so I can highlight some of the yarns used. Those of you familiar with my usual meeting ’round-up’ posts know that … Read More...
Black Leaf Filigree Earrings by LaFemmeJewels
Earrings? Sterling Silver Earwires? Large Modern Black Leaf Filigree Earrings by LaFemmeJewels on Etsy. Gorgeous big 53mm (2.25″) long black filigree leaves on Sterling Silver earwires that pack a punch.
These statement earrings are made with black coated brass … Read More...
Tutorial and Freebie: Mini Envelopes
Download the free file for your digital cutter and watch a video showing how to make the envelopes shown above. The file comes ins SVG,GSD, DXF for digital cutters, and also as a PDF for good old-fashioned hand cutting. … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour – Computer Games
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Tutorial: Gathered camisole dress from a maxi skirt
D’Arcy-Jean Milne, author of Fabric Leftovers
, shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she refashioned a maxi skirt into a gathered camisole dress. What a clever refashion! Don’t have a maxi skirt in your refashioning stash? I suspect … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Make a swaddling wrap from receiving blankets
Shannon from Shannon Makes Stuff shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make an infant swaddling wrap from receiving blankets. By cutting and reshaping the receiving blankets, she creates a swaddler that wraps around baby and ties up … Read More...
Tutorial: No-sew tie-dyed elastic hair accessories
Ashley from Lil Blue Boo shares a tutorial on her blog showing how you can make awesome hair accessories by tie-dying satin elastic. Longer lengths of elastic make headbands, while shorter lengths can be used to hold ponytails. This is … Read More...
How to make a needle felted Cactus, tutorial
Sol lives in Argentina and has an amazing blog with wonderful pictorial tutorials for us. As she relates, “I take many pictures of my tutorial because I believe that you don’t have to know the language to follow a well … Read More...
Tutorial: Giant strawberry throw pillows
The Purl Bee shows how to make these throw pillows shaped like giant strawberries. SO cute! They’re pretty as pictured on a front porch, but they’d be equally as awesome in a child’s room or nursery. Get the how-to.… Read More...
Video Tutorial – Knitting With Flounce Yarn.
Doesn’t this look like fun? I’ve never seen a yarn quite like this. It’s basically a mesh, you open it up and knit not by throwing (or picking) the yarn over the right hand needle, but by picking up a … Read More...
Tutorial: Drafting a sleeve pattern for children’s clothing
Jen from My Measuring Tape guest blogs at ikat bag‘s series on pattern drafting with a tutorial showing how to create a sleeve block for a child’s clothing pattern. I am so happy to have this information! I’ve always … Read More...
Technique: Double Embossing with the Cuttlebug
(image by Nilda and Cuttlebug Spot)
This embossing technique really blew me away! I love using my Cuttlebug embossing plates to emboss and I’ve always thought it would be cool to have an “open” space in the middle to add … Read More...
Tutorial: Monogram taggy toy
Elizabeth from Twelve Crafts Till Christmas guest blogs over at Blue Cricket Design with a tutorial for a taggy toy in the shape of a monogram. These would be make AWESOME baby gifts! I’m filing this idea away for the … Read More...
Tutorial: Add tuxedo ruffle frills to a girl’s plain t-shirt
Whimsy Couture shares a downloadable tutorial on her blog showing how to frill up a girl’s t-shirt by adding rows of tuxedo ruffles. Go to the tutorial.
You can purchase a pattern to make coordinating reversible pants in her … Read More...
Tutorial: Embellished flower petal t-shirt
Kasia from Dream Home guest blogs over at Blue Cricket Design with a tutorial showing how to embellish a plain tee with a sprinkling of fabric flower petals. The tone-on-tone really works! What a pretty tee! She bought two shirts … Read More...
Tutorial: Lunch tote bag from a vintage sheet
Kathleen from Welcome to My World guest blogs over at The Vintage Sheet Blog with a tutorial showing how to use a vintage sheet to make a lunch tote bag. Actually, this little bag is so cute and such a … Read More...
Repurposed Duplo Bricks
While surfing around Filth Wizardy, I just had to share with you her incredible idea of adding words and letters to Duplo Blocks
. My daughter will learn anything when she doesn’t think she is actually learning…playing with blocks is … Read More...
New Stone Age Mosaic Studio
So I had this lunch with a bunch of mosaic people. You may have read about it here a few days ago. I’m profiling some of these amazing artists so you can enjoy and learn about their work. I’m personally … Read More...
Wearable Art for your Kids!
Filth Wizardry could possibly be one of the most creative blogs you’ll find out there for things to do with children… In this post, she shows you how to make dishtowel skirts and then have your children paint and create … Read More...
Faux Stained Glass Art Project
I just stumbled on the blog The Butterfly Jungle, and love her newest craft for kids, Faux Stained Glass! You’ll never guess what she uses to get that true stained glass look….This ones a craft keeper!! If you keep … Read More...