(image by Samantha Kira Harding and Stampington)
Click here to watch a great video by Samantha Kira Harding, she’ll teach you how to alter a cigar box with paints, gesso, ribbon, stamps, embellishments and more.
_Heather
Tutorial: Roomy diaper bag with a divider
Head over to Warehouse Fabrics for a free tutorial for making a roomy diaper bag. It’s divided down the middle to help keep all of those baby must-haves organized. Go to the tutorial.
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Win Gift Cards from Sherwin Williams
MyLifetime contest: Play every day for a chance to win the daily prize of a $25 Sherwin-Williams gift card and $100 cash AND be automatically entered to win the Grand Prize of $500 Sherwin-Williams gift card and $2,500 cash. US … Read More...
Shower Caddy to Garden Planter
Genius. Why didn’t I think of that? Don’t you just love this shower caddy turned garden planter? In this particular planter there are succulents planted, but there are a host of possibilities.. think cascading vines, ground cover flowers mixed in … Read More...
Tutorial: Strip-pieced Pleated Skirt for little girls
Sarah from Sarah B Designs shares a tutorial over at Moda Bake Shop for making this beautiful strip pieced pleated skirt. You can get all the strips you need from a Jelly Roll (precut fabrics). Go to the tutorial.… Read More...
Tutorial: Lunchbox icepack sleeve with love note pocket
Larri from Seams Inspired guest blogs over at The Train to Crazy with a tutorial showing how to make the cutest little fabric sleeve for an lunchbox ice pack. It even includes a pocket to hold a special note from … Read More...
Sewing Pattern: Knit workout shorts for little kids
Bandy Canyon shares a free pattern and tutorial for making a little kid-sized pair of workout shorts from knit fabric. Aren’t they cute? She got the knit fabric she needed to make hers out of an old tank top. Any … Read More...
Freebie: Little Girl and Boy Digital Stamps
The always generous Sliekje has posted some more free digital stamps on her blog, this time an adorable boy and girl set. Click here to download.
-Heather
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Ice Cube Trays. A Ridiculously Long Roundup. (Brains, Pi, Fossils, Robots and More.)
Who knew you could make so many different shapes of ice cubes? Here’s a roundup of clever ice cube trays. And I’m pretty sure this is only a small sampling.
Ice that spells your drink from Perpetual Kid.
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DIY Nutter Butters
…made better with chocolate ganache inside. Learn how to make your own Nutter Butters HERE at Bake at 350. And for those of you who might not know of the wonders of the Nutter Butter, find them here.… Read More...
DIY Akela Necklace
Beverley from Flamingo Toes (interesting blog name) wrote a tutorial on this beautiful elegant piece that was described as being an Anthropologie knock off.
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Knitter’s Handy Book Of Patterns by Ann Budd
Knitter’s Handy Book Of Patterns
: Basic Designs in Multiple Sizes and Gauges by Ann Bud. Brought to us by Interweave!
Get Basic Designs in Multiple Sizes and Gauges
More than 350 ways to warm all of the hands, heads, … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Shirred or elastic waist pajama shorts
Suzannah from Adventures in Dressmaking shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a pair of pajama shorts. She gives two options for the waist – you can shirr it with elastic thread, or stitch down a wide … Read More...
Tutorial: Checking the fit on a child’s sloper
LiEr from ikat bag continues her series on creating a sloper and drafting patterns for kid’s clothes with an installment on putting the front and back slopers together and then checking the fit. It’s important to get the fit right … Read More...
Technique:Stamping with Faux Bleach
(image by SCS and Sherry Cheever)
Stamping with bleach can be messy and smelly so here’s a great solution from Sherry Cheever, faux bleach using alcohol inks, how clever (and pretty)! Click here for her tutorial.
-Heather
Magnetic Alphabet Letters
Aren’t these so much nicer than those colorful alphabet letters you buy for the kids? I love this option, stylish and still functional.
See the magnetic alphabet letter tutorial at Nice Girl Notes.
Make A Post It Note – Cork Vase
This cute vase is made out of cork, making it a great little note board for your desk! What an ideal gift for a secretary, boss or a teacher. Fill it with succulents or faux plants for a complete gift … Read More...
Order these kits from their designer
Di Overton of designers’ block blog shared her discovery that Lorna Bateman of Vari-Galore Embroidery is selling gorgeous embroidery kits (and threads and notions) on Etsy. Lorna is based in the UK, and her international shipping rates are reasonable. The … Read More...
Recycled Living Garden of Knowledge Made from 40,000 books
This is a huge recycled project. Pop on over to the Inhabitat blog to read the full article and see a whole bunch of cool pictures of an outdoor space created with 40,000 books.
Love using natural materials found in … Read More...
Cheese Cakes
What a gorgeous, fancy cake. And it’s made of cheese. Find the roundup of cheese cakes HERE at A Cup of Jo, from the cheese shed. Gorgeous, fancy, yes, even brilliant. But I have a wee bit of … Read More...