Every now and then I come across things so cleverly simple and silly and perfect they make me appreciate the awesomeness of others’ cleverness, silliness and perfection. Like this Peanuts Gang as Peanuts by Phil Jones.
Freebie: Love Coupons in French
Fifi Mandirac, a French graphic designer has these love coupons available on her blog for download. Click here to go to download. To download click on the little image of the gift. French readers can see the French version of … Read More...
Blog Crawl
Bella Blvd, Jillibean Soup and Nikki Sivils will be teaming up for a mega blog crawl this Friday March 5th. There will be giveaways and tutorials. Check each blog on Friday for more details by clicking the links above. … Read More...
Tutorial: Quilted car seat cover
Melissa Stramel from Lilac Lane shows how to make this sweet cover so your baby or toddler can ride in style. Plus it’s reversible. Get her recipe at the Moda Bake Shop.
Via Spun Sugar Quilts
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Freebie: Printable Stationary
KL from Kenner Road has this lovely letterhead free to download off the blog. It is made with the new Kenner Road HoneyChurch digital kit. Click here to go to download.
Inspiration du Jour – 10 Chubby Toes
Get more inspiration from her gallery and blog
DIY: Goat’s Milk Facial
Erica of The Bonnie Bath Co. posted a recipe for a goat’s milk facial, as well as a facial scrub. The recipes call for powdered goat’s milk, so they should be fairly easy to create.
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GOT TENSION??
Have you seen this new, free online crochet magazine? Articles are free. So far, patterns cost, but there are some goodies here. I particularly like this one:
http://www.tensionmagazine.com/
IF I wore caps – which I don’t, I’d wear this one. … Read More...
Wired Designs – Class Scedule
If you’re in the San Antonio area of Texas and are looking for a long list of fun things to do go to Wired Designs. Check out their list of their upcoming classes. So much fun! So much … Read More...
It’s new: Descarte-inspired sewing poster
Threading needles, picking seams, clipping threads. You can’t complete a sewing project without straining your eyes at least once to see some tiny little detail or thread. This poster by JuneBugFelts proudly proclaims, “I sew, therefore I squint.” How true!! … Read More...
Tutorial: Perfect button placement with double-sided tape
I have button phobia. I don’t fear making the buttonhole itself, but the buttonplacement can make me a crazy woman. No sooner do I have the button perfectly stitched and well-secured than I stand back and notice that the button … Read More...
Free Sewing Pattern: No-sew dolly diaper
Kirstin and Jordan fromKojoDesigns share a tutorial on their blog showing how to make an easy no-sew dolly diaper. The edges don’t have to be finished because they’re made from felt, and sticky back Velcro works for the closure. … Read More...
Movie Night with bakerella
There are all kinds of fun movie and Oscar things going on at bakerella. First, find links to movie-themed sweets, like movie popcorn brownies, froggy cake pops, “Up” cupcakes, and more. Second, win money! Guess your Oscar winner pics … Read More...
Winner of Feltplanet’s Felt Shamrocks in 5mm Virgin Merino Wool Felt GIVEAWAY!
- A lovely bowl from Feltplanet
First off I want to thank Feltplanet for this wonderful and generous giveaway. Not only did we see some beautiful items that they create, we also found it amazing place to buy the 5 mm … Read More...
DIY Cupcake Liners
Craving cupcakes but out of liners? I’ve been there. And I’ve tried to make my own, but with limited success, so I was happy to see this helpful how-to. Learn how to make your own cupcake liners from these instructions … Read More...
Easy Whirligigs
Here’s some more simple cheap fun on a rainy or snowy day…which seems to be happening all the time! Five Hens is the place to find out how!
Stretchy Bracelets
Brown paper bags are recycled into embellished wallets
Over at Marylin Huskamp’s blog, Marylin’s Nouvelle she shows off some cute little wallet/bags that she made with recycled paper bags, fabric scraps, trim and buttons. They are so cute!
[tags]paper bag embellished wallets[/tags]
Tutorial: Buttoned tab-top curtains
Sew4Home gives step-by-step instructions for making a set of tab-top curtain panels. Button embellishments give the appearance of tabs that are buttoned around the curtain rod. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Sew4Home]
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Tutorial: Pocket bib from fused plastic bags
Rebecca and Maggie from Homemade Mamas made this pocket bib from fused plastic bags. It’s a fairly simple project, and requires only some fused plastic, bias tape, and a couple of squares of Velcro. Go to the tutorial.
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