The Stamps of Life have just released some great new clear stamp sets, I love the sweet new Easter set! Click here to see what’s new.
-Heather
New Items from Shabby Chic Crafts
Shabby Chic Crafts has released a wonderful new collection of Spring themed items. The colours and styles are sure to coordinate with your other scrapbooking supplies. Click here to see the new items.
Freebie: Printable Easter Tags
Emily Ward of The Rubber Punkin has two sets of Easter themed printable tags available for download. Click here to go to download.
Video Tutorial: Using Handmade Backgrounds
Noell Hyman of Paperclipping discusses using your custom backgrounds for scrapbook pages.
In this tutorial, you’ll see:
- How to get ideas for handmade backgrounds
- Design principles that make it all work together
- Examples of handmade backgrounds
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Inspiration du Jour – Beth .4.
Get more inspiration from her gallery and blog
Detoxify Your Body In 30 Minutes With A Bath
Health and Health Coverage posted a simple way to detoxify your body in 30 minutes. Simply pour one cup Epsom salts, 1/2 cup Baking Soda, and about 1/2 cup Powdered Ginger into a hot bath & soak for 15 to … Read More...
Recycle that old furniture into fun organizational pieces
Kim, The Inadvertent Farmer just sent in this great link to her remake of some old furniture into some great organizational pieces that offer a boat load of fun because they are painted with chalkboard paint!
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Tutorial: Cool & Cozy Pet Bed
Sew4Home has a tutorial for making this Cool & Cozy Pet Bed. One side of the cushion is made from cotton (the cool side), and the other is made from fleece (the cozy). Go to the tutorial.
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Add length to clothes your girl has outgrown
Disney from Ruffles and Stuff shows more ways that she extends the life of her daughter’s clothes after she has outgrown them. This time she focuses on the bottoms, showing several ways of adding length so that they can be … Read More...
Free Sewing Pattern: Stationery organizer
Keep your stationery supplies all neat and tidy in this stationery organizer. Stitchy Britt has the how-to on her blog. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Stitchy Britt]
Giveaway: Winner of the Cash Envelope Wallet PDF Tutorial
So… who was the winner of the Cash Envelope Wallet PDF Tutorial from Wiener Dog Tricks?
It’s lucky commenter #29. That’s Melissa, who said:
i wanna win! it would be so fun to make my own!
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Lookie what she made: Organized and happy sewing space
Anna from Noodlehead shares photos of her recent sewing studio makeover. Seeing the pictures of her lovely new space made me realize exactly how out of control my own studio has become. I want my space to be pretty like … Read More...
Rice Krispie Treat Wedding Cake
Now here’s an idea for a Rice Krispie Treat fanatic’s wedding…. Spotted on weddinggawker, as seen on a modern proposal, the cake is originally from the knot.
Updated:
Here are some updated instructions from Rice Krispies
website.
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Technique: Make Your Own Glimmer Mist
Learn to make your own glimmer mist spray for your cards and scrapbook pages by following this easy “recipe” on the Creating with Christine blog.
-Heather
Free patterns and charts
This Embroidery roundup is all about free patterns. We have created this quick list with links to each Embroidery pattern. We have tried to choose free patterns to suit something for everyone.
Please note that these patterns were free at … Read More...
Free design for Terrans
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories has converted the Arecibo Message into free patterns for hand and machine embroidery. What is this message? One of the most famous messages transmitted as part of SETI: “Hi! We’re intelligent! We’re made of meat! … Read More...
Tutorial: Paratrooper softie toy
Holly from Chez Beeper Bebe and Beeper Bebe joins in Celebrate the Boy month with a tutorial for making a fabric version of a paratrooper toy. I love this so much!! The plastic soldier gets replaced with a fabric softie, … Read More...
Organize Your Scraps
This post by Blake Ramsey of the Craft Department (part of Martha Stewart.com), shows how to use a presentation binder to organize scraps by color. By organising your scraps into a handy folder it makes a selection so much … Read More...
Tutorial: Ruffled throw pillow
Angie from This & That shows how to make a ruffled throw pillow. Add a touch of feminity to a sitting area of bedding set with one of these ruffled pillows. Go to the tutorial.
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Free Sewing Tutorial: Laminated fabric wallet for kids
Melissa from May & Mae and The Polka Dot Chair shares a tutorial for making a child’s wallet from laminated fabric. The laminated fabric gives a slick texture and shine that kids find appealing, but more importantly helps protect from … Read More...