Check out this super cool project by Judikins, she’s stamped and added clear beads to wooden bangle bracelets. Click here to watch a video or download a project sheet. These would make wonderful holiday gifts!
-Heather
Maya Road Early Winter Release
Maya Road has released a number of new items in an early winter release. Products include stick pins (shown above,) Maya Mists, velvet flowers and acrylic stamps. Click here to see all the new products.
Tutorial: Owl softie from a scarf
Ashley from Make It and Love It continues her series on repurposed scarves with a tutorial showing how to turn an old scarf into a cute little owl softie. If you’ve got any babies or small children on your Christmas … Read More...
Tutorial: Checkbook cover
Angela Pea from Keeping the Faith shows how to make this chic checkbook cover. She made it as part of a set of purse accessories, and includes links to the tutorials she used to make matching a business card holder … Read More...
Tutorial: Checkbook cover
Angela Pea from Keeping the Faith shows how to make this chic checkbook cover. She made it as part of a set of purse accessories, and includes links to the tutorials she used to make matching a business card holder … Read More...
Holiday Blog-Abration at Real Women Scrap
Real Women Scrap is holding a Holiday Blog-Abration with giveaways, contests and a way to share your blog and make new internet friends. Simply write a post about the event, including the Blog-Abration badge and leave a link to your … Read More...
Free Holiday Workshops and Webisodes at Michaels
Visit your local Michaels store on Saturdays in November and December for a very special series of free holiday workshops to encourage and inspire your creativity this holiday season. There will also be corresponding how-to webisodes at Michaels.com. Both the … Read More...
Projects: Adding Sparkle to Holiday Cards and Layouts
Close to my Heart has another new fantastic video out, this one focuses on adding glitz, glamour and sparkle to your holiday cards and layouts. Click here to watch.
-Heather
Projects: Adding Sparkle to Holiday Cards and Layouts
Close to my Heart has another new fantastic video out, this one focuses on adding glitz, glamour and sparkle to your holiday cards and layouts. Click here to watch.
-Heather
SNUGGLE UP
Everyone has seen these advertised on TV. Has anyone but me LONG AGO taken one’s long, fluffy robe and PUT IT ON BACKWARDS? In my last house, my little lair was so cold that I’d routinely do this. Why didn’t … Read More...
50 Simple Health Tips
Senior Editor Terri Trespicio shared a variety of Health Tips from the current issue of Body+Soul on The Martha Stewart Show. The tips include drinking strong black tea for diarrhea, eating broccoli for healthy gums, and the neti pot … Read More...
Tutorial: Winter hat and scarf from a sweater
Heather from My Frugal Family shares a cool idea for using an old sweater to make a new winter hat and scarf. This is a great project for sweaters that have holes in them that make them unwearable, but are … Read More...
Tutorial: Thanksgiving Turkey placecard holders or pincushions
Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood of Craft Sanity shares a tutorial for a fun turkey-shaped placecard for your Thanksgiving table. It’s based off of a pincushion pattern, so after Thanksgiving is all over you can send your guests home with a turkey-shaped pincushion. … Read More...
Bread Cornucopia
Make your own gorgeous cornucopia from bread with these how-tos from Chica and Jo.
Tutorial: Easy Peasy Whrrly Twirly Skirt
Carrie from This Mama Makes Stuff rounds out her week of tutorials with instructions for making this Easy Peasy Whrrly Twirly Skirt for little girls. Get the tute.
[photo from This Mama Makes Stuff]
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Freebie: Copic Marker Color Chart
There are so many colors of Copic markers available it can be hard to keep track of what you have so C J Vogt of the Craft Junkies blog is offering a free down load of two Copic marker charts … Read More...
Tutorial: Lace-trimmed silk scarf
CraftStylish shows how to make this scarf with lace edging at the bottoms. The silk will be soooo soft against your skin, and a pretty contrast with a tweedy winter coat. Go to the tutorial.
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New Etsy Shop!
I love announcing new shops! Here’s one:
We are Urban knitfits- based in Portland Maine. We make cozy wool fashion accessories and items for the home. We love to work with eco wool, and about 80% of our projects are … Read More...
Needle-Felted Polar Bear from Martha Stewart
This little Polar Bear take a small amount of white roving, felting needles and pipe cleaner. This is the cutest little bears to hang on a nature tree or a gift topper. These little Bears will be delightful around the … Read More...
Recycle VHS tapes into pretty flowers or Christmas present bows
These cute flowers are made with VHS tape! How cool is that? Well when I saw this I thought that these would make great recycled bows from holiday gifts. Pop on over to CraftStylish for a ton of ideas on … Read More...