I am absolutely in awe of this beautiful black forest cake from Desserts for Breakfast. With an actual chocolate forest! Find tips on making the yummy cake HERE, and in honor of the blogger’s photography exhibit, you can enter … Read More...
Tutorial: Cutting Digital Templates with the Cricut Expression
Mari of The Hybrid Chick, shows a step by step tutorial on using your Cricut Expression to cut out digital templates for boxes and other digital templates. learn how to use digital templates on your machine . Click here… Read More...
Video tutorial: Loading a quilt on a frame
Vanessa from the Crafty Gemini created this nicely done video on how to use the floating technique to load a quilt onto a frame for machine quilting. She calls her longarm machine Gianaris. Go here to find out why and … Read More...
Roast and Toast Party. And How to Etch Wine Glasses with Cinnamon.
What a fantastic party theme: roasting and toasting. As featured and found HERE on Birthday Girl, find the party details HERE at The City Cradle, such as the s’mores bar and, my favorite, trick, these wine glasses etched … Read More...
Digital Tutorial: Separating Items out From one Image
If you’ve ever wondered how to separate out one image from a png file such as an alphabet, or set of embellishments, this tutorial from Designer Digitals will help. Click here to go to tutorial.
Rabbit in Wonderland
This Rabbit in Wonderland necklace was made by CosmicFirefly on Etsy. Her jewelry has a lot of nice details that I’m really appreciating right now. On this necklace the swallow charm looks like it is holding the rabbit charm in … Read More...
Video Class: Creating with Canvas
Laura McCollough of Cropped! will be holding a video class on May 15th showing a number of ways to be creative with canvas.
This online video tutorial includes downloadable: (1) materials list; (2) instructions with photos in pdf format; … Read More...
Cress Kilns – GK 1A – Drop Bottom Kiln
Back to Vegas for some new products! I was over at the Cress Kiln booth when my glass buddy Karen Pester showed me their fabulous new kiln, the GK 1A, which has a drop bottom and was designed for her. … Read More...
Tutorial: Loops and Washers Necklace
Here is another interesting tutorial from Cynthia at Shiny Little Things. This time she has used Elaine Ray washer beads, jump rings and loops of soft flex wire. I really like the use of the soft flex in a … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a drawstring case for a patio table umbrella
Small Fry and Co. shares a tutorial showing how to make a drawstring case to store your patio table umbrella when it’s not in use. Those umbrellas are not exactly cheap to replace, you know! Go to the tutorial.… Read More...
Video tutorial: Sew a baby bib
Vanessa from Crafty Gemini shares a video tutorial and free pattern for making this baby bib. These are always a welcome gift for a new mom! Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Crafty Gemini]
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Sewing Pattern: Sleeveless summer dress from a tank and a tee
LJ from Drink and Dress shows how to make this sleeveless summer dress out of a tank top and a t-shirt. I love that she used a tank with a built-in bra. The dress is easy, breezy for summer, but … Read More...
Project: Stamped Mother’s Day Box
You can find instruction on how to make this lovely stamped box with hand made ribbon rose, perfect for Mother’s Day, here on the Scrapbook Trends blog.
-Heather
All New Homespun Handknit from Amy Clarke Moore
Homespun yarn has it’s own character. The textures, colors, and blends all combine to create something unique. No two yarns are alike. Their textures are unmatched.
Amy Clarke Moore, Editor of Spin-Off Magazine brings us this book, with 25 small … Read More...
Move Over, Here Comes Harry!
How could you NOT smile with this looking at you?
Harry is created from a new line of patterns/kits from Frog Tree Alpacas. For $8.00 you get the pattern you get all the parts and pieces you need to create … Read More...
Tutorial: Feltique- Wet Felting by Brookelynn Morris
Brookelynn the author of Feltique has a great video tutorial on how to create wool felt. Brookelynn shows us the basics of wet felting. It’s a fun, easy, kid-friendly project to try at home! Watch the video on Vimeo. … Read More...
Got Milk? Well, once you have finished it-recycle the carton into a recipe box
Clever blogger Einat of the blog Scrapin’ it decided her once throw-away the milk carton needed a new life and she put her crafty spin on it to make a cute recipe box.
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Tutorial: Street scene car playmat with storage pockets
Rebecca from Happy Baby Designs and This Present Life shows how to make a playmat for all those toy cars your child has collected. Pockets on one side serve as garages during playtime and storage when the mat is rolled … Read More...
Tutorial: Padded iPad sleeve
If you’re lucky enough to have one of the new iPads, you probably want to keep your new toy protected and scratch-free between uses. Abbie, AKA The Green Wife, shows how to make this padded fabric sleeve for your … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a pair of little girls’ leggings
Candace from Sparkle Power shares a tutorial on her blog for making these leggings for little girls. Little leggings like this are so practical for little girl wear! Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Sparkle Power]