What a cute and easy idea for a baby shower: cupcake rattles. Find the how-tos HERE at Elizabeth’s Edible Experience.
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Children’s puzzle gets upcycled and altered into mixed media art
Over at Craftster there is a very creative concept of turning puzzles into altered art. There was swaps of puzzle ATC’s as well. I love puzzles and I think the idea of making each piece unique but still able to fit together…
Free Brazilian embroidery patterns
SharonB knows everything! Well, it seems that way to me. In yesterday’s post, her Pin Tangle blog pointed us to the site of the Dimensional Embroidery International Guild, Inc., and a wealth of free Brazilian-embroidery patterns. Get the links and … Read More...
Free Brazilian embroidery patterns
SharonB knows everything! Well, it seems that way to me. In yesterday’s post, her Pin Tangle blog pointed us to the site of the Dimensional Embroidery International Guild, Inc., and a wealth of free Brazilian-embroidery patterns. Get the links and the lowdown…
Himalayan salt recipes
Himalayan salt is a therapeutic salt from the Himalayan Mountains containing 84 minerals, including calcium, magnesium, potassium, copper and iron. It is also a lovely shade of pink!
Try these Himalayan salt recipes from the San Francisco Bath Salt Company to help…
Himalayan salt recipes
Himalayan salt is a therapeutic salt from the Himalayan Mountains containing 84 minerals, including calcium, magnesium, potassium, copper and iron. It is also a lovely shade of pink!
Try these Himalayan salt recipes from the San Francisco Bath Salt Company… Read More...
Diane embroiders on metal
Oh, my goodness! Look what Sister Diane has done now! She’s embroidering on perforated metal discs. I have a drawerful of these jewelry findings, which I purchased for a song from eBay, imagining that somehow I was going to bead them.…
Giveaway: Halloween Goodies
LYB Giveaway
Scraplovers blog is giving away this package of Halloween products from Little Yello Bicycle. Giveaway ends August 13th. Click here to go to giveaway.
Giveaway: Halloween Goodies
Scraplovers blog is giving away this package of Halloween products from Little Yello Bicycle. Giveaway ends August 13th. Click here to go to giveaway.
Are you looking for more Halloween Embellishments, papers, and supplies? Check out these printable designs we … Read More...
Inspiration: Birthine
Birthine’s embroidered button/brooches are such eye candy that I may have gained a few pounds just from ogling her flickr stream. Her huge stitching vocabulary (including petit point) and delicious color sense invite close inspection of each piece.
Many thanks to…
Book Review – :Look What I made Craft Journal
I love journals and I have so many Moleskines floating around some dedicated to lists, some to drawing, and one for all my sewing projects. But this What I made craft journal from Potter Style looks like a great way … Read More...
Tutorial: Crib quilts and dresser cloths for baby’s nursery
The Stylish Baby Nursery series continues at Sew4Home with tutorials showing how to make a dresser cloth/crib quilt and a scalloped rag quilt.
Link to the dresser cloth/crib quilt tutorial.
Link to the scalloped rag quilt tutorial.
[photo from Sew4Home]
…Tutorial: Crib quilts and dresser cloths for baby’s nursery
The Stylish Baby Nursery series continues at Sew4Home with tutorials showing how to make a dresser cloth/crib quilt and a scalloped rag quilt.
Link to the dresser cloth/crib quilt tutorial.
Link to the scalloped rag quilt tutorial.
[photo … Read More...
Giveaway: Stitch by Stitch grab bag
Nikki of Nikki, In Stitches blog is giving away a grab bag from her favorite needlepoint store in Cape May, New Jersey, Stitch by Stitch. Nikki says,
I have no idea what’s inside there. I can only vouch for the fact that all the…
Helmet Liners, Knitted For Our Troops
I’m sure you’ve heard of these, and possibly even knitted some yourselves, but just in case you haven’t, here’s a pattern:
As a note… with the liners that I have knit, I’ve made them longer to cover up more of the…
Helmet Liners, Knitted For Our Troops
I’m sure you’ve heard of these, and possibly even knitted some yourselves, but just in case you haven’t, here’s a pattern (click on the image to see a bigger version):
As a note… with the liners that I have knit, … Read More...
Needlework as therapy
Thanks to a reader’s tip, I’ve discovered the blog Self-Guided Art Therapy. It is beautiful, tragic, amazing, empowering. In the words of host Kniterdone,
I believe in the the power of self-imposed art therapy. Take your problem, stab it with a needle a…
Giveaway: Time to Scrap Idea Book
Kathy Fesmire is giving away a copy of her new idea book entitled Time to Scrap. The book is due out in October and she will be giving away a copy in August, September and October. Click here to go to…
Tutorial: Serging curves
Editor’s note: The blog linked to in this post, Christine Sews, is no longer available. I have not yet found a similar tutorial for serging curves from another source. –Anne
It can be difficult to get a nice, smooth line … Read More...
Tutorial: Serging curves
It can be difficult to get a nice, smooth line when serging around curves, but this tutorial from Christine Sews shows how to do it. Get the how-to.
[photo from Christine Sews]
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