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Look how Maria del Valle created butterflies with a few straight stitches on evenweave fabric. Simple, elegant, lovely…brilliant! This photo is from a sampler of stitches she’s learning, she says, through a course,…
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint shows us two great stitches for creating diamond shapes in a hand-painted needlepoint canvas. See her post.
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint shows us two great stitches for creating diamond shapes in a hand-painted needlepoint canvas. See her post.
Inspired by Father’s Day is this set of digital frames from Karla Dudley Designs. Hop over to her blog to download the set as well as to see examples using them.
Technorati Tags: scrapbooking, digital, hybrid, freebie
Inspired by Father’s Day is this set of digital frames from Karla Dudley Designs. Hop over to her blog to download the set as well as to see examples using them.
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If you’re new to needlework — or if you’re switching from a familiar type of stitching to a new technique — you may have a bit of trouble figuring out which needle to use for what. Needlework Tips & Techniques has…
Beccy from Wipster shows how to make this cool Bow Bag. She designed the bag to hold papers and files. Pretty and practical, too! Get the how-to.
[via Wardrobe Refashion]
[tags]sewing, tutorial, bow, bag, paper, file, purse, tote[/tags]
Head over to The Idea Room to find out how to make this lovely girl’s dress from a man’s shirt. I love how she used the direction of the stripes as a contrast on the bodice! Go to the tutorial.
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Head over to The Idea Room to find out how to make this lovely girl’s dress from a man’s shirt. I love how she used the direction of the stripes as a contrast on the bodice! Go to the tutorial… Read More...
Check out the Farmer’s Market line from Shabby Green Door, a division of Daisy Bucket Designs. The line includes patterned papers, stamps, rub-ons and stickers. This looks like a great line for scrapping all those summer photos!
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Check out the Farmer’s Market line from Shabby Green Door, a division of Daisy Bucket Designs. The line includes patterned papers, stamps, rub-ons and stickers. This looks like a great line for scrapping all those summer photos!
[tags]scrapbooking, manufacturers[/tags]
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Active bloggers at some point must concern themselves with secure surfing. Once the ‘what came with my computer’ McAfee subscription ran out, I began using free PC security software. But, is it enough?
I searched the Web, naturally, for answers. Of the commercial variety,…
Visit Don’t Eat the Paste for hundreds of free printable files including gift boxes, cards and minibooks. Go to site.
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Victoria Lansford’s latest DVD, Metal Tehcniques of Bronze Age Masters: Eastern Repousse will be released this fall, and she’s looking for images of Eastern repousse work to include in the gallery section.
If you have taken one of her repousse classes…
Victoria Lansford’s latest DVD, Metal Tehcniques of Bronze Age Masters: Eastern Repousse will be released this fall, and she’s looking for images of Eastern repousse work to include in the gallery section.
If you have taken one of her repousse … Read More...
Carla learned to crochet during her years in France while on holiday. Her right handed mother taught left handed Carla to crochet, so Carla feels that she crochets “the wrong way around”. Now, this makes one wonder what the ‘right way’…
Carla learned to crochet during her years in France while on holiday. Her right handed mother taught left handed Carla to crochet, so Carla feels that she crochets “the wrong way around”. Now, this makes one wonder what the ‘right … Read More...
The one and only HandMade Brigade Indie Craft Show is back again! For those of you who don’t know the Brigade, you’re in for a wild ride. They will be showcasing 30+ of the greatest talent in DIY/indie crafts. Their emerging designers…
Image from Cabbage Rose
These are the kind of spots I like to see. This adorable pattern called Spots is available at Cabbage Rose Quilts. Go here for price and product description.