Revoluzzza offers a tutorial for making this monster stuffie. He’s so cute I could eat him up! Instead, I think I’ll just sew a little guy just like him. Get the tutorial and make one for yourself.
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Simple Stained Glass Cherry Suncatcher
If there’s one thing that doesn’t go out of style it’s stained glass window sun catchers. Don’t you agree? This minimalist rendition of cherries is just sweet and I love the contrast with the snow in the background.
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Spring 2009 Twist Collective.
Spring 2009 Twist Collective is up and ready for viewing! This issue features a tour of a sheep farm (from farm to yarn), painting lace with dye, knitting with wire, as well as the usual sweater, sock, shawl, baby… patterns … Read More...
Slushee Machine, Sushi Maker and Other Funky Kitchenware
Find unique kitchenware at "The Lighter Side Co."
Lookie what she made: Tiny houses!!
I am so obsessed with fabric houses lately. These tiny houses by Marichelle from hearthandmadeblog are the latest to catch my eye. They’re so…. TINY. And so colorful, and so textural. If you want to own one of these tiny … Read More...
Win adhesives from Helmar
Hop over to the Helmar blog and leave a comment for a chance to win some of their adhesives.
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Looking for Scrapbooking adhesives? Check these out from Scrapbook.com
Read up on buttons
First they told us all about zippers. Now BurdaStyle shares some interesting tidbits about the history of buttons. Go to the article.
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New Releases from 3 Bugs in a Rug
3 Bugs in a Rug has released several new lines including Snips and Snails, and Butterfly Kisses shown here.
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Free Sweater/Purse Set For Spring Chick!
Easy knitting with adorable embroidery embellishments make this sweater/purse set from Creative Knitting just the thing to knit up for your girls for spring. Up here, spring sweater weather doesn’t really arrive until mid May or so, so there’s plenty … Read More...
Technique: Use paper to figure out pattern problems
When the going gets tough, the tough get… out the paper? That’s what Jennifer Stern at CraftStylish suggests doing when trying to get the kinks out of a pattern, whether it’s a pattern that you’re designing or a commercial pattern … Read More...
Free spring-flower patterns from Stitchado
Claudia of Stitchado Handmade blog is sharing hand-embroidery patterns for four spring flowers, just in time for Northern-hemisphere seasonal stitchery. Beautiful! Get the patterns.
AND NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT….
Looking for something to spice up your crochet? Want to try something new – or new to you? Here are some ideas that I find intriguing. I’ve got some more coming soon. Please let me know what you think … Read More...
New Norah Gaughan Booklet
Norah Gaughan Vol 4 is available now.
“Flower Child” includes 6 flowing garments inspired by the romantic realm of a mythic hippie. See the audio show, here: http://www.berroco.com/slideshows/ng4_flower_child/index.html
“Excess”: Norah’s love of surface design shines in these 6 sweaters … Read More...
New Review Site
The Scrap Review, a new site for reviewing scrapbooking products, will launch March 1st. The site will kick off with a week of giveaways, March 1st to 7th.
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Reworking a Sweater
So you have this gorgeous sweater you knitted quite some time ago. You put a lot of thought, time, expense and effort into knitting this, and you don’t want to throw it away, yet it’s just not “you” anymore.
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Make Your Own Mints
Make your own mints.
Giveaway: CQ images
Ooooooooooo. Look what Jo in NZ is giving away: A book of images of some of her delicious crazy-quilted postcards. She says,
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Woman Knits Bears For Kids In Africa
Phyllis Schmidt knits a teddy bear. “I’m a little slow this morning, because my hand is a little bit stiff,” said Schmidt. With only a few more rows to finish, “then it’ll be ready for stuffing,” she said….
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Free pattern: Wednesday kitty
Look what doe-c-doe is sharing with us this week: A darling vintage kitty pattern for hand-embroidery. You’ll notice that this pattern includes the word “Wednesday.” doe-c-doe says matching patterns for the other six days of the week are available from … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a pair of taggie animals
Taggies, soft blankets or stuffed shapes with little ribbon tags sticking out the sides, make an awesome baby gift. Jill from Handmade by Jill has a pattern to make taggies in the shape of an alligator and an elephant. Do … Read More...