Everyday Chaos shares a tutorial for making this double-layer skirt for a little girl. I love how the lower layer peeks through the opening all the way to the waistband. Get the tutorial.
Tutorial: No-sew tote bag
I suppose that a project that touts itself as “no-sew” technically doesn’t belong in the sewing category, but it uses fabric and it’s a really cool idea. Sarah James posts on Instructables showing how to make a tote bag from … Read More...
Tutorial: From a girl’s dress to a pretty purse
Darling Petunia made her Blue Blossom Bag from a thrifted girl’s dress. The top of the bag is the bottom of the dress. (The lining and the handles were made with other materials from her stash.) Read her tutorial for … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrap burner baby bib
This baby bib by Make It and Love It is scrap-pieced on the front, which makes it a great project for burning through your scraps. Get the tutorial.
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Mineral blush recipe
Chic Cheeks Mineral Blush
by Debbie Bilezikian, via MakeYourOwnCosmetics.com
This is a lovely, sheer blush to brighten and enliven the cheeks. It is in the “cool” range, designed for lighter skin tones. In this recipe, a “scoop” is 1/8 level … Read More...
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Use Up Your Stash!
From the Knitting Folks at BellaOnline.com comes this article: Making An Afghan Without Buying More Yarn.
When you look around you and see piles, boxes, bags, baskets, or tubs full of yarn many things may strike you other than chaos. … Read More...
Use Up Your Stash!
From the Knitting Folks at BellaOnline.com comes this article: Making An Afghan Without Buying More Yarn.
When you look around you and see piles, boxes, bags, baskets, or tubs full of yarn many things may strike you other than chaos. … Read More...
Tutorial: Freezer paper foundation quilting
Tutorial: Freezer paper foundation quilting
Evil Devitrifying Purple Glass
Follow Debra Jennings at Watch Me Create as she muses about her beloved purple glass, that others have such a hard time mastering. She shares lots of pictures and shows you the different color variations she’s been able to get … Read More...
Chevron Gloves
Looking for a great way to use up some of your yarn stash, but don’t want to work up bigger projects now that the weather is turning warmer? Try making smaller projects that are full of color, like these Chevron … Read More...
Home Decor and Tissue Box
Good Morning Everyone:
Today we start our series of home decor…
I hope you are ready to participate on this fun challenge this week. Spring is here what better time to spruce up eh?
I want to show you this … Read More...
Home Decor and Tissue Box
Good Morning Everyone:
Today we start our series of home decor…
I hope you are ready to participate on this fun challenge this week. Spring is here what better time to spruce up eh?
I want to show you this … Read More...
Tutorial: Color your fabric with markers and alcohol inks
When I saw these scarves at Yoli’s Sacred Journey, I thought they must be the result of some very complex fabric dying process. It turns out that she used permanent markers and alcohol inks. Get the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Custom feather fringe
Creating custom feather fringe is not as difficult as it sounds. Threads Magazine posts a tutorial to show you how. Get the tute.
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Panel sale: Children in vintage clothing
Whipstitch Fabrics Product Description
Sweet cotton print fabric from Michael Miller features 10 scenes of children in vintage dress, engaged in traditional kiddie activities like picking flowers. playing piano, and swinging on a rope swing. Each individual scene measure approx. … Read More...
Peppermin Creative 40% OFF Sale
Peppermint creative has some great Digital elements on sale up to 50% off and an amazing Birthday Sale with 40% off store wide.
These beaded felt shapes would have to be my favorite and are only $1.25
To keep up … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a baby romper from a child’s T-shirt
Find out how to make a romper for a baby out of a child’s tee-shirt from WikiHow. I love this idea for a couple of reasons. First, an older sibling’s outgrown t-shirt can become a useful garment for the … Read More...
Aluminum Foil Solar System
Using alumnium foil, Sharpies and some black cloth, Filth Wizardy made a huge, wall spanning solar system. She made the planets with young children, but I think this is a great lesson even for the older kids. My sixth … Read More...