Here’s another great seasonal Tricia-Rennea design that works as well for embroidery as for paper arts. Get the pattern.
Knitting Socks With Handpainted Yarn Giveaway
Congrats, Heidi!
You were the winner drawn to receive this book. I’ve emailed you and as soon as you get back to me with your mailing address, I’ll get your book sent right out.
Please respond within a week though, … Read More...
Desiree’s at it Again – Fish Cane Tutorial!
If the polymer clay world had a medal for “Helpful and Cool Tutorials, Tips, and Techniques,” Desiree McCorey would surely be at the top of the list for receiving the honor!
She is constantly experimenting with techniques and tools for … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy jeans hem
Dacia Ray shows how to hem your jeans without losing the faded bottom edge. Get the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Slipover baby bib from dishtowels
When my little girl was a baby, I almost exclusively used the bibs that just slipped over the head. No fussing with ties, or even velcro. Just pull it over like a t-shirt and you’re good to go. Create … Read More...
Silvered Ivory Tutorial – Part 1
Rose over at the Spawn of Flame blog brings us a tutorial on how to make Silvered Ivory Stringer. What is that? It’s ivory glass, rolled in fine silver foil and then pulled into long glass strings (stringer). These stringer … Read More...
Free Pattern – Hat’s For Boys
Whatever the age of your boys, send them off in Pirate Style with this free hat pattern from Hello Yarn.
Knit with Hauk, a Dale of Norway yarn with water repellant tendencies. There’s a knit-along for this hat too, here: … Read More...
Searching Etsy for Tags and Labels
The crafting world has so many seedy underbellies and back alleys that I do not want to walk down alone, scrapbooking is one of them but I drunkenly stumbled upon it while searching for labels and tags on Etsy. WHOA. … Read More...
Digital Scrapbooking Tutorial
If you want to get started with digi scrapping but are afraid to take the leap check out this video tutorial using Photoshop.
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I’M SO EXCITED – ST. CHARLES HERE I COME!!
Who knew that there was a crochet luminary so close to my home in St. Louis?
Who knew that a LYS I enjoy visiting would be hosting classes in Advanced Crochet taught by this person?
How is it that I … Read More...
I’M SO EXCITED – ST. CHARLES HERE I COME!!
Who knew that there was a crochet luminary so close to my home in St. Louis?
Who knew that a LYS I enjoy visiting would be hosting classes in Advanced Crochet taught by this person?
How is it that I … Read More...
Cupcake and digital?
Cupcake and digital goes hand in hand with stamping..
The cutting cafe has some amazing digital stamps and cutting files to be used in the Silhouette or Pazzelle, or Robo Craft..
Amber Givans created this beautiful card using the cutting … Read More...
Tutorial: Decorative seam finishes
Hoppo Bumpo has been featuring instructions for various seam finishes in their Seam-Along blog post series. This week, they finish out the series with decorative seams. First up, the channel seam. Get the how-to.
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Tutorial: Sew a diaper clutch
If you’re a mommy of a small child, you don’t go anywhere without diapers and wipes close at hand.
Amy from Diary of a Quilter shows how to make this diaper clutch. Get the tute.
Zoomorphic Inspiration
Kiddie culture and design site, Junior Society, and their tribute to Saxton Freymann and Joost Elffers.
Jessica Townsend: The Perfect Home.
The Perfect Home. Made of cast glass by UK glass artist Jessica Townsend. A house of glass brings up all kinds of imagery. Visit Jessica’s site to see what her visions of the pieces are.
Sweet Spring Inspiration
Find sweet spring cookie inspiration at The Kitchn.
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Chenille Easter bunny softie
Caryn from Smooch made these Easter bunny softies, and offers a tutorial so you can make some too. The chenille is a perfect choice for the rabbits; it looks like soft bunny fur. Get the tutorial.
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Making cloth from orts
Don’t throw away your orts and other thread and floss leftovers! With a little wallpaper paste, you can turn them into gorgeous fabric like this. Sarah of Hand Embroidery Network shows you how. See the tute.
Donna Downey makes a quilt…
This beautiful art quilt is the work of paper-arts designer Donna Downey. Go to her blog and find out how she did it!