Independent craft blog since 2007
“Bead embroidery” is such a paltry description for the artistry of The Lone Beader. Here’s her latest creation: a composition of two free-standing artpieces called Free Parking Spot. Go over to her blog and see the other-angle shots of … Read More...
Oval Spring Pendant
Originally uploaded by Linda-NKDesigns
A late snow storm last night here in Idaho has me longing for Spring. That may be why this pretty and fresh pendant by Linda of NK Designs caught my eye. The little … Read More...
Look at this little hedgehog created by Lollychops! This little guy is named Hamie – Hamie the hedgehog. I love the turquoise felt. She used a Sizzix die cut machine to cut all the little petal shapes for the back … Read More...
Brilliant! Why haven’t we been doing this all along? French knots are perfect for embroidering messages in Braille. Add another layer of meaning to your hand-stitched projects! See the rockin tutorial over on Urban Threads.
Die Cuts With a View has scheduled a warehouse sale for March 12-14th in Provo, Utah
[tags]scrapbooking, warehouse sale, DCWV[/tags]
Morag Cutts from the Ally Scraps Design Team, has a lovely blog showing off her scrapbooking and papercrafting creations. Morag recently announced that she will be a Bella Artista for Bella Blvd in April. Congrats Morag!
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http://nikkiinstitches.wordpress.com/2009/02/23/green-bead-soup/
I receive quite a few emails from people asking me to publish their project or idea on my blog. Most of them are not impressive. Nikki emailed me the other day with the link above. When I took the … Read More...
Maternity shirts serve a great purpose when your tummy is big with little baby growing inside, but what about after the baby is here? Vegbee at Just Tutes shows how she turned a maternity shirt into a wrap tee, which … Read More...
Se7en posts about the felt masks her child made. I think they look like superhero masks. Find out more about this fun project. (You’ll need to scroll down a ways.)
[via The Crafty Crow]
[tags]sewing, costume, masks, felt, … Read More...
A blind hem allows you to hem up the bottom of a skirt or pants without having the stitch lines show. A blind hem foot allows you to make this stitch on a sewing machine. Or, you can stitch it … Read More...
Though buttons are functional pieces of our sewing , the wide variety of shapes and colors make them perfect for surface embellishment. CraftStylish shows an interesting approach, using buttons to fill in holes cut out of the surface of the … Read More...
Congratulations to Hotel Murano in Tacoma, Washington, for winning yet another design award! On March 3rd the HotelWorld Global Hospitality & Design Awards named Hotel Murano the Best Lobby/Public Space Design–Full Service. According to Decorative Glass Magazine, this … Read More...
Every princess needs a hat, and you can make one for her! Skip to My Lou shows you how to make one. Make one for a birthday, or for just her every day princess-ness.Get the tutorial.
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If you’re in the Salt Lake City area and looking for a place to crop, this article gives a good round up on the local scrapbook stores -LSS- in the area that provide this service.
[tags]crop, cropping, lss[/tags]
What to do when your child outgrows his favorite shirt? It’s fairly easy to make a big shirt smaller, but what do you do when you need to make a small shirt bigger. Occasional Martha has a fix. She sewed … Read More...
When I was a kid, a busy book was a standard take-along to church. The big soft books filled with fabric pages would teach various counting, sorting, and fine motor skills, all the while keeping a young child quietly entertained. … Read More...
After a hectic week, it was a nice treat to open up my mailbox and see the April issue of “Polymer Cafe.” My first reaction upon perusing the cover was “cool!”
The Lantern Beads by Sophia Lenz are bold, colorful, … Read More...
Printed fabric panel, AKA “cheater prints”, are loaded with more potential than meets the eye. Though the first glance shows only their intended purpose, as a pre-printed baby blanket, tree skirt, etc., a little creativity reveals a world of possibility. … Read More...