In more Sarah’s-cleaning-out-the-office news, this week I’ve got two lace knitting books for your consideration and that I could be sending to you soon.
Knitted Lace by Anne Merrow has a few essays on lace knitting — how to get … Read More...
Tutorial: Lace applique throw pillow
Erin from Francois et Moi used a bit of lace to add floral appliques to a pillow cover. The result is striking and surprisingly modern. She shares a tutorial telling how to do it. You can add the appliques to … Read More...
Tip: White Embossing on Vellum
Get a lovely light and lacy look by embossing your stamped floral images in white on vellum. Alexandra added a touch of color and added her embossed panels into windows on her cards for some stunning designs. Visit her … Read More...
Tutorial: Chicken pattern weights
Petro from Creative Homemaking shows how you can make some fun chicken pattern weights. Use them in place of pins to hold your pattern in place while you’re cutting it out. They’re quicker to place than pins, they don’t pierce … Read More...
Envelope Books: Cloth Binding How-To
learn how to bind envelopes together with cloth binding to make a mini album that would be perfect for holding lots of memorabilia.
To make the book you’ll need:
- Envelopes
- Bookbinding tape
- Bookbinding board
- Bookbinding cloth or other fabric
- Craft
10 Ideas for Setting Up a Closet Office
Want to turn a closet into a small office or scrapbook space? Check out some of these ideas over at a kitchen table for two. See four examples of finished closet offices, as well as suggestions of decor and storage … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a button on a coat or other thick fabric
Sewing a button on a coat (or other item made from a thick fabric) is different than sewing oa button on a shirt. A shirt button gets sewn down flush with the shirt, while a coat button needs to have … Read More...
Rainbows in Clay
Sherri Kellberg makes great clay – you can totally get a glimpse of that in her Etsy shop – and her tutorial for rainbow ball beads makes for fun, colourful pieces.
Tutorial and pattern: Bunny basket bag
Make a bunny basket bag that’s perfect for Easter egg hunts! Joy from xoxo Grandma has a free pattern and tutorial. The basket bag has a bunny face and ears on the front, and a fluffy bunny tail on the … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Scrap Fabric friendly 15 minute pincushion
Need a quick gift for a sewist friend? This 15 minute pincushion is perfect! Or maybe you just have some scraps you want to sew up into a quick project. Nicole from Dear Handmade Life shares a tutorial at We … Read More...
Embroided Pendant
This tutorial is for a hand stitched cloth pendant that can be used as a necklace or even as a brooch. I love when stitching can be taken off the framed canvas and worn like this, it makes a piece … Read More...
Beauty And The Beast Rose Night Light
DIY Beauty and The Beast Rose Mason Jar Night Light . This kids craft project is a fun little way to theme a girls bedroom or bedside table. You don’t need complicated supplies and could use a recycled jar to … Read More...
Beauty And The Beast Pocket Pals
Well these little Beauty and The Beast Pocket pals are adorable and obviously they are small enough to fit in to the pocket of a little Prince or Princess. These would be perfect as fiddle toys to keep little hands … Read More...
Downloads: 5 Spring Digital Stamps
Stanley and Dot have designs 5 adorable digital stamps for Spring that you can download for FREE over on the Papercraft Magazines blog. I love the little duckling! Click here to get them.
Looking for more digital stamps? Check out … Read More...
Project: DIY Bookmarks
Your paper crafting supplies aren’t just for cards and scrapbook pages, use them for making fun projects like bookmarks. These are also perfect for those in the planner craze too! Find a couple of fun bookmark making projects with paper … Read More...
April Fools Clay Pranks
If the teaser picture didn’t make you run away then we can maybe agree that a realistic looking spider would be a good prank. A little white and translucent clay, mixed well and shaped into a splat shape, makes a … Read More...
Tutorial: Double ended key fob
These double-ended key fobs are a quick project and make great gifts! With the school year winding down, you could make these ahead as end-of-year teacher gifts. Sew4Home shares a tutorial for making them. One end has a swivel hook … Read More...
Easter Flowers to Stitch
OK, I know I just shared an Alita Design pattern a few days ago, but this one is really pretty, too, and it’s almost Easter so here she is again.
This Easter flowers design has what I’m going to call … Read More...
Tutorial: How to tool a design into leather straps
Add a design element to leather straps with a tooling technique. Neda from Second Skin Blog shows how to do it. Her tutorial shows how to emboss the design into the leather, and also how to antique the leather so … Read More...
Pool Party Time – Why should kids have all the fun?
We have featured so many different pool parties but this one is very different. Don’t deny it – when you first looked at this post, I’m sure you thought, “Uh huh. Another pool party and more inflatable toys for the kids.” … Read More...