I haven’t been doing a very good job of keeping up with the monthly mitten patterns from Kat at Just Crafty Enough, so the August entry is a couple of days late.
Last month she chose to feature colorwork mittens … Read More...
Freebie: Paper Basket and Matching Card
Echo Park Papers is offering a free down loadable pattern and instructions to make a paper basket and matching card. Fill with candy for a great gift to give. This would be perfect in an apple or pumpkin theme for … Read More...
Felt Octopus Needlebook Tutorial
This would make a cute gift for a sewer or a beginner sewer. They can keep their different sized needles and threads at hand when something needs mending. This “Felt Octopus Needlebook Tutorial” can be found on “American Felt & … Read More...
Tutorial: Take-along felt board play set
Julia from Handcraftiness shares a tutorial for making a child’s take-along felt board play set. With two handles, it folds up and carries like a tote. But instead of being a bag, it opens up to reveal a felt background … Read More...
Tutorial: Cute pillowcase made easy
Jacinda from Prudent Baby shows how easy it is to sew up a cute pillowcase. Just choose two coordinating prints and follow their directions to make a colorful pillowcase a child is sure to love. She points out that Christmas … Read More...
6 Amazing and Unique Beaches
Looking for a unique and interesting new idea for your next beach holiday? Why go to a normal beach when you can visit a pink beach, a green sand beach, a glass beach, or better still a … Read More...
10 Halloween Crochet Patterns
Halloween is one of the most popular holidays, and with it come some of the most fun themed crafts! It’s time to start working on those skulls, pumpkins and ghosts – why not incorporate them into one of these spooky … Read More...
Can packaging carrots like junk food make your kids eat them?
That is the idea a carrot company has anyways. Look at these images, and the packaging for these carrots.
Not in a million years would you think that is how carrots would be packaged and yet the company is willing … Read More...
Ice Water Challenge Gets Out Of Control
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If you have been a little puzzled about the Ice Bucket Water Challenge and how it is actually helping charity, then take a look at this video. Sure everyone is saying it’s a charity thing but unless you … Read More...
Free Printables for Your Wes Anderson Movie Night!
Pass the popcorn! A movie night in with some friends can be a great excuse to have some crafty fun. If you’re having a marathon of Wes Anderson movies (think Grand Budapest Hotel, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou… Read More...
Free pattern: Womens pajama shorts
Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shares a free pattern for making a womens pair of pajama shorts. They’re boxer style shorts, patterned after a favorite pair of boxer shorts she wore to pieces, but without the front … Read More...
Simple Sewing for Preschoolers
Samantha, from Stir the Wonder, gets together with some blogging friends weekly to share fun activities for young children that help them build small motor skills. Is was for one of these round-ups she create this simple sewing project. I … Read More...
Tutorial: Tote bag, wine bag, and key fob from 3 placemats
Karen from Sew Many Ways shows how she created this tote bag out of three placemats. Two of the placemats are the main bag body, and the edges of the third became the handles. From the left over fabric in … Read More...
Exploring Shibori – Kumo Dyeing
I posted about Shibori here on Indie Crafts last week, it’s becoming a bit of an indie trend. What is Shibori Dyeing anyway? Shibori is really what tie-dyeing is based on. According to Wiki and Annette from Fiber Artsy, “There … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric mail organizer
Lindsey from Fort Worth Fabric Studio shows how you can make a mail organizer to help tame your pile of envelopes and important papers. It hangs on your wall, with three pockets to hold bills, papers, and other small items … Read More...
Project: Stenciled Fabric Flower Card
Stencils are super popular right now, there’s so much you can do with them. Like add color and texture to paper and fabric for the perfect accent to any greeting card. The Simon Says Stamp blog is sharing a tutorial … Read More...
Quilt Tutorial: Lovebirds Pillow 1 of 4
This is 1 of 4 pillows Debbie of Wow I Like That made from a single fat quarter and thrift store sheet. She machine appliqued and embroidered a sweet bird scene in the center square, oh la la. The border, … Read More...
Polymer Clay Finds
I found a wonderful mix of polymer clay goodness on Flickr this time through – twisted, cloudy blues in a necklace. A bright and friendly robot by the tremendously talented RobotsAreAwesome. A fabulous face cane. I’m a sucker for a … Read More...
Free pattern: The Perfect Baby Burp Cloth
Deby from So Sew Easy shares a free pattern for The Perfect Baby Burp Cloth. That’s what she calls her pattern, and given the description I think she’s right. It’s wider and shorter than a typical burp cloth, and shaped … Read More...
Tutorial: Gather fabric with a serger
Andrea from Four Square Walls shows how you can make gorgeous, tight gathers using your serger. No basting and pulling threads required, yay!!! Her tutorial tells what settings to use to achieve perfect gathers on your serger. If you write … Read More...