Sherri from Thread Riding Hood adapted the Staple Dress that she sewed to give it a shirt tail hem. The curved front and back hems meet up in a sharp concave point at the side seams. She shares a tutorial … Read More...
10 DIY scrapbook paper art projects
Scrapbook paper comes in every color and pattern one could possibly think of – why not use some of these gorgeous papers to create fun wall art for your home? Patterned scrapbooking sheets
can be cut to create everything … Read More...
Top 10 Pantry Organization Tips
The pantry can be one of the most difficult places in the home to keep organized. Whether your storage space is fairly large, or barely takes up a singular cupboard, it can sometimes become more of a catch-all and be … Read More...
House Plant Cupcakes
I don’t have a green thumb when it comes to indoor plants. Even the plants that are supposed to be brown thumb friendly, only have a 50% chance in my household.
These plant cupcakes from Alana Jones-Mann look like they … Read More...
13 Wonderful Homemade Beauty Recipes
This amazing roundup is brought to you by fiberartsy.com. With 13 different recipes and tutorials you are sure to find something to suit your skin or mood.
Tip and tute: Patchwork pillow
Karen Jordin of Leigh Laurel Studios satisfies a passion for fruity greens and oranges in this fun, fresh patchwork pillow. She provides a free coloring sheet and full tutorial, plus gives her method of making sure your patchwork front pillow … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a colorful stretchy belt from fold over elastic
The folks at Dritz show how you can use fold over elastic and decorative buckles to make cute belts. You’ll need to use the thicker and wider fold over elastic (like you’d use for making baby diapers). The elastic comes … Read More...
DIY Pineapple Stenciled Hand Towels
Two really popular trends this summer are flamingos and pineapples. They’re all over pinterest. This tutorial I shared on my own blog, Punk Projects, features pineapples, but you could easily customize it to feature whatever trend you love best. These … Read More...
Personalized Game Pieces
Next time you are going to be dragging out your board games, surprise everyone by sneaking these personalized game pieces into the box. You can make a game piece for each member of your family or for every child in … Read More...
Freebie: Fly TWA
Summertime means travel time and there is no place sunnier and more “summer” than Florida. In days gone by, the airlines used to make the most romantic and inviting travel posters. You wanted to jump into the picture and start … Read More...
Tutorial: Woven Wall Hanging
Lately woven wall hangings have been popping up all over my Pinterest and blog feeds. It’s like the 70’s and 80’s all over again. I remember making these in grade school, but mine were never as fancy and colorful … Read More...
Tutorial: Ruffle end pillow case with decorative stitched ribbon accents
Sew4Home shows how you can make these pretty pretty pillow cases with ruffles sewn at the opening. The ruffles are accented with stitched ribbon. The designs on the ribbon are made with the decorative stitches on your sewing machine, so … Read More...
Tutorial: Ombre dyed cross back tank t-shirt refashion
This ombre dyed cross back tank top is pure summertime! It’s breezy layered over a sports bra, or wear it as a swimsuit coverup. Meghan from Generation T shares a tutorial at I Love To Create showing how you can … Read More...
Project: Stamped Clock
This amazing altered clock was made by stamping on clay and adhering it to a clock base, how cool is that? Find more info over on the De Stempelwinkel Designs blog.
-Heather
Summer of Sketches Day 2
Here’s your sketch for today
Right click to save the image for your files
Here are two pages using the sketch
1. Vernell
2. Francine
Follow our linked names to get more info and detail shots of our pages.… Read More...
Tutorial: Owl hot pad and pot holder set
Jonie from Knot Sew Normal guest blogs at Sew McCool with a tutorial showing how to make this owl hot pad and pot holder set. The hot pad has two sweet owls appliqued on it, and the matching pot holder … Read More...
Crochet For Baby Jack
So, I did not have a wonderful time crocheting this baby afghan, but it was a work of love. Baby Jack is the first grandson of some dear friends of mine. The grandparents have three sons of their own … Read More...
Tutorial: Making Roses
When I teach classes for new clayers I always do a variant on this rose to give people confidence. You can make a great little rose bead in moments and if you hate it, squish and try again. Most people … Read More...
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Tutorial: Hexie lion pillow
Abby Glassenberg from While She Naps, and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction
shares a tutorial for making this hexie lion pillow that is alllll kinds of cuteness. It would be sweet in a nursery or child’s … Read More...