Sculpey.com shares another project: a sunflower necklace or brooch designed by Eriko Page. The flowers use a nice caning trick and there’s even a little mica powder to add a touch of bling.
Check out this book on how to … Read More...
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Sculpey.com shares another project: a sunflower necklace or brooch designed by Eriko Page. The flowers use a nice caning trick and there’s even a little mica powder to add a touch of bling.
Check out this book on how to … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Maggie from Maggie from Smashed Peas and Carrots shares a free pattern at Riley Blake Designs showing how to make dolly diapers. They’ll fit most stuffed animals, including Build-a-Bear, as well as American Girl dolls. They’re made with a fun … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Blogging conference goers make business card exchange an art form. If you’re lucky enough to attend a blogging conference, you can expect to exchange a LOT of business cards. Each one will be unique Marissa from Rae Gun Ramblings shows … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Katie from Punk Projects shows how she made this fun headband out of a vintage scarf. (She doesn’t say whether the one she used is vintage, but the design sure looks vintage to me.) You can make several headbands from … Read More...
by Linda Lanese
Does your mom love her Cat? If the answer is yes; then you should make her one of these adorable “Cat Caves” from “Lisa’s felted art”! She decided that cats like to sleep on top of bookcases and shelves so … Read More...
by Linda Lanese
Andrew and Dennis of “Crafty Lumberjacks” are sharing their luscious bouquet of white flowers for mom. They have a step-by-step tutorial to guide you through the process… These flowers are so beautiful in their clean white felt. They placed them … Read More...
by Pam Pedersen
Man! These are some peeved off birds! I’m not sure what happen to them but they do not look happy. Lucky for us the rest of the animals and images in this series are super cute and happy to be … Read More...
by Linda Lanese
Mandi of “Vintage Revivals” started clearing out her stash and every month they are celebrating clearing a project out of their stash of unfinished hopes and dreams pile. Her project this month is more of an idea hoard, and not … Read More...
by Sarah White
This year I’ve been sharing Kat from Just Crafty Enough’s quest to knit a pair of mittens every month, and the April pair is really cute.
The April Showers mittens feature — what else? — umbrellas, and are a pretty … Read More...
by Pam Pedersen
I love the smell of lavender. It is such a relaxing scent. One whiff and I calm down in an instance. Another thing that calms me down is stitching and this little Lavender Girl would just be perfect to stitch … Read More...
by Sarah White
A couple of new stories have come out recently about how great knitting and other creative hobbies can be for our health and our life.
A study from San Fransisco State University found that creative hobbies of any sort caused … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
On Monday I shared my review of Lauren Dahl’s course Creating PDF Patterns: From Sketch to Sale. I mentioned that in just one week I was able to take one of my own basic patterns, digitize it in Adobe … Read More...
I simply love finding new surfaces to stitch on and that is just what Maria sent in. Check out the blog Infinity Blend for a a great tutorial on how to stitch on a plastic flower pot. I can’t … Read More...
by Vikram Goyal
Loving this floral bracelet that you can create yourself. Using silicone molds and epoxy resins, Nataly Grin writes a master class and shows you how you can do it yourself.
You can use flowers, leaves, anything can be pressed into … Read More...
by Vikram Goyal
Tutsplus.com used to be a site for tutorials on programming. No more. They have now branched into making tutorials for crafts.
And one beautiful craft tutorial is the one on making a gorgeous string bowl for your home, that … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Staci from Crafty Staci shares a free pattern for a pair of bride and groom coffee sleeves. One sleeve is made like a tuxedo, and the other has lacing like you’d find on the back of a wedding dress. A … Read More...
I’m not a shoe person. Probably cause I have small feet and can’t find the fabulous shoes in my size.
These shoes cupcakes are perfect for any size. Little Delights Cakes shows you how she created these cute cupcakes using, … Read More...
In case you hadn’t noticed Epsom Salts are the new “Coconut Oil” of the health world. Technically of course they are not new. Check out some of our older posts on Things to do with Epsom Salts. Meantime treat … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Believe it or not, you can create a lined sleeveless bodice with no raw edges and a clean finish on the neck and arm holes, without having to resort to any hand sewing. Colette Patterns shares a video tutorial on … Read More...
by Linda Lanese
The tutorial comes from “Creature Comforts! The design and lifestyle blog”! If you have some dated pillows on hand try this “No-Sew Decorative Pillow Cover” and add some sparkle to any room. The founder and editor-in-chief, Ez Pudewa has been … Read More...