These DIY Alberta Ferretti Shoes are a quick way to re-style an old pair of heels. Grab some good quality satin ribbon and a sharp pair of scissors to create this modern stylish look. Obviously the ribbon needs to match … Read More...
Tutorial: Faux button down tunic
Sachiko from Tea Rose home shares a tutorial at Riley Blake Designs showing how to yourself a pretty new top for spring. It’s her faux button down tunic, a loose fitting sleeveless tunic. The buttons down the front are decorative … Read More...
Tutorial: Scallop edge hand towels
You can make these scallop edge towels out of a plain hand towel and a quarter yard each of two coordinating quilting cottons. fat quarter Shop has a tutorial showing how, including a pattern for cutting the scallop panel. They’d … Read More...
Tutorial: Distressed fringed jeans
Cathy from Trinkets in Bloom shows how you can DIY a pair of distressed fringed jeans. Her project is inspired by a pair of designer jeans she saw, but were far outside of her price range. She was able to … Read More...
Tips: Turn a Bead into a Card Embellishment
The Papercraft’s Connection blog shows you how to turn a bead into an enamel dot for card embellishments by melting them. What a great way to recycle unused plastic beads!
-Heather
Tag Your Crochet
Look how charming these tags are! Kym a tCobberson and Company has created the tags and offers a way for us to print them off free! I’ve written about tags before, but this is the first free printed crochet … Read More...
Freebie | 10 Printable Thank You Cards
Jessica George is sharing ten of her free printable thank-you cards over at Sweetbriar Sisters. She has designed them to print two to a letter-sized page. Now you can have thank-you cards on hand when you need them. Click … Read More...
Freebie | 6 Sets of Silhouette Cut Files
Shawna Clingerman shares a round up of some of her favourite free Silhoutte cut files from around the web. She even includes a set she designed herself! (Shown above). Plus she links to a tutorial showing how you can make … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | True Friend
Tutorial: Color block tote bag
Crystal from Stitched By Crystal shares a tutorial at SNAP Creativity showing how to make her color block tote bag. The bag is made from two fabrics – a solid canvas for the lower 2/3 of the bag, and a … Read More...
Oz Inspired Felt Hot Air Balloons tutorial
Jessica of “cutesy crafts” is a wife and stay-at-home mom of three! She has this marvelous tutorial for “Oz Inspired Felt Hot Air Balloons” and it is excellent. Jessica notes: “This is a sponsored post written by me for Disney … Read More...
Product review: Pink Flamingo Ephemera on Etsy
Even the envelope it came in was cool! Yes I was sent a review Small paper Pink Flamingo Ephemera pack filled with 25 pieces of vintage papers from the UK and the envelope it came in had cool postage markings. … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Hexie bunny sachet
Cintia from My Poppet shows how you can make a tiny bunny sachet out of four hexies. The folded hexie ears look like origami, but they’re made from fabric and lightly stuffed and scented with lavender. She threaded hers on … Read More...
Easter Craft: Bunny & Tulip Favor Cups & St Patrick’s Day Pony Tail Holder
Mama King of “4 crazy kings” welcomes us to their adventures in crafting, adoption, family and life. She has to darling felt crafts for us to make “Easter Craft: Bunny & Tulip Favor Cups” & “St. Patrick’s Day Pony … Read More...
New Generation
I get so excited when I see younger generations taking up a craft, especially cross stitch. When I ran across Tiffany’s blog, Little Thread Crafts, I jumped up and did … Read More...
Felt Wall Flowers Week tutorial
Lolly of “Lolly Chops” has the cutest “Felt Wall Flowers” for us to recreate. Lolly has an excellent pictorial tutorial for us with the help of Today’s Featured tutorials: Julie – Inkcredible Stamping – Felt Flower Make It. Do It. … Read More...
Embroidered Felt Easter Egg Freebie
Sure you could do the same old dye job for your Easter eggs this year…but why would you want to when you can stitch up this adorable Felt Easter Egg. … Read More...
Search is on from Britain’s Next Top Knitwear Designer
British knitting company LoveKnitting is one of the sponsors behind a knitting competition looking for new design talent. Would-be designers are asked to design a garment for men or women and send the pattern, along with at least two pictures, … Read More...
New Knitty is Here!
It doesn’t quite feel like time for spring and summer patterns, but it is time to get them on the needles so you can enjoy the finished projects in the right season. And there are plenty of beauties in the … Read More...
Tutorial: Drawstring favor sacks
Heidi Kay from Muslin and Merlot shows how to make these drawstring favor sacks. It’s made with a flat bottom, kind of like a mini bucket bag that cinches in at the top. The little bag is fully lined and … Read More...