Karen from Sew Many Ways shows how to make this cute little pincushion, using a napkin ring for the base. Brilliant!! She shares a tutorial showing how to do it. Most of us have a napkin ring (or 4 or … Read More...
Freebie: Crafty Kitties Digital Stamps
This is an all to familiar scene in my house, our kitty loves to “help out” when I’m crafting 🙂 Download two adorable free crafty cat digital stamps for free over at the Sliekje Digi Stamps blog.
-Heather
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Crochet For Your Wrist
This is a perfect project for a beginner – instant gratification – and a clever project for a crocheter of any level. For a rank beginner, I’d start with a plainer version of worsted weight acrylic yarn as it would … Read More...
Tutorial | Hardcover Handbound Envelope Book
Make a completely customized hard cover book from scratch with this detailed tutorial at Instructables. donovanbeeson shows you exactly what you will need, then takes you through all the steps to complete this envelope book.
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Inspiration du Jour | Love This Smile
Fabric swatches
Good for a chuckle, this fabric celebrates quilters. It’s Sewing and Knitting Novelties by Timeless Treasures. You can find it at Sew Me a Song.
Love.
This is Animalia in Splendor from the Safari News collection by Art Gallery … Read More...
Molly’s Sketchbook: Purl Soho’s Little Lamb Finger Puppets
These are the cutest “Little Lamb Finger Puppets” just in time for Easter. These little guys would make darling Easter basket fillers or use them as place holder for your guest to take home. We can always count on Molly … Read More...
Felt Strawberry Pincushions
On Martha Stewart’s site you can find a complete tutorial for these luscious “Felt Strawberry Pincushions”! These are not Grandmother’s pincushions they so delightful and would make a lovely gift or party favor.
Felt Face Activity tutorial
Stacy of “not just a housewife” always loved design and started tearing out pages of magazines and sticking them in her journal at about age 10. Well Stacy has come a long way. She takes pride in having unique pieces … Read More...
Julie sews diamonds with a Sidekick
Getting the correct alignment when piecing diamonds can be rough going, but Julie of Jaybird Quilts, came up with a solution. It’s a special ruler she designed and brought to market – the Sidekick. Incidentally, it’s a sidekick … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a satin sleep mask
Susan from Living With Punks shares a tutorial over at Momtastic showing how to make a satin sleep mask. The smooth finish of the satin feels nice against the skin. Batting between the layers of satin will keep the light … Read More...
Margarita Cupcake with Key Lime Icing
Apparently, yesterday was margarita day. I’m not a margarita drinker, but this cupcake just screams warm weather. I’m ready for warm weather!
My Recipe Magazine gives you the recipe for both the cupcake and the key lime icing.
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Leprechaun Paper Plate Craft
With St. Patrick’s Day coming soon, I figured I would start searching around for related projects. While there are many things associated with this Irish holday, leprechauns have to be at the top of the list.
Of all the leprechaun … Read More...
Frank The Bird, Facebook Unveiling
Inken is a felt artist and designer and was born in Schleswig Holstein, in North Germany but has been living in the heart of England for the last 10 years. Her passion for felting started several years ago and opened … Read More...
Animal Cross Stitch Cards
There is nothing I love better than teaching kids a new craft. It allows them to be creative and teaches a new skill. Mr. Printables created these cute free Cross Stitch … Read More...
Tutorial: Art tote bucket bag
Hayley from Welcome to the Mouse House shares a tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to make this roomy art tote. It’s a bucket bag with pockets all around the outside to hold pencils and pens and other small … Read More...
Tutorial: Yarn Ball Stitch Markers
One of those great gifts for your knitting and crochet friends! Sarah from Repeat Crafter Me posted a tutorial to make these.
Picture by Sarah from Repeat Crafter Me.
Tutorial: Continous bias binding, plus a calculator
When making bias tape, you’ll need looooong strips of fabric (unless you’re binding off a very small project, that is). One way to make the long strips is to make continuous binding, where you cut and fold and sew the … Read More...
Project: Stamped Fabric Purse
Jazz up a plain fabric coin purse with some rubber stamping and fabric, the Inkadinakado site will show you how.
-Heather
Frugal Disney Easter Eggs
If your children are Disney fans but you prefer to make your own Easter Eggs, then this Temporary Tattoo technique is for you. Decorate some home boiled eggs for a garden gathering and turn them into Character eggs for … Read More...