Kirsty of Bonjour Quilts made this beauty to celebrate the arrival of a new nephew. The shade of blue – she calls it Tiffany – coupled with the white lattice makes for a modern quilt baby is sure to love … Read More...
Tutorial: Button front variation for the Lady Skater dress
Toni from Sew Jereli shows how she adapted the Lady Skater Dress pattern by Kitschy Coo to give it a button front. The original pattern has a plain bodice, but it was an easy variation to split it down the … Read More...
Free pattern: Secret notes monkey softie
Katie from Skunkboy shares a free pattern at A Beautiful Mess for making these sweet monkey softies. They’re made from bright, happy fabrics and have a pocket on their tummies where you can stuff a secret note. Or, how about … Read More...
Review: New Silhouette Products
Silhouette has released some really cool new items recently and I got the chance to try a couple of them out. One is the Washi sheets, these are semi-transparent sheets (similar to washi tape) that come in 12″ x … Read More...
Cool Snow Day Rubberband Crochet
If you’ve got a kid at home younger than 18, you probably have a Rainbow loom and oodles of tiny rubberbands. They are all the rage and they’re pretty cool. I’ve seen very intricate bracelets made by 10 year olds. … Read More...
Kid’s Coins
Ellen Luckett Baker created this project with her kids after explaining to her children why President’s Day is celebrated. After looking at president’s that were pictured on different coins, they decided to make their own coins using shrink plastic.
While … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew & attach patch pockets that look awesome
Sunni from A Fashionable Stitch shows how to sew and attach patch pockets that look awesome. A patch pocket is easy to make, but it can look sloppy if not done right. On the other hand, nail the details – … Read More...
Flowers: Making Sweater Felt in the Washing Machine
Peaches of “Aunt Peaches” tells us she is an eccentric, English, elderly cat lady trapped in the body of a 33 year old graphic designer from Chicago. She has an amazing complete tutorial on “Felt made from wool sweaters” and … Read More...
Project: Personalized Note Cards
The Studio Calico blog has directions for making some lovely Monogram stamped and water colored note cards.
-Heather
St. Patrick’s Day Felt Wreath
Missy of “Missy Inspired” has a lovely “St. Patrick’s Day Wreath” in pretty shades of green felt. She has an excellent pictorial with step-by-step instructions for us to follow. I started my St. Patrick’s Day decorating today with 16 … Read More...
New Products from Bullseye Glass
The new catalog is out!! Bullseye Glass’ newest catalog is arriving in mailboxes all over and it’s a very exciting thing! I guess it’s the little things…new colors!! New tools!! New styles? There’s .5 stringer so if you need super … Read More...
DIY Framed Magnetic Spice Rack
I was just thinking the other day that I need to do this to my spice cupboard – so I thought I would look online. And voila! Before you can say Oregano, out popped a brilliant and creative idea to … Read More...
Strawberry Cream Cheese Filled Cupcakes
Hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine’s Day! Some of us are getting it a little late due to the weather, but I don’t mind.
Do you have some leftover strawberries from our valentine recipes with strawberries? Here is a way … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy beret from an old sweater
Beth from The Renegade Seamstress shares a tutorial at eHow showing how you can upcycle an old sweater into a cute new beret. You’ll only be using the chest and the banding at the bottom, so it’s a good project … Read More...
Tutorial: Ruffled flower embellishment
Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how you can make a ruffled fabric flower. The petals are made from a strip of gathered fabric, and the center is a knot. Use it for hair accessories or appliques or … Read More...
Technique: Adding Stitches to Your Stamps
This makes me ready for spring! The Creating Keepsakes blog has directions for adding a stitched accent to stamped flowers, what a pretty idea!
-Heather
Dental Craft For Child Health Month
February is Child Dental Health Month and a great way to celebrate is to use this project to teach kids about their teeth and dental hygiene. All you need is pink construction paper and miniature marshmallows! Also included on this … Read More...
Polymer Clay A Little Different
Maybe the ongoing, neverending (seemingly) winter is finally getting to me. All of my Etsy clay finds this week appeal to the odd side:
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| Fairy Cat Sculpture by DragonStarArt | Faux Gauge Earrings by SweetlyART |
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| Steampunk Owl Box by WhippetTales | Little |
Project: Stamped Jewelry Pendant
The Indigo Blu site has directions for making a lovely stamped pendant using glue and metal flakes on a stamped image on a black background set inside a bezel. Really stunning!
-Heather
Looking for more paper crafts ideas and … Read More...
Tutorial: Quick & Easy Coffee Cozy (or Sleeve) from a Repurposed Sweater
Tricia of “Every Nothing Wonderful” created this sweet “Repurposed Sweater Coffee Cozy” for us to recreate. When her daughter was born an old friend sent one of the most amazing gift of a repurposed sweater made into the cutest outfit … Read More...