This is a great, Olympic-themed project to work on with a group. Cut rings out of thin cardboard, paint them the appropriate colors, and then have fun finding items to glue to each ring. Collage items can include tissue paper, … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Snow Bombed
Luke Jacomb’s Blown Glass Paddles – Daily Art Muse
Luke Jacomb is the son of one of the founders of Gaffer Glass, an establishment most glass folk know all about. Over at Daily Art Muse Luke’s blown glass paddles are being showcased today. You need to wander over to … Read More...
DIY hand stitched valentine hearts
Cheery colors plus simple hand quilting make these lavender-filled heart pillows a special gift for Valentine’s Day. Find out how to make your own set at Pippa Quilts.
Image credit: Pippa Quilts
Valentine mail mini quilt
Gina of Party of Eight finished this sweet mini quilt in time to share it on WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced. Learn where she got the inspiration and pattern for making her You’ve Got {Valentine’s} Mail project right here.… Read More...
Valentine’s Day Love Onesies
Over on “our pinteresting family” Megan and her mom made these NO-SEW Onesies for her twin boy. They are the cutest and ready for Valentine’s Day. Check out how they created these outfits.
Felt Conversation Hearts
Jenx’s Project “Felt Conversation Hearts” over on “Craftbits” are so neat and realistic 🙂 There is a downloadable pattern and complete instructions for us to follow. These would make darling gifts, enjoy. http://craftbits.com/project/felt-conversation-hearts/
Tilly’s advice for sewing in shared spaces
Sewing has a way of taking over our space. Between the space needed to set up a sewing machine, store notions and patterns, and cut out pattern pieces, you can end up giving a large amount of your living space … Read More...
Tutorial: Blouse with mandarin collar and hexagon insets
Jessica from Running With Scissors shows how to make a hex color blocked and mandarin collar variation of her Simple Blouse Pattern. She shows how to replace the simple round neck with a mandarin collar, and she adds hexagon insets … Read More...
Technique: Embossing Paste Background for Cards
The Lawnscaping Challenge blog has a video tutorial for a cool stamping technique using embossing paste and embossing powders, click here to watch. I love the dimension this fun technique adds!
-Heather
Finishing Month: Should You Finish or Frog that Project?
Hello, and welcome to Finishing Month! Another popular New Year’s resolution (after stash busting) was the desire to finish more projects and/or to know how to finish those projects well. This may be a slightly shorter series than the last, … Read More...
Tutorial, Valentine’s Jars with Fold Over Elastic Ponytail Holders
Over on “Crescendoh” Jenny Doh created these “Valentine’s Jars with Fold Over Elastic Ponytail Holders” for a charming Valentine’s Day gift. She used small Mason jar or Jam jars, olive jars, mason jars! Titan Buff acrylic paint, red felt, thread, … Read More...
Arrows and (more) hearts Valentine’s Day
Katie of “Katie did” has a couple of darling valentine bracelets for girls and they are so sweet “arrows and (more) hearts” bracelets that your little girls will love. Valentines without candy is not much use to kids. With a … Read More...
How to make origami heart lollipop Valentines
This idea is absolutely adorable and combines two of my absolute favorite things: origami and creative, fun wrapping ideas! If you’re looking for a unique and charming way to give treats or little gifts this Valentine’s Day, these origami heart … Read More...
The Garden Pallet Organizer
Since Spring is round the corner, there has to be something said about getting the itch to get into the garden. But you won’t want to if it is not organized.
And what better way to organize it then to … Read More...
Knits to Celebrate the Olympics
The Winter Olympics are right around the corner, and if you’d like to celebrate with knitting there are lots of options available, from knitting the Olympic rings on a project to using your knitting to cheer on your favorite team.… Read More...
Valentine’s Cinnamon Heart Cookies
Gluten and Dairy Free!
Nothing worse than seeing a child look at the baked goods and the parent having to say no, because of a food allergy.
Here is a recipe that can turn the frown upside down. Just remember … Read More...
Party Ideas – Black and White
Even though this party was styled for New Years eve, I thought it was worth a mention. The black and white styling is so simple that anyone could do it. I wanted to show the less creative ones in … Read More...
Tutorial: Stitched fabric word search greeting cards
Simi and Sian from Buttons & Paint used printable fabric to create these stitched word search birthday cards. The words to a birthday message are hidden in the word search and outlined with free motion stitching. How cool is that!! … Read More...
Tutorial: Use darts to make a shirt fit
Sometimes all a shirt needs to make it fit perfectly are a couple of well placed darts. Anna from Plan B shows how to add darts to a shirt so it fits your body. (The English translation of her post … Read More...