Dimitra posted a cute take on a trinket dish tutorial on Zina’s EfZinCreation’s. The best thing about making this sort of item from polymer clay is how quick and easy it is to customize or personalize your dish. Depending on … Read More...
12 Ways to Use Old Sweaters {project inspiration}
Corey of “Tiny SideKick” blogs out of California and she loves making her home swanky and comfortable on a budget. She loves Interior design and wants to help us achieve the homes we love. Corey shows “12 Ways to Use … Read More...
How-To: Make a Potluck Dish Cozy from an Old Sweater
Diane of “Make” got this idea from her Mom when she would bring a hot dish to a potluck, she usually wraps it in old towels so it stayed warm during the tripe. Diane refashioned mom’s idea into a “Potluck … Read More...
Tutorial: Sochi-inspired table runner
Becky of Patchwork Posse couldn’t help but notice a patchwork theme at the Sochi 2014 Olympics; check out the torch carrier, official mascots packaging and the web store banner. All this inspired her to create this colorful quilted … Read More...
Candle Luminary With Valentine’s Day Flowers
Wondering what to with the flowers and candles that you received for Valentine’s Day?
Combine them to turn them into a beautiful luminary. Craftbits.com has a great article that shows you how.
Get full details here: Post Valentine’s Day Candle … Read More...
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites
How many still like to sneak a bite of the cookie dough before baking? Two hands up for me! I know it’s supposed to be bad for you, but it is so good!
Finally someone has come up with a … Read More...
Tutorial: Brigitte Needles and Notions Zippered Pouch
Shannon from Very Shannon shares a tutorial showing how to make her Brigitte Needles & Notions Zippered Pouch. The pouch has a large outside pocket to hold your knitting or crochet and a zippered portion to keep your notions all … Read More...
DIY Sapa Anthropologie Necklace
This Sapa necklace was inspired by an Anthropologie design – It’s created using wooden beads and braided fabric to create a rustic effect. Personally I would have used a more natural color for the cord but that’s my own choice. … Read More...
The Best handmade markets in Texas
If your looking for Handmade markets in Texas then check out this round up by Brittany Bly from PopShopHouston.
With 13 markets to choose from your sure to find one that appeals to your Indie insides.
Style Me Quick – Watch Chain
Running around keeping track of your busy life can be daunting and exhausting. This tutorial shows you how to create a fashionable way to keep track of your crazy days. Visit Apairandasparediy.com for the full tutorial and a list of … Read More...
Tutorial: Lattice Love Quilt
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...