Autie at iCandy Handmade shows how she made this adorable patchwork twirly skirt. It’s made with two layers – the top pieced from fabric scraps while the lower is made from one coordinating print. She created the skirt after uncovering … Read More...
Tutorial: Zippered clutch with scalloped leather accent
Erin from Sewbon shares a tutorial over at The Sewing Rabbit for making this leather scallop zippered clutch. The body of the bag is made from a quilting weight cotton with the most delicious metallic leather for the scalloped accent. … Read More...
Tutorial: Flowy dolman tunic with French seams
Kirstin from Kojo Designs shows how to make a flowy dolman style tunic with French seams. It’s a super simple top to make, with just two big t-shaped pieces and a couple of seams. The French seams are a nice … Read More...
Tutorial: Upcycled t-shirt tassels
Got t-shirt scraps? Use them to make a colorful tassel! Cintia from My Poppet shares a tutorial showing how to make them from old t-shirts. You can put the tassels to many uses. Make several and hang them from a … Read More...
Technique: Gradient Stamping
Paper Crafts Magazine has a cool stamping technique for getting faded gradient look, click here for more info.
-Heather
Tutorial: Blue Statement Necklace
Kathie of CuriousAndCatcat posted a simple tutorial for building a statement necklace with polymer clay. She uses acrylic paint to colour her white clay pieces but you could mix up your colours yourself if you have a couple bits to … Read More...
Tutorial: Add lace cuffs to a plain sweater
Cooler temps are settling in and I found myself pulling out sweaters to wear this past week. Tamara from Etcetorize shows an easy way to update a plain sweater, with lace cuffs added to the sleeves. She uses stretch lace … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric basket for handing out Halloween candy
Marni from Haberdashery Fun shares a tutorial showing how to make a fabric candy basket for your Halloween treats. Short handles at either side will make it easy for you to hold out in front of you while the kids … Read More...
Budget Party – Under $15 Halloween Party
When Oriental Trading offered me some products for a Halloween blog post I was very excited. The real challenge was not wanting to buy EVERYTHING. So I set myself a challenge to spend as little as possible. (Crazy I … Read More...
DIY Wood Frame – Or how to create a basic frame
Sometimes, all crafters need to go back to the basics.
And the basic lesson for this Sunday is how to create a frame. Yes, people, I hear you. It should be so easy – but some of us do need … Read More...
Tutorial: Maxi dress from jersey knit sheet
Teresa from Dandelion Drift shows how she made this maxi dress out of a jersey knit sheet. It has short sleeves, a blouson bodice, and a full gathered skirt. She used the sheet because it’s an inexpensive source of knit … Read More...
Guinea Pig Cupcakes
A nine year old wanted a guinea pig party and of course mum had to oblige. When that mum happens to be a creative crafty food blogger, then of course, the cake won’t be just any ordinary cake, will it?… Read More...
Tutorial: Faux button placket
When you want to add the look of a button placket but you don’t need the functionality, a faux button placket may be the way to go. Amy from Sews N Bows shows how you can make one. The faux … Read More...
Cardboard Rocket Ships
Well I know at least one little boy who would love these! I think it’s the metallic paint that makes them stand out. The holes are for passengers (teddies) to sit inside. For the full tutorial and more great images … Read More...
Inspiration: Framed Halloween Art
The Valerka Crafts blog has an amazing Halloween project, using stamps, pattern papers, die cuts and more, this wonderful framed stamped art work is truly inspirational! For more pics click here, please note the site is in Russian.
-Heather… Read More...
Crochet Hook Clay Handle Tutorial
This is not a new idea, but I’m giving more thought to making my own hook handles and thought others might want to make their own also.
Jamey Elkins has this excellent tutorial on her blog to guide us … Read More...
Tutorial: Poinsettia Pin
Niki Meiners, writing for Polyform (the Sculpey people!), offers us this simple but pretty poinsettia pin. She makes an off white poinsettia but you could do the same design with a red poinsettia by using pomegranate mixed with a … Read More...
DIY Halloween Felt Eyeballs tutorial video
Palak of “Make it Handmade” has a guest crafter on how to make these cool DIY Felt Eyeballs from Jess at the Sewing Rabbit “Handmade Halloween”. Palak is absolutely thrilled to kick off their week of Handmade Halloween inspiration with … Read More...
Project: Halloween Banner
Decorate your house for Halloween with this quick and easy banner project using die cuts, stamps and pattern paper from A Muse Studio.
-Heather
Are you looking for more Halloween Embellishments, papers, and supplies? Check out these printable … Read More...
Idea file: Quilted faux leather patches on a sweatshirt
Liz from Cotton & Curls shows an easy way to update a plain sweatshirt. She sewed quilted faux leather patches to the sleeves. She didn’t have to do a lick of quilting, though. The faux leather came pre-quilted, so all … Read More...