Ear Cuffs are an extremely popular trend at the moment. I admit, some of them are cute. If you are like me, you may not want to fill your ears with holes just to wear all them. This tutorial will … Read More...
Party Ideas – My Little Pony
This party is a combination of My Little Pony and Rainbows. I love the use of colors but again I am left wondering how you would style this party with real amounts of food. Check out all the photos of … Read More...
Autumn Wreath Pattern
This autumn wreath pattern will make a great project for fall stitching. You could easily adapt it to stitch it around a fall saying or cut out the middle to use it to frame a fall photo – maybe from … Read More...
Christmas Robins In Love Applique
Helen at Bustle & Sew is previewing some of her Christmas designs in her latest blog and I just love her idea for a Christmas tree done in three hoops – you have to check it out. But those patterns … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabulous fish Halloween costume for kids
This fish costume that Erin from Vint Hill Vintage Blog made for her son is all kinds of fabulousness! Wow!! She shares a tutorial showing how she made it. The costume is made from a hoodie pattern and a pants … Read More...
Fall Felt Series: Felt Moccasin Slippers (+ free pattern)
Shannon and Jen, the hosts of “Eat Sleep MAKE” are kicking off a week of fall felt projects on their blog! First up are these easy DIY “Felt Moccasin Slippers” with free pattern. I hope you will all check out … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy peplum skirt from knit fabric
Remona from The Stitching Scientist shows how you can make a peplum skirt out of knit fabric. It’s an easy project, since the stretch knit makes for an easy fit and you won’t be having to do any install any … Read More...
A Yarny Flash Mob in San Francisco
To celebrate I Love Yarn Day, which is this Friday, October 11, the good folk at Crochet Today are organizing a knit and crochet “flash mob” (by which I think they just mean knitting and crocheting in public, not … Read More...
Tutorial: Flat felled bound seam
Abby from Things for Boys shows a gorgeous seam finish, a flat felled bound seam. She uses contrast fabric for the binding, which shows on the front of the garment. It finishes the seam with no raw edges on the … Read More...
Tutorial: Halloween apron for an 18″ doll
Melissa Mortenson from Fourteen May and Polka Dot Chair shares a tutorial showing how to make a Halloween apron for an 18″ doll. It’s a full apron with a bat applique on the bib and a pocket on a gathered … Read More...
Tutorial: Pom pom trim for a top or dress
Anneliese from Aesthetic Nest shows how to she added pom pom trim to the neck and pockets of this boiled wool Bateau Neck Dress she made for her daughter. The dimensional and colorful trim works beautifully with the simple lines … Read More...
Freebies and Project: Halloween Fabric Hoops
The Graphics Fairy has directions for printing vintage digital Halloween images onto fabric to make some wonderful wall hanging décor. There are also link to the images to download for FREE!
-Heather
Are you looking for more Halloween Embellishments, … Read More...
Which Crochet Is Best – Easy or Challenging?
Unless you’re a rank beginner at crochet, you probably have completed projects that range from Easy to Intermediate to Difficult to Challenging. These terms are, of course, somewhat questionable. What seems easy to one person may be extremely challenging to … Read More...
Freebie | Halloween Treat Packets – Printable PDF & Cut File
These little Halloween treat packets are perfect for just a handful of candy. You can download the free printable PDF or a free .studio cut file from Minted Strawberry. I love the little 8-bit ghosts! You could totally use these … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Fenway
How to make Crayon art
I really apprciate it when designers try new things and take risks. That is just what DeDe of the blog Designed Decor did with crayons. She tried two ways to melt crayons (neither of which I thought about trying) but … Read More...
Welcome to Autumn
I realize the official first day was 2 weeks ago or so but the first big show of my fall season was this weekend and the mornings were particularly chilly – almost frosty! The rest of the polymer clay world … Read More...
Halloween Project #2 – Glass Beads from Loribeads.com
I love making skull beads as well as ghosts and pumpkins for Halloween. I looked around the interwebs a bit to find all of you tutorials and there’s a bunch in one pdf by Lori Peterson of Loribeads.com. It … Read More...
DIY Halloween Trick-or-Treat Bucket from Wool Felt
This fun “DIY Halloween Trick-or-Treat Bucket from Wool Felt” is on “The Professor’s Blog”. The Professor is the head instructor at The Atlanta Institute of Stitches & Crafts, a school for modern crafting in Atlanta, GA. They have the full … Read More...
Halloween Project #1 – Broken Glass Cupcakes
I love the projects over at Instructables. They’re rather subversive. That’s perfect for Halloween. When I saw the broken glass cupcakes I immediately thought, this was a fabulous Halloween sweet treat that would be a great party addition. They’re … Read More...
