Stephanie from A Common Thread shares this tutorial she describes as “a DIY Jewelry tutorial that shows you how to make a colorful African heishi bead necklace. The necklace is bright and beautiful, and the tutorial goes beyond your simple … Read More...
DIY Byzantine Chain
Interested in learning how to make chain mail patterns to use in jewelry making? Victoria from Café Caftea has an easy to follow tutorial for making Byzantine Chain Bracelets. It is easier than it looks. Check it out!
Seed Bead Bracelet Tutorial
Charlotte contributed a delicate Seed Bead Bracelet Tutorial to Henry Happened. I like the dainty look of the bracelets. The tutorial looks easy to follow! Try it out! Click here to see how to make these Seed Bead Bracelets.
Tutorial: Long sleeved Easy Tee
Autumm from It’s Always Autumn show show to make a long-sleeved version of her Easy Tee. The original Easy Tee has short sleeves cut on to the main front and back pieces. She uses those same pieces for the long-sleeved … Read More...
Sew & Tell: Felted Acorns without wool or water
Carolyn of “homework” is a freelance marketing manager and a blogger. Her tagline is: today’s assignment – be inspired and she has inspired us today with her “Sew & Tell: Felted Acorns without wool or water”! I have featured, made … Read More...
Tutorial: Ruffled iPad sleeve with a fabric flower
Amber from Crazy Little Projects shows how to make a pretty sleeve to hold your iPad. She gives it a ruffle down the front and a fabric flower on the flap. Velcro on the flap and opening will keep your … Read More...
Tip: Dimensional Die Cuts
Betsy from Paper, Scissors and Super Heroes has a cool tip to add some dimension to your die cut shapes by using a scoring board, click here to check it out.
-Heather
New Maple Leaf Mold from Colour de Verre
One of my best sellers in my studio is the leaf plates I make with the Colour de Verre molds so to hear about a new one gives a great reason to write about it’s release. These molds they make … Read More...
Trick or Treat: Halloween Artists Bazaar
The second annual Halloween Artist Bazaar Trick or Treat Giveaway is here. This intrepid band of Halloween loving artists has once again come together to offer a trick or treat bucket full of beautiful, ghoulish art. To enter: You must … Read More...
Healthy Halloween Dessert: Ghost Peaches
Yes Halloween is all about being decadent.
It is about the candy, the sweets, the parties, the rowdy kids. And more.
So, indulge in this sweet, yet healthy dessert for a calming effect (at least pretend to).
Get the recipe … Read More...
Hanging Cement Vase
The ladies at theMerryThought have created this sweet little round hanging pot for flower vases – so pretty and industrial 🙂
Our sister site, Craftbits recently featured DIY Brooches made out of cement. Is cement making a foray into crafts?… Read More...
DMC Seasonal Freebie
The latest freebie from Emma Broidery at DMC Thread’s Blog looks like a really fun project. It is called “In Vino Veritas” and it taken from an old Latin phrase that is attributed to Pliny the Elder and translates to … Read More...
The Edwardian Lady Box Set
Over at Happiness at Cross Stitching, Lynn B. is showing off her completed Edwardian Lady Box Set. She provides instructions for making each piece, including this cool little needlebook that is shown here. If you are like me, you cannot … Read More...
Quick Party Ideas – Paper Planes
Love this quick idea from Jen and Shannon over at Eat.Sleep.Make. They created a party for an adult using and old atlas and some paper airplanes. This theme would be perfect for a bon-voyage party or even an off to … Read More...
How to make recycled soda bottle candle sticks with beaded bobeches
If you are like me and save cool bottles and packaging to use in your crafts and decorating than I bet you might like this idea for turning vintage looking soda bottles into candle sticks. This set is part of … Read More...
How to upcycle a sweater with sequins
First I have to say I love this photo! Next pop on over to the blog Kittenhood for a fun and easy tutorial on how to upcycle a sweater some sequins and a bit of stitching.
Tutorial: Big Tee drapey nursing top
It doesn’t look like it, but this drapey top by Abby from Things for Boys is actually a nursing top. There are no hidden flaps or extra layers. Instead, she designed it so the wide sleeves give baby access to … Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl’s ballerina dress-up tutu
Narelle from Cook. Clean. Craft. shares a tutorial showing how to make a child’s dress-up tutu out of gathered organza. She chose to sew it together from organza, rather than the more widely used method of knotting strips of tulle … Read More...
Tutorial: Drape a basic bodice block on a dressform
Justine at Sew Country Chick show show she drapes a basic bodice block on a dressform. She suggests using this patternmaking method if you are planning on making a pattern available in a range of sizes, as opposed to making … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: DIY leather A-line skirt
Look at the fabulous leather skirt that Liz from Cotton & Curls made! The high waist and A-line shape cut a sophisticated silhouette. She shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she did it. She actually used faux leather, but … Read More...