Erin from Sewbon shares a tutorial over at Therm O Web showing how to make an envelope pillow with contrast fabric trim around the edges. You can make the trim yourself out of any cotton fabric, with Heat n Bond … Read More...
Project: Accordion Paper Pumpkin
How pretty would this be sitting in the middle of a Halloween table? Turn strips of pattern paper into a fun pumpkin decoration. Find the direction over at Ben Franklin’s. -Heather
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Crochet Up A Halloween Quickie!
Before you know it, Halloween will be here and the kids will demand last minute Halloween costumes. Don’t they always?? Here are some quickies I found online for you. I’m sure these will save the day!
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Bozena’s Autumn art quilt
“Not so grey Autumn” by Bozena Wojtaszek. Love! Bozena made this art quilt for a client, so it has a happy home. You gotta visit her Etsy shop Bozena Wojtaszek: Textile Art for your Home, so worth the trip.… Read More...
Tutorial | Make Your Own Stationery
Nash from Craft a Doodle Doo shows you two ways you can make your own stationery, in this tutorial that uses two faux techniques. You’ll end up with some cute notepads! Take the idea and fly with it to … Read More...
Article | Why You Should Start Scrapbooking
Are you asking yourself “Why should I start scrapbooking?”. In this guest post at Ef Zin Creations, Natasha from shares some reasons why she thinks that anyone should & could be scrapbooking. Not sure you would know how … Read More...
Beaded Star Earrings Pattern
The moment I saw these earrings I knew I had to post the link to the tutorial! These remind me of jewelry and crafts some of my Great Aunts, and Aunts made in the past. Check out the diagram and … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | 31 Years
Fancy Embroidered Pendants Tutorial
Beautiful embroidered pendant necklaces to go with your Autumn outfits, sounds good right? Mich. L in La had a wonderful idea to make Fancy Embroidered Pendant Necklaces that did not require a lot of work. See for yourself here!
DIY – Mint and Lime Sugar Scrub
This Mint and Lime scrub is sure to freshen your senses. With it’s olive oil base the scrub will leave your skin with a natural glow as it exfoliates any dead skin cells sitting on the surface of your skin. … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric flower cinch belt
I’ve come to realize that cinch belts are my secret wardrobe weapon. They add a pop of color and define my waist, taking a top (or dress, or cardigan) from sloppy to smart in just a few seconds. Ashley from … Read More...
Needle Felted Spiders for Halloween tutorial
Shannon’s “Needle Felted Spiders for Halloween” host of “eat.sleep.make” is featured on “Whipperberry“! One of her absolute favorite crafting mediums for fall and winter projects is needle felting. She made these cute little needle felted spiders for Halloween this … Read More...
Knit a Simple Triangle Poncho
Simple shapes are a great way to use up little bits of yarn left from other knitting projects, and Mel from Mellywood’s Mansion is sharing a project she made with some odd balls: a simple triangular poncho.
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Silhouette Promo and Discount for Glass Etching
Silhouette is currently offering a wonderful deal on their Glass Etching starter Kit, this kit comes with stencil material, etching cream and tools, everything you need to get start making lovey glass décor items. From now until Oct, 4th you … Read More...
A Brief History of Stripes
You might not think that something as basic as stripes would have any sort of history, but according to weaver Sarah Cross, there’s a pretty interesting story behind stripes.
Writing on the Buttons and Paint… blog, she says that … Read More...
How To Make A Halloween Cake Roll
Marjorie, from SugarForTheBrain, guest blogs at bestfriendsforfrosting and shows you how.
It is based on her original Jack Skellington Decorated Cake Roll tutorial, shown below.
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Storing Aida Fabric
How do you store your fabric? I usually store my fabric as flat as possible in plastic storage bins. I know plastic is not the ideal storage medium, but it is the best I can do on my budget. If … Read More...
Upholster A Box Spring Mattress
It’s easy and cheap to upholster a box spring if bed skirts aren’t your thing.
Sarah from WhileTheySnooze shows you how: Upholster a box spring.
Needlepoint Background Tip
Over at Nuts About Needlepoint Janet has been posting some tips and topics from the archives and this one caught my eye because I had never considered it. She suggests that if you are looking for an unusual way to … Read More...
Tutorial: Faux Caramel Apple Decor
It’s definitely autumn where I am and the colours are starting to match the traditional autumn shades outside. Sculpey has a cute decor project that’s perfect for the season: little faux caramel apples.
You could use these as place … Read More...