Caila from Caila-Made shares a tutorial over at See Kate Sew showing how to make her Butterfly Ruffle Sleeves, double ruffle sleeves for a little girl’s t-shirt or dress. They layered ruffles are so frilly and fluttery! They’re made from … Read More...
Inspiration: Patchwork market sack
Tif of Dottie Angel is retiring her summery patchwork sack in favor of a new version she thinks is a better fit for cooler weather. Using bits of linens, tapestry and ribbons she had on hand, her creations are as … Read More...
Freebie | Personalized Lunch Labels
Put a smile on your kids’ faces by using these free printable lunch labels and fruit faces from Lia Griffith. She provides an editable PDF so you can add your child’s name to lunch bags, as well as the cute … Read More...
Project: Circus Hat
May I draw your attention to the center ring………….this FABULOUS ringmasters circus hat was made by Tracy Evans using a variety of die cuts and stamps, find out all the how to’s over on her blog.
-Heather
Crochet Your African Violets
My mother has a magic way of growing African Violets. She has pots and pots full of the little beauties. Sometimes I call them little ‘buggers’ since I can’t keep the darn things alive for two weeks! But, here I … Read More...
Trend Watch | Ombre on Scrapbook Pages
If you love the ombre trend, and want to include it on your scrapbook pages, check out this article over at Get it Scrapped. Debbie Hodge showcases 12 layouts featuring this trend, and asks each designer to explain … Read More...
Free pattern: Bird for stitching
Nancy of Do Small Things with Love gave her satin stitched bird a permanent home on this pillow. Of her thread design, she explains:
… Read More...I used 7 different shades of blue and just made sure that the same color wasn’t
Freebie | Elementary School Year-in-Review Printables
Autumn at It’s Always Autumn, explains how she was able to consolidate seven binders full of stuff from her son’s elementary school years into one year book file. She used the printable sheets shown above, and asked her … Read More...
Art quilts from Pearl guild challenge
Art quilt, Pearl Forever Fabulous is a guild challenge entry by Joy Crowe. She explains the design is from a John Sands Art Deco card. Visit Template Free, the blog of The Quilters’ Guild of NSW, to see all … Read More...
How to make tissue paper covered lights
Over at the blog Craft Foxes there is a fun and easy tutorial on how to cover LED lights with colored tissue paper. OOOhhh I think I’ll be doing this for the holidays!
Katie a new fan of Mandy Pattullo
Katie of the Textile Treasure Seeker attended a Mandy Pattullo exhibit at the 2013 Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, UK. She shares photos of her favorites on her blog, like the one shown.
Mandy often starts one of her pieces … Read More...
How To Grow Citrus Indoors (when you live in a cold climate)
If you live in warm climate – growing citrus trees is not a problem. But what if you’re not in such an area?
ModernFarmer shows you step by step how to grow your citrus fruits – like orange and lemon … Read More...
Burger with fries already in the burger
Or as I like to call it – the height of laziness.
Burger King is to serve up this French Fry Burger from Sept 1.
If the picture doesn’t tell a 1000 words then here is the rundown – normal … Read More...
Felted Knit Nesting Bowls
These lovely nesting bowls our Posted by Kate a “Craft Foxes” Staff member along with the knitting and felting directions. These can be made in you favorite colors and would make great Holiday gifts filled with cookies, handmade soaps, etc. … Read More...
DIY – Red Hot Plumping Lip Gloss
It’s a bit of a DIY secret (Shhhhh) but did you know Cinnamon oil makes your lips plump? Can you believe it , a natural essential oil can do the job of $100 lipsticks. HenryHappened shares this fun lip plumping … Read More...
DIY – Football Posts
Oh the parties this could be used for. It looks simple enough and has loads of potential for re-use. From a Superbowl Cook out to a weekly game night get together. Love this Football Party Decor idea from Spoonful.com.
Tutorial: Duotone Necklaces
Therese Lyons shares a pretty two tone necklace (or two of them actually!) tutorial with us. The styling is simple but the savvy mixing of colours creates a more interesting look. The best part about making the beads for your … Read More...
Tutorial: Remote control organizer throw pillow
Palak from Make It Handmade guest blogs at I Heart Organizing with a tutorial showing how to make a throw pillow that will help get a handle on your sofa clutter. Specifically, the plethora of remote controls that always seem … Read More...
Tutorial: Replace Velcro tabs on cloth diapers with snaps
On a diaper, worn out Velcro can have some mighty dire consequences! Jess from If Only They Would Nap had some fabric diapers that had been through several kids and had Velcro tab
s that no longer they should. Instead … Read More...
Tutorial: No-sew basket liners
There’s something about a liner that makes a plain basket seem so much fancier. Over at Confessions of a Plate Addict, you can find out how to make a liner for any rectangular basket. And, you can do it with … Read More...