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...
Tutorial: 30-minute mermaid skirt for girls
Stef from Girl. Inspired. shows how to make a girl’s mermaid skirt, a long straight skirt with a ruffle at the hem. The hem is raised at the middle, giving the impression of a swishy mermaid tail. It’s quick and … Read More...
Freebie: Where’s My Morning Cuppa?
Feel like you might do something nasty first thing in the morning before you’ve had that first cup of coffee? Here’s a terrific free digi stamp from Wonderstrange.
-Heather
Looking for more digital stamps? Check out the digital stamps … Read More...
Pretend Play – Campfire
I can not count the amount of times my children have pretended to sit around a campfire. Sometimes the cook, other times the make smores and tell stories. Yet we have NEVER actually sat around a real campfire (Local open … Read More...
Thinking in Glass at the Pittsburgh Glass Center
Silvia Levinson is teaching a class at the Pittsburgh Glass Center called “Thinking in Glass”. If you’re in that area and need something fabulous to do take this class! Take it for me! I love Silvia’s work and would love … Read More...
Tips for Craft Shows – The Crafts Report
While compiling my list of resources for my post on craft show displays, I stumbled across this great article on The Crafts Report, explaining simple tips to make your craft show experience successful.
This is one of the best, … Read More...
Felted Pebbles and a Pincushion Ring “tutorials”
Both of these projects are from ‘Buttons and Paint” hosted by two clever ladies; Simi and Sian and how we love them sharing their talents with us. How to make felted pebbles is a project great for paperweights, or just … Read More...
Listen to the Log
Those of you who are like Evenstar of Hancock’s House of Happy and I will remember Twin Peaks fondly. I wasn’t as big into it as my best friend Bobby. He was a HUGE fan, so I heard all about … Read More...
Embroidery Pattern – Openwork Flower
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘N Thread posted this free Openwork Flower embroidery pattern recently. As she says, it is “… a great piece for practicing openwork fillings, like the kind used in different types of pulled thread and drawn thread … Read More...
Techniques: Stamped Tags
Find some tags, tags and more tags with tons of terrific stamping techniques like resist, embossing, using spray mists and more over on the Hampton Arts blog.
-Heather
DIY colander Light Fixture
Something for the weekend.
Want to get rid of that old colander and get a new one? Don’t throw the old one out – repaint it and transform it into a light fixture.
Get the details at kristendukephotography.com photography blog: … Read More...