This is a quick FYI post…The Corning Museum is once again participating in the Blue Star Museums program, offering free Museum admission to all active military and their families through Labor Day. The Museum also offers a 15% discount to … Read More...
Tutorial: Sewing buttons down by machine
One of my least favorite (and most stressful for me) sewing tasks is sewing down buttons. When I sew them by hand, they always seem to shift and end up slightly awry. When possible, I prefer to sew them down … Read More...
Hillary’s hexies
Fussy-cut Japanese folk art fabric make these hexies extra special. They were hand sewn by Hillary of Wee Wonderfuls.
Image credit: Wee Wonderfuls
Technique: Stamped Cookies
Brighten up your baking with some stamped cookies! Find out all the info over on the Some Odd Girl stamps blog. YUM!
-Heather
Ready, Set, Christmas Crochet
You may not be able to read the instructions for the delicate motifs on this site, but you can follow the charts – or just use the idea to make a similar project using motif patterns you already own … Read More...
15 Gorgeous Cake Toppers
A cake topper can completely change the look of your wedding cake, and it’s a fun opportunity to introduce your unique style and personality! The gorgeous glittering gold hearts tutorial from Project Wedding shown above is just one of 15 … Read More...
Mermaid Contest Winners – Doll Street Dreamers
Remember way back at the very beginning of the summer when I wrote about the Doll Street Dreamers Mermaid Doll Contest? Well, they’ve announced the winners. You can head over to this page and see all the winning dolls. … Read More...
Abby’s list of fave podcasts
Abby of While She Naps found a way to increase her enjoyment, thus productivity, while performing the more tedious parts of crafting. She listens to podcasts.
For me, I quilt to books on CD from my local library or pop … Read More...
Best photographed quilt – Week 10
This is what it means to mix traditional and modern – successfully. Blair of Wise Craft made this quilt. And her choice of a black and white Day of the Dead toile ground make the primary colored blocks on point … Read More...
Wubbers Review
Have you heard of Wubbers? A funny name with serious tools for your jewelry making needs. The name wubbers came from the initials of a company called Wired Up Beads, which is now a division of Wubbers.
I … Read More...
Technique: Mixing Stamps and Drawing
I wish I had a fraction of the talent for drawing as Angela at Penny Black does! She combined her talents with rubber stamps for this wonderful mixed media journal page. Talented and non talented drawers alike will find some … Read More...
Diamonds and Squares Repeating Motif
Brigitte Dadaux posts many of these type charts with repeating motifs, but this one is particularly fun. It has a variety of mini motifs included with diamonds and squares dominating. The repeating patterns like this are very handy for making … Read More...
DIY Lace Doily Wedding Invitations
Pretty doilies, kraft paper, and a variety of fonts make these invitations perfect for a rustic wedding! Mrs. Fancee shares a fun and easy tutorial for making them here.
Looking for more fonts? Check these out at Fontbundles.com
Sale at The Stitch and Thimble
Kelly Fletcher is having a “spring cleaning” sale over at The Stitch and Thimble and she wanted me to be sure to let everyone know! The sale runs from September 1, 2013 to September 15, 2013 so head over to … Read More...
How to make your own foosball table
We played foosball so much when we were kids my Dad had to repair and replace the little figures all the time! So when this tutorial was submitted all those great memories came back! Pop on over to the blog … Read More...
Cube Pendant Light
I was always very good at Math at school – irrespective – I would not have been able to put together this creative wood pendant light frame by Vintage Revivals by myself.
So it really helps that her instructions are … Read More...
Knitting Pattern – A Stripy Dishcloth with Heart
I love patterns that are simple but take things up a notch to make them a little more interesting to knit and to use. This pattern for a knit heart dishcloth might be a little plain worked in a solid … Read More...
Reclaimed Pallet Wood Wedding Sign
Shannon at Fox Hollow Cottage created this beautiful wedding date sign for her niece using a wood pallet and a pretty aqua and white color scheme. I love that she used Pinterest not only as inspiration for the project, … Read More...
Chalk Board Lunch Box
Lunch box notes are a fun way to add a little “Mommy Touch” to your kids lunch box. If you don’t want to rely on free Printables then this is a great alternative that allows you to customize what you … Read More...
100+ printable school lunch jokes
2 years ago Kristen Duke introduced the first set of lunch jokes, and they were very popular! So she has released a few new ones with help from her friend Kim at the 733 blog.
The new set includes … Read More...