Onelmom shows how she made these colorful toe socks. She starts with a regular ol’ pair of socks and adds on the colorful toes. She made them out of felt, but I think you could also use scraps of t-shirt … Read More...
Freebie: Children’s measurement chart sizes 3T-12
If you sew for kids, Toni from Sugar Tart Crafts has a printable for you. She’s collected the average measurements for children sizes 3T-12 into one handy chart you can download and print out. Now you can make a top … Read More...
Tutorial: Free motion quilt a puzzle
Holly shows her readers how to stitch puzzle pieces on this whole cloth quilt. Though it looks difficult, she makes easy work of it by starting off her free motion quilting with a grid. Visit HollyMayb to get the tutorial… Read More...
Inspiration: Stamped Mermaid in a Shell
I love mermaids and I flipped when I saw this stunning creation over at Christa’s Scrappies, she combines stamps, die cuts, real shells and faux pearls for this beautiful mermaid sitting in shell. Note: the blog is in Dutch, … Read More...
Freehand Gallery Anniversary Sale
It’s that time again, the Freehand Gallery 33rd Anniversary Sale! If you’ve been waiting to buy gorgeous pieces from the contemporary gallery of American craft, then this is the time. From Aug 10th to Aug 31st, you can find … Read More...
Tutorial: Ruffled throw pillow
Rachel from Adventures of a DIY Mom shows how to make this ruffled throw pillow. Three rows of ruffles cover the bottom portion of the pillow, with a coordinating print peeking from the top. It would make a lovely addition … Read More...
Lookie what she made: Messenger style saddle bags for a child’s bike
Pamela from Sovanisa shows the saddle bags she made for her daughter’s bicycle. It’s a pair of messenger style bags connected in the middle with a wide strip of fabric. She used a cute owl oilcloth print, which is girly … Read More...
6 Concrete-Inspired Wedding Ideas
{Cement Meets Cozy Inspiration Board via Alexan Events}
Cement or concrete details are a natural for urban or industrial chic themed weddings, but I love the unexpected softness of this element as featured in the beautiful inspiration board shown above. … Read More...
Tip: Glitter Shapes for Cards
Here’s a great way to get more from your metal dies, use them as a template for glitter! Find out more about this technique over at the Your Next Stamp blog.
-Heather
Driftwood candle holder
In the true spirit of DIY, stitchawishdesigns’s Michelle made this simple candle holder using driftwood. The end result is very pretty and it only takes a drill (with a special attachment). So easy!
Go check out how she made the … Read More...
10 Budget Friendly Back to School Jewelry Ideas
Summer vacation is nearing an end, back to school shopping is underway, and in some counties nearby class has already started. Whew where did the time go? Many of you have probably already spent a bundle on school supplies … Read More...
Mission Rose Project at Needle N Thread
Over at Needle N Thread, Mary Corbet is working on a lovely Mission Rose embroidery project. In her recent post she tackled some goldwork and discussed how she handled a mistake and the techniques she used for the current leg … Read More...
Pretty Pear XII Design
Here’s another lovely pear-shaped design from Santa’s and Samplers created and stitched by Marly. I found it via Freebie Gallery. Freebie Gallery has a wealth of resources of free designs and charts and lots of pretty pictures to look over. … Read More...
Biodegradable Utensils That Look Like Vegetables
What a clever idea. Graft is a series of disposable tableware made of bioplastic PLA revealing its sources materials – the plants. In short – these utensils can be thrown away as they are bio-degradable, and to remind you of … Read More...
See How Berroco Sweaters Look on a Live Model
I’m not proud to admit it, but I’m not a really regular reader of the Berroco blog, even though I love Berroco yarn and I think Norah Gaughan is a genius and I’m so inspired by what they do.
That … Read More...
Beautiful Beach Themed Outside Play Area Transformation
Michelle and her family transformed the kids outside play area into a cubby house. They used a beach theme – and the finished result is gorgeous. Hats off to the whole family who seem to have a knack for doing … Read More...
An entire Locomotive covered in crochet
Artist Olek has crocheted an entire locomotive in Poland. It took the artist only 4 days, along with the help of 4 assistants to finish the work. The work is gorgeous but is only temporary.
It will be on display … Read More...
Miniature Food Sculptures
I am posting about this, even though these miniature sculptures are not actually edible, as they look too good not to eat :).
Tel Aviv-based artist Shay Aaron, miniatures are sight to behold. She sells these works of ‘edible’ … Read More...
DIY Lumber Cart For Garage
If someone were to build this for me – they would have my eternal gratitude. You know – my garage is mostly in a mess. And this would be a lifesaver.
It doesn’t look too difficult either. There are some … Read More...
Acorn Craft Tutorial
It will not be long before the leaves are falling and we will be bringing out or making fall decorations. I saw these lovely acorns on Dannyelle’s “Life is a Party” blog and I was delighted by how charming and … Read More...