Sometimes a duvet cover isn’t a duvet cover. Sometimes it’s inexpensive yardage for making a set of curtains. Centsational Girl shows how she made this set of curtain panels for her dining room out of a duvet cover. In keeping … Read More...
Tutorial: Child’s faux fur vest
Last year, my daughter talked my mother into buying her a faux fur vest from one of the children’s clothing stores at the mall. She feels like a rock star when she wears it!! So when I saw this tutorial … Read More...
Project: Jane Austen ATC’s
Visit my own personal blog P is for Paper for more information on making three lovely (if I do say so myself ;)) Artist Trading Cards with Jane Austen quotes and Regency Style fashions.
-Heather
Tutorial | Tips for Shooting in the Midday Sun
It’s high summer, which means lots more hours of sunlight for shooting. It also means lots more shooting going on when the sun is the highest and brightest. These photo tips from PhotoJojo will help you to shoot in the … Read More...
Ta Dah!: Scrappiest patchwork pillow
Christina of A Few Scraps has outdone herself in scrappiness in her latest handmade creation, a patchwork pillow. She explains,
This is the scrappiest pillow in scrap town.
Chuckle. She also incorporated some practice free motion scrap pads from earlier … Read More...
Tutorial: Little Beehives
Lindsay decided to share how she makes the beehives in her cute little beehive and bee earings – the end result is a sweet, stylized beehive to use as a dangle on your own piece.
She’s got a shop full … Read More...
Review: Piping Hot Clothing
I was asked to review the new Piping Hot Clothing range that is currently in Target. So I did what we are all warned not to do. I tried to work with my children!
Thank god we don’t have … Read More...
Video tutorial: Sock monkey for beginning sewers
These sock monkeys are soo cute!! Domenica from Easy Sewing for Beginners shares a downloadable PDF and a video tutorial showing how you can make one. Her video and instructions are geared for the beginning sewer and are chock-full of … Read More...
Party Ideas – Pinterest Christmas Party
MyThreeLittleThings created and blogged about this fun Christmas Pinterest Party. Those of you familiar with (the addictive time sucking) Pinterest, will understand the practicality in having this party.
Grab your friends, some popular DIY craft tutorial pins and set up … Read More...
P.S. I made this … re-styled a hoodie into a poncho tutorial
Erica of “P.S. – I made this…” authored her book “P.S. – I Made This…I See It. I Like It. I Make It” and it is available on Amazon. Her site is filled with DIY’s like this DIY showing … Read More...
Tutorial: The Easy Tee
Autumn from It’s Always Autumn shows how to make her Easy Tee. It has a figure-friendly shape, with a snug fit through the shoulders and upper bust and a looser fit through the middle. It’s quick to make because there … Read More...
Tutorial: Resize a man’s neck tie to fit a child
Michelle at Sunshine and a Summer Breeze shows how to cut down one of her husband’s ties to a size her young son can wear. It’s a “real” tie, meaning no clip-on or elastic band around the neck. It ties … Read More...
Tutorial: Slashed triangle open back tee, no sewing required
Pascale from // Between the Lines // shows how to make her triangle open back tee. It’s a no-sew t-shirt refashion. The slashed triangle is easy to make with just a pair of scissors. You could use this same slashed … Read More...
Tutorial: Butterfly hooded towel
Amber from Crazy Little Projects shows how to make a butterfly hooded towel. Like many hooded towel projects, it’s made from a bath towel (the butterfly wings) and a hand towel (the hood/butterfly head). She includes a template for cutting … Read More...
Freebie: Cupcake Digital Stamp
My Grafico has this adorable cupcake digi stamp set to download for free, get a sugar rush and click here to grab it.
-Heather
Looking for more digital stamps? Check out the digital stamps at Design Bundle
Retro Crochet Baby Blanket
Long ago, before I learned to crochet, I did a fair bit of quilting. I learned to love black, no matter what other colors I chose for a project, because including touches of black really makes the other colors … Read More...
Watercolor Poppy Painting Tutorial – Barks Blog
Looking for a fun painting to work on your watercolor or acrylic skills with? Barks Blog has a fabulous walkthrough on how to paint your own beautiful poppy painting. Once again, Jaime takes you through the process with clear … Read More...
Tutorial: Honeycomb stitch
We’ve all heard the phrase “quilting makes the quilt”. But in this case the maker’s choice of Briar Rose and Cotton Couture stitched in a Honeycomb pattern makes it sing. Ashley’s readers (Film in the Fridge) begged for details, and … Read More...
Product Release: Hero Arts Holiday Christmas Stamps
Get ready for the upcoming holidays with new products and stamps from Hero Arts, click here to virtually flip through their brand new catalog and find fun new ideas over on their blog.
-Heather
Looking for more paper crafts … Read More...
Make a Trio of Pinecone Gnome Ornaments & Winter Gnomes
I love these Pinecone Gnomes and they all differ slightly to give each their own character. You use scraps of felt, wooden balls, and wool roving dress up plain pinecones to make a fun ornament trio for your Christmas tree. … Read More...