Jumbles and Pompoms shows an easy way to recover a round cushion. The one you see here used to be a silly smiley face pillow. Her gathered cover is a huge improvement!! The gathered fabric and tufted middle makes a … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Sew a shirred maxi dress
Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom shows how you can make a shirred maxi dress for yourself. The elastic thread shirring makes the bodice stretchy so there’s no fussing to get a perfect fit. She used a knit … Read More...
Congrats goes to………
Kelly Tulk! You’re the winner of the Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Crayons and Gelatos giveaway! Please respond to the e-mail I’ve sent you.
Thanks to all who entered!
-Heather
Tutorial: No-sew t-shirt skirt
Anne from WobiSobi shows how to make turn a large t-shirt into a skirt, with no sewing required. Instead of sewing, she cuts slits into the shirt and threads the ends of the sleeves through them. You’ll need to use … Read More...
Tutorial: Fold-up towel backpack
Jess from Sewing Rabbit shares a tutorial over at Craftaholics Anonymous showing how to make a towel that folds up into a backpack. It’s made from a bath towel and a hand towel. The hand towel will become the backpack … Read More...
Fashion Sketch Cross Stitch Chart
Regular readers know that I love, love, love simple charts that convey a lot of information in a few stitches. This design from Sew Simple Dress came about when the creator was working up some decor for the sewing room … Read More...
Raised Padded Stem Stitch Band
Elizabeth of Sew in Love has been working on a Stumpwork Dragonfly and in part of the process, she includes a tutorial for raised padded stem stitch band. In this case, she is using it to create the dragonfly’s … Read More...
{Monday Moods at DIY Weddings} Cream & White
Here’s a pretty little snippet of an inspiration board featuring classic shades of white and cream. See it all and find the shoppable links at Revel! Crisp, cool, and romantic all at the same time!
Freebie: Printable sewing sheets to practice stitching curves
U Create shares some free printable sewing sheets. To use them, just print them out on regular printer paper and stitch them on your machine, connecting the dots to form the pictures. There are three designs for download – a … Read More...
Inspiration: Stamped Summer Art
This sunny Boardwalk themed stamped collage art piece from Tracy Evans makes me want to head to the beach! Find more info head over to her blog.
-Heathe
Freebie | Printable Paper Feathers | Cut File Available
These colourful paper feathers can be used as scrapbook page embellishments or for gift wrapping. Download the free printable file from Dabbles & Babbles. If you have an electronic cutter you can also purchase the cut file. Click here to … Read More...
Have a cuppa framed applique
Di of Di van Niekerk found this lovableness at a quilt show in Dubai’s Town Centre. So glad she shared it with us. See photos of her trip.
Image credit: Di van Niekerk
Freebie | Printable Inspirational Quote Poster or Notecard
“She decided to start living the life she imagined” Get this inspirational quote from Lia Griffith in two free printable versions – as a poster for framing or a note card. Click here to grab them.
Review – Sephora Travel Capsules
Becky over at Star-Violet shared her review on Sephora Capsules. This adorable little pod of body wash is perfect for travel or gift baskets. Here is some of what Becky had to say
“These are still tons of fun … Read More...
Review – War Horse QPAC Brisbane
War Horse Tickets $69-$132.90.
I was invited to attend the official opening night for War Horse at QPAC and without hesitation I accepted and took my mother along for the show.
It was amazing! It had laughs, heartache and … Read More...
Sensory Play – Salt Tray
This salt sensory tray is brought to you by Buggy and Buddy. This tutorial uses river rocks and a basic tray. You could increase the stimulation by adding other textures too. The best thing about this project is it’s actually … Read More...
Tutorial: Flower Ball Beads
These Fimo nifty beads seem to be a matter of patience but the results are certainly cool! You could do a variety of flower beads like this – I remember seeing rose ball beads – for people according to their … Read More...
How to make a recycled cork monogram bulletin board
Making Wine corks bulletin boards has bean one of the classic recycled crafts, but I love how Valery of the blog Simply me kicked it up a notch and formed a letter with the champagne corks in the middle of … Read More...
Sushi Magnets Fun game
Yee Ting Kuit likes two things – illustrations and sushi. And she has decided to combine these two into a kick-starter project with the aim of raising 2000 pounds to convert her ideas into reality.
From her kick-starter page:
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