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...
Party Ideas – Strawberry Shortcake
I still remember the smell of my Strawberry shortcake soap set I got for my birthday when I was 6. I love how all this old stuff is coming back around again. Sure they call it “Vintage” but I call … Read More...
Another Super Silhouette
Brigitte Dadaux has been posting a series of awesome silhouettes with vintage ladies that are really appealing lately. This one is no exception. Stitch it up in the color of your choice. I think a muted pastel would look really … Read More...
Science – Magnetic Hair
I really don’t care what age you are this Science activity is going to be fun. The best thing about this project from laughingkidslearn.com is that is cheap, affordable and re-usable again and again. This activity would be perfect for … Read More...
Stitch a Love Story
Feather’s in the Nest has posted her latest freebie. You will find it on her Facebook page this time instead of on her blog. It’s a really sweet one. The text reads “Every Love Story is Beautiful but Ours is … Read More...
Great Machine Embroidery Tip
Whether you do hand embroidery or machine embroidery, you will run into one of those situations where someone thinks you can work miracles. In Eileen’s case, it was being asked to embroider her honey’s name and phone number on a … Read More...
Mixed Media Musings
I have been thinking about mixed media projects a lot lately and I read this week that I am not the only one. Olisa Corcoran of Cocoaeyesthestitcher has been musing over them too. Her latest blog has a lot of … Read More...
Soap Recipe – Lemon
A Pumpkin and a Princess shares this dreamy looking Lemon Soap tutorial.
Goat’s milk soap base
Lemon essential oil
Lemon zest of 3-4 lemons
For the full tutorial visit her website.
Check out this recipe for a Lemon Scrub
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… Read More...Landscape Mulitple – Caroline Slotte
I’ve seen dioramas made out of several unusual materials, but Finnish artist Caroline Slotte has taken it to a whole new level. Her series, Landscape Multiple, uses second hand dishes to create the dimensional images, carefully cutting out different elements … Read More...
Tutorial: Small lined drawstring bag
Pam from Threading My Way shows how to make a small lined drawstring bag. It would make a pretty presentation for a gift of a bar of fancy soap, but you could also use it to hold all kinds of … Read More...
Tutorial: Color Wheel Dress for little girls
Rachel Le Grand from Nest Full of Eggs shows how to make her Color Wheel Dress. It’s a little girl’s dress with a white bodice, and a circle skirt pieced from a rainbow of solid fabrics. You could also make … Read More...