Alrighty, polymer clayers are feeling super creative it seems – Alice’s fabulous hand and the nifty aardvark are tied for cool on my Flickr photostream at the moment.
1. P1040197, 2. One hand , two sides, 3. green … Read More...
Etsy Shop of the Week – whatshername
This week’s featured Etsy shop is whatshername. What’s her name is the shop of Gayle Phillips Williams. For Gayle, Etsy is a family business; her son Mitchell helps to make cards that are sold in his own special section … Read More...
Tutorial: Monoprint a polka dot or other design on fabric
Liza Jane Sews used a monoprinting technique to create the painted dot pattern on the dress she made for the Once Upon a Time series (hosted by No Big Dill). The painted dots in primary colors were inspired by the … Read More...
Winner of the Stitching for the Kitchen giveaway
Last week I posted a review & giveaway of Gooseberry Patch’s Stitching for the Kitchen.
The winner of the giveaway is commenter #35, Cathy Hansen, who says her favorite handmade kitchen accessories are table toppers. Congratulations, Cathy!
Be sure to … Read More...
Tutorial: Pom pom pajama storage pillow
Ros from Sew Delicious made this pom pom trimme
d pillow for her daughter’s bed. Not only is it a cute accessory, it also serves as a place to store her pajamas between bedtimes. A zipper down the middle of … Read More...
Freebie: Retro Radio SVG
Download this fun and free retro radio svg cut file from SVG Cuts.
-Heather
Check out more SVG files and bundles over at Design Bundles
Winner of the book “Playing with Stencils”
Aundrea Gore is the winner of this giveaway and I want to congratulate her; she is lucky #23. The new Monday giveaway will be posted soon. I will be emailing Aundrea for her mailing address. Thanks to everyone that entered … Read More...
Checking out the New Knit Simple
I spent a little time this hot weekend perusing the fall issue of Knit Simple, which got me dreaming of bulky knits, vivid colors and simple but striking designs.
There are so many cute things in this issue, so … Read More...
Knitting DVD Winner
I’m going to blame it on the holiday(s) that this giveaway was kind of light in terms of entries, because I was sure this was something everyone would go for!
No matter, this week’s winner is number 16, Jane, who … Read More...
Tutorial: Mod wooden handle purse from a plain canvas tote
Steph from The Silly Pearl shows how she made this mod style wooden handle purse. I’m loving the simple lines and the triangle mosaic design! She started with a basic canvas tote bag like you find at craft stores, reshaping … Read More...
Transferring Embroidery Patterns
Nicole of Follow the White Bunny has archived some posts she wrote earlier about how to transfer patterns to fabric and they may be slightly oldies, but they are definitely goodies, so I thought I would share them with you … Read More...
Happy Newsletter
Hancock’s House of Happy features fun and cute charts and is adding a new newsletter. When the newsletter goes out sometime this month, subscribers will get access to a chart based on the print shown here, “possibly with more colors” … Read More...
DIY Window Sill Salad Garden
Mini Gardeners, is a blog dedicated to creating inspiring gardening projects for children and they have a cute idea to re-use those normally drab window sills (especially in kitchens) that get no use at all (besides oddments, random keys … Read More...
Tween Keepsake Board with Crafty Cuts from Michaels
I was so excited when I found out that Michaels was going to be carrying fabrics. They’re called Crafty Cuts, precut fabric pieces in a variety of colors and fabric types (cotton, canvas, burlap, faux fur, felt, tulle, and crushed … Read More...
DIY – Floating Clouds
Asubtlerevelry.com shares how to make these fun floating clouds. Floating clouds would make the perfect decoration for lots of party themes. Rainbow parties,UP Pixar, Outdoors, Fairytale, Unicorn, Angels and many more more.
Visit asubtlerevelry.com for the full tutorial.
Sewing Tutorial: No-sew strapless t-shirt tunic
Anne from WobiSobi shares a tutorial over at I Love To Create showing how to make this strapless t-shirt tunic, with no sewing required. She starts with a basic t-shirt like you can get at any discount or craft store. … Read More...
Tutorial: Rainbow Beach Blanket that won’t blow away
Alida from Alida Makes guest blogs in the Color Your Summer series at Delia Creates (and co-hosted with Kojo Designs) with a tutorial showing how to make her Rainbow Beach Blanket. The blanket is made from two pieces of fabric … Read More...
Tutorial: Toilet paper stamped fabric kids can do
Toilet paper rolls are a staple for kid crafts. And why not? They’re essentially free and overly abundant. Rachel from Imagine Gnats shows how kids can use the lowly toilet paper roll to create a stamped design on fabric. What … Read More...
Tip: Curving a Straight Die Cut
Let’s say you’ve got a punch or die cut of lace, scallops, ribbon, etc and it’s straight but you’d like to curve it around, what do you do? Well, hop on over to the Prickley Pear blog and find some … Read More...
Crochet Your Summer Away!
July 4 is history, but we still have plenty of Summer ahead of us. We’ll be crocheting at kids’ games, around the pool, for the pool, for back to school stuff, for cool summer garments, and all those other things … Read More...