Lisastorms shares her paper doily hangups as a guest blogger on Ucreate Parties. This simple idea would be perfect for a dainty tea party. You could jazz it up by using foil doilies.
Enter to Win 30 Days of Cotton Ease
Lion Brand Yarn is doing a 30 Days of Dishcloths promotion right now, which involves showing off its great collection of colorful dishcloth patterns as well as running a contest on Facebook.
The prize is 30 balls of Cotton … Read More...
Tutorial: How To Sew A Skirt 12-part series for beginning sewists
The How To Sew A Skirt series now underway at So Sew Easy is a great resource for beginning sewers. It’s a 12-part series showing how to sew a basic straight skirt. Along the way, Deby teaches sewing skills like … Read More...
Free Sewing pattern: Vintage-inspired baby boy suspender shorts
Over at Crafting Zuzzy, Angela shares a free pattern and tutorial for making these vintage-inspired suspender shorts for a baby boy. Are they not the cutest? The waistband is flat on the front, but on the back it’s elastic so … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a summer top from a pillow sham
Liz from Cotton & Curls made this cute little top out of a pillow sham. The white pillowcase with a ruffled eyelet hem makes a lovely summer top. The ruffle around the opening on the pillow sham easily becomes a … Read More...
Project: Stamped Mermaid Collage
Visit my own personal blog P is for Paper for more information on how I made this pretty Mermaid collage, the focal image is a stamp from Stampendous.
-Heather
Tutorial: Runway-inspired metallic shorts
I don’t know that metallics have ever truly gone out of style, but they’re certainly seeing a resurgence lately. Daniel Parker from Studs and Buttonholes shows how he made a pair of metallic shorts for himself. The look is inspired … Read More...
Quilt display ladder
Blair of Wisecraft had stacks of quilts piling up in her studio with no place to go. Her husband built her a display ladder to hang them. She shares a simple diagram with instructions if you want to make one … Read More...
Tutorial | Stab Binding Bookbinding Basics
Dive into making your own minibooks with this tutorial showing the fundamentals of the stab binding technique. There’s no folding or gluing involved! Click here to go to the tutorial at Tuts+
Best photographed quilt – Week 5
If you can hang a quilt outside to photograph it, you’re half way to getting a decent shot of it. This week, I nominate Cathy of Blueberry Patch who made and photographed this I Spy quilt she calls I Spy … Read More...
Tutorial: Matryoshka Buttons
Fatima has a photo tutorial for the cutest little matryoshka buttons. It continues on for several pages, just click the right navigation arrow on the photo page. Knowing me, I’d probably make these into beads or add caned flower elements.
DIY Bullet Shell Pendants
I love the look of bullet shell jewelry. I am a Southern gal who loves wearing blue jeans, t-shirts, and cowgirl boots. To accessorize the look, I like wearing jewelry with an outdoor, western theme. I have yet to … Read More...
Dino Tripod for your Phone – Eat.Sleep.Make.
I think plastic dinosaurs are fast becoming the biggest trend in DIY. And this post on how to make a Dino Tripod from Eat Sleep Make is one of the most creative I’ve seen. This is the perfect craft for … Read More...
DIY – Paintsicles
These Paintsicles are great fun for summer time. I would suggest only using them with kids who understand they are for paper and not for the mouth. Clementine Boulder shares the full tutorial on just how to make them. Her … Read More...
Upcylced Tights Necklace DIY
This necklace designed by Lana Red is brilliant. I like the necklace because it looks trendy, and she definitely thought outside the box when she chose the materials to make the necklace. Curious to know what she used? Upcycled … Read More...
Tutorial: See-through zippered purse pouch
Megan from The Homes I Have Made guest blogs over at Positively Splendid today, showing how to make a see-through zippered pouch. You can use them to hold all types of small items, from kids’ toys to snacks to toiletries, … Read More...
Potty Shaped Snack
Someone might say, why? Some might just roll up on the floor and start doubling over in pain from the laughter.
Some, like us, would just blog about it and say – what a clever idea! Perfect for toilet training. … Read More...
Summertime Gardening Needlepoint
My mom and step-dad have a lovely garden this year. It is so nice to be able to go out and pick a fresh tomato or pepper and enjoy the taste of it. Yum. Star of Star’s Needlework Art shares … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY leather purse handles
Have you noticed how expensive purse hardware is? While there are some pieces of hardware you’re just stuck buying, there are others that you can make yourself, like these leather handles. Heather at The Sewing Loft shows how. They’re actually … Read More...
Inspiration Tuesday: Neon Alaqua Bib Statement Necklace from Bauble Bar
Looking for inspiration for your next DIY jewelry making project? You have come to the right place. Every Tuesday I will post a photo of a jewelry piece to help inspire you to create a similar piece or something totally … Read More...