Palak from Make It Handmade writes about what she calls The Great Bias Tape Conspiracy. Specifically, that you don’t need bias tape per se for many projects that call for it. Rather, you can use bias strips, which are waaaay … Read More...
Tutorial: Stamping on Nails
Ok, I admit I’m not a girl who paints her finger nails, I work with my hand so much I think the polish would last a couple of hours before I’d have permanent stamping ink or acrylic paint all over … Read More...
E-A-T Toast cozy + pattern
Lindsey of LRstitched made this cozy for the Patchwork Please quilt along. She adapted it to her own tastes, bread and butter! She talks about the project here, and even provides a toast applique pattern you can use to … Read More...
How Much Food?
Ok Ok. I am definitely guilty of preparing too much food at most for my parties. I have this habit of making sure everyone is catered for including vegans, vegetarians and gluten free people.
I would rather have too much … Read More...
Tutorial: Photographing quilts with Maria Elkins
Quilts are notoriously difficult to photograph, yet we quilters understand we should at least document the quilts we make. Maria Elkins thinks anyone can learn to take just good enough photos right at home. Go HERE to learn more.… Read More...
Tutorial | DIY Color Mists from Acrylic Paint
Melissa Stinson aka The Scrappy Jedi shares her technique for making color mists from scratch using acrylic paints. She walks you through the steps she took, and adds lots of tips and tricks for making sure you can successfully … Read More...
Etsy Shop of the Week – ChipmunkCheeks
This week’s featured Etsy shop is ChipmunkCheeks. ChipmunkCheeks sells the absolutely delighting art of illustrator Katie Vernon. The prints depict primarily flora and fauna, although there’s an entire category devoted to “The Cheeky Side”. Each print comes printed on archival … Read More...
From Polymer Clay
Pretty pebbles, little mosaic, a tiny tweet and tableware… clayers are kinda creative!
1. Tattered Butterfly Wings ~ painted polymer clay beads, 2. Polymer clay micro mosaic brooch, 3. Polymer Clay Journal Mixed Media Bird, 4. Cara … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Bib onesie
Tricia from Made By Me & Shared With You shows how to make a plain onesie into something quite special by adding a cute bib. The bit of fabric stitched at the neck gives the look of a dressier top … Read More...
Striped Beach Luminaries
Amanda from Crafts by Amanda put together these lovely luminaries with mason jars, painter’s tape and scraps of burlap. The icing on the cake for this project is the addition of sand and some sea shells inside them, creating a … Read More...
Laidback Knitting Winner
We have a winner for the Laidback Knitters book, and it’s number 67, Caroline, who said:
I would love to be able to do more fancy knitting. I think this book would help me to do so.
I hope so! … Read More...
Tutorial: Mesh duffle to carry your pool toys
Delia from Delia Creates shows how to make a mesh duffle to hold pool toys. The holes in the fabric allow the water to drain off of the pool toys, thus avoiding the mildew and other funk that often breeds … Read More...
Tutorial: Army jacket refashion
Anne from WobiSobi guest blogs at Brassy Apple with a tutorial showing how she reshaped a boxy army jacket into a more stylish jacket. It still has the military look, though with shorter sleeves and a more feminine shape. Metal … Read More...
Golden Dreams for Danae
Warning: The image in this post includes an embroidered female form that is topless. If this offends you, skip this posting please.
When I saw this creation from Meghan Willis, I instantly fell in love. The blue is a perfect … Read More...
Tip: Stamp Organization
Sometimes it can be difficult to keep track of the saying, sentiments, quotes and phrases stamps we have. Here’s a great way to keep track of them, use a rolodex page to stamp out each one, categorize them by theme … Read More...
Patriotic Star Votive Holders
Shaunte at Crafts Unleashed put together these simple star votives with Mod Podge and tissue paper. Aren’t they cute?
via Mod Podge Rocks!
DIY Felt Flower Pillow (Up Cycle a boring old pillow!)
You will love this Up Cycled “Felt Flower Pillow” from “time 2 save workshops” it is easy to make a new lovely home accessory and there is a complete tutorial for you to follow. This pillow will look so pretty … Read More...
How to make a recycled loom and a recycled t-shirt yarn woven trivet
Over at the blog Tip Toe Fairy there are two great tutorials. One tutorial is how to make a loom and then how to weave a recycled t-shirt yarn trivet. Oh and she also shows you how to make … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a camera strap from a scarf
Brittany Watson Jepson at The House That Lars Built shows how you can make a camera strap out of a scarf. The one she made is sooo pretty!! It sure makes my plain black Nikon strap look plain and ugly … Read More...
Free Pear Cross Stitch Pattern
This is a cute free chart that has a pear theme and is also pear-shaped. Isn’t that nice? I found it via Freebie Gallery which is a great blog to follow if you are interested in finding free charts and … Read More...
