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Amber Elledge makes bright, wonderful pieces – I’m particularly taken with her clay filigree, something I never did nicely – and this pen tutorial is no exception. She builds on an existing cane tutorial from Parole de Pâte, adding her … Read More...
When I saw this design, I fell in love with it immediately. There is so much you could do with it. Stitch it as is for a fun little ornament or bowl filler. Or stitch a series on a hand … Read More...
Photographs. They are one of the best gift ideas, aren’t they? Think about it. Your kids have been bringing home gifts from school for years using photographs. Why? Because they are moments in time, moments that are still forever. They … Read More...
Melanie of “Bliss Bloom Blog” is my featured “Craft Artist of The Week”! She is an accomplished artist with remarkable originality. I hope you all enjoy my first featured Craft Artist. She shares so many of her projects and is … Read More...
Putting a hem on a curved piece of fabric is tricky. When you turn the edges under, you’ll have an inbalance between the amount of fabric to stitich down (the bit you turned under) and what you’re stitching it down … Read More...
Make a fun gift tag for dad using this free SVG die cut file from SVG Cuts.
-Heather
Check out more SVG files and bundles over at Design Bundles
Forget tiki torches, A Subtle Revelry has a great DIY for making candle stakes for your next outdoor gathering. All you need are some craft dowels and tapered candles for this fun DIY.
If you’re at all interested in designing your own top-down sweaters, you need to read, follow, reread and absorb Kristen TenDyke’s amazing blog post all about how she designs top-down raglans. She uses Excel to help her with math, … Read More...
Father’s Day gift idea alert! Repurpose an old paint can to house a citronella candle in a few easy steps. Head on over to Henry Happened for the how-to.
This is way better than actually mowing the lawn. I should know. That was one of my chores as a kid. Find the step-by-steps to make lawn mower cupcakes for Father’s Day HERE at the Celebration Shoppe blog.
Knitting Daily is always putting out new free ebooks for their subscribers, and the most recent one aims to get you out of your stockinette stitch rut by providing you with 13 fun stitch patterns you might want to try … Read More...
Wow. A gingerbread house for the gardening set! (Just for the record, that’s not me. Gingerbread house, yes. Gardening, no.) Find the tutorial for this fantastic gingerbread greenhouse and garden HERE at Party Pinching.
Next month over at Corning Studios Nathan Sandberg will be teaching an extensive kiln casting class. July 8-13 He will tell you just about everything you’ll need to know to make your own cast glass art. Very exciting stuff. I’ve … Read More...
Fixing bleach stains on black clothing can seem like an impossible task, but Karen from Sew Many Ways has a trick that will leave you amazed. With her simple and effective solution, you’ll be able to revive your favorite black … Read More...
Liz fromSimple Simon & Co. shares a tutorial over at Riley Blake Designs showing how to make a tiered ruffled apron that will fit a girl. It’s a half-apron with three rows of ruffles on the skirt. So pretty!! … Read More...
Laura Bray made a sit-upon for her daughter to take with her to the park, to summer camp, to the stadium, or anywhere she might need a portable little seat. She improved on the old-school version that has the inside … Read More...
Each year I get better and better at gardening. I don’t have a full fledged garden flagged off in my yard, but I do have some tomatoes in containers, a huge planter full of many different herbs, and a few … Read More...
You might not want to fire up the oven this Summer, but the printer is OK, right? Mine gets pretty hot, though. Find a great collection of ten free printables around the web for your summer parties and gifts HERE … Read More...
Autumn at It’s Always Autumn shows how she made this swimsuit cover-up out of one of her husband’s old button-up shirts. The shirt comes to her knees, so there was plenty of length to turn it into a cover-up for … Read More...
What, pray tell, can Star Wars fans think of next? Ewok sushi? What about Ewok kiwis? Oh right, that’s in this post, too. Check out Star Wars sushi HERE at LyMc.
