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...
Tutorial: No-sew sidewalk chalk bag
There’s nothing like a few pieces of colored sidewalk chalk for inexpensive summertime fun. Jess from The Sewing Rabbit shares a tutorial at Craftaholics Anonymous shows how you can make a drawstring bag to hold your sidewalk chalk. It’s made … Read More...
Tutorial: How to stitch in the ditch
When you want to hide a row of stitching, another seam is good camouflage. It’s called stitching in the ditch, when you place a seam right where the fabrics from another seam meet. Heather from Feather’s Flights shows how to … Read More...
Free Sewing pattern: Little boys swimsuit briefs
Prudent Baby shares a free pattern for making a pair of little boy swimsuit briefs. Eeek, aren’t they cute!!! They’re quick and easy to sew up. (It’s a one piece pattern!) They don’t give a size, but you can get … Read More...
Tutorial: Painted criss-cross design
Caroline from Salsa Pie shows how she created the modern criss-cross design that she used on this throw pillow. She created it using masking tape and fabric paint. This would also be a cute design for the front of a … Read More...
Cutting Boards on Legs
This isn’t a DIY project, sorry. But, for those of you that love to create knock offs of get inspired by something, here’s a project in the making for your entertaining needs. These are cutting boards… on legs. Can’t be … Read More...
Trending: 60 Edible Rainbows. A Super Duper Awesome Must-See Roundup
Many, many trends in food have come, and sometimes gone, in the last few years. Cake pops, macarons, pie on sticks, quirky popsicles, bread art, “pinata” sweets, mustache pops, updated JellO shots, stuff in mason jars… But there has … Read More...
Project: Flower Card
Find directions for making this lovely flower card over on The Artist Stampers blog. I love all the texture this card has!
-Heather
Rock Your Picnic Table
No, this is NOT a cutely crocheted headache ball! Rather, it’s a very clever use of some rocks you pick up anywhere, cover with inexpensive cotton twine or something similar, and cleverly use to weigh down the edges of your … Read More...
{Monday Moods at DIY Weddings} Citrus
Today’s Monday Mood theme is citrus: perfect for a fresh spring or summer wedding! I love the modern feel of pairing bright citrusy pops of color with soft shades of gray as seen in this summery inspiration board at The … Read More...
Jot: A New FREE Online Scrapbooking Magazine
Jot is a brand new free online magazine for scrapbookers, memory keepers and paper crafters. Its 134 pages are chock full or scrapbooking tips, tricks and tutorials, loads of information about Project Life, and lots of clickable content to resources … Read More...
DIY Wire Heart Ring
Wire rings are a fast growing trend this year. You can wear them on any finger, a mid finger ring, even as a toe ring. I can’t tell you how many times I have started to ordered a wire ring … Read More...
How to make a 4th of July t-shirt
OK, well this tutorial on how to make bleach designs on clothes could be used with anything but if you are looking to make a new outfit (out of maybe a t-shirt that has some spots already?) for the 4th … Read More...
Bright Blue Yonder Shawl
I believe that all crocheters are designers. Most of us tweak a pattern to suit our needs and tastes. Many, like me, find a pattern to be merely a suggestion – a hint as to how to proceed, hoping to … Read More...
Free Sewing Tutorial: Two ways to finish the edges of your swimsuit
Lately, I’ve been reading about more and more folks making their own swimsuits. Sarah from Musings of a Seamstress shows a couple of ways you can finish the edges of your swimsuit. The first is with bound elastic, which allows … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a shirtdress from your favorite shirt pattern
Terra from Mama Says Sew shows how to lengthen a favorite shirt pattern to turn it into a shirtdress. This is best done with a pattern for a shirt with a looser fit, so it can blouse at the waist. … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew a mod shift dress
Merrick from Merrick’s Art shows how you can make a mod shift dress. It’s made from a stretch knit fabric so there’s no need for a neck closure or zipper. Go to her blog for the tute.
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Tutorial: Fat quarter summer reading backpack
Autie iCandy Handmade guest blogs in the Simple fat quarterSewing series at U Create with a tutorial showing how to make a Summer Reading Sack. The drawstring backpack is made from one fat quarter, with straps and pockets made … Read More...