More art, less craft today, but I felt like Tamara Phillips‘s art is too beautiful not to share. Her medium is watercolor, but what sets her images apart is the unique use of repetitive patterns instead of solid colors. … Read More...
You Are My Sunshine Punch
This Lemonade is from Frogandthemouse.com from her recent baby shower blog post You Are My Sunshine which was adorable and yellow and flowery and yellow and sunshiney and smiles and smiles. Just Loved it!
1 cup Countrytime Lemonade mix … Read More...
Tutorial Offer: Polymer Clay Jewelrymaking
Jewelry Making Daily is offering a five tutorial ebook with material by Kato, Kimle and more on their site. You need to sign up for their newsletter in order to receive it but the projects all look good!
Video tutorial: DIY boyfriend pillow
Maya in the Moment shares a video tutorial at I Love To Create showing how to make a boyfriend pillow. In case you’re like me and haven’t heard of such a thing before, it’s a pillow with a half torso … Read More...
Tutorial: Dottie’s Dress for little girls
Jessica from The Sewing Rabbit and Me Sew Crazy adapted the free Party Dress free sewing pattern by Lindsay at The Cottage Mama to make this gorgeous dress for her daughter. She gives it contrasting scoop pockets at the side … Read More...
Fanciful Handmade Printable Labels
Check out this adorable artwork I literally stumbled upon. It is so cute and perfect for handmade/homemade treats.
You can find the download link here on the post from afancifultwist.typepad.com.
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Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Two ways to modify a basic t-shirt pattern.
Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shares a tutorial showing two ways to modify a basic t-shirt pattern. The first is to give it raglan sleeves (sleeves that extend from the armpit to the neckline) instead of standard … Read More...
Thomas More Saying
This saying from Thomas More was charted by Maria Merlino and is presented in a variety of fonts which makes it quite interesting. It will be fun to stitch and will make an inspirational gift or addition to your office … Read More...
Cool Technique: Eyelet I-Cord Bind Off
There’s no end to the way that knitters can get stitches on and off the needles, and it’s a lot of fun to play with different cast ons and bind offs to see how they change the look of a … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Vintage-inspired maxi dress refashion
Curly Pops shows how she refashioned a basic maxi tank dress. She shortens it and gives it a vintage-inspired look with a contrasting Peter Pan collar, belt, and pockets. Go to her blog to see how to do it.… Read More...
Tutorial: Standard buttonholes on an embroidery machine, plus a freebie
If you have an embroidery machine, Eileen’s Machine Embroidery suggests using it to make buttonholes on your garment. She cites the better control over length and placement as the number one reason to do this. There’s also the fact that … Read More...
Tutorial: Striped polo dress refashion
Susan from Second Chances by Susan lucked out when she found a men’s size 4x polo shirt at a thrift store. She was able to turn it into this awesome striped dress. Check out the way she plays with stripes … Read More...
Show & Tell | Dance in the Rain Wall Art
We’ve had an extremely wet Spring so far, with more rain forecast this week, so this reminder is timely! Great idea for some wall art from Ideas from the Forest . It’s good inspiration for a scrapbook page too. Click … Read More...
Tutorial: Smocked baby romper
Delia from Delia Creates shows how to make a baby romper with elastic thread shirring/smocking at the top. The stretchy top and tie straps give flexibility in fit. She gives measurements to make one in a size 12-18 months, but … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Placemat bibs
Dana from MADE joings the Vintage May blog series (hosted by Craftiness is Optional and Skirt as Top) with a tutorial showing how to make baby bibs out of quilted fabric placemats. The large size and the quilted layers provide … Read More...
Glittery Cupcake Toppers
I’m pretty sure I need to make some kind of glitter-covered topper for every cake and cupcake I make from now to eternity, because I love these. Cupcake toppers, non-toxic glue and disco dust. So smart! Find the how-tos HERE … Read More...
Freebie: Nerdy Girl Digital Stamp
Nerdy is the definitely new sexy!! Penny Blossoms has this cute sexy/nerdy girl digi stamp to download for free. Hurry and grab her, she’s only free for a limited time!
-Heather
Finding the right marker for colouring skin can be … Read More...
Stiletto Heel Cupcakes
These are edible. No, really. All edible. And yet, I’d kind of like to wear them. Make amazing stiletto heel cupcakes HERE at Make me my Cake.
Show & Tell | Project Life Mini Toolbox
Tyra at CraftSwag shares how she used a wooden cutlery box to organize her tools and supplies for Project Life. I guess I know what I’ll be hunting for at the flea market soon! Click here to read all … Read More...
Tutorial: Bouncy patchwork ball
Ros of RosMadeMe claims her patchwork pentagon ball bounces. Want to make one? She takes you step-by-step from supply list, drafting your own template, English paper piecing, and stuffing. Get the know-how.
Image credit: RosMadeMe