Abby Glassenberg from While She Naps, and author of Stuffed Animals: From Concept to Construction
, shares a free pattern on her blog for making Pete the Bear. Isn’t he a cutie? The simple shape makes him easy to … Read More...
Tutorial: Monogrammed (or not) duffel in four sizes
Jill from Creating My Way To Success shows how to make a duffel bag. The pocket on the side (between the handles) is a perfect place to personalize it with a monogram. Her downloadable tutorial includes dimensions to make one … Read More...
5 Free Projects for Handmade Bridal Jewelry
Create your own handmade bridal jewelry with 5 easy projects from Beading Daily. Visit this link to download your free copy of Beaded Wedding Jewelry, and get tips and patterns to help you make stunning jewelry pieces that … Read More...
Technique: Stamping with Distress Paint
Wow, these cards are real works of art! Jill Foster used Distress Paints from Tim Holtz instead of stamping ink directly on her rubber stamps to get this fabulous effect. Find out more on her blog Inspired By.
-Heather
Tutorial | Paper Flowers Using Punches
If you don’t have a die-cutting machine you can still make gorgeous paper flowers using border punches. Crystal from A Pumpkin & A princess shows you how with this tutorial. Use them as gift toppers for Mother’s Day … Read More...
Mother’s Day Gift Idea | DIY Brag Book by Nalle’s House
This one is right up any scrapbooker’s alley! Anu from Nalle’s House shows how she made this DIY brag book as a Mother’s Day gift for her mom. What Mom wouldn’t love a book filled with photos of her grandchildren? … Read More...
Tutorial: Paper pieced hexies Cintia’s way
Cintia of My Poppet shows on her blog how to make paper pieced hexagons. She explains,
… Read More...Obviously I won’t be reinventing the wheel here, but I pride myself on finding the simplest way to do things, so hopefully you’ll see
Mother’s Day Gift Idea | Framed Kids’ Silhouettes
Stephanie from Henry Happened came up with this gift idea for herself: framed silhouettes of her kids! You can use her idea to make these for yourself, or maybe your Mom would love these of her grandchildren? Click here… Read More...
Party Idea – Beach Party
This Beach party idea is a little extra special as it’s was for my little boy 🙂 The photos are looking a little old as this party was in 2009.
We created a Beach/Pool party for his 1st birthday party … Read More...
Design Dye Review Part 1
Have you heard about the return of Design Dye? Design Dye is a unique fabric dye option that allows you to treat fabric dyeing just like you would paper crafting. Each sheet of Design Dye acts just like paper–you … Read More...
How to make a recycled scrubs wreath in honor of Nurse’s Week
Last week I posted my first recycled rubber glove project. Today I think have my first recycled scrubs project. See how to make a recycled scrubs wreath in honor of Nurse’s Week over at the blog Livividli.
Tunisian Giveaway Winner!
The winner of this wonderful new book by Kim Guzman is Kathy G with this entry (selected at random):
| Kathy G. [email protected] 71.102.138.47 | Submitted on 2013/04/22 at 5:29 pm I really like this slipper pattern! http://mrsmicawber.blogspot.com/2011/12/birchbark-slippers-pattern-tutorial.html Congratulations to Kathy! |
Tutorial: Bento lunch accessories
Dionnie from Blackcabbit made fabric accessories for her son’s pre-k bento lunch set. She made a drawstring pouch to hold his bento box, a smaller drawstring pouch to hold his toothbrush and cup, and also a matching placemat. She shares … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric notebook cover with chalkboard label
Need a gift for teacher? Stef from Girl. Inspired. shows how to make a fabric notebook cover. It’ll hold a standard legal pad. She gives it a label made from chalkboard fabric. Go to her blog for the tute.… Read More...
BrisStyle City Hall Market
:: The New City Hall BrisStyle indie Market on May 11 ::
Soak up the stalls of independent contemporary artisans, relax with a traditional cup of tea and cake at the iconic Shingle Inn … Read More...
Sewing Pattern: Mini Boden inspired shorts romper for little girls
Alida from Alida Makes guest blogs in the Knock It Off series at Elegance & Elephants with a tutorial showing how to make a little girl’s romper. The design is inspired by a romper she spied in the Mini Boden … Read More...
Needle Felt Love Birds tutorial
Who does not adore “Love Birds” and Cheryl (this was her first time needle felting) created these love birds as their wedding cake topper back in 2010 and she made her own wedding dress. You can find a complete pictorial … Read More...
Project: Summer Swimsuit Card
I am so glad that spring is finally here and before you know it summer will be too. Get ready for it with this cute swimsuit girl card from Elizabeth Allan’s Art Studio. She’s got step by step directions for … Read More...
Using a recycled paper tube to paint shapes
Amy of the blog One Artsy Mama sent in a link to her post that features a tutorial on how to make a reusable tote bag for kids. What I especially loved is how she used a paper tube … Read More...
How Great Thou Art
This freebie from Feathers in the Nest reminds me of many a Sunday from my childhood spent in church singing the traditional hymns of old. This hymn in particular was a favorite. Even though I have taken a different path … Read More...
