Kate from See Kate Sew shows how to make these adorable ruffle bum baby diaper covers. The tutorial is part of her Gingham Style series. They’re actually a variation on a previously published ruffled diaper cover. Her original design … Read More...
Tutorial: Toddler’s peek-a-boo back summer top
Ashley from Cherished Bliss shares a tutorial for making a toddler’s summer top with a peek-a-boo back. The front is gathered on to a plain sleeveless bodice. Go to her blog for the how-to.
[photo from Cherished Bliss]
Easy Felt Crafts: Tooth Pillow (Mr. Smiley Tooth)
“FunEZcrafts” is sharing this cute project for us to create. Are any of the children in your family going to be losing their baby teeth soon? What about children who are afraid of dentist? This easy felt crafts project, called … Read More...
4 Graduation Treat Ideas
Preschool, kindergarten, sixth grade, middle school, high school, college, grad school, beauty school, medical school… There are a million ways to graduation nowadays. Here are four more, sweet ways to celebrate the graduate:
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Graduates are sure to love chocolate. … Read More...
Kreate-A-Lope® Winners!
I’m so excited to announce the 6 winners of our Kreate-a-lope® giveaway! Here they listed by their comment numbers:
{4} Shelley
{5} Lindsay Olstrom
{13} Julia
{14} Merry Jo
{21} Rose S.
34} Brenda B.
Please email your shipping … Read More...
15 Summer Treats and Sweets
In the spirit of roundups, as I’ve embraced this week, I thought I’d share with you this roundup of Summer-themed sweet treat ideas I compiled from the archives over at my other blog. For links to all 15 how-tos, click … Read More...
Incredible 3D Decorated Cookies
If it wasn’t enough that there are ridiculously talented cookie decorators out there, they have to go vertical on me, too. Here are a few crazy awesome 3D decorated cookies.
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Hilarious ode to a mixer (with how-tos) at 1 … Read More...
Gold Colorblock Candlestick Holders
Erin from House of Earnest put together a tutorial for making these super simple colorblock candlestick holders.
Tutorial: Size a man’s shirt down to fit a boy
Jess from If Only They Would Nap guest blogs in the the Knock it Off series at Elegance and Elephants with a tutorial showing how she sized one of her husband’s button up shirts to fit her young son. She … Read More...
Tutorial: Sleeved-to-sleeveless shirt pattern adaptation
Jen from Grainline Studio shows how to adapt a sleeved shirt pattern to make it sleeveless. Now, don’t go thinking that it’s as simple as just making the shirt without the sleeves. You’ll need to do some reshaping at the … Read More...
5 Ideas for Ice Cream Sandwiches
Ice cream. I love you. Ice cream sandwiched between two pieces of more dessert, be they brownies, cookies, Rice Krispies Treats, whatever, I love you more. Here are a few ideas for ice cream sandwiches.
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From the always-clever Hungry … Read More...
Free Sewing Pattern – Summer MuuMuu for little girls
Jacinda from Pretty Prudent (that’s the new name for Prudent Baby) shares a free pattern for making a summer MuuMuu for little girls. Elastic at the neck makes it easy for kids to put on or take off. The pattern … Read More...
Tutorial: Roll-up lounging cushion
Sew4Home shows how to make a lounging cushion you can take with you to the park or the pool, or anywhere your summer travels take you. It’s a long cushion, padded with a 1″ layer of foam inside, that rolls … Read More...
Tutorial: Moccasins for baby
Kelly from Wild Wandering and Sewing In No Man’s Land shows how to sew a pair baby moccasins. She used a free baby bootie pattern that she adapted to make them into moccasins. She shows the adaptations and how to … Read More...
Product Review: Silhouette Fabric Interfacing Material
Ever since I got my Silhouette die cutting machine I’ve been wanting to try cutting out fabric with it. I don’t do as much work with fabric as I do with paper but I like trying to incorporate fabric … Read More...
8 Sweet Ideas for Dr. Seuss
Aren’t we all sweet on Dr. Seuss
and the wacky, colorful, wonderful, poetic worlds he created? Here are some sweet treat and party odes to Seuss.
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Make your own Seuss-style cupcake stand at Make it Cozee.
Tutorial: Anorina’s Step in Time Quilt
Anorina of Samelia’s Mum shares how to make this pretty quilt she calls Step in Time. Psst, it was featured in a major quilting magazine in 2012, kudos Anorina! You’ll use precuts to get a head start in piecing, so … Read More...
Tutorial: Binding a quilt with less bulk
Kim of Lily Patch Quilts shares her method for attaching binding to a quilt that reduces bulk at the completion point. It’s a brilliant idea I’ve not seen anywhere. Techniques like this can take years to learn on your own, … Read More...
Firelogger – a Blog by Paul Tarlow on Helio Glass
That might be one of the longest titles of created. But there’s a lot to say. Paul Tarlow, who is a wealth of fusing information has a blog called, Firelogger, over at Tumbler. When you scroll down you’ll see … Read More...
Jewellery Organizer Tutorial – Suburble
I’m fairly sure there’s no such thing as too much jewelry. And because this is a stance I hold, I am in constant need of new jewelry holders. Luckily, there’s fabulous bloggers like Suburble providing fun new tutorials for jewelry … Read More...