Independent craft blog since 2007
This weeks Thursday Throwback photo features a beautiful vintage 1920’s necklace with detailed filigree settings, and stunning aqua green glass cabochons. Listed at $65.00 in Mathilda’s Attic on Etsy. This necklace would look great with a classic black evening … Read More...
Bev from Flamingo Toes shows how to make this simple fold over clutch. The angled top is a fun twist. A zipper across the top keeps your belongings inside where they belong. Get the how-to on her blog.
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Jessica from Happy Together shows how to make a girl’s gusseted maxi skirt. The triangle inserts (gussets) add fullness and swing to the bottom of the A-line without adding bulk to the top. It’s fabulous in a stripe because the … Read More...
Make a Christmas Tree-Shape Gift-Card Holder from Felt. Tuck money or a gift card into this Christmas tree-shape gift-card holder you make from felt. This is a lovely idea when you give a gift card or money. You will find … Read More...
Abby from Things for Boys shows how to sew a basic lapped seam. In this seam, one edge is lapped slightly over the other and stitched down. There are no bulky seam allowances, making this a useful seam when sewing … Read More...
It is no secret that I love soda can jewelry. To think beautiful wearable jewelry can be made out of a plain jane aluminum can that soda was once in fascinates me.
Mel from Mellywood’s Mansion created this lovely necklace … Read More...
Olisa Corcoran posted this wonderful piece of stitchery on her blog recently. I immediately recognized the subject being married to an electricity nerd myself. It is Nikola Tesla of course. And the design was stitched ever so perfectly by Rachel … Read More...
Brooke’s Books has finally finished up the Stitcher’s Alphabet, a series of free charts from A to Z. Letter Z is Z is for Zig Zag stitch and it is colorful and so pretty. You can stitch the letters as … Read More...
This is a new site for us to show off our work. I signed up and still have a lot of exploring to do.
http://www.lookwhativemade.com/ is a brand new craft community site dedicated to crafters of all kinds, with an … Read More...
Hop on over the Scrapbook and Cards Today blog and Vicki Boutin will show you how to make this fun floral card, with tips on using sequins and tying twine so it won’t slip.
-Heather
Yes there is such a day. 20th July (Saturday) is the National Lollipop
Day!
And to celebrate that, we present to you 5 lollipop recipes – from the very basic to one with no corn syrup. I have tried to … Read More...
The talented “Mr. Kate” has done it again. Created a simple yet stunning sculpture that is so easy to make – even the kids will want to do it.
Get details on how she did it: Time Flies Butterflies.
If you’re one of those people who starts thinking Christmas in July, you’re sure to enjoy this easy — and easily customizable — pattern for a knit holiday wreath from Craftown. Designed by Melanie Smith, this project uses a foam … Read More...
Spoonflower, the premiere print on design fabric company, is hosting a month of Spoonflower Hacks on their blog. What exactly is a Spoonflower Hack, you might ask? Well according to their site, a hack is “DIYs that use craft materials … Read More...
Love this post by Mr Kate. A reader wrote in to ask her how she got the “saggy boob” look and she wrote this post. Most of us would have crawled under a rock and promptly booked in for … Read More...
You don’t know Cronuts? Cronut’s are a craze sweeping New York city since Dominique Ansel’s bakery started selling them from the flagship store. Lines start forming in front of the store well before opening. Only 300 of these things are … Read More...
Trawling through Pinterest, it must be obvious that a lot of DIY ideas are just pictures that don’t link anywhere or don’t have any decent instructions behind them. So we decided to do something about that. We have gone … Read More...
Forget about using your crockpot for stews, how about using it to create soap, soap from scratch that is.
Onegoodthingbyjillee shows us how to make soap from scratch.
There are no melt and pour blocks anywhere in sight. Her tutorial … Read More...
Shannon over at Whipperberry made this amazing beeswax candle and a super stylish wood burned bowl to match! You’re going to want to wood burn your bowl before using it to create a container candle, and from there you’ll just … Read More...
TheHandmadehome.net shares this wonderful Watercolor Art Party. The pastel colors throughout the decor is beautiful and whimsy. I am sure every little girl would love a party like this given the chance. In fact I think I should have … Read More...
