I remember several years ago walking into the chain fabric store near my house and asking for buttonhole elastic. They looked at me like I was from Mars. Clearly, there was none to be had. Prudent Baby shows how you … Read More...
Free Pattern: 15-Minute Gift Bag
Ashley of “Pretty Posy” shares her first freebie! She saw something similar to her “15-Minute Gift Bag” at Tarjay and knew that they would be so fast and easy to make. They are the perfect size for gifts in a … Read More...
Tutorial: Notepad and card holder
Sew4Home shows how to make this handy notepad and card holder. It’s a fabric folio with a place inside to hold a small notepad, a pen, and credit cards or business cards. The suggest it as a Mother’s Day gift, … Read More...
Beehive Cupcakes
How cute are these? Love anything with a pile of frosting, even something that attracts bees. Make them HERE at Betty Crocker.
Unfolding Leaves from Jeanne
I am a big fan of Jeanne Dansby at Byrds Nest Blog, so when she updates her blog, I get excited. I love her latest pattern creation. It takes leaves as the inspiration and would be great stitched as a … Read More...
Turban Gemstone Leather Necklace Tutorial
Look at the unique features of this necklace! Divya definitely was thinking outside of the box when she created this interesting Turban Gemstone Leather Necklace made out of high quality leather cord. Check out her tutorial and learn how she … Read More...
Pin of the Week: Drop Stitch Primer
I think this may be the first time my pin of the week from my Knitting Pinterest board is actually something I pinned in the last week, but I’ve had lace knitting on the brain lately, and working with drop … Read More...
Chocolate Dipped Pretzel Farm Animals
Next on my cute food to-do list: Chocolate dipped pretzels turned into animals. Or bugs. Or anything. Because I love them. And they don’t look too tough to make. Move over cookies and marshmallows, I’ve found a new canvas. Find … Read More...
Grape and Tomato Caterpillars, Very Hungry Caterpillars
Look how precious these Very Hungry Caterpillars
are just staring at me with their big smiles. Make your own with tomatoes and grapes HERE at Little Food Junction.
Fringe Cake
Coooooool. And edible. Find a fabulous tutorial with step-by-step photos to decorate a cake, fringe-style, HERE at A Subtle Revelry.
How To Make Your Own Minecraft Cookies
I’ll admit it, I had to look up Minecraft. In my head, video games are Pac-Man and Space Invaders. For those way more hip to today’s happenings, find the how-tos to make these (oh so exact) Minecraft cookies HERE at … Read More...
How to make a Chanel Lego inspired purse
Over at the the blog Studs and Buttonholes there is a fun tutorial on how to make a Chanel inspired Lego clutch.
Video tutorial: 1-step buttonhole
Stef from Girl. Inspired. shows how to make buttonhole using a buttonhole foot and a 1-step buttonhole feature on a sewing machine. It’s a video tutorial so you can watch her set up her work and see the machine stitch … Read More...
Tutorial: Vinyl bags with personality
These little vinyl bags that Kimbo from A Girl and a Glue Gun made are soo cute! They’re colorful and fun and each has its own personality. She shares a tutorial showing how you can make them. The basic bag … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Burberry inspired metallic sleeve t-shirt
Inspired by the metallic accents seen on a Burberry runway, Daniel from Studs and Buttonholes refashioned a t-shirt to give it metallic lame sleeves. Oh, how I am loving this!! Go to his blog for the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Love Bunny skirt and matching softie
Elizabeth fromSimple Simon & Co. shares a tutorial at Moda Bake Shop showing how to make her Love Bunny Skirt. It’s a little girl’s skirt with a patchwork hem and appliqued bunny silhouettes. But she doesn’t stop there. She’s … Read More...
Tutorial: Flutter sleeve top
Diya from The Hobby Harbor shares a tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to make a flutter sleeve top. It fits loose, with a elastic shirring at the waist to make it blouse. Go to her tutorial.
Show & Tell | DIY Graduation Announcements
Sara from Lilies and Light is sharing this post about how she made her own graduation announcements in Photoshop. She links to various resources you can use, and gives design as well as printing tips. If you prefer you … Read More...
Product Review: A Muse Studio
Last week a received the brand new A Muse Studio Catalog and Inspiration Guide. It’s fulled with wonderful stamping and scrapbooking products including loads of new stuff like 31 new stamp sets, 11 matching dies (so you can die … Read More...
Tutorial | Using Sticker Sheet Negatives
Do you have any of these lying around in your stash? Michelle from the October Afternoon Design Team shows how you can upcycle the label negatives to uses as stencils in your designs. Click here to see more.