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Star Wars Party by Shindig from http://amandaparkerandfamily.blogspot.com.au/If your having a star wars party then this detailed step by step tutorial by filthwizardy is sure to inspire you. Made from milk cartons and spray paint this helmet totally rocks the look.… Read More...
The Holiday Heroine Cape Tank is part capelet, part tank top. The pattern is from Hot Patterns and you can download it for free at Fabric.com. The downloadable pattern includes sizes 6 – 26. Go to the download.… Read More...
Rachel from Imagine Gnats shows the staple dress she made for the His & Hers Sew-Along with microMod. She also shows how she used single-fold bias tape to bind the neck and armholes. The bias tape is turned entirely … Read More...
This is a really easy DIY that takes advantage of a humble office supply, double sided tape, and a bit of glitter. This would be a great craft for kids if you don’t mind a little glitter mess. Craft and … Read More...
Tamara from Etcetorize shows how to make a blouson top with ruched shoulders. It’s a variation on a boxy top that she recently shared a tutorial for making. You can add one or both details to get a whole new … Read More...
The Lonely Walnut shows a quick and dirty way to add a fleece lining to a trench coat. Rather than cutting and sewing all the pieces together, she started with a fleece sweater and stitched that into the inside of … Read More...
Here’s some eye candy for you today. Kathy of Tamarack Shack quilted this curved nine patch on her longarm. Gorgeous job. Visit her post to see lots of photos of her stitching.
Image credit: Tamarack Shack
Congratulations to the winner of my giveaway, E White (put a B in there and you’d have the author of Charlotte’s Web). But I digress. She’ll receive my review copy of Shots and Cottons by Kaffe Fassett and Liza Prior … Read More...
Anna from Plan B shows how to make a drapey shrug out of a large scarf. It’s a fast project, requiring only a couple of seams. If you don’t have a large enough scarf, you can also use two smaller … Read More...
Oh, how I’m loving this cat phone sleeve that Lana Red made! And oh, how I’m loving that she shares a tute showing how. (I make no secret of the fact that I love kitties.) The pouch itself is sewn … Read More...
Rachel from Nest Full of Eggs shows how she made this modern checkerboard dress for her daughter. She used the Oliver+S Roller Skate Dress pattern for the dress, with on seam side pockets using Freshly Picked’s free pocket pattern. … Read More...
How adorable is this little lion gift tag!? The Lawn Fawn blog will show you how to use co-ordinating stamps and dies with a partial die cutting technique to make a cute tag that opens.
-Heather
You can find … Read More...
Sheila is far too humble for her own good sometimes! She has designed this adorable little potholder that is embellished with simple embroidery stitches. She thinks this would be fine as a potholder. I say it could be so … Read More...
I was wandering around Facebbok a little while ago looking for interesting tidbits of information all of you might find interesting and I came across the Soft Glass Invitational. Sounds like a fun event next month, May 16-18 at … Read More...
Siobhan Keogh from Vovs Jewellelry shares with us her tutorial for making chainmaille bracelets. Siobhan explains that. “this is a well explained tutorial on how to make chainmaille bracelets using the Byzantine Weave. It uses clear photos and point … Read More...
This over the top but adorable Lapaloopsy Party is by Adriana de Almeida Teixeira Bauman of Preparativos Lulu
(source Via Karaspartyideas).
I think my next party should be Lapaloopsy themed and just as colorful, girly and manic as this. … Read More...
So excited to announce the winner of the $100 shopping spree from The Wedding Mile!
So glad I discovered The Wedding Mile. I follow on Twitter.
Congratulations LaShanda! Please send an email to [email protected] for more … Read More...
Check out the rain pants that Monica from Adirondack Inspired made for her kids. Made from a water resistant ripstop nylon with elastic cuffs to keep the water from seeping in at the hem, they’re perfect to wear when splashing … Read More...
These Crazy Felt Coasters look like they’d be so much fun to sew! Nancy and from Small Things with Love guest blogs at Sugar Bee Crafts with the tutorial. I think it would also be fun with fused fabric scraps. … Read More...
The 30 Days 30 Tee-Shirts series continues at Clones n Clowns. Today, Aimee shows how to make lace-up sleeves. The grommets and canvas cord give it a nautical vibe perfect for summer! Go to her tute.
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