Marjolein of Threads and Patches has finished her crazy/art quilt for the Message in a Bottle challenge. I’ve enjoyed this series so much, watching sky and hills emerge, bits of lace turn become waves, sequins turn into seafoam and sparkles. … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrap knit scarf toy for open-ended play
Melissa from A Happy Stitch guest blogs at Michele Made Me with a tutorial showing how to stitch scraps of knit fabric into a scarf toy. More than just a scarf, it’s an open-ended plaything. It could be a tail, … Read More...
Tutorial: Sewing appendages onto a softie
Wendi Gratz of Shiny Happy World shows us how to add arms and legs (or tentacles) to a felt softie. Her video makes the process so easy to understand. See her tute.
Ribbon Embroidery Inspiration: Sandra M
I’m crazy for the block that Sandra M of Washington, USA, created with silk-ribbon embroidery, bits of trim, buttons, beads, and scraps of jewelry. What a sumptuous piece! To see a photo you can click to enlarge, go to the … Read More...
Crochet Butterfly Pattern and tutorial
Marie is a 33 year old gal living in East London and hosts her blog “Marie’s Making”. She loves making things, photography, design, crafts and most of all she loves screen printing. Today I ran across her darling butterfly that … Read More...
Stick that in your cactus
Eeep! A Happy Cactus pincushion! Want one? You can make one. Go to Urban Threads‘ tutorial for the skinny on how to embroider and sew him.
Staple Dress inspiration
To see the range of styles that can be made from one sewing pattern, check out the Staple Dress link-up over at Go Make Shit, a new collaborative blog for a group of talented and creative sewing bloggers. Last … Read More...
Stitch fabric birds and birdhouses
Tracey Lipman emailed to let us know about her new class at Doll Street Dreamers. She says,
… Read More...Learn to make your own fabric birdhouse and birds in this great class with something for everyone. From steampunk to quilting and lots
Rachel gets Lucky
Rachel of Imagine Gnats pays homage to the dimensional applique/embroidery hoops of one of her favorite artists (and ours), Lucky Jackson, with this stitchery for a crafters’ exchange. See her post to find out how she pulled it off… Read More...
DIY Floating Citronella Candles
Amy from Positively Splendid has instructions for this great spring/summer floating citronella candle DIY project over on her blog.
Technique: Embossed Foil
Here’s a cool idea I’ve not seen before, embossing on strips of metal foil tape. Mama Dini will show you how. I have lots of this tape for soldering jewelry, I’ll have to give this cool idea a try.… Read More...
Show an Old Item Some Love {Michaels RE-Love Challenge}
April is Earth Month, and it’s a great time for all of us to look around our homes and see if there are things we could be using differently or for a better purpose than we are currently.
In my … Read More...
Cabbage Patch Kid Cupcakes
Remember Cabbage Patch kids? I sure do. Mine was named Cassandra. And she was from Spain. My dad picked one up over there when he visited in the ’80s. Apparently they cost less overseas. Make Cabbage Patch cupcakes HERE at … Read More...
Cross Stitch Wall Hanging
I love to cross-stitch. So much so that I have stacks of finished projects that I can’t afford to get framed and they end up languishing in the drawer or tucked away in the closet in a storage bin. If … Read More...
50 Sunflowers Winner
We have a winner for the 50 Sunflowers
book, and it’s commenter number 48, Mona, who said she’s looking forward to some color with the coming of spring and summer.
Aren’t we all? Thanks so much to everyone who entered, … Read More...
Mini Baseball Cookie Pops
I know at least enough about baseball to know there is red stitching on the ball and the mitt is brown. And they make for some cute cookies. I made these bite-size baseball cookie pops for a little boy’s birthday … Read More...
How to make a recycled jar piggy bank
OK I’m a sucker for glitter animals so this recycled jar with glitter piggies is just too cute! Pop on over to the blog Homework to see the full tutorial on how to make a recycled jar piggy bank.
11 Craft Room Projects for Your Space
Whether you have an actual craft room or not, there are several projects here to help you organize and beautify your creative craft space. Do you have any tips or special ways you like to organize your craft supplies or … Read More...
Bird on a Wire Graham Cracker Cookies
I actually cupped my hand on my mouth when I glimpsed these. Should I admit that? Seems lame. But I love these. Jellybeans turned expressive birds on a wire? And easy to decorate graham crackers? See why I’m so lame? … Read More...
Cute as Can Be Strawberry Cookies
Every time I think I’ve found the cutest edible craft ever, you people go and up the ante. Strawberry sugar cookies. Bring it on, summer. Find the recipe and … Read More...