Aimee from Clones N Clowns shows another quick and easy t-shirt refashion. In this one, she replaces the regular t-shirt sleeves with triangles cut from a vintage scarf. The lightweight scarf fabric makes drapey, floaty sleeves. Go to her blog … Read More...
How To: Easter Bunny Hand Puppet
Here is another great technique to recycle an old wool sweater; make an “Easter Bunny Puppet” with Cintia of “My Poppet”. Cintia says “it requires minimal sewing skills, and if you don’t have a sewing machine, it is a small … Read More...
Project: Sunshine Card
I am SO ready for a little sunshine! How about you? JJ Bolton shares how she made this bright, sunny card and how she used a scoring board to get the embossed sun rays over on The CLASSroom blog.… Read More...
Antler Candle Holder
These swell antler candle holders are a DIY project, and not one that’s out of reach skill-wise for your average crafter! A Daily Something has some great instructions on how to get this look for your home.
Tutorial: Add hidden side pockets to skirts, pants, and dresses
Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how you can add hidden side pockets to a finished garment. It can be a skirt, a pair of pants, or a dress. As long as it has side seams, it’s possible … Read More...
DIY Tea Tin Candles
Want to learn how to convert an empty tea tin into a candle? Look no further than this tutorial from the Hello Home Blogge.
Tutorial: Sew a pair of ballet flats
Kataryna from Chibi Designs and Sew Chibi shows how you can sew up a pair of ballet flats. It takes just 30 minutes and you can make them for kids and adults. They’re fast enough to make that you can … Read More...
Pinwheel Tutorial
Pottery Barn Kids had a whole Easter Celebration all laid out for us. I want to show you some of my favorite pieces. These sweet pinwheels are one of the featured table decorations. They give us a step by step … Read More...
DIY: Juliet’s Felt Flower Halo Video and instructional Tutorial
Aiko of “Hapy Friends Shoppe” is sharing her wonderful easy tutorial to make realistic looking felt flowers. Also you can turn it into a halo (hair accessory) which she shows in her video tutorial or pin it on the hair. … Read More...
Tutorial: Cut-in horizontal pleated sleeves
LiEr from ikat bag shows how she drafted the pattern for the unique pleated sleeve that appears in the princess dress she made for her daughter. The dress is actually her re-imagining of the vintage dress pattern she received … Read More...
Technique: Wedding Card with Airbrushing
Tobi Crawford will show you how to get a pretty and soft colored edge on your cards using an air brush system, click here to visit the Stampendous blog for more info.
-Heather
Looking for more Wedding themed papers and … Read More...
GlaDOS Ceiling Lamp – Instructables
I don’t know if I’d feel comfortable with a GlaDOS ceiling lamp watching over me, but it’d be a pretty crazy conversation piece. Thanks to Instructables user dragonator, you can create one of your own. You can check out the … Read More...
Fabric8 Contest – Spoonflower and Robert Kaufman Fabrics
Alright closet textile designers! Here’s your chance to design a collection of fabrics for Robert Kaufman Fabrics! The Fabric8 2013 contest is accepting entries now through the 23 of April. To enter, you must register with Spoonflower and upload your … Read More...
Bunny ‘Butt’
I have blogged before about the cute Turkey Butt pins I’d made. I hadn’t seen the Bunny Butt until I was sent a link to this blog in French. Well, once upon a time, I read French fluently. … Read More...
Free pattern: Boston Star block
T.G.I.F. This quilt block – the Boston Star by Erik Homemade – is part of Craftsy’s Free Pattern Friday series. I love the red, white and blue color scheme he used for it. Go HERE to get the free download.… Read More...
The Friesen Project
I’m a little late writing about this because Katie has been knee deep in the Friesen Project for ages now but late to the party or not, here’s the deets:
… Read More...In a nutshell it’s 52 weeks spent devouring Christi Friesen’s
Primitive quilt in moodier shades
The drama in this quilt comes from the contrasting values, not the colors which are on the subdued side. I found this beauty at Martingale’s online shop in the book “At Home with Country Quilts – 13 Patchwork Patterns” by … Read More...
Pattern: Grandma’s Stars quilt
Timna Tarr of Q Tailored Quilts received a stack of star blocks pieced together some forty years ago by her grandmother. Timna added smaller connecting stars also on a black ground and stitched all the blocks into the beautiful quilt … Read More...
Paper Mache Spring Hats
I think after the long winter everyone is having, people are ready to move forward into Spring. This adorable hat is the perfect way to usher in Spring or at least feel a little like it has arrived! You can … Read More...
Homemade Passover Seder Plates
I love the way these plates look, don’t you? How fun would it be to go over every aspect of the Seder meal and the symbolism of each food while making these plates. Then when they are finished, you can … Read More...