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...
Free pattern: Coco bag
Feeling the need for a new spring bag? Christine from ChrisW Designs shares a free pattern for her Coco bag. The angled piecing mixes two fabric prints on the outside of the bag. Inside, it’s lined and has a pocket … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY wall mounted drop leaf cutting table
Kathleen from Grosgrain has a new cutting table for her sewing space. It’s attached to the wall and folds out when she wants to use it, and folds up when she doesn’t. If you’re looking at the photo and thinking, … Read More...
How Rae organizes her sewing patterns
With spring cleaning in the air and an eye toward my disorganized piles of sewing patterns, I found this post by Rae from Made By Rae. It’s her guest post at Pink Castle Fabrics where she shows how she … Read More...
Project: Stamped Notes and Holder
Here’s a pretty way to keep track of notes, tuck this stamped holder inside your purse. Find step by step directions and a video tutorial from Maureen Plut at Splitcoast Stampers.
-Heather
New Rope Pillar Candles at Pottery Barn
Pottery Barn has some gorgeous new candles coming out as part of their summer collection. Click here for more shots of these beauties.
Kids craft: Button Votives
Amy at Mod Podge Rocks! designed this really nice decoupage votive with kids in mind. Head on over to her blog to learn how to make these with the kiddos.
Sewing Machine Freebie
Sewing rooms and sewing corners were just meant to be decorated, weren’t they? This free chart from Happiness is Cross Stitching is perfect for that task. It presents the iconic image of the Singer in a small form perfect for … Read More...