If you have been shopping lately you may have noticed that simple shapes are popular in jewelry design this season. Keeping with that trend, Alyssa Ki created this simple bar necklace using a few supplies and a couple of crafty … Read More...
Seven tips for straight line quilting success
Megan of Canoe Ridge Creations is a fan of straight line quilting. She explains,
… Read More...It gives such a fresh & modern feel and can be used in so many different projects and patterns. Straight-line quilting also creates a great texture,
Freebie: French Rabbit print
Just in time for Easter, Karen of The Graphics Fairy shares with her readers this 1830s French Natural History rabbit print. I could see this as the center of a table runner or long pillow. No doubt, my project would … Read More...
DIY Fan Felt Necklace
Anne from “Copy Craft” blog was inspired to create a knock-off version of this Anthropologie necklace.
Anne shows how to make a necklace like this in her tutorial “Felt Fan Necklace.” You can use any colored felt that … Read More...
Easter Spring Chicks and Mini felt bunnies’ tutorials
Jane of “Buzzmills” has the sweetest Easter tutorials for her “Spring Chicks” and her “Mini felt bunnies”! She has complete instructions for both projects with pattern templates and they will dress up your Easter baskets or tables. Check out Jane’s … Read More...
Tutorial: Fan shaped zippered coin purse
Anna from Plan B shows how to make a fan shaped zippered coin purse. She uses radiating lines of contrasting stitching to recreate the lines of the fans. A coordinating tassle hangs from the zipper pull. Go to her tutorial… Read More...
Tutorial: Off the shoulder ruffle tee
Aimee from Clones n Clowns shows how to refashion a plain t-shirt to give it an off the shoulder ruffle. The tutorial is part of her 30 Days, 30 Tee-shirts series. Go to her tute.
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Tutorial: Studded bleached cutoffs from “mom” jeans
Justine from Sew Country Chick shows how she made these bleached and studded cutoffs out of a pair of thrifted high waisted jeans. Who knew “mom” jeans could look this cool? Go to her blog for the tute.
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Project: Travel Card with Ribbon Accent
Karen at Dreaming and Creating shares how she made this lovely travel themed card with instructions for making a pretty gathered ribbon embellishment.
-Heather
Colors make this baby quilt
Anorina of Samelia’s Mum is making this quilt for a baby girl about to be born to a friend. I love her color choices, they make the quilt. A WIP (work in progress), I cannot wait to see it quilted. … Read More...
DIY: Easter Egg Bath Bombs
My bath bombs have traditionally, well, bombed. But I’m definitely going to give these a try because the packaging is just so fun. Stephanie at Henry Happened shares her secrets for shaping, coloring and storing. Find it here.
DIY: Domino Lip Balm
I’m sure I’m dating myself, but I grew up playing dominoes…how cool to find lip balm that looks like a domino. Wouldn’t these be fun in an Easter basket? Anne-Marie, aka The Soap Queen, has an easy step-by-step tutorial … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrap Happy Bookends
Cute alert! Maddie of Badass Quilters Society shows on her blog how to make these scrappy book ends – love the red piping. How adorable for any sewing space and as the project title suggests, a great way to use … Read More...
Wooden Egg Candle Holder
Hello Lidy made this adorable, adorable, adorable set of dipped wooden egg candle holders. How wonderful would these simple beauties look on an Easter dinner table? Grab the DIY.
Pastel Easter Popcorn
Really pastel. Like, perfectly pastel. And perfectly Easter. And it’s popcorn. Not just for Halloween now… Make pretty Easter popcorn HERE at The Enchanted Oven.
Looking for some amazing Popcorn flavors? Check out these yummy and amazing variety of… Read More...
Birthday Cake Box
Looking for a splashy alternative way to wrap? Here it is! Plaid On-line is a supply company. But it doesn’t stop there. They have some great feature projects to help give you ideas of what to do with the supplies. … Read More...
March Horoscope Heart
If you are a Pisces, then this heart design might just capture your heart. Of course, if you need a gift for someone who is a Pisces, this is perfect for that too. There’s also the option of collection these … Read More...
Stitch of the Week: Feather and Fan
A few days of warmer weather (followed rapidly by cooler, rainy days) has me in the mood for spring, and for some reason spring knitting means lace to me.
I’m not the kind of girl who’s going to spend months … Read More...
Totally Edible Carrot Cupcakes
And on a sweet bed of dirt, too. It would be so easy to eat my carrots this way. Make carrot cupcakes in an edible carrot cupcake wrapper HERE at Hungry Happenings.
Honey Do project yields sewing table extension
What’s supporting this quilt? It’s a table extension that Amy of And Sew We Craft said she couldn’t afford store-bought, thus prompting her to ask her hubby to make one. He did, for under $50 in materials. And I’ll give … Read More...