Arlene White came up with a brilliant theme for her blocks for Crazy Quilt Journal Project 2013. She’s stitching the Twelve Days of Christmas! She shows us how the first two blocks came together. Go to her blog to see… Read More...
Tutorial: 20-minute skinny bow belt
Donnatella from Inspiration & Realisation shows how to make a skinny bow belt from leather cord. It’s a quick project. She made hers in just 20 minutes. Go to her tutorial.
[photo from Inspiration & Realisation]
Make a bunny or a bird
Your spring decor probably needs a bunny. Or a bluebird. Or both! Elizabeth of Creative Breathing shares her patterns and instructions for these sweet embroidered felt sculptures. Go to her blog post to get the designs.
Yoga Cookie Cutter Granola Bars
After our recent yoga cookie cutter
giveaway, I’ve kept up my visits to Yummi Yogi. And given I’ve been experimenting with homemade granola bars of late, naturally this Tree Pose granola caught my eye. Find the recipe HERE at Yummi … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a colorful woven clutch from a small throw rug
Anna from Plan B shows how to make a colorful woven clutch out of an inexpensive throw rug. The inside is fully lined, with a pocket to hold smaller items. You can add loops and metal rings to the ends … Read More...
Tutorial: Silk-ribbon fuchsias
Gerry Krueger‘s technique for creating these silk-ribbon fuchsias approaches stumpwork in that she creates all the parts and then assembles them onto her work. Beautiful results! Find out more about how she does it at her Older Rose blog … Read More...
How Allie plants a garden
Allie Aller (Allie’s in Stitches) is stitching a garden into her latest art quilt. Go to her blog post to find out more about how to stitch rows of cauliflower, onions, salad greens, and squash. So much fun!
Stitching people
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread shares a few thoughts and images of “figure embroidery (pictorial embroidery involving people).” Her brief survey is fascinating, and it looks as if she may have some in-depth technique posts in store for us. … Read More...
Inspiration: Mother Eagle
Katie of Mother Eagle interprets Deadly Henbane in stumpwork. Her post isn’t exactly a tutorial, but her photos and narrative give a good sense of her technique. And you’re going to want to see the images in full size and … Read More...
Winter Brunch
Beat the snowy winter blues with this winter brunch. Good food, a few friends, and you are set to go.
The food is real, the party is small scale, and the whole thing is doable. But still beautiful the way … Read More...
Project: Paper Nest
Claudine Hellmuth has a terrific idea for using up shredded scraps of papers, she turned them into wonderful little paper birds nests! I can picture using all kinds of colorful pattern paper shreds to make some really fun nests for … Read More...
Etsy Shop Feature: lesJOLIE
Today’s post features New York Artist Ardita Jani. Ardita specializes in making custom wedding accessories, paintings, iPhone cases, and handmade jewelry. She owns a newly opened etsy shop “lesJOLIE” where she sells her handmade jewelry. Take a look … Read More...
Cross Stitch App
Snap Spot blog features photo apps and today they featured an app that turns photos into cross stitch patterns. Non stitchers can use this app to create a cool filter, but those who stitch can import photos or clip art … Read More...
Lisa Solomon author of Knot Thread Stitch class and book signing at Sew L.A.
If you are in the Southern California area and like to stitch up personal and cute projects check out this special class followed by a book signing party with Lisa Solomon author of Knot Thread Stitch: Exploring Creativity through Embroidery … Read More...
Easy Felt Carrot Garland (Easter Craft Idea) Tutorial
The Easter Bunny will rush to your house when he sees all these splendid Carrots greeting him. Amy of “Positively Splendid” has a complete tutorial for her sweet “Easy Felt Carrot Garland” for you to follow. Amy has three children … Read More...
Pin of the Week: Ways to Knit Ruffles
This week’s favorite from the vaults of my knitting board on Pinterest is a post from Tricksy Knitter on how to knit ruffles. As you can see from the picture there are tons of different ways to add a … Read More...
Candy and Crafts: Easter Bunny Pops
And here we have the best combination of kid-friendly crafting and edibles: Candy and crafts bunny pops for Easter. Find the instructions to make them HERE at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons.
Spring Hop Along PEEPS Party and Giveaway… 22 PEEPtastic Treat Ideas
Won’t you join me for a Spring hopalong PEEPS party? There’s a PEEPtastic giveaway, too. Michelle of Sugar Swings! Serve Some and Christi of Love From the Oven gathered a whole lotta bloggers together to celebrate PEEPS today. Each blogger … Read More...
Recycled Bottle Party Lanterns
Are you surprised to learn that these pretty party lanterns were made from empty plastic bottles? I was! I found a fun tutorial for making these thrifty beauties over at Craftbits.com. They were created by Ama, author of … Read More...
Tutorial: Burlap and metallic tote
Jessica from The Sewing Rabbit shares a tutorial over at Craftaholics Anonymous with a tutorial showing how to make a spring tote. The bag is made from a pastel burlap, with a shiny gold foil shape ironed on. She shows … Read More...