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
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 how-tos HERE at Munchkin Munchies.
If you love baking with … Read More...
Tutorial: Assembling the pages of a PDF pattern
Digital patterns. They satisfy my need for an immediate purchase (no waiting on shipping times), but you do have to assemble them yourself from the pages of printouts. Susan from Living With Punks gives her tips and tricks for piecing … Read More...
Awesome Star Wars Cake. Awesome Inside and Out.
I’m a little overtaken by the chocolate Star Wars awesomeness of this cake. Let’s break it down a bit: No fondant is involved. Covered in chocolate ganache. The Death Star is rocky road. You have your chocolate Han Solo in … Read More...
Tutorial: Reverse applique bling patched jeans
Katie from The Crafty Blog Stalker added rock star personality to a pair of her daughter’s jeans, using Bling on a Roll and a reverse applique technique. It’s a fun look for tweens! Go to her blog for the tutorial… Read More...
Pinwheel Swirl Cookies
Everything is better in swirl form. Why are swirls so great? Even the word, “swirl,” sounds awesome. Make colored dough pinwheel cookies HERE at Sugarkissed.net. And find bonus stained glass pinwheel cookies.
A Week of Eggo Ideas
And Eggos
are on my daughter’s short list of “foods I eat.” The guru of cool food for kids, especially breakfast, seems the perfect person to create seven days of fun morning meals (and snacks and lunch and dinner and … Read More...
Tutorial: Modern Peasant Dress for girls
Jamie from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom shares a tutorial for making her Modern Peasant Dress for girls. She gives the basic peasant dress a twist with a longer, puffier sleeves and a waist cinched with a wide sash. … Read More...