Sew4Home shows how to make this long ruffled scarf out of lightweight rayon fabric. It’s made from two layers so it looks good on top and bottom. An elastic casing gathers it up into a long ruffle. Go to their … Read More...
Project: Winter Girl with Bird Card
This winter greeting card is just adorable, I love the pretty velum snowflakes! Find directions for making it over on the Stampendous blog.
-Heather
Finding the right marker for colouring skin can be exceptionally hard, with 36 different skin color … Read More...
Homemade Hostess Cupcake Hearts
If you’ve a love of Hostess cupcakes, you can make them yourself and manipulate them for any holiday. See? Hearts. (I’m not picturing Christmas trees and bunnies.) Make homemade Hostess cupcake hearts HERE at Sugar Swings!.
Football Field Taco Bowl and more Football Food Links
Hey there! You know my husband, he loves tacos. So, when I mentioned the “taco bowl,” he was all in. But throw in a football theme, and this idea just hit it out of the park for him. I mean, … Read More...
“Love” That Wreath
Sher has created yet another crocheted wreath in her series. This one hides a secret. Before you make this one for your sweetie for Valentine’s Day, you can make the one on the other side to celebrate the snows of … Read More...
Event: Dare to Dresden blog hop
The Dare to Dresden blog hop is in progress. I cannot wait to see what participants make with their Dresdens. Go to Quilt Monster in my Closet to get the schedule.
Tutorial: In Love pincushion
Nati of Nati’s Little Things did a guest post at Riley Blake’s Cutting Corners blog showing how she made her tiny pincushion. She paper pieced the pillow front using fabric from the Sweetest Thing collection. Lovely. Get the tutorial.… Read More...
Crazy Quilting patchwork hearts for Valentine’s Day
If you love quilting and are looking for a fun and unique way to celebrate Valentine’s Day, then you’ll definitely want to check out these crazy patchwork hearts! Not only are they perfect for adding a touch of whimsy to … Read More...
Tutorial: Handmade Hearts
The sweet sentiment behind the making of these hearts is perfect for Valentine’s Day! And this is one of those tutorials that goes to show you can get a lovely visual result with simple techniques and careful choices of colours … Read More...
Project: Stamped Valentine
Find directions for making this wonderful blocked Valentine card by Julia Stainton over on Ellen Hutson’s blog.
-Heather
Melted Crayon Rain Silhouette
I’m in love with this portrait. We’ve seen plenty of melted crayon art , but this one actually uses crayons inside a glue gun to get the effect. You can get the instructions here — I feel melty. | Light&Spoon… Read More...
Giveaway: 12 fat quarters of organic Micro Mod fabric line
Maureen Cracknell Handmade hosts a giveaway for Stash Modern Fabric this weekend. They’re giving away a 12 fat quarter bundle from the MicroMod line by Rob Bancroft for Cloud9 Fabrics. The collection is 100% certified organic cotton printed with low … Read More...
Tutorial: Hanging dish towel using your scrap fabrics
Donna from Once Upon A Sewing Machine shows two ways to make a hanging dish towel. One method is sewing a topper from fabrics in your fabric stash. The other uses crochet to create the topper. Go to her blog … Read More...
Tutorial: Quick fix for an outgrown coat
Cindy from Siestas and Sewing shows a quick fix for a winter coat that had grown too small for her daughter. It fit everywhere except for the length of the arms, so she created fabric cuffs to extend the length … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric stamping makes awesome jeggings
Katy from No Big Dill shares a tutorial over at It’s Always Autumn shows how some simple stamping turns a pair of unloved, plain jeggings into awesomeness. It’s a no-sew project because she starts with a pair of store-bought jeggings. … Read More...
Freebie: Mermaid Digital Stamp
A.J.’s Digi Shoppe has a lovely mermaid digi stamp to download for free, click here.
-Heather
Looking for more digital stamps? Check out the digital stamps at Design Bundle
12 Lessons for Selling at Shows and Fairs – Resin Obsession
This is an older post, but I love sharing this kind of thing when I find it in case anyone missed it initially. Resin Obsession blogged about the 12 lessons learned from selling jewelry at art shows and craft fairs… Read More...
Floral Bookplate {Free Printable}
We have a large children’s book library in our home, and these bookplates are perfect for them! You can get these adorable book plates from my poppet…and print as many as you need! You will probably also want to … Read More...
‘Play Teacher’ Kit
One of my favorite make believe things to do as a child was to pretend I was a teacher. I think there was something about feeling like I had authority over my dolls and stuffed animals, and I also got … Read More...
PB Inspired French Pillow
This pretty French postcard pillow drew inspiration from a similar look available at Pottery Barn. I actually like this version better! There’s a free pattern too in case you would like to make one of your own. See it here … Read More...