I’m especially smitten that these vintage-inspired cake toppers are crafted from pine cones. Meant for a wedding cake topper, methinks these could be for any occasion. Find the step-by-steps to craft your own HERE at Limn and Lovely.
DIY Mercury Glass Candle Holders
Craft Habit‘s Meagan made these cool and on-trend faux mercury glass candle holders. If you want to make these awesome holders for your home, visit her tutorial to learn how.
Snowman Pretzels
This whole cute-chocolate-things-on-pretzel trend has me hooked. And these are pretty much the cutest-chocolate-things-on-pretzels I’ve seen. Find the how-tos to make snowman pretzels HERE at Hungry Happenings.
20 Creative E-Session Ideas
Need some inspiration to make your engagement photos unique? Cynthia at Poptastic Bride rounded up 20 fun & funky ways to do just that! Get all the details here.
How to make wooden snowmen
I was going to try to make a “totally square” joke her but really this little family of snowmen made out of recycled bits of 4×4’s are just too cute! Thanks to Amy Jo for sharing them over at her … Read More...
Tutorial: T-shirt dress with A-line or circle skirt variations
Head over to One Little Minute for a tutorial showing how to adapt a basic t-shirt pattern to turn it into a dress. She shows how to make a simple A-line t-shirt dress (wear it plain, or belted), but my … Read More...
Tutorial: Two-tone leggings for girls
These two-tone leggings by Disney of Ruffles & Stuff are so cool! She shares a tutorial showing how she made them. Go to her tute.
[photo from Ruffles & Stuff]
Tutorial: Perfect Pajama Pants
Melissa from Melly Sews kicks off a month long series at The Sewing Loft in which she’ll show you how to draft and sew her Perfect Pajama Pants. You’ll need a pair of pajama pants that fit the way you … Read More...
Tutorial: Fleece ear warmer headband
Amber from Crazy Little Projects shows how to make a fleece ear warmer headband. It takes just a little bit of fleece, 1/8 yard or less, so you may have it already in scraps left over from previous fleece projects. … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Itty bitty coat for a newborn baby
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shows how she made an itty bitty coat for her newborn baby girl. The fleece jacket is fully lined and has a collar. She drafted the pattern using a basic bodice and sleeve as a starting point. … Read More...
75 Free Printables for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching, but there’s still lots of times to check out this list of links to 75 free Valentine’s printables you can use for the holiday. Click here to go to the post on Craftionary
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Freebie: ATC Backgrounds
You can download these lovely vintage inspired ATC (artist trading cards) sized background for free over at the With Wild Abandon blog.
-Heather
January Photo-A-Day Prompts from Pixels & Co.
Are you doing a photo-a-day challenge this month, (or even the entire year)? This list of photo prompts for January from Pixels & Co can help to keep you motivated! Click here to go to the original posting.
Tutorial | Baby Dresser Card in Two Versions
Learn how to make this cute dresser card to welcome a new baby. The tutorial from Crafting Rebellion uses a shape from Silhouette, also shows a pink option for the card. This could also be a cute embellishment … Read More...
Inefficiency is good for the creative soul
Terry Grant of And Sew it Goes gives advice on how to live well this year and it’s not what we’ve all been reading. Her steps to not getting all that much done and enjoying the hell out of life… Read More...
Giveaway: Quilt-y book at Auntie Pami’s
This is a new book, Modern Quilts from the Blogging Universe inspired by us bloggers. And blogger Auntie Pami’s Quilting Adventures is giving away a copy. Visit the blog post to enter the contest by January 13, 2013.
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Alto sewing machine
This is Alto, an intuitive sewing machine created by design student Sarah Dickins. She explains in a video how her machine solves three common problems novice sewers experience in learning to use a typical machine. They are threading the needle, … Read More...
Snow Globe Spice Shakers
I have to find these genius “snow globe” spice jars
, because I must own them in my lifetime. I’m utterly smitten with the design. From Qualy Designs, they are available as a set of four animals or set … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric & tulle skirt for an 18″ doll
Ashley from Make It and Love It must be reading my mind. Here I am in the middle of a doll clothes making binge, and she posts a tutorial showing how to make a gathered fabric and tulle skirt for … Read More...
Edible Finger Paint
So you don’t have to worry if those little, paint-covered hands reach the mouth… edible finger paint! How smart. Find the recipe HERE at Laughing Kids Learn.