Swedish blogger Victoria Brikho Lene Fors made this lovely wintry candle holder with ferns, chestnuts, and a jar she found at Ikea. This is a great way to add some natural elements to your winter home decor. Read more here… Read More...
Tutorial: Patriotic picnic placemat with a jeans cutlery pocket
Lisa from A Spoonful of Sugar made a patriotic picnic to celebrate Australian independence day (January 26). She started with a purchased placemat and added colorful trim and a jeans pocket for the cutlery. She shares a tutorial showing how … Read More...
Make A Bag series begins at Ikat Bag
LiEr from ikat bag kicks off her Make A Bag series. I am so excited!! Her intro post gives a peek at what you can expect from this series. It’ll cover the basic bag types, straps and handles, and structuring … Read More...
Tutorial: Doodle stitched snowflake ornaments
Debra and Nicole from Improv Diary, and authors of Improv Sewing, show how you can use the fancy stitches on your sewing machine (the ones that look pretty but you rarely get a chance to actually use) to … Read More...
Tutorial: Adapt a t-shirt pattern to make a baby boy cardigan
Kelli from True Bias shows how she adapted a basic t-shirt pattern to make a baby boy’s button up cardigan. She used the Flashback Skinny Tee by Made By Rae, but her adaptations will work with any t-shirt pattern. … Read More...
Tutorial: Banded ruffle cuff little girl pants
Destri from The Mother Huddle shows how to add a ruffled cuff to the bottom of a pair of little girl’s pants. It’s attached at the middle of the ruffle, so there are gathers at the top and the bottom. … Read More...
Techniques and More: Monthly Tags from Tim Holtz
Each month this year the amazing Mr. Tim Holtz will share a different tag, each filled with ideas, technique, product tips and more. His first tag of the year for January is now up on his blog along with detailed … Read More...
Ta Dah!: String quilt finished
Sarah of While They Snooze is celebrating finishing her second quilt ever – the first she gave away to a lucky sister. Glad she’s keeping this one. The design is a string, which she admits gave her some trouble when … Read More...
Wooden Lego Minifig – Thibaut Malet
Wooden toys have a sort of vintage nostalgia to them, but Thibaut Malet‘s Art Toy Project takes that nostalgia to new levels by creating precise wooden replicas of the popular Lego mini figurines. How cool is that? The project, … Read More...
Craftsy’s BOM and fabric giveaway
Planning to join Craftsy’s 2013 Free Quilt Block of the Month series? If you sign up through a special link at So Sew Easy by January 31st, you’ll be entered to win $100 of Robert Kaufman fabrics. That’s exciting! Go … Read More...
Recycle Sweaters: Make a Throw or Pillow
I love this idea and wish that wool sweaters were more available; but have been grabbed up at the goodwill shops with the popularity of recycling. During the summer hit all the garage sales for old moth eaten sweaters and … Read More...
Tutorial: Beaded fabric bangle bracelets
Alma Stoller shows how to make beaded fabric bangle bracelets. The colorful bangles are striking enough to be worn individually, but would also look great worn as a set. You’ll use long, narrow strips of fabric. I’m sure you can … Read More...
Tutorial: Teeny Tiny Snack Sacks
Roselee from Jane Of All Trades shows how to make her Teeny Tiny Snack Sacks. The itty reusable snack bags are just the right size for a small sack, perhaps a couple of cookies. Is that a Trefoil I spy … Read More...
Tutorial: Ruffled spiral pillow cover
Lelanie from To Sew With Love shows how to make a pillow cover with a large ruffled spiral embellishment. She used her ruffler foot to quickly create the long strip of ruffled fabric, but you could also baste and pull … Read More...
Freebie: Party Hat Printable
To help celebrate her birthday the amazing collage artist Claudine Hellmuth is sharing a fun free printable birthday party hat. Click here to download and PARTY ON!
-Heather
Easy Glitter Votive Holders
Julie at Coordinately Yours made these fun little glitter-dipped votive holders with a simple spray adhesive technique. Grab the tutorial.
Optical Glass House – Contemporist
I recently wrote about a solar glass roof…this post is about an Optical Glass House in Japan. The front of this building is made of borosilicate glass bricks which is a great choice because of their strength and ability to … Read More...
Mini Party Hat Cupcake Toppers
Why I love these: Yes, I do have a drawer full of random cupcake liners. And by full, I mean, I-can-barely-shut-the-drawer full. Now I have a use for them, I just need to wait for someone’s birthday. Find the how-tos … Read More...
Knitting as Physical Therapy
I came across a story that I think is kind of funny but also says a lot about how great handcrafts are. When filmmaker and writer McCal Roberts was involved in a freak kitchen accident in which his hand was … Read More...
Do What You Love
This motto from Kincavel Krosses is a great one to stitch and to live by. It will make a great addition to your office, your desk or be great to give as a gift. You can use the colors of … Read More...