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.
Tutorial: Two Ingredient Face Scrub
Another in the “can’t get much easier than this” series, how about a two ingredient face scrub using things you’re nearly sure to have in your kitchen? Amy of A Blossoming Life shares her frugal fab scrub perfect for winter’s … Read More...
Tutorial: Make your pants metallic
When I bought a pair of metallic silver skinnies for my 9 year old daughter for Christmas, I remember thinking how unfair it was that they didn’t come in MY size, too. Lucky for me, Liz from Cotton & Curls… Read More...
Tutorial: Secure thread ends on a serger or overlocker
I love, love, love my serger for making seams are already trimmed and finished for me. But what I don’t love is having to secure all the thread ends for each seam. But if you don’t do it, you run … Read More...
Snow Phoenix
The weather is turning unseasonably warm this week at my house, so I doubt this snow phoenix will be visiting anytime soon, but she looks deliciously fun to stitch. There are several color suggestions on the Aliolka blog so be … Read More...
Ombre Silverware Pocket
Here’s a simple project to dress up your table, no special sewing skills required. Make a pocket, decorated in ombre style, to hold your silverware. Here’s the tutorial at Maria just do it!: Ombre cutlery pocket.
Dip-Dyed Marshmallow Hearts
Woohoo! I have a new blog post up over at my other site. A feat given the whole newborn thing. Of course, these are super duper easy to make. Find the how-tos to make dip-dyed marshmallow hearts HERE at the … Read More...