Candlemaking in general is a lot easier than people realize, and with an easy added step, you can impress your friends with snow-covered candles. Martha Stewart shares how.
Idea file: Long-sleeved polo refashion
Hanna fromPearls & Scissors shows the cute short-sleeved top that she refashioned from a long-sleeved polo. It’s amazing how different the top looks when you remove the collar and the long sleeves. Read more about her refashion on her blog.
[via Merrick’s Art]
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2013 Band Sampler
Lady Kell of Kincavel Krosses has released her annual band sampler so it is time to get stitching! What a great way to ring in the new year. You can stitch it in the color you want on the fabric … Read More...
DIY Week at Glamour & Grace
The beautiful blog Glamour & Grace shared a week of DIY inspiration with project ideas for brides of all sorts! I love the Vintage Bride theme of course, but they’re all gorgeous! Links to each theme are shared below:
Tutorial: Reversible sleep mask
Amy from Clippie Dips shows how to make a reversible sleep mask. It uses small pieces of fabric, so you can raid your scrap bin for fabric you need to make one. Get the tute.
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Tutorial: Bag a jacket lining
Jen Beeman from Grainline Studio shows how the professionals line a jacket. They “bag” it. This method produces a professional finish with very little hand sewing. Go to her blog for the tutorial.
[photo from Grainline]
{Monday Moods at DIY Weddings} Grayed Jade
This lovely inspiration board from Things Festive features a soft, fresh mint green with gray undertones that feels so modern yet serene and elegant. I especially love the stacked cake with geometric patterns!
Check Out a Sneak Peek of the New Vogue Knitting
The preview for the winter issue of Vogue Knitting just came out, and there are a lot of goodies in there if you’re looking to warm up for the season.
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New Year’s Eve Party Ideas and Free Printables
If you need some last minute New Year’s Eve party planning help, be sure to check out this bright, colorful, sparkly party over at Bird’s Party Blog. There are a billion jillion ideas AND free printables! Find it HERE… Read More...
New Year’s Resolution Cookies
This year I resolve to actually make a New Year’s resolution. Maybe. I don’t know. Perhaps these cookies would help. Make New Year’s resolution cookies HERE at Cake Whiz.
Freebie: New Years Digital Stamps
The Graphics Fairy has two fun retro New Years digis to download for free, click here.
-Heather
Looking for more digital stamps? Check out the digital stamps at Design Bundle
Glitter Pendant
Emily is sharing her tutorial for glittery no-skill-required pendants. See Emily’s easy tutorial at Crap at Crafts.
Last Minute New Year’s Eve Ideas
This post is for those of you ambitious enough to throw together a party for tonight! I’m not having a party but I do plan to use a few of these ideas to decorate a bit. Once I take my … Read More...
Peas in a Pod…an Off Mandrel Lampwork Tutorial from Soda Lime Times
Here’s another lampwork tutorial from Soda Lime Times and it’s off mandrel. For those of you not familiar with the term it means you”re not building a bead on a mandrel, you’re working directly on the glass and there’s no … Read More...
How to make a glowing gift bag
These bags are Halloween themed but I bet they would look just as awesome with a Christmas, Valentine, or Birthday theme. Not to mention on New Years! Imagine showing up at a New Year’s eve party with a glowing bag … Read More...
Tutorial: Bear zippered coin purse
Cat Morley shares a template and tutorial over at Cut Out + Keep for making this super cute bear zippered coin purse. Get the template and tute at Cut Out + Keep.
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Inspiration: New Years Flute Decoration
This fun table decoration uses a champagne flute with stamped imagesadded for a great New Years party idea. Visit My Paper Passion for more info, please note you’ll need to translate the page from Dutch.
-Heather
Free pattern: Purse for an 18″ doll
Ingrid from Karatootie recently surprised her daughter with a trip to an American Girl store to pick out a doll for her birthday. Her daughter is so in love with her new doll, that mama made her a new purse. … Read More...
Tutorial: Tiered cake pincushion with magnetic pin catcher
Allegory from Sew Allegorical shares a tutorial over at Riley Blake Designs’ Cutting Corners College showing how to make a tiered cake pincushion. The tiers use magnets to hold together, so they’re easily stacked and unstacked. The magnet at the … Read More...
Tutorial: Adapt a t-shirt pattern to make a cardigan
Caila from Caila-Made shows how she adapted a basic t-shirt pattern to create this cardigan for her young daughter. It has a single button at the top for a closure. The edges are all finished with an easy raw-edge binding. … Read More...