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.
There are five main “stories” in the issue, including odes … Read More...
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.
[photo from Cat Morley on Cut Out … Read More...
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...
How to Make Felt Fortune Cookies
What would be more impressive for your New Year’s Eve party than to have a Fortune Cookie for each of your guests; with an encouraging fortune tucked inside your lovely handmade cookies for everyone to take home with them? Helen … Read More...
Grab a cuppa: Results of 100 Day Hustle
It’s time for the crafters who joined Kelsey Sews’ 100 Day Hustle to show off what they’ve accomplished. And they’re doing it by linking up their finished projects over at Kelsey’s. I love this patchwork zipper pouch made by Beth … Read More...
Goat Girl
I just love this freebie from Brigitte Dadaux. There are several reasons I know – I have had goats at one point in my life, but the main reason is that every time I see it I feel compelled to … Read More...
Winter Candle Cake
Winter brings about the most delightful and creative ideas for decorations, especially for candle lovers. Michaels, the well-known arts and crafts retail chain, has come up with a unique and fun way to create a wintry candle cake. This project … Read More...
Project: Washi Tape Key Board
Tired of your boring black computer keys? Why not jazz them up with some washi tape?! Check out more about this fun idea over on the Stampington and Company website.
-Heather