It’s total turkey madness over at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons. Make turkey pot pies HERE (mmm, my favorite) and cupcake ice cream cone turkeys HERE.
Tutorial: Stitched feather placecards
Caroline from Salsa Pie shares a tutorial over at TerraSavvy showing how to stitch a feather placecard out of paper and felt. They’re pretty as placecards, but you could also use them to make a nice gratitude banner. (Just write … Read More...
Tutorial: Gathered lace cuffs
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shows how you can make a pair of gathered lace cuffs. They’d be a fancy accent for a dressy dress, but I bet the tween set would love to wear them casual with a long-sleeved … Read More...
Tutorial: Make Your Own Alphabet Stamps
These fun large Alphabet stamps are made using childrens foam letter found at the dollar store mounted onto squares of foam. What a quick and inexpensive way to personalise just about anything. Find out more over on The Cheese … Read More...
Tutorial | Thankful Instagram Display
Kimberly from A Night Owl takes you through the steps for creating this Thankful display using your favorite Instagram photos. Click here for all the details.
Inspiration du Jour | I Need Just Love
Good Enough to Eat – Craft in America
The Craft in America Study Center is curating another fabulous exhibit of crafters and artists pushing the boundaries of gallery art. This time, the collection is full of food crafting–appropriately titled “Good Enough to Eat”. The show will be in … Read More...
Maryland Mosaics is Having a Fall Sale!
For all of you mosaic folk it’s sale time over at Maryland Mosaics. I know I’m about to embark on a large mosaic project so I’m going to check out what kind of goodies they have to offer. I … Read More...
Bird’s Party Magazine Winter Issue is Out!
Each issue of Bird’s Party Magazine just gets better and better. The Winter Issue is now out, and you can find links to both the free online edition and the paper copy to purchase HERE. To quote myself when … Read More...
A Cake Pop for All 32 Football Teams
Remember back when I told you about those 32 exquisitely crafted cake pop helmets for every single football team that 1 Fine Cookie was going to make? HERE? Well all 32 are finally completed. Want to see your favorite … Read More...
Pictures on Pizza
What a fun and edible way for kids to make art… on their dinner. Find the idea to let kids “draw” pictures with toppings for pizza HERE at Partycraft Secrets.
Copycat Candybar Recipes
Phew, I just spent three amazing days being treated like royalty at a blogger’s summit at the Hershey’s complex, so this post is sort of fitting. (More on my Hershey’s trip later, when I’ve a chance to unpack and digest…literally.) … Read More...
Tutorial: Gathered tulle mini Christmas tree
Bridget from Wag Doll shows how to make a gathered tulle mini Christmas tree. The fluffy, sparkly tree would be gorgeous on a mantel or as part of a holiday tablescape. It’s cleverly built around a paper towel holder. Get … Read More...
Tutorial: Perfect pocket placement when using a sewing pattern
It’s easy enough to use a printed sewing pattern to cut the right shapes of fabric for a garment. Placement of pockets (or other details) where the pattern says to put them is a little more difficult. Carmel from Solomon… Read More...
Review: Bernina 780, part 2
Yesterday I told you about the temporary addition to my sewing room – the Bernina 780
. I described some of the more basic features and my general impressions of the machine. Today I want to talk about two stand-out … Read More...
Tutorial: Candy Cane Necklace
Rachel of LinesAcross sent me a cute clay candy cane tutorial. She turns her candy cane into a bow and hangs it from a length of chain for a necklace that’s perfect for the holidays. You hang the bow … Read More...
Chunked Candle Making
Candle Lit Life shares another candle making tutorial, this time for chunky candles. Made by pouring liquid wax into a mold with wax chunks already in place, these candles offer a unique look. Tutorial.
Knit a Colorful Hat for Cloudy Days
I get a lot of announcements from yarn companies and stores about new patterns, and I admit I ignore a lot of them. But this pretty hat caught my eye the other day and I wanted to share it with … Read More...
Review: Craft Activism: People , Ideas, and Projects from the New Community of Handmade and How You Can Join In
Craft Activism: People , Ideas, and Projects from the New Community of Handmade and How You Can Join In is such an inspiring book! If you have ever made anything then you know how good you feel after. Even better … Read More...
Tutorial: Mini quilt magnets
Louise of I’m Feelin’ Crafty said she created these mini quilt magnets after being inspired by another blogger’s tiny collection. Both sets are adorable and would make wonderful gifts. Louise shares step-by-step how she did it. Get the tutorial.… Read More...