Heather of In Love With Threads has documented the evolution of corsets with a charming series of original stitcheries. To help you understand the scale of this work of applique and embroidery, the finished piece is about 3″ x 5″! … Read More...
New kits make great holiday gifts
Orna Willis of Adorn tells us of a new series of products with lots of holiday potential. She says,
… Read More...We are all starting to have nightmares about holiday shopping. I know that when I find a great gift idea, one
Tutorial: Simply Colorful Coasters from scrap fabric
Amy DeCesare from Amy Made That! shares a tutorial over at Moda Bake Shop showing how to make her Simply Colorful Coasters. A square of printed fabric is stitched to the center of a solid, creating a window pane effect. … Read More...
Free pattern: V-neck raglan sleeve baseball tee
Melissa from Blank Slate Patterns and Melly Sews shares a free pattern for making a raglan sleeved baseball tee. The pattern is available in one size, small, with a finished bust at 34″ and hips at 36″. If you need … Read More...
Sparkling Caramel Apples
Such a simple, pretty concept to merely add red sprinkles and twigs to caramel apples, and look what you get. Darling apples. Find the how-tos HERE at Le Zoe Musings.
Tutorial: Gold button embellished sweater
Buttons don’t always have to be functional. They can also be used in a purely decorative fashion. Head over to BurdaStyle to find out how you can embellish a basic pullover sweater with gold buttons. The effect is a shape … Read More...
Pumpkin-Inside Pound Cake
Everything about this pumpkin pound cake with brown butter pecan icing is perfectly Fall. Don’t you want to know how the pumpkin inside this pound cake is so perfect? Find the recipe and step-by-step instructions, with photographs, HERE at She … Read More...
Project: Stamped Skirt
Here’s a quick and easy way to add some extra punch to a plain skirt, stamp on some polka dots! Best of all I bet you have the “stamp” already lying around, this cute idea uses pencil erasers! Find out … Read More...
Tiffany’s Themed Bridal Shower
If you love Tiffany Blue as much as I do, you’ll swoon over this gorgeous bridal shower featured at Glamour and Grace!
Book Page Tea Light Holder
Morning Creativity made these sweet tea light holders our of old book pages and recycled jars. The heart cutout really adds to the effect, don’t you think? Tutorial.
Thanksgiving Thankful Pumpkin
Made out of cardstock, this looks like a great idea to get your Thanksgiving “thanks” out. It also looks super simple to create and you could get little kids involved as well.
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{Wedding Mood Board} Winter Pear
A serene shade of silvery green highlights this lovely winter wedding board featured at The Perfect Palette. Very elegant!
Create Your Own Pattern
Have you ever wanted to stitch a little design, but you can’t find the perfect pattern anywhere? Well, this tutorial from Creating Really Awesome Free Things shows how to create your own free patterns using small images and graph paper. … Read More...
Top Ten Reusable Wedding Decorations
I love the idea of wedding decorations that can be used after the big day! Like these charming personalized vintage silverware pieces from Wooden Hive. You’ll find this and 9 other inspiring ideas for reusable decor at Emmaline Bride… Read More...
How to make a pumpkin lollypop centerpiece
More pumpkin goodness today! I think this would make a fun centerpiece for Thanksgiving.”Pop” on over to the blog Little Fishpond for the tutorial on how to make a pumpkin lollypop centerpiece.
Tutorial: Little girl’s pleated princess seam bodice
An from StraightGrain guest blogs in the Basic Bodice series at iCandy Handmade with a tutorial showing how to adapt a little girl’s basic bodice block to create princess seams and pleated front panel. She adds a simple pleated skirt … Read More...
Tutorial: Foldover clutch for an iPad
Kim from Oh, Sweet Joy! shares a tutorial over at Prudent Baby showing how to make a simple foldover clutch purse big enough to carry an iPad or other tablet. Go to her tutorial.
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Sewing tip: Keep bobbin thread on the bottom
Heather from Feather’s Flights has a quick tip to help keep your bobbin thread from peeking up on to the top of your fabric. She shows how to add a little extra tension to the bottom thread to keep it … Read More...
Tutorial: BBQ mitt and towel gift set
Lisa from A Spoonful of Sugar shows how to make a BBQ grill mitt and towel. If you have any guys on your Christmas list, this would make a great handmade present for them! Go to her tutorial to see … Read More...
Cutting Board Photo Frame
Shannon from Madigan Made created this totally fun way to repurpose a wooden cutting board into a modern photo frame. She’ll give you the how to on her post so be sure to head over to her blog for the … Read More...