If you have a spare piece of glass, some paint and one additional material I bet you have around you too can make a faux stained glass window. Pop on over to the blog Pink Stripey Socks to find out … Read More...
Tutorial: Sweater sleeve leggings for little girls
Disney from Ruffles and Stuff shows how she makes a pair of “sweggings” – sweater leggings – for a little girl. She uses the sleeves of an adult sweater, with the ribbed sleeve hems becoming the ankles of the leggings. … Read More...
Swoon worthy quilt by Myra
I love, love, love this quilt made by Myra Barnes of Busy Hands Quilts Etsy. She used a black background to show off Annie’s Farm Stand fabric. It works!
Image credit: Busy Hands Quilts
Tutorial: DIY fancy dish gloves
Dawn from Designed By Dawn Nicole guest blogs at The Happier Homemaker with a tutorial showing how to fancify a pair of dish gloves by adding a fabric ruffle. It won’t make the dishes get done any faster, but it … Read More...
Free pattern: Tacha’s ‘Yuletide Twist’ pillow
Tacha of Fat Quarterly shares how to make this quilted pillow as part of Moda Bake Shop’s 120-Minute Gift series. The pillow is shown on a quilt by the same name, Yuletide Twist. The quilt pattern is in Issue 11 … Read More...
Freebie: Snowman Digital Stamp
Pop on over to the Birdie Brown blog and grab this adorable Snowman and Man free digi stamp. Hurry, it’s only free for the month of November!
-Heather
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Free pattern: ‘Winter Solstice’
Corey of Little Miss Shabby designed this quilt pattern, Winter Solstice, saying she got her inspiration from the Kaleidoscope block. It’s to show off fabric collection Galeria Encantada by Gail Marie, for P&B Textiles. The pattern shows it made … Read More...
Rice Krispies Treats Pumpkins with a Surprise Inside
Not only do you get Rice Krispies Treats pumpkins with this one, but you get a way to use some of that leftover Halloween candy. Make Krispies treats pumpkins with a surprise inside HERE at Kitchen Fun with My 3 … Read More...
Fall Leaf Cookie Tutorial
The leaf (cookies), they are a’ falling. In the Northeast US right now, they are falling heavily. Under snow. Remember it’s still Fall, find a tutorial to decorate these beautiful leaf cookies HERE at Lizy B.
Tutorial | Gobble Gobble Globes
Your kids will have fun making these gobble gobble globes using their hands! You can also adapt this idea with scrapbooking papers too! Get all the details at I Love to Create.
Inspiration du Jour | Game Boy
Night Sky Mobile – Bored & Crafty
Bored & Crafty is working on a series of tutorials and ideas that all involve crafting with childhood toys! My favorite so far is this Night Sky Jackstone Mobile. Pretty and clever, I love the use of the jacks … Read More...
Giveaway: Learn to machine quilt with Wendy
Wendy of Ivory Spring talks on her blog about her experience making a video via Annie’s Online Classes. It’s a great read, and at the bottom of her post she announces she’s giving away a virtual seat in her class, … Read More...
Tutorial: Up-size a pleated skirt without adding fabric
Stacie from Yellow Spool shows how you can up-size a pleated skirt. You’ll need to make a new waistband, but otherwise you won’t be inserting any new fabric. Intrigued? Go to her tutorial to see how to do it.
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Textile eye candy alert
Chris Gray of Textile Butterfly took advantage of a midterm break in classes to make a road trip. Along the way, she captured images of gorgeous ethnic textiles–dozens of them. Go to her blog post to see all the lovely … Read More...
Sweet as honeysuckle
These honeysuckle blossoms, created by Melissa of Honey Bee’s Bliss, are so delicate and perfect they make me stroke my computer screen. Go to her blog post to see a larger view and to see the honeysuckle vine in context … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Ruffled pillowcase apron
Chris from Pickup Some Creativity shows how to make a ruffled apron out of a pillowcase. This is such a great idea!! The double-sided pillowcase makes a lined apron, using just a few cuts and leaving very little waste. You’ll … Read More...
Follow the redwork progress
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread has embarked on a new many-staged project that she’s sharing with us in a series of posts. If you want to track her progress on the Hungarian Redwork Runner from beginning to end, she’s … Read More...
Turkey Handprint Craft
Here’s a fun spin on the handprint turkey! My kids love using the different color foam paper…and everyone has TP rolls around the house:) Head on over to Cheap Green Mommy for the tutorial.
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DIY Birdfeeders {Kid Craft}
This is an oldie but goodie. I love simple crafts that are timeless. I wanted to post this tutorial because the photos are breathtaking and will definitely inspired you to want to make one! Head on over to sugar and … Read More...