Etcetorize shares this awesome tutorial for sprucing up a simple candle with real fall leaves. This project reminds me of the real-leaf candle holder project I shared a few weeks ago, but is done completely differently- learn how.
Free Sewing Pattern: : Rosy Ladyshorts panties
Amy from Cloth Habit shares a free pattern for making a pair of lace trimmed panties. She calls them her Rosy Ladyshorts. The pattern is available in sizes 0-14 (hips 32″ – 46″). Go to her blog for the free … Read More...
Tutorial: Add a neck bow tie to a t-shirt
Emily from Replicate Then Deviate guest blogs in the Top-toberfest series at Made By Me & Shared With You with a tutorial showing how to add a bow tie to the neckline of a t-shirt. It’s cute on tops for … Read More...
Tutorial: Leather loyalty card pocket
Staci from Crafty Staci shows how to make a small pocket to hold all of your store loyalty cards. A button and elastic closure keeps them from sliding out. She used scrap leather to make hers, but if you don’t … Read More...
How to make recycled soda bottle Halloween cloche
Over at the blog Crafts ‘n Coffee there is a fun tutorial on how to make recycled soda bottle cloches with a Halloween theme. The eyeball cloche tutorial can be seen in this post.
Looking for more Halloween Crafts? … Read More...
Free Pattern: Lush Button-Up Cowl
I love sharing the free patterns the Sweater Babe offers for a limited time each month, and this one is a cutie, as usual. The Lush Button-Up Cowl features a leafy lace pattern and deep ribbing with large buttons.
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A Handmade Christmas
This is such a charming book that if you craft gifts other than crocheted, you’ll want to nab a copy of it for yourself. Many of the projects are fiber based, but there is also knitting, paper crafting and some … Read More...
DIY Wood Matting – Eat.Sleep.Make
The rustic look is still huge right now and I love it when bloggers find subtle ways to incorporate wood textures. Like this beautiful wood matting by eat.sleep.make. Wood matting adds a little extra something to any framed piece … Read More...
Felt Elf tutorial, Christmas décor
I was just introduced to “Just Crafty Enough” hosted by Kathy and Susi who live some distance from each other and decided to start this blog to craft together and share with us. They love to craft whether it’s knitting, … Read More...
Surf’s Up
Surf’s up at Hancock’s House of Happy with a great beach-y-themed chart with surf-tastic charm. Check out the neat project.
Free Pattern: Stash-o-motastic Fingerless Gloves
I love fingerless gloves, and I love stash-busting patterns, so there’s no doubt I’m smitten with the Stash-o-motastic Fingerless Glove pattern offered by Donna Herron, aka purl3agony.
These cuties regularly switch colors and stitch patterns, which adds texture as well … Read More...
Tutorial: Finish off serger thread chains at the end of a seam
When you’ve got thread chains at the end of serged seams, you can’t just cut them off or the seams will start pulling apart. You’ll need to finish off the ends of the seam without cutting the threads short. Carmel … Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl’s dress with pieced stripe skirt
Teresa from Crafting In My Closet shows how she made this fun Halloween dress for her young daughter. The skirt is pieced from strips cut from 5 fat quarters. You could also hit your scrap bin for the strips, … Read More...
Tutorial: Welt pocket on a seam line
Heather Lou from Closet Case Files shows how she added a welt pocket at the seam line on a cape she made. Go to her tutorial.
[photo from Closet Case Files]
Tutorial: Stitched spiderweb votive wrap
Nicole Blum from Improv Diary, and co-author of Improv Sewing, shows how to use your sewing machine to draw a spiderweb design on a scrap of fabric, and then how to turn your spiderweb fabric into a votive wrap. … Read More...
Tutorial: Quilted eyeglass or rotary cutter case
Lindsay fromThe Cottage Mama turns her blog over to her mama for a guest post. She shows how to make a quilted case to hold either a pair of eyeglasses or a rotary cutter. Get the how-to.
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Halloween Knife Block Cutouts
After a short blogging break, Scott from What I Made returns with this fun project for Halloween. Knife block cutouts Mummy and Frankenstein style! Be sure to check out the instructions here — Slightly spooky knife-block cutouts.
DIY: Deodorizing Disks
We all have somewhere in our homes that could smell a bit fresher…and now, thanks to Jillee from One Good Thing, we now have the secret for making these deodorizing disks ourselves. And it’s easy! Get her easy recipe … Read More...
Product Review: Martha Stewart Home Office
Did you know that Martha Stewart has branched out into designing office supplies? These lovely new products, Martha Stewart Home Office with Avery, have all the beauty, function and quality you’ve come to expect from Martha.
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Luxury CP Soap Tutorial
Almond milk, goat’s milk, mango butter…this is one luscious sounding soap! This is Cee Gee from Oil & Butter‘s first ever step-by-step tutorial and it’s really well done. If you’ve ever wanted to do a 100% milk soap, this … Read More...
