Linda from Craftaholics Anonymous shows how to use a small wooden frame (you know, the ones you find at the craft store in the unpainted wood aisle?) to make a cute little pincushion. Instead of a photo fitting in the … Read More...
Licorice and Candy Cake for Halloween
For ages I’ve seen the Kit-Kat wrapped candy cake floating around (this one). And if this whole decorate-your-cake-with-loads-of-candy thing is a trend, then I’m on board. Especially when you have such gorgeous results as this licorice and candy … Read More...
Skeleton Macarons
Which do you think is scarier, Scream or Jack Skellington? Dead tie, I think, pun intended. Find Halloween skeleton macarons HERE at Craftstorming.
Free pattern: Faux fur trapper hat
Kate from See Kate Sew shares a free pattern and tutorial for making a trapper hat out of faux fur. It’s a bucket-ish hat with a fold up bill and long flaps that hang over your ears to keep them … Read More...
Monster in a Jar and Other Scary Halloween Treats
Although really these fall more in the “cute” than “scary” category. You know what a sucker I am for stuff in jars. Make candy monsters trapped in mason jars HERE at Hoopla Palooza. And if you like this guy, … Read More...
Tutorial: Mini skirt with a semi-exposed zipper
Justine from Sew Country Chick shows how she made this mini skirt with a semi-exposed zipper. It has an elastic waistband, so the zipper is more of an accent than a true necessity to get in and out of the … Read More...
Chocolate Peanut Butter Ball Bats
A little known fact that won’t change your day at all, but I feel compelled to share is that my first foray into making-sweets-for-others was the chocolate peanut butter ball. I became known for them. And it’s been oh so … Read More...
A Single Serving of Breakfast
I never tire of bigger food cooked littler in muffin tins. Never ever. Make bacon and egg cups for breakfast HERE at Little Inspiration.
Tutorial: Bow shoulder sweater refashion
Alida from I Make Stuff guest blogs at Love Stitched with a pin-spired sweater refashion. She took a plain crewneck sweater and widened the neck, and then gave it some zazz by cutting out a portion of the shoulders and … Read More...
Tutorial: Big Bad Wolf costume
Allie from Freshly Completed shows how she made this Big Bad Wolf costume. The base is a basic gray sweatsuit, with felt stitched on to make the wolf tummy, knees, and claws. She also shows how to make a felt … Read More...
Review: Jolee’s Boutique Holiday
I recently received a box of wonderful new Holiday products from the Jolee’s Boutique
line. It’s never too early to get started on holiday projects so I sat down and made a couple of cards, a wall hanging and even … Read More...
Light The Way With Crochet
My French is really rusty, but the pictures on this site tell pretty much the entire story! So beautiful. Tres Joli, non?
After you’ve drooled over all the beauties, be sure to check out the fifth picture of … Read More...
Three Scrapbooking Tutorials on a Tuesday
1. Dream Big Mini Album by Sarinda Jones at FotoBella
2. How to Cut Photos Perfectly by Allison at Dream{a little} Bigger
3. Mini accordion album by Frank at Paper Haus
Inspiration du Jour | 2012 Resolutions
Lace Cat Ears – Rock Mosaic
Ok procrastinators, we’re down to the wire on Halloween. Lucky for you, I’ve got a fabulous tutorial here from Rock Mosaic showing how to make a pair of glam lace cat ears. Throw them on with your cutest black … Read More...
Super Duper Quick Halloween
Great tutorial to make this very quick project just in time for Halloween. Go for it!
Note: The site is in Spanish, but scroll down a bit for the English version.
Looking for more Halloween Crochet patterns? Check these out … Read More...
Peeking at the Clay
In looking at the new pics on Flickr – the combination of clay and needle felting in particular, I love the hedgie!:
1. Needle Felted Hedge Hog, 2. Hot Spot Pendant, 3. Polymer clay jewellery, 4. IMG_2226 … Read More...
Pink Lady Sampler
October is breast cancer awareness month and Feathers in the Nest has a new sampler for you to stitch in honor or memory of your favorite survivor or someone who has succumbed to cancer. It is in shades of pink, … Read More...
Tutorial: Leather grommet bag with convertible straps
Staci from Crafty Staci shortened a long leather coat to make a snappy little jacket. Then, she used the pieces of leather she cut off of the bottom to make a matching bag. The red leather is gorgeous enough on … Read More...
Tutorial: Add a cuff to short sleeves
Tara from Tales of a Trophy Wife shows how to make cuffed short sleeves. She added them to a cropped top that she was making (and she links to a previously published how-to), but you could do this with any … Read More...