Ashley from Make It and Love It shows how she made a Little Red Riding Hood costume for her daughter. Her post includes instructions on how she a laced corset, a peasant style dress, and the matching cape. It makes … Read More...
Tutorial: Felt pirate boots
Jen from iCandy Handmade shows how she made a pair of felt boots for her son to wear with his pirate Halloween costume. They’re sewn from simple shapes and use Velcro dots at the back for a closure. Her post … Read More...
Floating Candle DIY
Learn to make your very own floating candles over at My Candle Lit Life, perfect for weddings, home decor and more.
Tutorial: Girl’s glittered polka dot Celestial Dress
Laura from Charm Stitch shows how she made the Celestial Dress for her daughter. With large glittery silver polka dots on a gray knit, it draws from the latest fashion trends. Go to her blog for the tutorial.
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Glittering Escort Card Garland
5 DIY Fall Wedding Favors
Check out these inspiring ideas for fall favors at the Valley & Co. weddings blog. Love the glittery clothespins!
Looking for more DIY Wedding Favor ideas? Check these out. DIY wedding favors are not only a great way to save … Read More...
Free hand-embroidery patterns
Looking for more Halloween Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy.
(1) Fairy Tales from ButtonMad
(2) Little Atomic Skull from Crafty Modern
(3) Friday Freebie 10/5/12 from Vintage Spice and Everything Nice
(4) Woodland Owl from Wee Folk Art… Read More...
Project: Halloween Hanging Star
Visit Jeanette Lynton’s blog and find a video tutorial for making this fun Halloween Star decoration. There is also free down-loadable template for cutting out the paper that fits onto the chipboard star shape from Close To My Heart.… Read More...
Star Tutorial
Even though the instructions for this tutorial aren’t in English, the photos are so great, you should be able to easily follow along and be able to create a lovely star ornament for your tree. In fact, it’s so pretty, … Read More...
Leather Steampunk Gauntlet – Deadlance
Want something that will knock the socks off of everyone at that Halloween get together? How about a custom-made Steampunk Leather Gauntlet by Deadlance on Etsy. Full articulation including the fingers make this a serious costume piece. And the attention … Read More...
Great Halloween spider web hair accessory
Over at the blog El hada de papel there is a darling spider web hair accessory idea along with the explination on how easy it is to make one perfect for Halloween.
Have You Seen Skein Theory?
The other day I got word that Skein Theory
, the sister publication to The Sock Report, had been released and for some reason I didn’t think to go look at it right away. If you haven’t checked it out … Read More...
Fake Wine Bottle Labels for Halloween
I’m counting the days until Baby 2 is born (a couple months to go) for several reasons, not least of which in importance is being able to enjoy a glass of wine and get cool stuff like evil fake wine … Read More...
Sweet Potato Casserole on a Toothpick
Bite-sizes versions of bigger food are always on my list of things-I-think-are-clever. Being able to capture the flavors of an entire casserole on a toothpick? Clever. Find the recipe for sweet potato casserole bites HERE at Dine and Dish.
Marshmallow Chalk
The packaging for this “marshmallow chalk” is what makes these the cutest favors for an art party or even back-to-school (so bookmarking for next year). Make marshmallow chalk and find a link to the party printables on etsy HERE at … Read More...
Werewolf Pops from Candy
Not just candy, but my favorite candy (that would be peanut butter cups). Make werewolf pops for Halloween from all store-bought candies HERE at dash.
How to Make Fondant Mushrooms
The process to make these realistic-looking Amanita mushrooms (poisonous in non sugar form) is surprisingly easy and do-able. Find the step-by-step how-tos HERE at Squidoo, courtesy of user Kylyssa.
Tutorial: Embroidery basics
If you’re wanting to dip a toe into hand embroidery, Rachael of Imagine Gnats has got you covered. Her guest post at Sew Delicious covers the basics for embroidery beginners. Check out her guide.
Free Pattern: Men’s Go Team Mittens
Not too long ago I shared with you the pattern for the women’s Go Team Mittens, and Kat at Just Crafty Enough has come back with a men’s version that comes complete with a University of Michigan theme and … Read More...
Dear deer
Bea is a little deer…and very dear. Her creator, Louise of Lou Loves This, says,
… Read More...She sports a hand-stitched patchwork skirt, (made from ‘Fig Tree & Co’ fabric- yum!), with a hand- embroidered trim, all her accents are in geranium,