Rachel is sharing her knotted hemp bracelet with silver rose beads at Lines Across along with a round-up of other knotted jewelry ideas from her Pinterest DIY Jewelry board, too. If you love friendship bracelets like Rachel, then you … Read More...
Video tutorial: Drape and create a pattern for a basic skirt block
Emily Tao has added to her growing library of pattern drafting video tutorials, with a pair of tutorials showing how to drape a basic skirt block on a mannequin, and then how to transfer that to a paper pattern. … Read More...
Ombre Suede Bracelet
This nautical-themed bracelet at Hazel and Agnes is sure to rock the boat! Check out Natalie’s DIY tutorial for how she made this fun bracelet in part one and how she dyed it in part two. I love her … Read More...
Project: Gingerbread Advent Calander
It’s not too early to start working on (or at least thinking about working on ;)) holiday craft projects. Find directions for turning stamps and a box die cut into an adorable gingerbread house advent calender over on the Paper, … Read More...
“Felt Headband Monster” & “Pin Me Cushion” Tutorials
Onel hosts “onelmon“a bilingual blog, (English-Indonesian) filled with wonderful ideas about crafting and things she finds fun to share along with cultural events. Today she is sharing her “Felt Headband Monster Tutorial” & her “Pin Me Cushion” (I don’t know … Read More...
Tim Tate’s Glass is SO Awesome!!
Please check out the work of Tim Tate. I’ve written about him before and know I will write about him again and again. Casting is my favorite way to work with glass and what he does humbles me, but … Read More...
Check out Knitting on Dr. Oz
I heard a rumor (via the Vogue Knitting Facebook page) thatThe Dr. Oz Show is going to feature knitting this Wednesday.
The show, apparently, will have segments on the health benefits of knitting as well as a look at … Read More...
Kim Edwards – Glass Chainmaille
This is definitely cool. I have enough trouble wrapping my head around chainmaille but to see it done in glass is amazing. The Beading Daily folks wrote about Kim Edwards and it caused my jaw to drop. So cool! Kim … Read More...
Cute crushed can art
The little paintings that Charles makes are just so darn cute! And the fact that his “canvas” is a crushed can just makes them even better! See more of his work at his website Charles Kaufman’s Crushed Can Art and … Read More...
October is the perfect time for Voodoo Witch
Junker Jane‘s monster dolls are amazing and awesome every day of the year, but they really come into their own during the Halloween season. This precious Voodoo Witch, for example, deserves to spend the entire month of October ruling … Read More...
Inspiration: Cyra L
First impression of this block by Cyra L of New Zealand for the Crazy Quilt Journal Project: sweet simplicity, great color combination. But the design is so intrinsically interesting and dynamic, a first impression is not enough. It cleverly propels … Read More...
Inspiration: Deborah Boschert
You’ll enjoy the images of this fabric collage by Deborah Boschert at Twelve by Twelve. And you’ll enjoy the backstory just as much. See her post.
Sparkling koi: Easier than it looks
The secret to this breathtaking stumpwork koi is the fiber Kelly Clark used to create him. Go to her blog post to find out how he’s made.
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Ruth’s white horse
Embroidery artist Ruth O’Leary just completed this gorgeous Celtic horse, a commissioned piece. You can scroll through her blog to see the project develop and get lots of insight into her design and technique choices. Go to the last post … Read More...
Studded Faux Bois Candles
Madigan Made combines the natural (faux bois, a.k.a. fake wood) and the hardcore in their tutorial for a modern candle centerpiece.
Knit for the Cure
Welcome, October! As you probably know this month is designated as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and all sorts of companies have special sales or pink-themed items on offer this time of year.
In the knitting world, all purchases made in … Read More...
School Days, School Days
School’s been back in session for a while for most of you moms out there, but I bet some of you are still celebrating. Here’s another back-to-school chart from Frimousse that will be great for a teacher or even a … Read More...
Tutorial: Spooky Halloween pillow
Joann from Craft Passion created this spooky Halloween throw pillow using a black dishtowel, bleach, and freezer paper stencil. Go to her tutorial for the how-to.
[photo from Craft Passion]
Pillows are a great way to quickly change the decor … Read More...
Free pattern: Christmas Felt chestnut softies
Susi from Lilla Luise shares a free pattern and tutorial for sttitching up these sweet little felt chestnut softies. You can make them out of small pieces of felt and fabric. I love those happy little hand stitched faces! Get … Read More...
Tutorial: Shirred baby dress from gauze wrap blankets
Wen from What’s Mummy Up To? shows how she put some gauze baby blankets to new use as a shirred summer sundress. The gauze is perfect for a summer dress – it’s soft, it’s lightweight, and it dries quickly. One … Read More...