Some things about me that you may already know: I adore children’s literature and studied the stuff for both of my masters degrees. I, my mom, and my grandmother have always adored Beatrix Potter. I adore food history. I adore … Read More...
Challenging Bloggers with Pink
Like pink? Blog about food? Want to help make a difference? Beantown Baker is hosting her 5th Annual Power of Pink Challenge. Bloggers come up with any idea for pink food, post about it in October, and enter to win … Read More...
Halloween Tortillas Using a Pumpkin Carving Kit
Add this to the list of most stunning tortillas ever, I think, and you don’t need to be an artistic genius to make these. I’m loving this idea for using a pumpkin carving kit to make designs in tortillas. Find … Read More...
Win Supplies for a Snack Cake Decorating Party
Not only to the Halloween and shortcut-snack-cake-decorating ideas flow freely over at Hungry Happenings, but check out this snack cake decorating party for kids (such clever creations!) AND enter to win a bunch of Halloween decorating supplies from Wilton to … Read More...
Tutorial: Nesting dolls Halloween costume
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy guest blogs in the Handmade Costume Series at The Train To Crazy with a tutorial showing how to make a set of nesting dolls costumes. This would be so cute for a matched family costume!! … Read More...
Tutorial: Refashion a dress (with zipper) into a skirt
Meream from Bored & Crafty shows how to turn a dress into a skirt. The dress she uses has a long zipper down the back, and her tutorial shows how to cut through it so the zipper still functions. Get … Read More...
Swirly Lollipop Macarons
Swirly, sprinkle-y, pretty pink and purple, little bows, macarons and lollipop sticks? I love everything about these. Make lollipop macarons HERE at Bubble and Sweet.
Frankenstein Bento
Send your kids to school with Frankenstein! Make a Frankenbento HERE at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons. And by the way, find the how-tos for shortcut monster fingers treats HERE.
Bunting Cookies
What’s cute with cute on top? Cookie bunting. Specifically, decorated bunting cookies created by Sue of Munchkin Munchies for Craftstorming. Find them HERE.
Sewing Pattern: Western blanket shorts to wear with cowgirl boots
Shorts with cowgirl boots? You betcha! Especially when they’re made out of a western blanket. Oh, By Golly! shows how to make some. She traced around a favorite pair of shorts to get her pattern, but you could use a … Read More...
Pumpkin Pies with Egg Roll Wrappers
There’s a slap on the forehead moment with this one… use egg roll wrappers instead of pie crusts for pumpkin hand pies. Of course! At least a few calories are saved. Find the how-tos for egg roll wrapper pumpkin pies … Read More...
And the winner is………
Kathleen Carper, you’ve won the Inkadinkado Stamping Gear giveaway!! Please respond to my e-mail and I’ll get your winnings in the mail to you!
Thanks to everyone who entered!
-Heather
Giveaway | Stamps from Paper Smooches
Freebie | Printable Vintage Images
Lexy Levin is offering up three printable vintage images as free downloads. The glob pictured above is included. Click here to go to the downloads.
Inspiration du Jour | In Love With Central Park
Heather Ross Prints Book Review
Heather Ross Prints 50+ Designs and 20 projects to get you started RRP$24.95
These wonderful designs are sure to get you inspired and with the CD of images on hand you can create your very own unique projects from cards, … Read More...
How to upcycled jewelry displays
Over at the blog Shade Tree Jewelry there is an easy tutorial on how those old jewelry displays can be fancied up with pretty paper.
Looking for jewelry-making supplies? Check out our favorite supplier BeeBeeCraft
Cabin Fever Clay Fest Registration Open
Kathryn Ottman dropped me a line about the Cabin Fever Clay Fest she organizes –
Registration Open for 6th Annual Cabin Fever Clay Fest – Lindly Haunani To Be Honored
Washington, DC, September 27, 2012 – Polymer Clay and Creative … Read More...
Casting a Glass Han Solo – Thanks Instructables
Fans of Star Wars will like this tutorial. It’s to make a cast glass Hans Solo trapped in that stuff he gets trapped in…you know what I’m talking about. Anyway, this is from the web site Instructables and the tutorial … Read More...
Ta Dah!: Quilted Herringbone friendship bag
Here’s another sewing project inspired by friendship. Jane of Buzzmills said she made this cutie from a Noodlehead pattern called 241 Tote. All to honor her “little big sister” in finishing school. Go HERE to learn more.
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