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This fall marks both the 10-year anniversary of Debbie Bliss’ yarn line and the fourth anniversary of her namesake magazine, so Vogue Knitting took the chance to interview her and talk about inspiration, family and trends.
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Shannon from Googiemomma guest blogs in the Handmade Costumes Series at The Train To Crazy with a tutorial showing how to adapt a little girl’s basic bodice dress to make a princess Halloween costume. She uses it as part of … Read More...
Maureen Cracknell Handmade hosts a giveaway for her sponser The Intrepid Thread. They’ve got a bundle of 11 fat quarters by Art Gallery Fabrics to give away to one of her readers. It’s a mix of gorgeous prints in … Read More...
Kate from See Kate Sew shows how to make her Double Bow Tie for boys. The “double” refers to the fact that the bow tie is made more like an actual bow, with a loop of fabric on each side … Read More...
Anneliese from Aesthetic Nest shows how to make a table runner with mitered corners. The method will also work to make fabric napkins, so why not make a matching set while you’re at it? Get the tute.
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I am loving this little Sitting Pretty chair pincushion!! Kimber from Heirlooms from Ashton House shares a free pattern and tutorial over at Riley Blake Designs’ Cutting Corners College for making it. Get the pattern and tutorial.
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Have you ever wanted to create gorgeous watercolor portraits? I know I have. And Grow Creative‘s Easy Watercolor Portrait Tutorial might be just the way to do that. Using a basic photo editing program and super simple transfer method, … Read More...
The Glass Quarterly Hot Sheet always has really interesting stories about interesting artists. Glass artists making fine art. Love that. So here they’re asking three questions to Wayne Strattman about what he’s up to. I love the picture of him … Read More...
It’s easy enough to turn under the edge of a piece of fabric when that edge is straight. But when you’re turning under a curved edge, things can get hairy. Molly from Eeny Meeny & Moe shows how to use … Read More...
Ashley from Make It and Love It had a request from a niece for a tutorial showing how to make a t-shirt with a big dimensional bow applique. Like a good aunt, she got busy and made one up. She … Read More...
Amber from Crazy Little Projects shows how to make a dragon hooded towel that’s far more cute than scary. He has dragon spikes down the back of the hood and pointy dragon teeth peeking out of his mouth, but his … Read More...
This tutorial is the perfect way to ‘fall’ into cooler weather! You and your children will have a blast making these letters and using leaves! Head on over to Simply Sweet Home for the full tutorial.
Some of these ideas area amazing! I think my favorite is the paper bag spider…even though I hate spiders, I wouldn’t mind this one in my house. Head on over the Inspired by Family Magazine for more photos!
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There’s something magical about this constellation-themed mood board featured at Snippet & Ink! Love the night sky blue, silver, and gray palette, and all the starry details!
I’ve seen glass etching projects before but never using stamps! This clever idea comes from the Stamping and Scrapping in California blog, find complete directions over there. I can see so many great uses for this idea!!
-Heather
This pretty nature inspired sunshine wreath couldn’t be lovelier. It makes me want to run outside and gather up as many sticks as I can find so I can make it right this minute! This is a great decoration for … Read More...
Kristen who hosts “Make the best of everything” made this sweet little purse for her 18 month old Goddaughter and she calls it a Training purse! Kristen had actually thought about gluing “K’s” onto this purse, because her goddaughter’s name … Read More...
Fabric Paper Glue took a simple thrift store find and made it special by converting it into a candle. Learn how to do this yourself with their tutorial.
I wasn’t kidding when I said my new favorite site. Look, two posts within minutes on the great ideas flowing from Make. Bake. Celebrate. This time, make hilariously clever ewwy gooey slime cupcakes HERE at Make. Bake. Celebrate.
