Although most of us in the snow areas do not want to think of winter; but it will be here before we know it. What charming Long mittens for the little one because the snow can’t get in and freeze … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a bag from a child’s outgrown jumper
Rachel from Adventures of a DIY Mom shows how she turned her daughter’s outgrown jumper and matching top into a new bag for herself. The straps of the jumper become the straps of the purse. She used the matching top … Read More...
Project: Greeting Cards from ATC’s
Melisa with Paperlicious Designs made three adorable matching cards made from ATC’s (artist trading cards) stamped with stamps from Pink Persimmon. Find all the how to details and the rest of the cards here on her blog.
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Wood Burning a Birdhouse
Wood burning! I remember my older brother making all sorts of things with his wood burning kit when I was a little girl. It’s a very cool way to add some character to a very plain canvas, such as this … Read More...
Geometric Coasters
Coasters are always a great gift project. So if you need something for that person that seems to have everything, here’s a fun and funky design that you can try. These are perfect for the college student who needs dorm … Read More...
Fresh Glow Glass! How Fun is That?
Have you ever played with Glow Glass? It glows in the dark and is a super good time. Well they’ve got some new stuff and it 104 , so bead makers…get to it. This is the perfect type of … Read More...
Travelling with kids – what’s in my suitcase
So we are about to head off on a trip of a life time to Europe. Travelling with two kids under 5 and a mother-in-law is probably not the best idea we have ever had but we have booked the … Read More...
Tutorial: Peplum t-shirt refashion
Kaitlin from Wunderbar took a boxy tee and turned it into a trendy peplum shirt. The polka dot shirt she used is perfect for this project! She calls it her Easy Peasy Peplum and she shares a tutorial showing how … Read More...
Tutorial: Fold-Over Denim Bag
Threads magazine shares an online how-to for making this cute fold-over denim bag, designed by Cheryl Kuczek of Paradiso Designs. (If you want to see this same design made into a dressier bag, check out the Luxe version in SewStylish… Read More...
Tutorial: Drape neck top with pintucked shoulders
Mira from Sewing The Littleheart Collection shows how to make a drape neck top with rows of horitzontal pintucks across the shoulder. It’s the third (and final) installment of her One Pattern – Three Tops series. Go to her tutorial … Read More...
Join the convo: Choosing your fabric
Over at Scared Stitchless, the conversation is about choosing fabrics for your sewing projects. She muses about the gap between the fabrics she is naturally drawn to and the fabrics that will give her an end result that she’s … Read More...
Project: Stamped Notebook Cover with Pockets
Lori with Sweet Pea stamps shows how to turn a plain old pad of paper into an amazing covered notebook with lots of cool pockets and a pretty stamped cover. Find her video tutorial here.
-Heather
Tutorial: Faux button placket throw pillow
Ashley from Make It and Love It shares a tutorial on her blog showing how you can make a throw pillow with a single pleat down the front . It’s embellished with a row of buttons, created a faux placket … Read More...
Got Scraps?
I saw these cute Rosettes that are made by twisting scraps of yarn, I decided they’d be a great way to use up scraps and partial skeins – but I’d make the base yarn by chaining rather than twisting the … Read More...
Gerties New Book For Better Sewing Book Review
Gerties New Book For Better Sewing by Gretchen Hirsch RRP$35.00
Gretchen’s “Gertie” as she is known blog was such a success that it turned into a book. Gretchen started out making outfits from the 1950’s classic book “Vogue’s new book … Read More...
Metro Card Art – Nina Boesch
It seems more and more that our lives are cluttered with plastic cards–rewards club cards, membership cards, ID cards, phone cards, gift cards, point cards, and metro cards in addition to the important debit and credit cards. And in most … Read More...
Watercolor Swirl Canes
Here’s another goodie from our friends at Polyform: the watercolor swirl cane by Angela Hickey. The picture is from Sculpey.com
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Idea file: Let out a dress using an exposed zipper
Jennifer Brasher fromTwo Butterflies posts on her blog showing her fix for a dress that fit too snug. She removed and restitched the back zipper to turn it into an exposed zipper, giving her an extra 1/2 inch on … Read More...
A special treat from “Hande made it; Jewelry for everyone!”
Hande was so impressed by everyone’s comments that she is offering 20% off all the people who commented during her giveaway. They can use the coupon code; ISTANBUL . So get over there and buy what you loved. “Hande made … Read More...
Tutorial: Gettting Gathered Pillow
Cheryl from Sew Can Do shows how to make her Getting Gathered Pillow. With a ruched front, braided trim, and button embellishments, it looks like it could have been purchased from an expensive home decor catalog. Get the how-to.… Read More...