Bijou Lovely shows how to make a flanged throw pillow. The simple lines make the fabric the star. Use an awesome print, or a pretty solid. The flange around all four sides is a nice touch, and it’s an easy … Read More...
Idea file: Organize your buttons with safety pins or paper clips
Stacie from Yellow Spool shows how she organizes her buttons using safety pins or bent paper clips to keep like buttons together. Go to her blog to see how she does it.
[photo from Yellow Spool]
Tutorial: Elephant Halloween costume with tusks and a trunk
Jess from If Only They Would Nap guest blogs in the Handmade Costumes Series at The Train To Crazy with a tutorial showing how to make an elephant costume. It has big elephant ears and stuffed elephant tusks, and of … Read More...
Idea file: Three ways to take in a button down shirt
Lizzie B. from Cotton & Curl shares three easy ways to give a button down shirt a slimmer fit. All three involve just taking in extra width off the arms and side seams. She shows the general stitching lines to … Read More...
Tutorial: Lazy Days Lounge Pants
U Create shows how to make a pair of Lazy Days Lounge Pants. You won’t need a pattern to make these simple drawstring pants; you can make your own by tracing around a pair of pants that fit. They show … Read More...
Product Review: Cricut Mini
The folks at Cricut have now made it even quicker and easier to get started die cutting by introducing the Cricut Mini.
What is it: The Cricut Mini is a personal electronic die cutting machine, using the machine … Read More...
Simple New Square For You
Anastacia has designed a new square that I think is very attractive. This would work up to a very pretty shawl, throw, or babyghan, depending on the color(s) you choose to work with. A checkerboard design would be especially … Read More...
Scary Snacks
Scary as in eyeballs and graveyards scary. Make eyeball bagels HERE and graveyard tortillas HERE at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons.
Inspiration du Jour | Milestone Year
Tutorial: Machine bind quilted projects {both sides}
Amy of Amy Made That! has learned how to whip through the last phase of her quilt-y projects by machine binding them on both sides. If you’ve always wanted to try this technique, get on over to Amy’s post to … Read More...
Manipulated Kitchen Strainers Street Art – Isaac Cordal
Talk about found art, artist Isaac Cordal manipulates wire mesh strainers in such a way that they create portraits when light shines through them. He has installed them in Dalston, London, where the public lights create the shadows onto cement … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Petal Maxi Dress for girls
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy and Sew Set guest blogs at Tea Rose Cottage with a tutorial showing how to make her Petal Maxi Dress. This is SUCH a pretty dress! It’s a maxi length dress with a long button … Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl’s color blocked dress
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shares a free pattern and tutorial for making this pretty color blocked dress. It has a simple round neck bodice with puff sleeves. The gathered skirt is made from pieced stripes of solid fabric. The … Read More...
Tutorial: Key Covers
This would fall into the category of useful clay stuff – I no longer have keys really but I remember having a ring of near identical little pieces leading to frustration. This quick tutorial would let you bling up and … Read More...
Tutorial: Paint a Cloud Background
Don’t have a cloud stamp? No worries, visit Paper Craft Planet for a video tutorial for painting your own cloud background. Perfect to go along with so many different stamps like kites, birds, planes, rainbows and more!
-Heather
Painted Cookie Tins
I stumbled upon the blog Cynthia Shaffer. She has a gorgeously simple tutorial on revamping all those cookie tins that surface during the holidays. I love the color of these but you could make them into anything you wanted. Check … Read More...
DIY Clipboard Table Plan
Love this fresh take on seating charts from Whimsical Wonderland Weddings! A little bit modern, a little bit geeky, and totally unique! Get the tutorial here.
TUTORIAL: Fall Felt Leaves
I think the way Dana of “MADE” displayed her felt leaves in the Robin egg blue vase is brilliant drawing attention to the lush fall colors of the leaves. “With summer gone and cooler weather rolling in, Dana’s mind fills … Read More...
Check out Kristin Nicholas’ Colorful House
If you know anything about Kristin Nicholas (and you do if you were here for my Color by Kristin giveaway) you know that she’s a huge fan of color. Her patterns are usually full of colorful, fun designs sure … Read More...
Cross Stitch a Chair
Over at My Poppet, Cinti shares how she took a curbside find and transforms it with cross stitch. It’s no longer a plain Jane chair – it’s a regal seating space! Check out Cinti’s project.