All this colorful bento lunch needs is a unicorn lollipop for dessert. Make a rainbow bento box HERE at My Bento Art.
Hosting a Rainbow party? Check out these Rainbow party articles over on our Party Ideas Blog and … Read More...
Snail Hot Dog, Snake Burrito, Kebabs, and a…Cupcake?
With so many ideas for turning a kid’s lunch or dinner into something way more interesting than a boring hot dog on a bun or a sandwich, I should really pick up my game in the kitchen for my kid. … Read More...
Gingerbread VooDoo Dolls
August isn’t even over and we’re already in the full swing of Halloween. I for one, am fine with that. Halloween brings out the best ideas in the world of edibles. Like gingerbread man VooDoo dolls. Make them HERE at … Read More...
DIY Hearts Guestbook
Create a colorful, modern take on the wedding guestbook with a tutorial via One Lovely Day!
Freebie | Geotag Digital and Cutting Files from Kelly Purkey
See that awesome stamp above? It is from Kelly Purkey, and if you can’t have the stamp she is sharing the free digital geotag file in varying formats: PNG, ABR and SVG for cutting! She also shows you a … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Mi Pollito
First stitches with feed dogs down
Blair of Wisecraft practiced free motion quilting on several paper pieced houses from her project pile. Love the one shown here. Go HERE to see all her stitches done for the first time on her sewing machine with the feed … Read More...
Tutorial: Fringed suede handbag from thrifted suede pants
Ashley from Lil Blue Boo made this fabulous fringed suede handbag out of thrifted suede pants, and she shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to do it. Thrift stores are a great source of inexpensive suede or leather … Read More...
Tutorial: Rethread a serger without repeated thread breakage
Sometimes it seems that the lower looper on a serger is the work of the devil. When that thread breaks, it seems near impossible to get everything sewing right again. It seems fixed, but it breaks again. And again. And … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Easy Peasy iPhone Case
Kerry from Penny Dog shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her Easy Peasy iPhone Case. It has a pocket on the front and a simple button and loop closure. It doesn’t take that much fabric, so … Read More...
How to Make your own DIY Wedding Corsages
I love the sweet nostalgia of wedding corsages! Oh Lovely Day offers inspiration and a tutorial for making these budget-friendly florals in this post. So sweet and pretty!
Corsages, those delicate floral adornments, hold a special place in weddings, … Read More...
QuiltCon registration opens this week
Modern quilters and wannabes, don’t forget QuiltCon registration opens Aug 30, 2012.
Get the Workshop Catalog and Lecture Schedule downloadable PDF.
Go to the QuiltCon website.
Event runs February 21 – 24, 2013 in Austin, Texas.
New Digi Company
Looking for some new digital stamp designs? Check out the new digi company Doctor Digi House of Stamps! They have fun, funny and funky designs.
-Heather
Looking for more digital stamps? Check out the digital stamps at Design Bundle
Hemnes Dresser Redo
Could this be more gorgeous? That paintable wallpaper on the drawers is just beautiful and I wish I had the furniture makeover gene that so many talented DIY bloggers do! There isn’t tutorial, but there is an accounting of the … Read More...
UFO Sunday with Leah Day
Leah Day of the Free Motion Quilting Project is determined to finish some UFOs this year and invites you to join her every Sunday to share yours. Go HERE to learn more.
Hand Cut Paper Art – Lisa Rodden
If you thought paper snowflakes were the highlight of paper cutting, you’ve got another thing coming. Check out the paper cut art of Lisa Rodden, featured over on 1 Design a Day and Yellowtrace. Her work features pristine white … Read More...
Tutorial: Felt journal cover
Spiff up a composition notebook with an easy felt cover. Spiff up the cover with a sweet embroidered pocket. Mollie of Wild Olive shows us how. See her post.
Free Printables from Minimega
Oooh, for you party planning folks or wine givers or jammers or… I could go on. There are lots and lots of great, free printables over at the Denmark-based site minimega, such as these wine tags and treat boxes… Read More...
Learn embroidery basics
Rebecca of Dropcloth introduces beginning stitchers to the basics with a guest post on The Etsy Blog. Basic supplies, basic stitch tutorials, and a charming sampler pattern to practice on. See her post.
Learn to stitch like Sally
Exciting news from Salley Mavor:
… Read More...I’m happy to announce that I’ll be teaching a workshop in my home town of Falmouth, Massachusetts later this fall. We’ll make wool felt banners with wrapped wire lettering, the same as I’ve shown