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DIY Macro Lens for your phone – iArt Chronicles
Heads up phone photographers! You can now make your own macro lens to take awesome super clear macro shots. (And it’s a lot cheaper than the macro lenses you buy!) Check out this great DIY over at iArt Chronicles and … Read More...
Tutorial: Refashioned t-shirt dress with skirt and strap variations
Katja from Of Dreams and Seams made a cool new dress for herself out of refashioned t-shirt scraps and some yardage. She shares a tutorial showing how to make one. She includes two variations for the straps – the wide … Read More...
Monday Mosaic: Sculpting Has Me
What can I say? I’m on an extended sculpture kick. These are fabulous – and yes, I did sneak in a mosaic, it showed up in my polymer clay search and it is very, very awesome – and as always … Read More...
Handful of Salt and Bullseye Glass…
I hung out at the handful of salt booth at the Dwell on Design show here in Los Angeles in June. I liked the artists and crafters they carried and profiled. So today I noticed they were writing about one … Read More...
Tutorial: Make Your Own Pore Strips
To continue with the fab face theme, how about making those pricey Biore pore strips for just pennies? Allison at Petit Elefant walks us through her oh-so-clever idea to do this yourself for less. I’m off to buy a box … Read More...
DIY: Moisturizing Orange Face Mask
This looks good enough to eat, no doubt because it comes from food + words, a largely food-oriented blog written by culinary student Jaclyn. But she’s a serious body products DIY-er, as you’ll see from her easy and luscious … Read More...
Free Pattern: Knit a Bag with a Photo-Printed Lining
Projects that call for the use of multiple crafty talents are always a lot of fun, so this free bag pattern from Just Crafty Enough is really intriguing. It’s a simple evening bag knit to fit a purse frame, which … Read More...
Hiding the beginning and end
Anita of Artistic Fingers shows how to start and end thread invisibly in shadow work. See her tutorial.
Inspiration: Chris Richards
How many stitches do you need to know to be able to create beautiful embroidery? Evidently, only one. Chris of Ella’s Craft Creations developed this breathtaking work using only running stitch. (OK, OK, she got a little fancy with the … Read More...
Transfer, stabilize, dissolve: Magic!
Wendi Gratz of Shiny Happy World demos a new product from her online store, Sulky’s Sticky Fabri-Solvy. Use your inkjet printer to print a design onto one of these self-adhesive stabilizer sheets. Then stick the sheet to your embroidery fabric, … Read More...
Win Vetty’s ‘Portuguese Whitework’
Into Craft has posted a review of the latest book by our beloved Yvette Stanton, Portuguese Whitework. And they’re also giving away a copy of the book! Go to the Into Craft post for entry details. The contest … Read More...
Coping with a long seam
Kathy Shaw (Shawkl) responds to a reader’s question with a tutorial for avoiding or dealing with long seams in a crazy-quilt block. Check out her advice.
Tip: How to Mask Digital Stamps
Did you know you can use Photoshop to layer, or mask digital stamp images? Motivet stamps shares a great step by step tutorial on how to get more mileage from your digis by masking them.
-Heather
Day 10 Winner
This is another time the random number generator is making me smile. One of the commenters on this post said she was getting the roundup e-mail from Craft Gossip and when she clicked on the link it said the giveaway … Read More...
Felt Sunflower tutorial and pattern
The Sunflowers are coming out in many yards in the USA and we would surely love to keep these amazing flowers around all year buy they do not dry into a pristine usable bloom; so the next best thing is … Read More...
Drool-Worthy Color Cards from Halcyon Yarn
I guess I’ve got Maine on the brain today (wouldn’t it be lovely to be sitting on a deck chair somewhere in Maine, knitting and looking out at the ocean, right about now?) because I’ve been meaning to share this … Read More...
Pam Allen Honored as One to Watch in Maine
Each year MaineBiz names a handful of “women to watch” in various categories, including women-owned businesses. For 2012, the woman to watch who owns her business is Pam Allen, owner of Quince & Co. yarns.
The awards presentation is … Read More...
Tutorial: Create cute gathered designs with shirring and applique
Mira from Sewing The Littleheart Collection shows how you can combine applique and shirring to create cute gathered designs. She used them as insets on overalls for babies and toddlers. They’d also be cute shirred bodices for little girl dresses. … Read More...
Quirky Bird House to Stitch
Birdhouses are always a fun project to stitch. This one is ready for a whole flock of birdies to move on in. Stitch it up in the suggested colors or use the project to use up your scrap flosses. Check … Read More...