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...
Stunning Shibori artist Designs
I wanted to share these stunning designs with you by Hiroyuki Murase: Suzusan. The Murase family has been hand-adorning fabrics using traditional and complex techniques for over 100 years. Be sure to watch the video near the bottom of the … Read More...
Tutorial: Two-tone color blocked leggings
Shannon from Eat. Sleep. Make. shares a tutorial at U Create showing how to make a pair of two-tone leggings. The color blocked leggings are one color on the front, and another on the back. This is a cool look … Read More...
Project: Stamped Box with Drawers
Using a drawer box die cut Anna-Karin of Layers of ink added inks, stamps, bead drawer pulls for this stunning chest of drawers project. Wouldn’t be wonderful sitting on your desk to hold embellishments or office supplies? Find out how … Read More...
Fabric Birdhouses
Can you tell I’m cleaning out the summer project files? Here’s another one I wanted to make sure you saw before fall hits. After all, these birdhouses use Outdoor Mod Podge, so they should be safe for autumn as well. … Read More...
Inspiration: Richard Saja
Love love love Richard Saja‘s work for his latest exhibit (with Maria Kozak), The Other, More Secret, Garden. Richard’s embroidered toiles subvert conventional images into the bizarre and fantastic. Brilliant. See more and get the details of the show … Read More...