Eeeep! A beaded cheeseburger by The Lone Beader!! Go to her blog post for an image you can click to enlarge.
Tutorial: Tat around a bead
Love this bracelet? Yarnplayer Marilee Rockley explains how to tat a ring around a bead. See her tute.
Use garment canvas for wearable tapestry
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint clues us in about garment canvas–needlepoint fabric that has no sizing, stretches slightly, drapes like fabric, and can be washed and dried. It may be the secret behind these tapestry-like garments from Dolce & … Read More...
Wood Block Candle Holder
This elegant and simple candle holder comes from Houzz. Check out how to make this for yourself.
Free tat pattern
Diane of Lace-lovin Librarian shares her pattern for tatting this beautiful doily. Go to her post.
Pallet Shelves
Marty over at Marty’s Musings hung a pallet on her wall and made it look good. Have a look at her quick living room changeover and this cool shelf too. See it at Marty’s Musings: Pallet Shelves.
Look What She Made: Giant Cabled Rug
Donatella from the Inspiration and Realisation blog (she’s Italian, so that’s not a misspelling!) shared a link with me showing off her excellent gigantic cabled rug.
I love this post because she explains all the things that went wrong … Read More...
Day 5 Winner
I’m so excited how many of you went and checked out Ann Weaver’s books! I love to help you all find knitters who are out there doing interesting things.
The winner of the Weaver books is number 63, sfmsrpout, who … Read More...
How to make a recycled styrofoam car
We all get stuff that has packing styrofoam. Why not make a fun toy like this car using a great tutorial that Donatella shared at her blog Fun Lab on how to make a recycled styrofoam car.
Felt Blooms – Guidelines tutorial
Sara hosts her blog “Hopes and Seams” to share her crafting ideas and projects. Her husband bought her a sewing machine for Christmas and when he goes to play Xbox with his friends she has time alone to use her … Read More...
QAL: Sew Intertwined
Quilters, don’t miss this sewing event hosted by Jen of Sew Happy Geek and Melissa of Sew Bitter Sweet Designs. Of their quilt along they say,
… Read More...Most of the blocks in the quilt are fairly straightforward. However, the woven
I Want to Stitch My Bicycle
This post from Brigitte Dadaux includes several free transportation-themed charts, but the one that jumped out at me was the bicycle – it’s perfect for stitching up right now if you’ve been watching Olympic coverage of the men’s and women’s … Read More...
Embedding Frit in Frit from Cynthia Morgan
Another tutorial…this one is for the fusers out there. I like this and really want to give it a try today. It’s embedding frit in frit and it’s from Cynthia Morgan. It’s a way to get defined shapes of … Read More...
Free Knitting Pattern: Cloche Hat
Vintage is so popular right now, in knitting, home decor and fashion, and it makes good sense because classic pieces should never really go out of style. So it was with a bulky cloche hat that Peggy Clements bought at … Read More...
Tutorial: Wide fabric headband
Surayya from Blissful Sewing shares a downloadable tutorial on her blog showing how to make a wide fabric headband. They take just a little bit of fabric (1/8 yard), and you can make them out of just about any type … Read More...
Tutorial: Offset chevron tote with a bit of sparkle
Ohhh, how I love this bag that Mandy from Fabric Paper Glue made! The colors are utterly fabulous, and I’m loving the offset chevron and that bit of sparkle from the gold vinyl. The colors and the chevron were inspired … Read More...
Tutorial: Use your serger to create thread chains for belt loops
You know those thin little thread belt loops you see at the sides of dresses? They’re nearly invisible but they keep the belt from sliding up or down. They’re usually made with a crochet chain stitch. But you can make … Read More...
Tutorial: Summer outfit for an 18″ doll
Marie from Florals & Prints shares a tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to make a cute summer outfit for an 18″ doll. It’s a halter top and a tiered ruffled skirt. Go to her tutorial.
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Review: Pentel Art Supplies
I recently got the chance to try out some wonderful art supplies from Pentel of America. I tried a variety of items from gel rollers, watercolor paints, pens and markers. I wanted to see how they worked with stamping … Read More...
Tutorial: Lace collar
The M & J Blog shows how to use wide lace trim to make a removable collar. It would be cute paired with a t-shirt or, when colder weather hits, a fitted crewneck sweater. Get the how-to.
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