Susan from Living With Punks guest blogs in the Skirting the Issue charity sewing series at Simple Simon & Co. with a tutorial showing how to make an apron skirt. It’s a simple knit A-line with a ruffled apron that … Read More...
It’s new: SewSet online sewing community
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy announces the launch of her newest sewing site, SewSet. It’s an online directory of sewing patterns and tutorials by independent designers.
If you’re an independent pattern designer, SewSet can help bring your patterns to … Read More...
Free pattern: Ruffle Bib for baby
Suzanne from Just Another Hangup shares a free pattern and tutorial for making her Ruffle Bib. This is such a pretty little bib! It would make a sweet gift for a new little baby girl. Get the pattern and tutorial… Read More...
Sewing Pattern: Adapt a basic shorts pattern to make culottes
Mie from Sewing Like Mad guest blogs at Sew Country Chick with a tutorial showing how to adapt a basic shorts pattern to make a pair of culottes. To make the culottes, you need to add extra width to the … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a chemise out of a silky pillowcase
Cathy from Trinkets in Bloom shows how you can make your own chemise. The design is essentially a pillowcase dress. Instead of making it out of a cute cotton for a little girl, she makes it out of a silky … Read More...
Tutorial | Chrysanthemum Paper Flower from Patterned Paper
Make this beautiful chrysanthemum paper flower using only strips of patterned paper. Click here for all the details at Cherished Bliss.
Tutorial | Embellished Wooden Card Keeper Box
Mel from Mel Designs gives the step by step instructions for altering a wooden card keeper box using paint , stamps and embellishments. You can use this as intended or for storing embellishments! Click here to go to the tutorial.
Man Can Candles
A few weeks ago, I wrote about Yankee Candle Company’s new (and unoriginal) man candle concept line. I shared two Chicago-based candle maker friends of mine, and today I have another “mandle” artist to share with you…
Check out these … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Cocoa Daisy Staff
Cocoa Daisy Staff by Christine Drumheller
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Book Review – Bead Crochet Jewelry
This book is great fun! Once I got it in my hands and browsed through its colorful pages, I couldn’t wait to try to make my own bracelet! This is the first book where I’ve really been able to understand … Read More...
Ruby Slippers – Craft Foxes
So, I’m sure by now you’ve figured out that just about all glitter tutorials are the same. You need adhesive, glitter, and a topcoat to minimize glitter shedding. So consider this more inspiration for glittery ideas. These fabulous Wizard of … Read More...
Tutorial: Toddler tote bag with whale motif
Ashley from Cherished Bliss shows how to make a small tote for a toddler to carry. The bag is cute enough on its own, but the whale and waves design that she added is super cute. She waves are actually … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Girl’s shirred sundress with ruffle hem
Bridgit from Wag Doll posts a tutorial showing how to make a shirred sundress for a little girl. There’s a reason why these dresses are so popular right now – they’re easy to make, and they look so cute! It’s … Read More...
Tea-Loving Character Actress Starts Line of Tea Cozies
I am a big fan of tea, but I have to admit that I do not own a tea cozy. I have an electric tea kettle and brew my cuppas one at a time. But I love the look of … Read More...
Free Knitting Patterns: Ornaments for an Advent Calendar
Kat at Just Crafty Enough had a really fun idea for an advent calendar that she’s sharing with the rest of us. Instead of the traditional candy or toys to be unwrapped with each day’s reveal, hers has knit Christmas … Read More...
Have Any Patterns for the Pattern-a-Day Calendar?
I’m sure you’ve seen those knitting (and crochet, and other craft) pattern-a-day calendars
at your local bookstore or yarn shop. As you can imagine, it takes a lot of patterns (365, maybe? actually, it’s more like 100, as some patterns … Read More...
Tutorial: Patchwork bath mat
Amy from MahliMoo, Me & Three shows how she added some color to her bathroom with a patchwork bath mat. The backing is made from a bath towel. The top is pieced from a charm pack and has strips of … Read More...
Tutorial: Ruffle hem jeans for little girls
Blissful Sewing shares a downloadable tutorial on her blog showing how to make ruffled jeans and a matching belt for little girls. She starts with a pair of jeans and then adds the ruffle to the hem. It’s a cute … Read More...
Out in Clay Land
Even if we’re all cooking in the summer heat people are still doing their clay thing:
- The Art Bead Scene’s monthly challenge and blog hop thing is always a good way to challenge yourself and get a ton of traffic
Tutorial: Pumpkin pincushions
Nancy from Sew, Sew, Happy shares a tutorial at Riley Blake’s Cutting Corners College showing how to make a pumpkin pincushion. You could make a single and use it as an actual pincushion, or make a set of them for … Read More...