Back in April Yarn Crawl LA got a lot of attention for bringing together nearly 30 shop owners and offering people who visited the shops during the crawl freebies, discounts and prizes. now the middle of the country is getting … Read More...
Tutorial: Ruffled cuff Christmas stocking from three fat quarters
Sew4Home celebrates Christmas in July with a tutorial showing how to make a stocking with a tall ruffled cuff at the top. Each stocking uses three fat quarter – one for the exterior, one for the lining, and one for … Read More...
Project: Altered Surf Box and Pendant
Hang Ten! This surf themed box with pendant inside is so rad! A perfect summer gift for a teen boy. Claire Brennan with Waltzing Mouse altered a plain box with stamps and cardstock and added a cool stamped shrink plastic … Read More...
Simple and Lovely
This is such a simple idea, but really lovely, don’t you think? I’d love to see these color keyed to particular events. They’d be so pretty in Fall colors, in red and green for Christmas, in glittery yarn for New … Read More...
June Giveaway Winner!
Karen B is the winner of my June Giveaway! 
Here is Karen’s entry:
I would love this book. I love to crochet flowers. I have a little branch-tree in the corner of my living room and I hang all sorts … Read More...
Custom Clue Game – The Cheekiest Monkey
I have many fond memories of playing board games during summer vacation. All of them came rushing back when I saw this post on The Cheekiest Monkey of All about a custom Cluedo Game. I love the additions made … Read More...
Tip: Mending like a quilter pleases daughter
Busy mom Kristyne of Pretty by Hand says she hates mending of any kind unless she can have some quilt-y fun with it. She fixed the holes in her daughter’s leggings using one of her quilting skills. Go HERE to … Read More...
Tip: Keep ribbon ends from fraying
I hate it when the ends of a cut piece of ribbon start fraying! Andrea from Fabric Envy shares a handy tip on her blog to keep it from happening. Go there to see what she does.
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Tutorial: Simple mug cozy
Thaís Melo from My Own Landscape Dreams shows how to make a simple mug cozy. The band of fabric wraps around a mug so you can hold a hot cup of coffee (or tea, or hot chocolate) in your hands … Read More...
Tutorial: Rose Petal Salve
I don’t think this would last long in my house. Nicole from Live in Art shows us not only how to make rose petal oil — ok, she admits that step is kind of a labor of love — but … Read More...
Freebies: Four Christmas-themed quilt projects
Jenny at Martingale’s Stitch This! is getting the word out that they are giving away four Christmas-themed ePatterns to include three quilts and one quilted table runner. Get the free patterns.
Ed note: In order to get your free … Read More...
Tutorial: No-sew t-shirt refashion with cut eyelet effect
PC from MeiJo’s JOY shows another no-sew refashion for a plain t-shirt. In this version, she cuts a cool design into the bottom of the shirt. The snips and strips create an eyelet effect. She also threads a band of … Read More...
Inspiration: Princess Card
WOW! That about sums up the coloring on this fantastic princess card from Delphine! She used Colored Pencils for this lovely scene with stamps from Make it Crafty. See more of Delphine’s amazing work on her blog.
-Heather
Inspiration: Nail Art from France
The colors, the ideas, the art…meet Camille from Pshiiit.com, a French blog about nail art. It’s just a wow all around. Her tutorials are wonderful and use moving gifs to show every step. Find all the inspiration here (link … Read More...
Free Craftsy Class on Short Rows
From time to time Craftsy offers free mini-classes on topics to get people interested and give them a taste of what learning from a Craftsy class is all about. Right now there’s a free class going on all about short … Read More...
One Day to Save on Spinning Lessons
Spinning Daily is running a sale right now, through midnight Eastern today, that puts all their spinning DVDs and downloads at 40 percent off their regular prices.
This comes at a very delicate time for me because I’ve been itching … Read More...
Washi Tape Light Switch Covers
Here’s a cute idea for adding some color to boring white light switch covers… washi tape! No messy glue required, just pull out the tape and get busy. You can see the post at That’s What {Che} Said… — Washi … Read More...
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Free Patterns: Headbands from Sweatshop of Love
The Knit Picks free pattern for the week is actually a quartet of headband patterns from Allyson Dykhuizen of Sweatshop of Love.
There’s a simple trio of tiny I-cords, a deeply textured bow, a wrap I-cord that ties in … Read More...
Toward the One
For the past year, Janet Granger, a follower of Sufi, has been stitching gorgeous prayer-bead boxes with Sufi emblems for a spiritual gathering in Germany. See the whole collection of boxes at Janet’s blog post.