Craftbuds is hosting a giveaway aimed to help a fellow sewist, Sara of Sew Sweetness, get her business started. A work at home mom, Sara’s goal with this money is to buy pattern making software, expensive software. Donate as little … Read More...
Easy Polka Dot Pink and Orange Cake
One of my all-time favorite color combos is pink and orange (just check out my daughter’s room). So methinks I’ll be making this polka dot cake for her birthday. And bonus, the cake inside is orange. And super bonus, you’ll … Read More...
Tutorial: Ribbon cutting and measuring board for a woodburning tool
Brittany from Crafty Mischief shares a tutorial over at the Ribbon Retreat blog showing how to make her Woodburning Tool Cutting Board. If you make a lot of bows or use ribbons in your sewing projects, her tool may be … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrap t-shirt fabric rosettes
What to do with all the scraps left over from t-shirt refashions? You could just chuck them in the trash bin, or…. you cut them into strips and turn them into rosettes. Stephanie from The Sewing Chick shows how to … Read More...
Customize a Candle with Tissue Paper
Kimberly Michelle shares this fun and easy idea for using an original design, tissue paper and a hair dryer to make a plain candle special. Check out how!
Tutorial: Baseball t-shirt refashion for little kids
Toni from Sugar Tart Crafts shares a tutorial in the Sew In Tune series at Melly Sews. She shows how to make a little kid’s baseball shirt t-shirt, complete with cute team logo, out of two plain t-shirts. Get … Read More...
A quilter’s magic number explained
Everyone knows the number Pi, 3.14159. But what about 1.414? Robin Strobel of Martingale’s Stitch This! says it’s a magic number for quilters. Visit her post to find out how she uses the constant in her quilting calculations. Fascinating!
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DIY Mercury Glass Votives
Make your own faux mercury glass votive holders for an elegant addition to any centerpiece. Check out the DIY at coordinately yours.
Tutorial: Make a belt for your doll
Cinnamon Miles from Liberty Jane Patterns shares a free tutorial over at We All Sew showing how to make an itty bitty belt for a doll. Her instructions include the lengths to cut for an 18″ American Girl doll, an … Read More...
Tutorial: Traveling Pincushion with place to store your thread
Jina Barney shares a tutorial at Riley Blake Designs’ Cutting Corners College showing how to make her Traveling Pincushion. It’s a pincushion and notions organizer in one. It’s made around a plastic container, with a trio of pincushion flowers on … Read More...
Freebie: Crayon Box Cut File
This adorable crayon box is perfect for back to school! It’s sized to hold a gift card, how cute and clever. Down a free svg. cut file here from SVG Cuts.
-Heather
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Moroccan Candle Holders – Creme de la Craft
Cheap glass candle holders are everywhere these days–and lots of them are purchased for decorating events and never used again. It’s a good thing then that craft bloggers like Creme de la Craft are creating fabulous photo tutorials on what … Read More...
Meet BloomyJewelry
BloomyJewelry is run by two sisters, Zane and Ieva, from Latvia. The shop specializes in bright fun polymer clay jewelry and definitely needs a peek!
Ta Dah!: Mike finishes daughter’s quilt, a hexy
Mike of The Amateur Quilter just finished his hexagon quilt. It’s a gift for his daughter. She’s going to love it. Go HERE to learn more.
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Floriani and FMQ yields pretty puckers
Jacinda of Prudent Baby applied Floriani Heat N Shrink to this piece of fabric after it was free motion quilted to highlight the flowers. Look at the results, so neat. I missed this post when it first came out last … Read More...
Free Knitting Patterns: Tank Top Edition
One of the winners of yesterday’s giveaway mentioned that she loves to knit herself a new lace tank top every summer. That sounds like a marvelous thing, and reminds me of the knit tank top languishing in my T-shirt drawer … Read More...
Tutorial: Dancing Girl Card
You can’t tell from the photo but when you move this cute card the little girls body swings from side to side so she dances, adorable! Find out how to make a dancing girl card over on the Penny Black … Read More...
DIY: Christian Louboutin-Inspired Nails
Kick off the last month of summer with this manicure tutorial designed to give you nails that mimic the style of couture shoe-designer Christian Louboutin. (For those who don’t know, the soles of his shoes are always red!) But don’t … Read More...
Tutorial: Iced Tea M&P Soap
It’s been so hot on the Eastern Coast of the United States I’ve been living on iced tea. And now, the Wholesale Supplies Plus folks show us how to make a melt & pour soap that actually looks — and … Read More...
Kids Art Gallery Wall
Need an inspiring idea for saving all of your children’s artowkr? How about displaying it, in frames, on a gallery wall? That’s just what Angie from Echoes of Laughter did. See the wall, read the post and check out photos … Read More...