Nova of A Cuppa and a Catch up has another great project she’s sharing on her blog. Part of the Liberty Scrap Challenge, this gorgeous set of drawers had humble beginnings. Find out what she did to transform them – … Read More...
Christi Friesen: The Books Edition
I forgot to get to blithering about this part of my CF class – she talked about her book projects. The awaited Dogs book (the next in her sculpting series) will be in 2013.
And there are children’s books ahead … Read More...
Interview with Taradara – Marketing Creativity
One of the biggest mysteries of the indie crafting world is success. How do you achieve it in a field that seems so subjective and whimsical? Marketing Creativity helps to dispel that mystery by interviewing crafters about how they achieved … Read More...
Pretty Prehistoric Ring Holders – My So Called Crafty Life
Jewelry + Funky plastic animals + paint = Prehistoric Ring Holders. My So Called Crafty Life shared this fabulous tutorial on how to store and display your lovely rings in a truly awesome way. I especially love the striped … Read More...
Free pattern: Traffic signs for little boys and much more
Wow! You can download these boy friendly street sign patterns at Ottobre Design. Get the pattern for a chimpanzee, friendly robots coloring pages and a dog sewing card too. So worth a trip over there as they have girl friendly … Read More...
Recent stitch tutorials
(1) Buttonhole stitch with picot from Big B
(2) Diagonally striped raised band from Needle ‘n’ Thread
(3) Stem stitch rose with knotted center from from Humming Needles
(4) Lock stitch from Artistic Fingers
(5) Pistil stitch from Artfabrik
(6) … Read More...
Looks good enough to eat
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...