Last month I headed out to Hawthorne Hill Farm where throughout the season you will find a variety of hand crafters selling their wares. Hawthorne Hill Farm is located in southeast Wisconsin, not far from Milwaukee in the town of … Read More...
Tutorial: Panda on a Stick
Janna of PaperCutsnBandaids wrote to tell me about this super cute project she has a tutorial for on her blog. What a perfect way of customizing something!
photo from PaperCutsnBandaids
Tutorial: Ready-to-Roll Bike Pouch
Amy from Sew Incredibly Crazy shares a tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to make a pouch that hangs off the handlebars of a bicycle. She calls it her Ready-To-Roll Bike Pouch. Velcro across the top keeps it closed. … Read More...
The author…in felt
Squeeee! James Joyce as a DeriDoll!! He even has a tiny seed-bead ring on his left hand. In case the scale isn’t clear, this little man is just 9 cm. tall. Go to Deriana‘s post to see a bigger … Read More...
New Napa Needlepoint
Janet Perry, whom we know well from her blog, Nuts About Needlepoint, has just totally revamped her primary online venue, Napa Needlepoint. She says,
… Read More...The new site is not only a guide to my products and services (including
Sewing Pattern: Refashion a baby sleeping gown into a shirt and shorts
Kasey from My Life On The Divide shares a clever refashion of a baby’s sleeping gown. She came up with this project when her baby boy started crawling. The gowns didn’t allow his legs the movement he needed, so she … Read More...
Giveaway: Christmas Stitches
Nicole of Follow the White Bunny is giving away a copy of a rockin ebook by her pal Carina Envoldsen-Harris. Go to Nicole’s blog post to see a review and previews of the book, Christmas Stitches; enter the giveaway; … Read More...
Save at Shiny Happy World
There’s a biggo sale going on over at Wendi Gratz‘s online store. Get 20% off on any of her stitch kits. The sale lasts till Tuesday or till supplies run out, whichever comes first, so you’d better get on … Read More...
Tutorial: Color blocked fold-over clutch purse
La Creature and You shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a color blocked fold-over clutch purse. The simple shape of the purse makes the color blocking the stand-out design element. A zipper across the top keeps … Read More...
Find: Vintage Brass Pineapple Candle Holder
I love spending hours perusing pretty vintage finds on Etsy. In a recent time-wasting session ;), I came across this beautiful brass pineapple candle holder. This would be so pretty with a royal blue tapered candle shining from it. Check … Read More...
New Technologies in Glass – by Vanessa Cutler
I haven’t actually seen the book but I will because it looks very interesting. The Glass Quarterly Hot Sheet posted a story about this book, New Technologies in Glass 
by Vanessa Cutler. It’s to be released in August of this … Read More...
Painted Keyboard {Kid Craft}
I’m pretty sure that by now, we all have an old computer sitting in our closet just waiting to be used for a craft, right? Well, if you have one, you may want to let your children use their creative … Read More...
4th of July Juggling Ball Craft
Looking for something that involves patriotic colors AND superheroes?!!? Look no further than these fun juggling balls made out of balloons and rice. You can find the full tutorial over at Red Ted Art.
Looking for 4th of July decorations? … Read More...
Little Pink House to Stitch
Here’s a cute pink house for you to stitch. It’s in this blog post at the Broderie blog – just scroll down to find it. Check it out.
Video tutorial: Threading a punchneedle
Enkarna is sharing a video that demonstrates one of the trickiest parts of needlepunch embroidery–properly threading the needle. Don’t worry if you can’t read Spanish captions. The video shows you everything you need to know. Check it out.
Looking … Read More...
Win needlepoint canvases!
This looks like so much fun: The Art Needlepoint Co. is having a treasure hunt with US$400 worth of prizes! You can find the rules and all of the clues to date on a special post at their All Things … Read More...
How to make a recycled Derby hat for little girls
Wearing big silly hats can be so fun so why not whip one up out of recycled newspaper and other bits of this and that. See the fun tutorial Stephanie sent in to her blog Henry Happened on how to … Read More...
How To: Needle Felted Rattle Ball
Cintia hosts “My Poppet” out of Australia and supports a weekly dose of crafting. Today she has this baby safe felted wool rattle tutorial that is just delightful. Cintia loves the idea of children playing with toys made from natural … Read More...
Lookie what she made: Pleated ribbon rainbow t-shirt
Amy from And Sew We Craft used pleated ribbon to add a rainbow to a striped tee for her daughter. I think it turned out cute!! And judging from the pleased-as-punch look on her daughter’s face, I think she did, … Read More...
Tutorial: Little Scarlet Number, a ruffled t-shirt dress for baby
Jen and Autie from iCandy Handmade guest blogs in the Color Your Summer series at Kojo Designs with a tutorial showing how to make her Little Scarlet Number. It’s a ruffled t-shirt dress and matching bloomers for baby. It gets … Read More...