YUM! This card looks good enough to eat!! Find directions for making a fun birthday shaker card (with real sprinkles) over on the Cleary iStamp blog.
-Heather
Looking for supplies to make your own Shaker card? Check these out on … Read More...
Stop, Drop and Roll Lesson Plans and Crafts
I have been working for Craft Gossip for a while now and therefore get to see some of the same crafters get better with each passing year. The Nature of Grace is one of those creative moms that I am … Read More...
Storytelling Craft Book Giveaway Alert
Head on over to Craft Buds to enter a giveaway for a book that looks amazing!! I homeschool and would love to incorporate some of these ideas into our daily life. The book from Storey Publishing is called Show Me … Read More...
Fuzzy Black Cat Mask
Many of you are already wondering what you will do for your children’s Halloween costumes…ehem, this is not even yet on my radar as it is still September. But for all of you ‘planners’ and ‘non-procrastinators’, here is a great … Read More...
Craftsy Class Sale!
Craftsy is having an amazing sale where you can take any of their online classes for $19.99 or less! That’s a super deal and your chance to learn some new techniques or tackle a new project. And the best part … Read More...
Working in the Shed
Over at Hancock’s House of Happy, she gets up to more than just cross stitch. She’s also a shed dweller sometimes. If you don’t know what that means, then hop over to her blog post to check out the meaning … Read More...
Barcelona Necklace Tutorial
Cynthia shares a fabulous new tutorial using these Elaine Ray ceramic discs! Visit Shiny Little Things and learn to make the Barcelona Necklace.
Celebrating Milestones with Debbie Bliss
This fall marks both the 10-year anniversary of Debbie Bliss’ yarn line and the fourth anniversary of her namesake magazine, so Vogue Knitting took the chance to interview her and talk about inspiration, family and trends.
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Tutorial: Rapunzel or princess costume dress
Shannon from Googiemomma guest blogs in the Handmade Costumes Series at The Train To Crazy with a tutorial showing how to adapt a little girl’s basic bodice dress to make a princess Halloween costume. She uses it as part of … Read More...
Giveaway: Art Gallery Fabrics fat quarter bundle in pinks and yellows
Maureen Cracknell Handmade hosts a giveaway for her sponser The Intrepid Thread. They’ve got a bundle of 11 fat quarters by Art Gallery Fabrics to give away to one of her readers. It’s a mix of gorgeous prints in … Read More...
Tutorial: Double Bow Tie for boys
Kate from See Kate Sew shows how to make her Double Bow Tie for boys. The “double” refers to the fact that the bow tie is made more like an actual bow, with a loop of fabric on each side … Read More...
Tutorial: Table runner with mitered corners
Anneliese from Aesthetic Nest shows how to make a table runner with mitered corners. The method will also work to make fabric napkins, so why not make a matching set while you’re at it? Get the tute.
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Free pattern: Sitting Pretty chair pincushion
I am loving this little Sitting Pretty chair pincushion!! Kimber from Heirlooms from Ashton House shares a free pattern and tutorial over at Riley Blake Designs’ Cutting Corners College for making it. Get the pattern and tutorial.
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Freebie: Digital Scarecrow Stamp
Easy Watercolor Portraits – Grow Creative
Have you ever wanted to create gorgeous watercolor portraits? I know I have. And Grow Creative‘s Easy Watercolor Portrait Tutorial might be just the way to do that. Using a basic photo editing program and super simple transfer method, … Read More...
Wayne Strattman – Glass Artist
The Glass Quarterly Hot Sheet always has really interesting stories about interesting artists. Glass artists making fine art. Love that. So here they’re asking three questions to Wayne Strattman about what he’s up to. I love the picture of him … Read More...
Tutorial: Ease a convex curve
It’s easy enough to turn under the edge of a piece of fabric when that edge is straight. But when you’re turning under a curved edge, things can get hairy. Molly from Eeny Meeny & Moe shows how to use … Read More...
Tutorial: Big Bow embellished tee
Ashley from Make It and Love It had a request from a niece for a tutorial showing how to make a t-shirt with a big dimensional bow applique. Like a good aunt, she got busy and made one up. She … Read More...
Tutorial: Friendly dragon hooded towel
Amber from Crazy Little Projects shows how to make a dragon hooded towel that’s far more cute than scary. He has dragon spikes down the back of the hood and pointy dragon teeth peeking out of his mouth, but his … Read More...
Fall Letter Craft
This tutorial is the perfect way to ‘fall’ into cooler weather! You and your children will have a blast making these letters and using leaves! Head on over to Simply Sweet Home for the full tutorial.