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Friendly Wendy of C&T Publishing Blog is hosting a giveaway for the book, Connecting Design to Stitch by Sandra Meech. She explains,
… Read More...Part guide and part design class, the suggested lessons and projects offer exercises in refining and focusing design
Joann from Craft Passion shows how to make a water bottle holder out of an intrecciato woven fabric. This is so fabulous!! The intrecciato is the signature look of purse maker Bottega Veneta. Rather than weaving strips of leather, … Read More...
This bird cage turned seating chart is so adorable! Emma from Hearts and Buttonsshares all the instructions at The Boho Wedding Blog. Emma made this lovely creation for her own wedding, and suggests incorporating into your home … Read More...
Eat your veggies! Here’s a great way to “recycle” and stamp at the same time. Using bok choy cuttings with a little ink makes a lovely rose print and this is a great craft for the kiddos too! Find more … Read More...
Kat from Chibi Designs and Sew Chibi shows how she made this shirred top for her baby girl. She calls it her Sideshow Sunshirt because she made it to coordinate with a dress she made for her older daughter. It’s … Read More...
Dacia Ray made a make-up brush organizer for a friend to take with her on her travels, and she shares a tutorial showing how she did it. The inside has individual pockets for each brush so they don’t get all … Read More...
Tara from True, Pure, Lovely shares a tutorial at Project Run and Play showing how to make a girl’s summer halter dress with a circle skirt. The dress is a remix of the Dana from MADE’s circle skirt. The … Read More...
Over at Makoodle Camille shares a tutorial for making this Summer Fun Activity Board for keeping track of all the fun things you want to do this summer. She also includes free printable patterns for the pockets. Click here to … Read More...
This post on Heart Independent Fashion Bloggers shares a list of 10 applications that make the Instagram App even better. The list includes ways to create photo grids and add effects to photos. Click here to see the list.
What a crazy DIY! Violet LeBeaux: Tales of an Ingenue provides a tutorial to make your own false eyelashes out of organza scraps. I admit, I’m both wary and totally intrigued by the idea. Think of all of the possibilities. … Read More...
If you’re a regular reader here at the glass blog you already know I really like Bronwen Heilman…both as an artist and as a person. She was recently in the Los Angeles area teaching so I was able to … Read More...
Jenna of Sew Happy Geek is on point in getting the most mileage from her fabrics when creating Granny Squares. She shares how on her blog. Get the mini-tute.
Image credit: Sew Happy Geek
Give your kitchen counter a bit of a face lift with Tamara’s clever re-do of her utensil caddy.
Now I’m curious what else people have done with their clay and their kitchens… hmm. I know in my kitchen the clay … Read More...
Becky of Patchwork Posse made this 15″ square doll quilt using up the limited number of purples in her stash. So sweet! Of the pattern she explains,
… Read More...Now don’t go all crazy thinking that the blocks are tiny. They totally
I’m afraid checkers is more my speed, though I did always want to master the game of Chess. Ah well, maybe when I retire. Find the how-tos and recipe to make this beautiful checkerboard cake and chocolate Chess pieces HERE … Read More...
If you’re in need of serious dry skin repair, this recipe is for you. Stevie at Garden Therapy made this from the book A Green Guide to Natural Beauty and includes the recipe in her post. She gave this one … Read More...
Candy from Taylor & Demolish shares a tutorial at the M&J Blog showing how to embellish the cuffs of a pair of jeans with acrylic gems, beads, and other fanciness. Get the tute.
[photo from Taylor & Demolish on … Read More...
Jess from Craftiness Is Not Optional shares a tutorial for making a little kid version of a horseshoe game. The heavy metal horseshoes are replaced with fleece bean bag horseshoes. What a great idea! You could make up a set … Read More...
Laura from Come Together Kids shows how to make this dimensional flower pillow out of fleece. Though all the layers of petals make this look like it might be difficult, it’s actually a low-sew project. The pillow base and leaves … Read More...
