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...
Tutorial: Veggie Stamping
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...
Tutorial: Shirred sunshirt for a baby girl
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...
Tutorial: Travel make-up brush organizer
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...
Tutorial: Girl’s halter dress with a circle skirt
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...
Tutorial & Freebie | Summer Fun Activity Board
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...
10 Apps to Boost Your Instagram Photos
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.
Inspiration du Jour | Happy Day [sweet life]
Make your Own False Eyelashes – Violet LeBeaux
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...
Check Out Bronwen’s New Newsletter
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...
Mini-Tute: No waste Granny Square quilt block
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
Kitchen Addition in Polymer Clay
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...
Free pattern: Little Purple Pansies doll quilt
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
Checkerboard, I mean Chess Board, Cake
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...
Tutorial: Mango Citrus Body Butter
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...
Tutorial: Embellished cuff jeans
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...
Tutorial: Fleece bean bag horseshoe game
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...
Tutorial: Fleece Flower Petal Pillows
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...
Proejct: Sweet Bakery Card
This yummy bakery shop card comes from Mel from Mel Stamps, she used a combo of paper, inks, stamps, stains and rub ons for this card that would put a smile on anyone’s face (especially if you gave them a … Read More...
Ladybug & Daisy Garland {Tutorial} and/or a giveaway
Stephanie hosts “Toastie Studio” and has this darling tutorial to make; a cute summer garland with ladybugs and daises. It can all be made with hand sewing, so also a great project to get the kids making! What a delightful … Read More...