I LOVE sea otters, they are so darn cute and clever! Find several free sea otter images to download for free on over the Dover Publishing site.
-Heather
{DIY Wedding Favors} Seed Bombs
Seed bombs are little balls filled with all the ingredients needed to plant flowers with a simple toss! Intimate Weddings shares how to make your own seed bombs in pretty packages that are perfect for eco-friendly wedding favors.
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Find: Rustic Candle Holder, Perfect for Dad’s Big Day
This rustic curio stand candle holder from Gray Works Design on Etsy is made with great care. According to the item listing: “Like much of the material we use for our products, the wood used for this piece is from … Read More...
Fresh Special Glass at Bullseye
Go to the limited edition glass over at the Bullseye web site and see some of the lovely new glass they’ve made available. Most of the time it’s referred to as Saturday Glass since it’s the special stuff the guys … Read More...
Tiny Popsicle Cupcake Toppers
Picture me shaking my head and smiling… It’s the easiest ideas that make us slap our foreheads. Like sticking toothpicks in Mike and Ike’s candy to make popsicle cupcake toppers. Genius. Find them HERE at Party Pinching.
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Gorgeous Mosaic Stairs in San Francisco
The picture in this post kept showing up on Facebook but there wasn’t a link attached to it until today. Now that makes it easier to share with all of you. This way you can head over to that site, … Read More...
Tutorial: Monkey hooded towel for a baby or toddler
Amber from Crazy Little Projects guest blogs at Naptime Crafters with a tutorial showing how to make a monkey hooded towel for a baby or toddler. What small child wouldn’t love bath time if he (or she) got to wrap … Read More...
Berry Star JellO
Despite JellO’s big comeback in recent years, doesn’t this JellO star with berries still feel so very retro? It’s the mold. And fruit and JellO thing. Make a JellO star for the 4th of July HERE at CraftFoxes.
Chocolate, I mean, Icing Covered Pretzels
I know this will sound like an Infomercial-like statement, but it’s unavoidable. Do you live in a place where the weather is so hot right now it determines what desserts you can serve? Do you avoid chocolate and buttercream at … Read More...
Video tutorial: Draft a pattern for a hidden button placket
Emily Tao has another pattern drafting tutorial to add to her YouTube series. This one shows how to draft a pattern for a hidden button placket on a shirt. This is a feature where the button placket is hidden … Read More...
Giveaway: 10 fat quarters of LillyBelle in Warm Sunset
The weekly fabric giveaway at Maureen Cracknell Handmade is for The Intrepid Thread this week. They’ve got 10 fat quarters of LillyBelle by designer Bari J. (in the Warm Sunset palette) to give away to one reader. These are such … Read More...
Tutorial: Lettuce edge hem on knit fabrics
When hemming knits, a wavy hem is usually something you DON’T want. But when you make it really wavy, it becomes a pretty lettuce edge hem. Shannon from Googiemomma shows how to make one. Get the tute.
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Tutorial: Vintage photo throw pillow
Melissa Mortenson from Fourteen May and The Polkadot Chair shows how you can put a favorite vintage photo on to a throw pillow cover. She suggests it as a last minute Father’s Day gift, but how cool would it be … Read More...
Project: Metal Stamped Bracelet
So, here are some stamps that are a little different from the rubber or clear most of us are used to, these stamps are made of metal and are made for stamping on metal. Find a video tutorial over on … Read More...
Meet FlowerLandShop
Sara of FlowerLandShop dropped me a line to tell me about her Etsy shop. She has some adorable pieces! She works in her Rome, Italy based studio, with clay and other media to make jewellery and other small decor items.… Read More...
Tori Spelling celebrates her daughter’s 4th birthday with a crafty backyard themed party
As if from a page from her new book, celebraTORI, Tori Spelling threw a special backyard tea party for her daughter Stella’s 4th birthday. She shares the details and photos at her website EdiTORIal(www.ToriSpelling.com).
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Tutorial: Let’s Fly a Kite Pincushion
Natt Smith from Awesomeness of Crafting shares a tutorial at Riley Blake Designs’ Cutting Corners College showing how to make this super cute kite pincushion. The diamond shape is easy to sew, with handstitching for the details. A bit of … Read More...
Free pattern: Knot dress for 18″ dolls
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy shares a free pattern for making a knotty dress for an 18″ doll. The dress coordinates nicely with her Forget Me Knot little girl’s dress pattern that you can buy in her pattern shop. It … Read More...
DIY: All Natural Sunburn Remedies
We probably all know about aloe vera but black tea for sunburns? Or potato peels? Some great advice, as well as the recipe for a burn relief spray, all from the fabulous folks at Frugally Sustainable. Get all the … Read More...
Project: Gift Card Holder
This little gift card holder is as sweet as a berry! Find directions for making this simple card from Anita Madden over on the All That Scraps blog.
-Heather