Have you ever tried painting on cookies, cupcakes or cake? This is me experimenting with food coloring and fondant. Find the results HERE at the decorated cookie.
BBQ Cupcakes
I love the kebabs most on these BBQ cupcakes. Toothpicks and gummy bear bits. How oh so clever. Find the step-by-step tutorial to make grill cupcakes HERE at Two Blonde Bloggers.
Cocktail Ice Cubes
Maybe because the temperature is climbing to 100 degrees today, I have ice cubes on my mind. Despite the early hour, I so very much want a cocktail with a these ice cubes. Make cocktail ice cubes HERE at Rock … Read More...
Summer Bento Blog Hop
For a little, I mean, a lot of bento box Summer inspiration, follow the blog hop. Shown: Crab sandwich by Creative Food, then click the links to move along the blog hop. Also shown: Surfer bento by Bentoriffic.… Read More...
Article | Behind the Scenes at Paper Crafts Magazine
Susan R. Opel, the Creative Director at Paper Crafts Magazine takes you behind the scenes of the editorial process and explains how the team goes through submissions to select those that make publication. Click here to read the article on … Read More...
Tips & Tricks | Special Occasion Card Making
Tya Babington from Craft Swag illustrates how you can set up your beginning card making supplies to ensure that you can make cards to cover the three most popuplar card giving occasions
- A baby shower or celebration,
- A bridal shower/
Inspiration du Jour | Sea Life
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Update on Kristyne’s scorched quilt block
There is nothing worse than putting in hours of time on a quilt block just to ruin it with a hot iron during the final press. No one knows this better than Kristyne of Pretty by Hand who had this … Read More...
DIY Dried Flower Pendant
What a lovely way to preserve a few blossoms from your wedding, or create inexpensive yet special gifts for your bridesmaids! Get all the instructions for making these pretty pendants at Intimate Weddings.
Sew a rainbow mug rug like Anorina’s
Anorina of Samelia’s Mum is one of the talented crafters creating great blog posts at Sew We Create. There is a lot of rainbow quilt love happening over there lately, check out this roundup of rainbow quilts. So inspiring.… Read More...
Beaded Bugs giveaway ends Saturday!
Don’t miss your chance to win a copy of this fabulous book. Leave a comment at the original post to enter now!
Tip: Audition and pool for best thread color
Janeese of The Calico House shares a tip she recently discovered on choosing the best thread color for quilting. I will definitely be giving this a try on my next quilt project. Go HERE to learn more.
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Hawthorne Hill Farm Craft Fair
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...