Here’s a great way to dress up a gift of a bottle of spirits, make a fun tag for it, no other packaging required! The Whiff of Joy blog has directions for make one.
-Heather
Display your work
Imagine your work on exhibit at the Textile Arts Center. It could happen! Check this TAC announcement:
… Read More...Textile Arts Center is always looking to find innovative fiber artists and designers. If you are one of these people and would
Stitch through the anger
Images seldom make me literally laugh out loud, but this one did. These patches, designed and screen-printed by Raquel J. Alves, are bound to strike a chord with many embroiderers. Go to Raquel’s blog post.
Century-old stitches
Carolyn Foley of Caro-Rose-Creations has access through her guild to samplers stitched in schools between 1910 and 1920. Fascinating. And so sweet to think of those young fingers of 100 years ago. Go to her blog post to see images … Read More...
Frayed and frazzled
Kreinik is full of good advice today. First, they explain how to make fluffy tassels by fraying Kreinik fibers. Then they show us how to use iron-on threads to add metallic accents to paper crafts. Check out their post.
Have yourself a happy little birthday
Lisa Leggett whipped up this felt-sculpture cake to celebrate her birthday. Cute, cute, cute. Right? Now…check out the scale:
Squee! It’s teeny! See more at Lisa’s A Cuppa Tea with Me blog post.
Bear’s Knit Sweater Stolen in North Vancouver
The North Vancouver yarn bombing has been controversial since before it began. A public art project of the North Vancouver Community Arts Council, the plan was to place knit graffiti in various places around the city to attract attention and … Read More...
Easy Homemade Roses for Decorating
Easy, peasy and quick but somehow still utterly beautiful. Go Callye. Find an easy (really, all you need is the right tip) tutorial to make your own icing roses to store for decorating HERE at The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle
Tutorial: Sew a gathered skirt with pockets
Heather from Sew Easy Being Green shows how to make a short gathered skirt with pockets. It has a wide waistband with belt loops to hold a ribbon sash. She calls it the Tanya skirt, named after her friend who … Read More...
Tutorial: No-sew knotted fabric flip flops
Jessica from Sunny Tuesday shares a tutorial at Positively Splendid showing how to make these cute knotted fabric flip-flops, no sewing required. She wraps and knots strips of fabric around the flip flop straps. Because just the edges of the … Read More...
Sea Life Canvas Art
Kellie over at nest of Posies made these awesome ocean inspired canvases using some graphics and decoupage. Check out her tutorial to make some of your very own — Nest of Posies: Sealife Canvas Art using Mod Podge.
Event: Quilters Take Manhattan | Goody bag for virtual ticket holders
The *Quilt Alliance’s fall fundraising event is coming up September 15, 2012. Held in Manhattan at the Fashion Institute of Technology, special attendees include Denyse Schmidt, Jennifer Chiaverini and Mark Lipinski. There are 350 spots for people to attend in … Read More...
Tanya Aguiñiga Lecture – Craft in America
Alright lucky LA area folks, Craft in America Study Center is hosting another fabulous event for you to check out. Remember this post on the Looming Election: Woven Works exhibition or this one on Tanya Aguiñiga? If not, this is … Read More...
DIY Cake Stand
Create a thrifty-chic cake stand with unique style for your bridal shower, rehearsal dinner, or wedding dessert table! Christy of One Handspun Day shares an exclusive tutorial at Green Wedding Shoes.
New Pattern Book from Knit Picks
I just got my fall Knit Picks catalog, which is a dangerous thing for me to be looking at right now, but I opened it up for you guys so I could tell you about the new pattern books Knit … Read More...
Felt Tape Marker Monster Tutorial
You Internet crafters come up with the coolest projects and generously share your ideas like this “Tape Marker Monster Tutorial” from “onelmon”! Onelmon is a bilingual blog (English and Indonesian) that shares handmade crafts along with their tutorials, things she … Read More...
Ombre Mini Taper Candle Holders
Fabric Paper Glue has a completely cute idea for making ombre candle holders for small tapered candles. Check out the adorable tutorial.
Edible Eyes that Stick on Anything
I’ve oft touted the wonder of edible eyes. Just adding edible eyes makes food instantly cute. Or scary. But until now, homemade or store-bought candy eyes were best stuck on sticky things like cupcakes and cookies. So I fully support … Read More...
Sand Castle Cupcakes
For a rainy summer day, perhaps? So kids can still build sandcastles indoors? Then get high on sugar? (Sheesh, what’s with me and the kids sugar thing, today.) Loving this idea for sandcastle cupcake that the kids can help decorate. … Read More...
Candy Tic Tac Toe
Summer boredom setting in? Play games and eat. Always a good motto. For a quick and easy idea to get kids to eat their candy (um… wait, um, you can substitute veggies, too), play edible tic tac toe. Find the … Read More...