My children love to have straws around the house. I think straws are an amazing invention because you can drink with them, but you can also create many awesome things…like these Butterfly Kites for example! You can find the tutorial … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew on buttons quickly and easily
Have some buttons to sew on to a project? Sew4Home shows how to do it in just 5 steps. Once you get the process down, you’ll make short order of sewing down your buttons. Go to their tutorial.
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PennyDog wins Shape Workshop for Quilters
I’m happy to announce the winner of my book giveaway, Shape Workshop for Quilters
: 60 Blocks + a Dozen Quilts and Projects by Lark Crafts. Using the handy-dandy RNG, a copy goes to commenter 4, Kerry of PennyDog … Read More...
Fruit Roll-Up Flower Cupcake Toppers
Now here’s a way to add lots more sugar to a cupcake, and it’s super easy. Make fruit rollup flowers to top cupcakes HERE at Rock Ur Party.
How to make a recycled magazine Fiesta wreath
Can you really ever have (or make) too many wreaths? I don’t think so. This one sent in by Ellen of the blog Stitches and SNPs for Fiesta Days is so cheerful. If you like it too then check out … Read More...
Tutorial: Zippered pouch for an iPad or eReader cover
Melissa Mortenson from Fourteen May and The Polkadot Chair made this clever pouch that attaches to her iPad cover by way of a long band of elastic. She uses it to hold pens, earbuds, and other essentials for a plane … Read More...
Tutorial: Kawaii Magic little girl dress with removable apron or pouch
Kataryna from Chibi Designs and Sew Chibi shows how to make her Kawaii Magic Dress for little girls. It’s a peasant dress at heart, but what makes it magic is a set of buttons sewn on to the wide shirred … Read More...
Project: Death Star Card
Da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da, da………yeah, that’s me “singing” Darth Vaders theme song 🙂 I can’t help it, looking at this amazing card from Valita it’s all I can think of!! The little geek girl in me … Read More...
Tutorial: Collapsible fabric storage bins
Amy from Peek-a-Boo Pattern Shop and Naptime Crafters needed some extra storage for her daughter’s toys, so she made a set of fabric bins that fit perfectly under the changing table. They have handles to make them easy to pull … Read More...
Bumblee Bee Cookies
Cutest, sweetest scary insects ever! Make bumble bees from store-bought cookies and candies HERE at The Seven Year Cottage.
Patriotic Cheesecake
Three cheers for a red, white and blue dessert that looks sophisticated and delicious. Make patriotic cheesecake with raspberry gelée and fresh berries HERE at Hungry Happenings.
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Freebie | Printable Images for Greeting Cards
Traci from the Full Moxie is sharing a sheet of printable images and sentiments for greeting cards. Just print, cut out and use in your paper crafting. Click here to go to the download.
Freebies | 25 Printables for July 4th
Check out this list of 25 free printables for the 4th of July at Dollar Store Crafts. You will find links to printable subway art, party favors and popcorn boxes. Click here to go to the list.
Inspiration du Jour | Family Picnic at the Park
Family Picnic at the Park by Acrobat
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No Days Featured Artist – Carrie Strope
A big thanks to Streuter Technologies for giving me something great to write about. There’s a video over at Pinterest they posted about their featured artist, Carrie Strope. What an inspiring video that makes you want to get in your … Read More...
Learn to make a monster
If you live near or can visit Santa Ana, California, don’t miss the opportunity to learn to make monster dolls from Catherine Zacchino—Junker Jane herself! The one-day workshop is being offered July 21 at Jenny Doh’s Studio Crescendoh. … Read More...
Tutorial: Flex frame pouch made of Liberty
Leila of Where the Orchids Grow made this pouch as part of the Liberty Scrap Challenge. The body is pieced 1/2″ hexagons hand sewn from little bits of the Liberty Lawn collection. She shows you how to make it … Read More...
Follow Deri on Facebook
DeriDolls now has a Facebook page! I got this image of her Circe doll (complete with teensy pig) from her timeline. Check it out.
Tutorial: Applique with fusible web
If you’ve never tried raw-edge applique using fusible web, Kim of Big B has got you covered. She steps through the process of transferring a design to paper-backed web and then applying the applique to the ground fabric. After you … Read More...
Mosaic: Rain Rain Go Away
Lately there has been a lot of those rainy days here. There’s been some fabulous storms and lots of sunshine too but sometimes I could just skip the dreary, grey rainy days. So, I found some pretty polymer to help … Read More...