Here’s a great semi-handmade Mother’s Day gift idea from Helen Gibb‘s Ribbon Snips e-newsletter:
… Read More...These mini speakers are a great gift idea for any Mom who loves her tunes! Simply plug the speaker into your iPod, phone, laptop or
Tutorial: Embroidered tea towel from your child’s drawing
Here is the perfect Mother’s Day gift for the Gran in your life: Trace one of your child’s drawings to a tea towel and embroider it! I promise Gran will display it proudly in her kitchen and enjoy it every … Read More...
A Bear Paw quilt for Mother’s Day | Brrr!
Penny of Sew Take A Hike made this quilt for her mom as a gift for Mother’s Day. Now that’s one lucky mama! She used fabric from the Brrr! line by Laurie Wisbrun for Robert Kaufman.
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Giveaway: Amazing Designs’ Greatest Hits Bundle
Holy mackeroly! Sewforless.com is having another awesome giveaway–this time for US$1495 of machine-embroidery designs from Amazing Designs. “Like” the giveaway’s Facebook page to enter.
Free design: Fiesta kitty
Here’s a treat from Urban Threads. The UT e-newsletter says,
This adorable maraca-shakin’, sombrero-wearin’ kitty is FREE! This design is available in machine embroidery, hand embroidery, and digital stock art formats, free though May 13. Get your design here!
DIY Mint Honey Favors
Treat your bridal shower or wedding guests to sweet, mint-infused honey favors! Get the DIY tutorial at One Lovely Day. So delicious for hot tea!
Sewing Tutorial: Adapt a regular sewing pattern for maternity wear
If you’re needing to sew up some maternity wear but aren’t able to find a pattern that you like, you can adapt a pattern for a nonmaternity garment. Laura from Laura’s Blog shows how you to do it. Her tutorial … Read More...
Tutorial: Custom chair cushion with ties
Chica from Chica and Jo share a tutorial on their blog showing how to make a chair cushion with ties at the back to attach it to the chair. Because you’re making it from scratch, you can make it the … Read More...
Tutorial: Vintage-inspired fabric bunting with crochet trim
Justine from Sew Country Chick shows how to make a vintage-inspired fabric bunting. Each little flag in the bunting is finished with a sweet crochet trim. Use it as a pretty decoration to mark a special day, or to just … Read More...
Glamorous Formal Necklace
Perfect for prom or your little black dress, this stunner from Sarah at the Bowdabra Design Team is sure to wow. Take a look at Sarah’s tutorial at the Bowdabra Blog and see how easy it is to make your … Read More...
DIY: Bergamot and Coconut Skin Salve
This rich and luxurious salve is perfect for dry, irritated skin, or even skin with cuts and abrasions. But it would also make a lovely “post-gardening” salve for any mom on your list, and thanks to the combination of oils … Read More...
DIY: Exfoliating Soap Pouches
Just in time for Mother’s Day, Jillee from One Good Thing shares a tutorial on how she made her own scrubby soap pouches. These are so easy they’d be great for even young kids to make for mom or grand … Read More...
Freebie: Costume Nerdy Glasses Download
Get your nerd on and download a pair of cute and geeky glasses free from Papercrafts. You could print and color this image like a digital stamp or cut it out from cardstock.
Geeks rule!
-Heather
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Lilac Wedding Bouqets
The sweet fragrance, rich color and old-fashioned charm of lilacs make them the perfect flower for a wedding bouquet. Elizabeth Anne Designs shares a garden full of lilac-themed bouquets, including a DIY tutorial at this lovely post.
DIY Wine Cork Trivet
I’m afraid it would not take me long at all to amass enough wine corks to make a trivet. Not. Long. At. All. Sigh. I heart my wine. Anyway, make your own wine cork trivets HERE at Love U Madly.
DIY Kids Jetpack – Doodlecraft
How much would a little kid in your life love a jetpack rocket to play with? If the answer is a lot, then you must head immediately to Doodlecraft and take a look at this post on how to make one… Read More...
Mother’s Day Dessert Recipe Contest
Been cooking up a storm for Mother’s Day? Well, write down your recipe (preferably using one of the Sprinkles and Grins products) and enter the Sprinkles and Grins Mother’s Day Recipe Contest for a chance to win a decorating … Read More...
Felt flower pillow
Linda of “Craftaholics Anonymous” made this darling pillow and wanted to share her creation. Although this is not a tutorial you can pretty much figure out how it is made with a little help from Linda’s description. You can follow … Read More...
How to make recycled sweater armwarmers and a scarf
When Leanne sent in a link to her great tutorial the title says how to upcycle an old jumper, I think I’m going to see something made from what we here in America think of as a jumper, but I … Read More...
Tutorial: Color blocked skirt
Linda from Craftaholics Anonymous shows how to make a simple color blocked skirt. It’s an easy skirt to make, requiring only a handful of straight seams. And it’s made from double layers of fabric so you don’t have to worry … Read More...