Annet of Fat-Quarter has a clever technique for stitching even half-buttonhole wheels without all that endless marking. See how she does it.
Tutorial: Rainbow ruffled summer dress for girls
Alicia from La Famille guest blogs at Kojo Designs with a tutorial showing how to make a little girl’s summer dress with a rainbow of ruffles on the skirt. She got lucky and found a pin dot fabrics in every … Read More...
Technique: Watercolor with Lumiere Paints
Keri Lee Sereika shares a great way to add some sparkle and glitz to your next stamped card using Lumiere paints and glitter. Check out her tutorial on Buttons Galore and More.
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The sweetest tattoos
Creator Aimee Ray of Little Dear Tracks says her sweet little owl plushie, Moonflower, is ” tattooed with embroidery and beads.” Perfect! See more views at Aimee’s blog post.
Tutorial | Stitching With Baker’s Twine
Wendy Sue Anderson from Northridge Media shares a tip for how you can stitch on paper and cardstock with Baker’s twine. Click here to go to the tutorial on Create.
Inspiration: Connie E
This Crazy Quilt Journal Project block by Connie E of Iowa focuses on antique family portraits embedded in a collage of delicate stitched embellishments. So lovely. Go to the blog post for an image you can click to enlarge.
Stitching a Home
If you live near Los Angeles or you can visit, don’t miss the next exhibition of stitch art curated by subversive needlepoint goddess Ellen Schinderman (aka schinders). Home is Where the Needle Marks features the work of more than … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | My Boys
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Jogless Stripes In The Round – From Knitting Daily and Eunny Jang!
You know how you’re knitting striped socks or a sweater, or stocking and where the round meets, the stripes don’t match up? Well this Youtube video from Interweave is the ticket!
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Cat Rabbit Interview – Dearest Nature
What is that you ask? Why that is a Peace Warrior Rabbit made by Etsy seller, Cat Rabbit. Blogger Dearest Nature recently interviewed Cat about inspirations (pugs), favorite colors (many), and process. Head over to find out all about … Read More...
A Miniature Breakfast
All the steps to make a charming, miniature, English Breakfast from polymer clay. The blog has many other tutorials related to miniatures so have a peek.
Picture from miniatures.ucoz.co.uk
Can you help a fellow quilter?
Sam of Hunter’s Design Studio looks adorable in this photo surrounded by some of her quilts. She shares a video to tell us about her dream of launching her own quilt pattern company. With only three days left of her … Read More...
Summer Heart Banner
Skip to My Lou is one of the first bloggers I read every morning while sipping on my first cup of coffee or tea. I love her ideas, and she always has something new to share! This month, she is … Read More...
How to Plan a Kid’s Craft Exchange
Often times, busy mothers avoid doing crafts with their children because it can seem overwhelming or too time consuming to plan ahead. I have found a great blog post that explains to you how you and your friends can get … Read More...
4th of July Rocket {Toilet paper roll Craft}
This TP craft is perfect for getting your child in a Patriotic Mood! They will love coloring the red, white and blue stripes on the rocket! You can find the tutorial over at TheSuburbanMom.
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Bubble ABCs {Kid Craft}
I just love any craft that will help a child visually understand something educational! This Bubble ABC craft is perfect for allowing your children to playfully learn their letters. You can find the tutorial over at Random Bits.
Kids Art Lesson – Nature Collages
I’ve posted about Nature Collages before, but I think they are such wonderful crafts that I will tell you about an up to date post today! I am doing this with my children tomorrow since it has a been a … Read More...
Sandpaper Printed T-Shirts
I love doing iron-ons, but the paper can be so expensive, and you can’t get your children’s artwork on the shirt unless it’s scanned… a lot of work in my opinion. Who knew that sandpaper could solve all of my … Read More...
DIY: Calendula Coconut Cream
The perfect antidote to bug bites, rashes, sunburns (in other words, all those summer maladies), NZ Ecochick gives us her fast and easy Calendula Coconut Cream recipe. She swears by this for all manner of skin issues (including diaper rash!) … Read More...
New KAL – Summer Solstice Mystery Shawl KAL from Wendy Johnson!
The shawl is sort of a crescent shape that stays on the shoulders nicely. Knit from fingering weight yarn (expect it to take around 420 yards and it’s better to have a more solid than variegated colorway), it … Read More...