Ashley from Mommy By Day, Crafter By Night shows how she made a boxy zippered pouch to carry her toiletries. She made hers from a laminated cotton. The boxy shape looks like it might be complicated to make, but it … Read More...
Tutorial: Hemming around a tight curve
Melanie from The Crafty Cupboard shows how she puts a hem around a tight curve. Go to her tutorial.
[photo from The Crafty Cupboard]
It’s PursePalooza!
It’s June, and that means it’s Purse Palooza over at Sew Sweetness! Sara has organized a month of posts on her blog all about making purses. Every weekday will bring 2 guest bloggers with purse sewing pattern reviews. She’s … Read More...
Tutorial: Arrowhead Skirt for little girls
Jess from Craftiness Is Not Optional guest blogs in the Skirt Week series at Crafterhours with a tutorial showing how to make her Arrowhead Skirt. It’s a basic gathered skirt with oversized chevrons stitched down the front. Love! Get the … Read More...
Tips for Fancying Up a Plain Candle
Family-friendly blog Just Us Four has a tutorial up sharing ideas on improving a plain candle with washi tape and adhesive stencils and paint. Check out their full roster of ideas.
Comfort quilt born of generosity
Jen of Betty CrockerAss collaborated with friend Amber to make this pretty quilt for their friend’s 9 month old daughter, Georgia. Georgia is in the hospital, so this quilt is sure to comfort her. I love this aspect of quilters … Read More...
Project: Stamped Bracelet
This fun tropical bangle bracelet would go perfectly with any summer outfit! Find out how to stamp your own over on the Paper, Ink and Smiles blog.
-Heather
Dream Eater felt cell phone case tutorial
Onellyantie was born in Medan, Indonesia in 1988, graduated from LASALLE College. She hosts the blog called “onelmon” and has some very fun and cool felting tutorials on her blog. Onellyantie blog is a bilingual blog (English and Indonesian) that … Read More...
Corativity rocks the cardigan with patchwork bottom
This quilt cardigan is the brainchild of Corativity, who sells the pattern for it over at You Can Make This. I’d choose a zig zag design for the bottom of mine. Let me hear what you would create. Go … Read More...
Round up – DIY Typography Dishes
So I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but DIY typography dishes are all over the place right now. This one above is from Eclectically Vintage, and one of my personal favorites, as it features lyrics to your favorite songs … Read More...
Sweet Teacher Gift Ideas
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again… I’m a big fan of edible teacher gifts. Consumable, thoughtful, leaves no clutter. Extra bonus for sticking a gift card in the sweets box, too. This DIY caramel apple kit is a … Read More...
Vintage Coca Cola Crate Footstool
I love it when people think outside the box. Here’s a really creative way to create a useful piece of furniture with some awesome vintage flair. An old Coca Cola crate transformed into an ottoman for the living room. Fabulous! … Read More...
Spool Place Card Holders
Love these adorable wood spools that double as place card holders and favors! Get the tutorial at Paper Moon Weddings.
Win Simplicity’s 12 needle deluxe Felting machine over at “Crafty Gemini”
Vanessa just posted a video product review of Simplicity’s 12 needle deluxe Felting machine
on her blog “Crafty Gemini “and she hosting a giveaway where one lucky viewer will receive a free felting machine, extra needles, allen wrenches and a … Read More...
Father’s Day Gift Guide from Foodiggity
Always unique, quirky and clever are those food-themed goods that stock the Foodiggity Shop. So instead of the same boring old desk charms for dad or, you know, those lame cards little kids make (kiiiiidding little kids, my husband’s getting … Read More...
Blue Columbine Cookie Bouquet
Some day I’ll need to watch the mastermind behind Blossomedge in person, just to make sure she isn’t tricking us by slipping real flowers in her cookie bouquets, because that’s how perfect her cookie flowers are. Find the step-by-steps to … Read More...
Star Wars Party Food
Throwing a Star Wars party? Or just so obsessed with Star Wars that you make Star Wars-themed food for every meal? Good thing every meal is covered in this great spread of Star Wars party foods from Kitchen Fun with … Read More...
Cross Stitch in Video
Check out this cool video from Grace Pageant titled “Girl With No Bones.” Why am I talking about a music video on a cross-stitch blog? This video incorporates cross-stitch and other crafty items in a very visual way. And, the … Read More...
Giveaway: Stash Happy series from Lark Crafts
I just posted a giveaway for a set of three Stash Happy books from Lark Crafts. Go to my giveaway post to get yourself entered! (Giveaway ends June 7, 2012.)
And if you haven’t read it already, check out my … Read More...
Tutorial: Fleece PJs and sleeping bag for a stuffed animal
Autumn from It’s Always Autumn shares a pair of tutorials showing how to make a set of fleece PJs and a fleece sleeping bag for a stuffed animal. She’s also got free patterns for each project. The fleece PJ tutorial … Read More...