Mary posted a very pretty purse she made from a shrunken sweater mistake on “instructables.com”. She has downloadable PDF instructions for you to follow and also pictures showing you how it is made. She is a very creative up cycler … Read More...
How to make recycled plastic bottle clay impressions
I bet this post will have you picking up every plastic bottle you run across and look to see what kind of pattern is on the bottom. Krissy of the blog B. Inspired, Mama! came up with a fun idea … Read More...
9 Ways to Personalize Your Wedding Bouquet
Make your wedding bouquet uniquely your own with 9 creative ideas from Wedding Thingz.
Brush Embroidery Turtle Cookies (and a Giveaway)
I have to share with you my latest… brush embroidery turtle cookies. I have the instructions for decorating these cookies over at my other blog, and I’m giving away everything you need to make your own. I’m even throwing … Read More...
Mosaic Birthday Cake
So bright and pretty and easy to make with broken candy. Find this cake HERE at Better Homes and Gardens.
A Lady Sewing Cross Stitch Pattern
Brigitte Dadaux has a great project featuring a lady sewing at the machine. I love how a few x’s translates into a detailed image such as this. Get the free chart.
Golf Cross Stitch Project
The sprites at Frimousse are hitting the links today. Stitch up this project for your favorite golfer – it will make a great gift! Get the free chart.
Kona Modern Quilts fabric collection | Cynthia Frenette
This photo has popped up all over Pinterest in the last 24 hours, and rightly so. Check out the baby pants and covered embroidery hoop made with the Kona Modern Quilts fabric collection by Cynthia Frenette. As with most of … Read More...
Tutoria: Strapless blousant beach dress
Kirstin from Kojo Designs shows how you can make this strapless drop waist beach dress. Easy, breezy, and perfect for beachy wear! If a trip to the beach isn’t in your near future, this would also make a nice cover … Read More...
Colorful Pasta
I hadn’t the slightest idea adding a drop or two of food coloring to pasta water could cause such magic. Find the Lorax-inspired dinner HERE at Toni Spilsbury.
Make an Accordion Photo Book
Inspired by a project in Oprah magazine, this accordion photo book would be an ideal wedding gift or great for Mother’s Day as well. All you need is some canvas, fabric and poster board. Follow the tutorial and make one … Read More...
Tutorial: Throw pillow with staggered ruffle stripes
This throw pillow by Cathie Filian has the coolest staggered ruffle stripes. Part of each stripe is ruffled, and part is just a straight fabric stripe. She shares a tutorial showing how to make one. Get the tutorial.
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Love Sign and Letter Painting
Angie found a sign she liked to the tune of 300 smackers. Yowza! Can I get a “what the”?? So instead, she decided to make one of her own. The bonus here is that she’ll show you how she painted … Read More...
Tutorial: Leather headband with a pretty little bow
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy shows how to make a leather headband with a pretty little bow. I recently found some fantastic leather pieces in the form of thrifted leather skirts, but if you don’t have a source of real … Read More...
Tutorial: Sleepy scrappy fish softie
Beth from Love From Beth shares a tutorial at Moda Bake Shop showing how to make her sleepy scrappy fish softie. All those fabric and ribbon scales and tabs are fun for small fingers to grab a hold of. Each … Read More...
Tutorial: Pieced chevron stripe circle skirt
Jessica from A Little Gray shares a tutorial at Project Run and Play showing how to make her pieced striped circle skirt. The black and white chevron skirt was part of her winning entry into the circle skirt remix challenge. … Read More...
Technique: Stain and Bleach Background
Hetty over on the Craft Chaos blog has directions for a cool coloring technique using Distress Stains and bleach. This idea would be perfect for large detailed stamps you might not want to spend all day coloring in 🙂
-Heather
Zentangle 6 & Fashionista
Zentagle 6 $8.99 and Fashionista are a pair of new books sent out to us by Fox Chapel Publishing for review.
You might recall our previous posts on Zentangle. In fact I even pimped my children’s Little Tikes Coup … Read More...
Freebies | Photo Editing Sites and Apps
Kristen Hodges from Oh My Handmade has compiled a list of free photo editing sites and tools that you can use to replace PicNik. Click here to see more.
Baby and Baby Doll
I found this great site that is JAMMED full of wonderful patterns for babies of all sizes – and for dolls. This is not such a stretch as babies and dolls are often the same size. There is a huge … Read More...