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...
Banners, 40 Swags and pendants for every Occasion
Banners, 40 Swags and pendants for every Occasion by Suzanne McNeill RRP $8.99.
Not only is this book full of inspiration , it is under $10 which makes it perfect for any crafters book shelf. If you are looking to … Read More...
Ding Dong Dogs and Healthy Monkey Dip with Banana Cookies
I have to share a couple of silly animal desserts with you. First, turn Ding Dongs into doggies HERE at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons. Next, find the recipe for monkey dip and cookies, actually a vegan chocolate … Read More...
Freebie | Digital Mini Album Template
Rebecca Cooper from Simple as That is sharing these digital templates for making a Mother’s Day mini album. She also shows her original paper album that the template is based on. Click here to see more.
Mini albums are great … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | You at Eight
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15 Easy Duck Tape Projects
When Fox Chapel Publishing sent us a copy of 15 Easy Duck Tape Projects (RRP $8.99) to review we were super excited and couldn’t wait to get stuck into it (pun intended).
This book has been created by ShurTech Brands … Read More...
Giveaway: &Stitches
You could win a free copy of the latest issue of &Stitches ezine by Nicole Vos van Avezathe and Carina Envoldsen-Harris. The hoop shown here is just a taste of what it offers. Paloma of Three Kitchen Fairies is sharing … Read More...
Rikishi!
I love Nichol Brinkman‘s brain! Check out the latest item from Pink Cheeks Studios: a mobile of sumo wrestlers! Brilliant! See more at Nichol’s blog post.
Ed. note: Nichol didn’t ask or compensate me to post about her … Read More...
Inspiration: Eleanor Pigman
This bead embroidery, Mushroom Corals by Eleanor Pigman, is perfection in my eyes. A deceptively simple image that combines excellent composition, masterful use of color, and of course exquisite beading. At 8.5″ x 11.25″, how many thousands of seed … Read More...
Teeny tiny divinity
Squeee! Ganesha is interpreted as a DeriDoll. Go to Deriana‘s post to see more and bigger views.
Inspiration: Finishing Lines
Oh, my. Don’t you wish you were on K. Sperino‘s mailing list! See more views of her gorgeous painted and stitched postcards at her Finishing Lines post.
Tutorial: Make a Trilobyte
Found the neatest tutorial for a trilobite pendant on Eskimimimakes. The pendant is super cute by itself but now I have ideas of mixing up a good faux bone or faux stone and using that for the trilobite shape.… Read More...
French knots Indian style
Lakshmi of Hand Embroidery from Sadalas celebrates the latest TAST Challenge by showing off an abundance of French-knot projects–from accents to patterns to floral masses to French knots on sequins. She says the knot technique is slightly different in Indian … Read More...
Tutorial: Framed Patchwork quilt top
Natalie of Greenleaf Goods shows how to make this Framed Patchwork quilt top on her blog. If you have put off making a quilt, this project is for you. Natalie demonstrates how to cut up fat quarters into simple squares … Read More...
April’s modern block at Sew, Mama, Sew!
In case you haven’t heard, there’s a Modern BOM Sew Along in progress at Sew, Mama, Sew!. Kristin just posted the April block created by Bee leader Alissa Haight Carlton.
Curious? Here it is, in all its modern goodness. … Read More...
A Fishy Lunch
Glug, glug (is that the sound of bubbles?). Make a fishy lunch HERE at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons.