Purchased from an indoor marketplace in St Paul, Minnesota, with a lot of shops run by Hmong-Americans, this jacket dress is a lovely example of Hmong stitchery. The red, purple, and orange panels down the center are cross stitch. Visit … Read More...
Freebie: Digital Bee Stamps
Scrap Happy Paper Crafter has a couple of cute bee related free digital stamps for download, find a beehive and bee with flower by click here.
-Heather
Looking for free digital stamps and SVG files? We love using the … Read More...
Fuzzy Bunny Tail Cookie Pops
This one is from me. I was on the fence about these, mostly because it’s hard to tell they are supposed to be Easter bunny tails, and because they are sort of odd. But easy to make, so there you … Read More...
Easy Marshmallow Daisy Muffin Toppers
More easy peasy for you! Loving this quick and simple idea to make pretty daisy toppers for mini muffins: Lollipops and marshmallows. Find the step-by-step how-tos HERE at Domestic Fits.
Easy Face Cupcake Topper
In five minutes or less! Sounds like an infomercial, but really, it looks pretty easy to personalize your cupcakes to your favorite star. Find the how-tos to craft fondant faces HERE at Belle Cake Topper and Mould.
Marshmallow Bunnies and Rice Krispies Treats Carrots for Easter
Easter is so on its way. The blogs are awash with edible ideas! First, make Rice Krispies Treats carrots HERE at Sweet Simple Stuff. And then, I also couldn’t resist these adorable sugared marshmallow bunnies HERE.
Cinnamon Roll Easer Bunnies and Peeping Chick Pancakes
Easter is one of those holidays that brings joy, creativity, and delicious food into the spotlight. There’s something extra special about making treats that not only taste amazing but also put a … Read More...
Tutorial: Bucket purse with zipper tape trim
Sew4Home shows how to make this bucket purse with zipper tape flowers. The front of the purse as a cool criss-cross shape, also accented with zipper tape. Get the tutorial.
[photo from Sew4Home]
Tutorial: Easy chenille burpcloths
Linda from Craftaholics Anonymous shows how to make a chenille burpcloth. The chenille fabric is super soft, and it adds a boutique-y touch. They’re quick to make, too. A stack of three of them would make a thoughtful gift for … Read More...
Pacman Skirt by Go Chase Rabbits
While I’m on the subject of nerdy crafting, I adore GoChaseRabbits on Etsy and her wonderful, playful skirts. This one is on reserve for a customer, but she’s got other fun, nerdy clothes in her store and she does custom … Read More...
Ta Dah!: Garden Boot quilt block
I’d love to pull myself up by this boot strap! This pretty garden boot quilt block is the original design of Amy Friend over at During Quiet Time. Her fabric choices are perfection, plus she shares what they all are … Read More...
Death Star Pinata
There’s been a lot of Star Wars crafts featured on the web in the past few years–cakes, candies, softies, pillowcases, and even dresses–so it takes a lot to impress me in this department. But the Death Star pinata managed it. … Read More...
O, Canada!
Michelle of A Can of Crafty Curiosities practices her satin stitch and expresses her Canadian pride with this colorful hoop. She says,
… Read More...I did this for a Canadian Swap on Craftster and thought it was most fitting. I must say
Stitching over paint by Alli Coate
Alli Coate‘s new series blends pencil drawing, painting, and stitching into expressions of some of her favorite verses from Psalms. She’s creating these large works–32″ x 40″–for her first solo gallery show, Threads, which is coming up. She … Read More...
Inspiration: Janie J
The CQ Journal Project 2012 is bringing so much talent and workmanship into the light, I can’t possibly blog all the wonderfulness. But every once in a while, someone posts a crazy-quilted block that is so unusual, I have to … Read More...
Tutorial: No-sew, super easy fabric bunting
Rubyellen from Cakies show how to make this fabric bunting, no sewing required. Her clever design easily ties together. Super fast, super easy, super cute. You can make this from smaller pieces of fabric, so it’s a good project for … Read More...
Workshopping with Susan
I love it when Susan Elliott takes a workshop! When she shares her thoughts and photos afterward, it’s almost as good as getting to go myself. Recently she attended a design and embellisher class with felting goddess Margo Duke (Her … Read More...
Tutorial: Turn a large purse into a camera bag
I take my camera just about anywhere we might have some photo-worthy moments. For now, I’m carrying it around in my black Nikon camera bag, but I ‘d really love something a little more fashionable – a lot less obviously … Read More...
Tutorial: Burlap fringe flowers
Yea, Donna Downey! She shows us how to make looped fringe from burlap (or any loose-woven fabric). And then she demos how to turn that fringe into a flower. Two techniques that contributed to the beauty of this fabric … Read More...
Tutorial: Felt Easter finger puppets
Here’s a great project to stitch with your kids as Easter approaches! Molly of Wild Olive reshares her tutorial for eggy felt finger puppets. Go to her post.
Check out these other finger puppet articles we wrote or buy … Read More...