Melly from Melly Sews shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make this gorgeous leather flower belt. Because of the stretching and shaping of the petals, you’ll need to use actual real leather for this. (Check your local … Read More...
Freebie: On-Line Stamping Magazine
You can click here to download the pdf of the newest issue of Stampavie’s on-line magazine for free, it’s got 15 projects, a great video from Suzi Blu as she makes one of her gorgeous collages, behind the scenes from … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a peg bag and a grocery bag sleeve
RosMadeMe shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a peg bag to hold your clothespins. The fabric pocket slips over a clothes hanger so you can keep your clothespins right where you need them when hanging laundry … Read More...
Tutorial: Dance Duffle Ruffle Bag
Rachel from Family Ever After created a duffle bag for her daughter to carry to dance class. She added a ruffle to the top of the outside pocket, and it became the Dance Duffle Ruffle Bag. But it doesn’t have … Read More...
Tutorial: How to make a perfectly aligned coverstitch hem
Amity from Amity Originals shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to create a coverstitch on your serger that is perfectly aligned with the edge of your hem. Getting the edges perfectly aligned means she doesn’t have to go … Read More...
Flip Flops and Slippers
I was going to write a very brief article to share with my readers how much I am in love with the slippers Sher Marchman Day crocheted for me. But we’ll get to that. When I went to her site … Read More...
Charm City Cakes {Summer 2012}
Need some inspiration for your wedding cake? Be sure to check out the Summer 2012 collection from Charm City Cakes! I loved this stunner with gold metallic accents and chevrons!
Article | Alcohol Markers Comparison Guide
If you’re interested in purchasing some alcohol markers but you’re not sure which ones will meet your needs, this comparison guide by Susan Mintmire at Paper Crafter’s Corner might help. The guide compares several brands of alcohol inks based on … Read More...
More April Fool’s Day Food
But wait, there’s more April Fool’s Day foods coming your way! Every day before the 1st, Dash is posting a tricky food recipe. Find the line-up HERE. Shown is Faux toast from yesterday.
April Fool’s Day Food Jokes
Looks like chicken cashew stir-fry, tastes like candy and fruit. Find a roundup of silly food ideas for April Fool’s Day HERE at Family Fun.
Easter Pops from the Dollhouse Bake Shoppe
Loving all the Easter fun on sticks over at The Dollhouse Bake Shoppe. First up, these marshmallow Easter bunny pops are even holding little jelly beans. Find the how-tos HERE.
These Easter basket pops are made from Tootsie Rolls … Read More...
Special Deal at Log Your Memory
Log Your Memory is offering a special deal on a bundle of their digital scrapbooking products. You can purchase this large bundle which woud normally retail for $166.45 at the low price of $49.99. This deal is for a … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Lovely
Mark Your Garden
On with the garden theme – one of my favourites, CraftyGoat, has a tutorial for plant markers. I made a few of my own version to use in my container garden.
Do you know a little gardener? Check out these … Read More...
Musicians in effigy
Alexz of Spooky Pooky Creations has immortalized Beethoven (as depicted in Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure) and Mozart (as portrayed in Amadeus) in felt! Tiny, adorable. Want! See more views at the blog post.
Canned brooches
Kristen Doran claims that, when she showed up at a craft market last year with her embroidered laser-cut wood brooches, it seemed as if half of the other artists also were offering laser-cut wood brooches. So she decided not to … Read More...
Tutorial: Basic bead embroidery
Aimee Ray of Little Dear Tracks is adding bead embroidery to her already-over-the-top adorable custom Blythe doll dresses. And what’s more, she’s sharing the know-how with us. If you’ve never tried your hand at bead embroidery, follow Aimee’s tutorial to … Read More...
Pattern release: Circular Reasoning
You have something to look forward to in April, and it’s better than a good prank on April Fools’ Day. It’s the upcoming release of the quilt pattern Circular Reasoning by Emily Cier of Carolina Patchworks. Today on her blog, … Read More...
Tutorial: Binding a rug
Primitives by the Light of the Moon shows us her excellent technique for binding a hand-hooked rug. The result is a finish that merges with and perfects the needlework. Beautiful. Go to her tutorial.
Mapping out stitches
I am crazy for this work in progress by Marta Brysha of Silk and Color. It’s gorgeously textural–a thing of beauty even if you know nothing of the backstory. But consider this: She says,
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