Have you ever tried to tie a bib around the neck of a squirmy baby? Do it once and you’ll understand the appeal of a snap or Velcro closure for a bib! But what to do with a really cute … Read More...
Mini Shamrock Banner tutorial
The luck of the Irish will surely grace your home if you create this adorable banner on St. Patrick’s Day! “Holiday Crafts and Creations” have provided the all instructions and template so you can easily create this banner yourself. If … Read More...
Freebie: Chick Digi
Download this cute chick digital stamp for free over at back to Paper Digital Stamps.
-heather
Looking for more digital stamps? Check out the digital stamps at Design Bundle
Pot of Gold Caramel Apples
Can you believe there’s a caramel apple in there? Me either. Even though I was just as mightily impressed by this earlier version, I’m still in awe. Make caramel apple Pots o’ Gold HERE at Hungry Happenings.
DIY: Whoopie Pies for your bathtub
Want to have your bath and whoopie pie too? Now you can, thanks to a clever ‘tute from The Natural Beauty Workshop. These really do look good enough to eat but will, in fact, make your bath a fun … Read More...
Rainbow Cookies
More rainbows! The trend is here to stay forever, I think, and I happily accept that. How are these colors so vivid? Love it. Make the full spectrum of the rainbow cookies HERE at Parents Need to Eat Too.… Read More...
Pink Champagne Cupcakes
Pink, pink and more pretty in pink. With chocolate on top? My daughter would go bonkers for these (you know, because she loves champagne). Make pink champagne cupcakes with chocolate toppers HERE at CoCo Mi’s Unneccessary Necessitie.
Sugar Egg Cupcakes
Note to self: Must find or make sugar eggs this year…. Aren’t these adorable? Make sugar egg cupcakes with edible grass HERE at Warning Sugary Goodness.
Turban Pattern – Perfect for a Chemo Cap!
From the Knit Outta The Box Gals, it’s vintage knitting at it’s best. Take a cue from the great Greta Garbo and knit one for yourself!
Go HERE for the pattern
Looking for more Chemo supplies, Check out these Chemo … Read More...
Question Time…..
Today’s dilemma, boys and girls is the never-ending (for me anyway) argument on how to find and pull out the center strand from a center pull skein of yarn.
This is the way I ALWAYS knit from a skein, unless … Read More...
New From Maddy Laine….
Spring is in the air. Ahhh, and even up here, the sun finally has some warmth to it. The air is warm (ish) and the vast fields of snow and ice are melting. It will be awhile before we see … Read More...
Tutorial: Pleated linen ring bearer pillow
Head over to Hello! Lucky to find out how to make this gorgeous pleated linen ring bearer pillow. The front of the pillow is made from a natural linen covered in pleats, with pleated trim peeking out from the edges. … Read More...
St. Patty’s Day lunch box love notes
Amy at Teach Mama made up some fun St. Patrick’s Day jokes you can print out and put in your kids’ lunch box. No kids, just share some laughs with coworkers or friends. Go HERE to get the free downloadable … Read More...
Video tutorial: Coiled cord fabric bowl
Katie from Katie’s Quilting Corner shares a pair of video tutorials showing how to turn your fabric scraps into a coiled fabric bowl. The first video shows how to wrap the scraps around cording and create the base. The second … Read More...
Meet Kyndra, Bloggers’ Quilt Festival participant
This week Amy from Amy’s Creative Side introduces us to Kyndra from The Brown Needle as part of her series of interviews featuring quilters who have participated in a Bloggers’ Quilt Festival. Kyndra tells how she got into quilting and … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a half apron from two fat quarters
Staci from Crafty Staci s hares a tutorial on her blog showing how you can create a half apron out of just two fat quarter. One fact quarter will be the body of the apron, while the other will … Read More...
Tutorial: Eiffel Tower smartphone cover
How cute is this smartphone cover! I am LOVING that Eiffel Tower applique out of gingham and polka dots! Lisa from A Spoonful of Sugar shows how to make one. The cover itself is made out of a thick industrial … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Ruffle fabric throw pillow
Suzannah fromAdventures in Dressmaking shows how she used ruffle fabric to make this beautiful throw pillow. Because the ruffle fabric is stretchy, she included a cotton interlining so it would keep its shape over time. Get the tutorial to … Read More...
Win a year of free ads!
Help to publicize the new TAFA site and you could win US$1,000 in free ads for your business. Rachel Biel of The Textile and Fiber Art List says,
… Read More...TAFA’s new site was launched on January 16 of this year (
Tutorial: Stumpwork raspberry
Elizabeth of Sew in Love has put together a new tutorial for creating a stumpwork raspberry with felt padding and beads. So gorgeous. Go to her blog post to learn how to do it.
Looking for books on Stumpwork … Read More...