Maureen Cracknell Handmade is hosting a giveaway for the fabulous Betz White. She’s got a Betz White pattern (choose from Stitch Along Tote or Caitlyn Handbag) as well as enough of her Stitch Organic fabric to sew it up. Go … Read More...
Tutorial: Shopping cart handle cover with tags for baby’s toys
Jenni at Snippets of my Family, Faith, and Crafting shows how to make a cover for a shopping cart handle that doubles as a place to hook toys to keep baby entertained while you’re getting your shopping done. Brilliant! And … Read More...
Think Outside the Hoop
Look at this unique way to display small projects – it really rocks! (ha! ha!) It is such a cute presentation. Learn more.
Totally Tubular Aquarium Cross Stitch Chart
Tutorial: Cascading Ruffles dress for little girls
Nancy from Nancy’s Couture shares a 5-part sew-along showing how to make her Cascading Ruffles dress for little girls. Part 1 shows how to draft the pattern, using a t-shirt as a guide. In Part 2, she shows how … Read More...
Tutorial: Ruffled flip flops
Head over to The Mother Huddle to find out how you can make these awesome ruffled flip flops. You start with a plain pair of discount flip flips, and then take them apart and rebuild them into something far cuter. … Read More...
Tips: Making Glossy Paper Embellishments
The Simply Stamped blog has some wonderful tips for adding some dimension and shine to your card embellishments using Glossy Accents. Glossy Accents is from Ranger Ink (and is one of my personal favorite products, I use it all the … Read More...
Dr Seuss Lorax Babybels
More Lorax! And I say never stop paying homage to the great Dr. Seuss. Find a round-up of Lorax foods and, better yet, make these perfect Lorax BabyBels from the BabyBel-decorating-master, HERE at Cute Food for Kids.
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Rainbow Trifles
Have your cake and eat it, too…. These rainbow trifles combine the popular rainbow cake with rainbow pudding and just seem so easy to make. Find the how-tos HERE at Come Together Kids.
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Bunny Cupcake Tutorial
Easter’s on its way… Find the step-by-step instructions with photographs to make this cutie Easter Bunny cupcake topper from fondant HERE at Belle Cake Topper and Mould.
How To Crochet – Back To Basics
Some people are really talented teachers. Some people learn best from hands-on lessons, videos, books, etc. Everyone has her own learning style. On her blog, Aesthetic Nest, Anneliese has created an excellent tutorial on crochet basics on her blog. … Read More...
Fandom seeks original designs
Jennifer at Fandom In Stitches (FiS) is seeking designers to create original fandom-themed patterns for her blog. She explains,
… Read More...Patterns can be paper pieced, applique, embroidered, cross-stitch or traditional quilting (mosaic, pixel, etc.). Anything works as long as it can
Make a Four Leaf Clover
I went looking for a few videos on YouTube about making polymer clay clovers in time for St. Patrick’s day. Here’s one. Next week, I’ll have a tutorial for a four leaf clover cane. At least a tutorial for … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy patchwork coasters
Alicia at Alicia’s Hiding Place shows how to make fabric coasters on her blog. She explains each coaster requires six 5″ squares of fabric, and with four you fold into triangles. Interesting. Get the tutorial.
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Lorax Snack
Keep the Lorax edibles coming, because they are just cuter and cuter. Learn to make this Lorax Snack HERE at Little Nummies. Thanks to Michelle for sending this along.
Tutorial: Organza rose brooch or fancy dress embellishment
Maya from Little Treasures shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make an organza rose. Made up as a brooch, it’d make a sweet little giftie for a friend. They would also be gorgeous embellishments for a fancy … Read More...
Tutorial: Reversible placemat with bound edges
The folks at Sew4Home show us how to make a reversible fabric placemat with bound edges. Whatever your dining decor – cute, classy, casual, dressy – you can use this tutorial to make a set of placemats to suit. Get … Read More...
Tutorial: Mixing knit fabrics successfully
One way to squeeze the most use out of your knit fabric yardage is to use up every last bit. Those largish scraps left over from a previous project can be combined with other (perhaps less stellar) knit fabrics to … Read More...
DIY: Floral Cuticle Oil
I am the hang nail queen, she says, hanging her head. So I’m going to try this easy recipe for cuticle oil. With just a handful of ingredients, you can try this too…and according to diy skincare, it’s also … Read More...
Eye’ll be seeing you
Sylvia of WindyRiver has incorporated a doll eye into an embroidered and beaded Day of the Dead pendant. Spooky for some cultures. Invoking protection from the Evil Eye for others. Big win! See more at Sylvia’s blog post.