Oh hello tiny little bunnies peeking up from the icing. Make Little bunny cupcakes made from store-bought edible icing toppers HERE at All You.
How to make a recycled leather St. Patrick’s Day shamrock cuff
Looking to make something for St. Patrick’s Day? Here is a project I whipped up using a few bits of recycled leather scraps ( you could use just about anything) and my Sizzix die cutter. See the tutorial on … Read More...
Terrarium Cake with Chocolate Mushrooms
I’m comically bad at gardening. I’m not allowed near any plants in our house. When I walk by they start to wither. But a totally edible cake and candy terrarium? That I can get on board with. Find the instructions … Read More...
How to make a recycled cocktail ring
When a piece of jewelry breaks what’s a crafter to do? Make a new piece with it of course! That is just what Kelly of the blog ReStitch me did with a broken butterfly ring. See her tutorial on how … Read More...
Cherry Blossom Marshmallows
By the way, I made some more cherry blossoms for the arrival of the blooms here in DC… this time super easy (crazy easy) edible writers on marshmallows (again). Find them HERE.
Silk Ribbon Embroidery – snowdrops by Ati
This crazy-quilt block by Ati of Ati on the Crazy Road has many lovely features, but I am especially impressed by her silk-ribbon snowdrops (lower right corner). I haven’t seen this flower rendered in SRE before, and I totally intend … Read More...
Technique: How many strands of floss?
How many strands of embroidery floss should you stitch with? Wendi Gratz of Shiny Happy World has some advice. See her post.
Tutorial: Restarting a thread invisibly
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread shows us how to cope when we must end one thread and start a new one in the middle of a line of complex stitching. Check out her tute.
Tutorial: Table runner to dress up your dining decor
Head over to Sew4Home to find out how to make a beautiful table runner to dress up your dining table for special occasions. It’s made from home dec fabric with a bit of sparkle, with tassels hanging from the corners. … Read More...
Happy Easter from France
Triangle Shaped Foods for Purim
Find a roundup of fourteen triangle-shaped foods for Purim HERE at babble, including Hamantaschen and cinnamon tortilla chips.
Free pattern: Kimono dog harness
Jill Myslinski from Acorn Market shares a free pattern at Sew, Mama, Sew! for making her kimono dog harness. It works like the nylon webbing style harnesses you can buy in the store, but made cuter and softer out of … Read More...
Chocolate Skull Cast from a Human Skull
And it’s not the only edible skull. Find a roundup of edible skulls HERE at Don’t Panic, including this chocolate skull cast from a real skull, created by Marina Malvada. {spotted HERE}
Who Will Jump First?
DIY Chewing Gum Kit
Now here’s a secret about me: I do NOT like hearing people chew gum. Snapping, bubbles, cracking. Do you not know we can hear you? And that it’s the world’s most annoying sound? But I’ll still share this Make Your … Read More...
Blackwork Easter Chicks
Reluctant Giants Cookies
See what happens when you sports-watching people make sports-related bets? You end up making cookies begrudgingly. Like these Giants cookies at 1 Fine Cookie. As for the team opinions? I’m staying out of it (mostly out of total ignorance).
Tutorial: Lace-trimmed tee for girls
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her All About the Lace top for girls. The lace trim looks like it would be a complicated project, but she assures us that it’s … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Cloud and rainbow pillow
Prudent Baby shows how to make this cloud-shaped pillow with rainbow ribbon streamers hanging down from it. A curved pocket on the back holds a little stuffed sun softie. The curved edge of the pocket makes it look like the … Read More...
Inspiration: Stamped Curio Box
All I can say about this is “WOW!” I spotted this amazing curio box of winged themed items on Suzanne’s Stamping spot and fell in love with it. Full of stamped images, die cut papers and found objects this is … Read More...