Katy from Sweet Verbena shows how to add handstitched details to a plain t-shirt. Colorful embroidery floss marks the hem, side seams, and neckline of a discount tee with a simple running stitch. Love it! Get the tute.
Template: Bee Mine appliqued Valentine’s t-shirt
Traci from May & Maeand Amazing Mae shares a template for making this cute “Bee Mine” Valentine’s shirt. The bee is appliqued, and the word “mine” stenciled underneath. Get the template at Amazing Mae.
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Sell your art in Florida
If you’re female, you’re probably going to be as excited as I am about this call for entries:
… Read More...CALL FOR FUNCTIONAL ART BY WOMEN: The Florida Museum for Women Artists is looking for functional handmade art to be sold
Inspiration: Steampunk Paperbag Card
This uber cool card made from a paper bag comes from DebNeerman. I love the colors and the use of hard metals and soft flowers, it’s a wonderful combination and a great way to recycle!
-Heather
Chevron Heart Frame
Sew Woodsy has taking the trendy chevron pattern and transferred the idea to a fun picture frame for Valentine’s Day. Get the tutorial here –>> Chevron Heart Frame.
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Tutorial | Birthday Book & Card Holder
Natalie from An Ounce of Creativity shows how you can create a customised book to keep track of birthday dates, as well as to hold all the birthday cards you want to hang on to. Click here to go … Read More...
Artist Interview – Allie gets famouser
Our beloved Allie Aller (Allie’s in Stitches) is the subject of a Lisa Fulmer interview on the C&T Publishing blog. Why is C&T talking about Allie? Because they’re the publishers of her rockin book, Allie Aller’s Crazy Quilting. See … Read More...
Tutorial | Stitched Envelopes
Rena from the cheese thief posted a tutorial on Crafts Unleashed showing how to embellish an envelope with the Sew Easy Loop de Loop Stitch Piercer. This tool is actually meant to be used on scrapbooking projects, and I … Read More...
SIBOL
The blog known as SIBOL has won literally every award to honor a crochet blog – and for good reason! The site is full of eye candy, most of it in the form of squares and afghans. Squares are sent … Read More...
Stitch a needlebook with Susan Elliott
Our darling Susan Elliott has shared her observance of Hari-kuyo for two years now–the Japanese Festival of Broken Needles in which worn-out friends from the past year are thanked and laid to rest. Along the way, we got to see … Read More...
Snowboarding Snowman Cookies
Just when I think I can’t possibly be more wowwed by the cookie artistry of Haniela’s, she goes and makes a snowboarding snowman. Find the decorating how-tos HERE at Haniela’s.
Giveaway on Stumbles & Stitches
Stumbles & Stitches is celebrating 1000 Facebook fans with an awesome giveaway. One lucky reader will win the five prizes shown here. Go to their blog post to find and more and enter. Deadline: February 12.
Tutorial | No-Sew Fabric Flowers
Calabrian Love Knots
Sometimes you just have to spell it out for some people. And of course there’s a story behind the love knots. Find it and the recipe HERE at CakeSpy.
Inspiration du Jour | Polka Dot Love
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STAY VOCAL: ReUse Apparel.
This is a really interesting business. Stay Vocal rescues used t-shirts by turning them inside out and printing on them and reselling them. That’s a great idea! The t-shirts that can’t be rescued whole get cut up and hemmed for … Read More...
Tutorial: Making Ring Dishes
Leslie wrote up and photographed her process for the little ring bowls she made – the idea is simple but you could embellish in so many ways.
Kids-Can-Do Candy Heart Pops
And speaking of candy heart pops, yet another one of mine to share (I swear this isn’t turning into only me, I just have an incredible busy and productive month. I promise to slack off in a big way come … Read More...
Candy Cane Heart Pops
STILL have leftover candy canes? Make candy heart pops! Learn how HERE at PaperVine. And bonus, check out the cutie kids with their candy pops!
Crock Pot Hot Chocolate
I simply must pull out my crock pot more, especially as today’s dreary cold and drizzly DC weather could use some hot chocolate. Find the most lovely step-by-step photographs to make crock pot hot cocoa HERE at Smashed Peas and … Read More...