A friend linked to this on her FB page. How gorgeous are these anatomical cross sections made from quilled paper. I wasn’t sure what quilled paper was but the article defines it as “rolled pieces of Japanese mulberry paper”. Beautiful! … Read More...
Rachel’s Cure by Design
Rachel is on a mission to help wipe out diabetes. Since her diagnosis of type 1 diabetes at 12, Rachel has been helping support the work of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) to find a cure through research. Rachel … Read More...
Bee blocks to swoon over
Made for the Cocorico Bee by Tamiko at Patchwork Notes. The theme if you haven’t guessed is Orchard. So cute.
Made for the Kumiko Fujita Bee by Tamiko at Patchwork Notes. The theme is Patchwork 318.
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Ski resort logo inspired a quilt block
This Alyeska Resort logo was the inspiration for a quilt block Strawberrylicious made for a bee. Love the red star!
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Puppy Pot Pie
Pot pie stands by mac n’ cheese and ice box cake on my list of favorite, dessert island foods. Love pot pies. Especially pot pies that look like other stuff, like cute puppies. Make them HERE at Kitchen Fun with … Read More...
Tutorial: Heart pin cushion
Make a valentine for yourself. You deserve it. Teresa of TeresaDownUnder shows us step by step how to create this patchwork heart pin cushion. Wouldn’t it be perfect for a little stitchy embellishment! See the tute.
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Tutorial: Modern Plastic Canvas needlepoint bag
This beautiful bag is (imagine trumpets blaring) plastic canvas! Yea! Carla Sinclair‘s post at Craftzine.com shows not only how to complete the stitching on the PC, but also how to cut and assemble the rest of the bag. When … Read More...
Glazed Heart Cookie Glass Toppers
I’m crazy in love. Crazy in love with these Valentine’s Day glazed heart cookie toppers for milk bottles. They even have a hole for a Cupid’s arrow straw. I mean isn’t that just perfection? Learn to make them HERE at … Read More...
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Chocolate, Pudding and Meringue “Cupcakes”
Looks like a cutie chocolate cupcake with pink icing. It’s really a cutie edible chocolate cup filled with pudding and topped with meringue. Oops, just gave it away. Find the recipe and how-tos HERE at Club ChicaCircle.
Sending Love and Kisses Cupcake Toppers
I think the heart with the scroll is my favorite. Or maybe the envelope. Or the lips. Find great step-by-step photos to make these Valentine’s Day cupcake toppers from fondant HERE at Lynlee’s Petite Cakes.
Tutorial: DIY leather eyeglasses case
Jenya from Gold Antlers and Eva Foreva shows how to create a leather eyeglass case with a pinch opening. It takes just a couple of small pieces of leather, so you may be able to use scraps from another project … Read More...
Auditions open for Sew-vivor
Rachel from Family Ever After is gearing up for her Sew-vivor competition. She’s assembled a panel of super talented judges, all of them rockstars in the crafty blog world, and there are some awesome prizes as well. You can audition … Read More...
Tutorial: Owl hat from recycled sweaters
Rachael from Imagine Gnats guest blogs at Sew Sweetness with a tutorial showing show to turn a couple of old sweaters into a super cute owl hat. Get the tute.
[photo from Imagine Gnats on Sew Sweetness]
Freebie: Loads of Vintage Valentines
Dover Publications is offering 11 vintage Valentine downloads for free, lots of funny, cute and romantic images. Click here to start and then click through the sample numbers across the top of the page for the rest of the images.
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Free hand-embroidery pattern
This spring doodle pattern is free from Primitives by the Light of the Moon. Get the image.
Tutorial: Make dimensional fluted ribbon trim
Kenneth King‘s post on Threads blog shows us how to create a beautiful fluted dimensional trim from any flexible ribbon. I think this looks like calla lilies See his tute. Or you can see the full printed PDF … Read More...
Video tutorial: Machine-applique a convex curve
Wendi Gratz of Shiny Happy World shows us how to machine-applique a convex curve–the first in a series of video tutorials that I know we’re all going to Pin! See her tute.
Tutorial: Stitched vinyl envelope
Molly of Wild Olive shows us how to stitch up a versatile little envelope for keeping or giving. The version she demos uses handpainted vinyl and is lined. So awesome. Go to the tute.
Free online class: Chikankari
Anita of Artistic Fingers will lead a free online class in Chikankari over six to eight weeks. She says,
This Indian embroidery is a form of whitework…This embroidery is a combination of techniques–shadow work, pulled thread, and surface embroidery.
Beautiful! … Read More...