Quick! There’s still time before the groundhog sees his shadow (as I’m hoping, to have more Winter as we seemed to have skipped it thus far). Make a groundhog snack HERE at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons.
Use the right tools for better bead-embroidery results
Nancy Eha, The Beading Queen, has posted a new video in her series of free tutorials. This one is about the beads and tools you need for successful beading because, as Nancy says, ” To do the job right, … Read More...
Tutorial | Valentine Countdown
Jenni from Vintage Umbrella came up with this sweet countdown for Valentine’s Day using a metal tray and tags. Click here to go to the tutorial.
SF Bay Area Etsy Street Team: Savvy Entrepreneur: Build A Plan For Success
I posted a link to an article about the Do’s and Don’t of selling on Etsy a few days ago. But what do you do BEFORE you start selling? You need a plan! The SF Esty Street Team blog, run … Read More...
Crafty & Connected
All this talk about crafty business got me searching around for more inspiration. One of the things that often overwhelm the beginning indie crafter is social media. What is it? How do I use it and Why do I care? … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Project 365 Week 4
Mini quilt for private swap
Krista at Spotted Stones made this mini art quilt for her swap partner Suzanne back in November. Wonderful work, the bikes and the clouds make me smile. Click HERE to read more about her swap experience.
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Patchwork horse quilt-y
This horse of many colors is Dakota, made by Julie at Feeling Simply Quilty. Grab a cuppa and click HERE to see more of her stunning quilts with horses as the subject.
Image credit: Feeling Simply Quilty
Meet Mr. Darcy | Ebony’s Longarm
Ebony Love from LoveBug Studios does a guest post today at Shruti’s from 13 Woodhouse Road as part of her ABC’s of Quilting series. Today’s topic is longarm quilting. Ebony shows a photo of her longarm she calls Mr. Darby … Read More...
Valentine’s Day Candlelit Walk in North Bay
Here’s a unique event to share with your loved ones on Valentine’s Day. There will be 200 candles lit along the trails for this snowshoe walk.
When: Tuesday, February 14th, at 7 pm
Where: NBMCA facility, 15 Janey … Read More...
Giveaways and Prizes!
Kira Nichols of OopsICraftMyPants asked me to let folks know about her giveaway. She’s giving away two of her hugely popular Wicked Witch bookmarks and given how awesome these are you should definitely enter.
The PCAGOE has their monthly … Read More...
{Wedding Trend} Yellow
Yellow is such a happy, vibrant color, so I’m thrilled to see that it’s gaining even more momentum as a wedding trend in 2012! From decor, to fashion, to flowers, to food and drink, you’ll find plenty of yellow to … Read More...
Valentine’s Crafts for Kids
My marshmallow love bugs are included in this roundup of Valentine’s crafts for kids over at Parenting. The roundup includes some edibles, some not, but it’s a great roundup, so I had to share with you. They also included … Read More...
Heart-Shaped Eggs
I originally posted on these awesome heart-shaped eggs last year (here, but the link has since changed). Unbeknowst to me, I had the wrong source credited. Though the original source wasn’t in the link I had found, urg, … Read More...
Tutorial: Make an exposed zipper pocket
Jessica from Running With Scissors shares a tutorial at Project Run and Play showing how to make an exposed zipper pocket. She used this detail when making her little boy’s Bomber Squadron Jacket that was part of her entry into … Read More...
Tutorial: Leather bag with rope handles
Jenya from Gold Antlers and Eva Foreva created this fabulous leather bag to carry her essentials when she doesn’t feel like lugging around her big purse. The construction is simple – just two rectangles and drawstring rope handles – but … Read More...
Heart-Shaped Escort Cards
Sometimes the simplest ideas are the best! Like these adorable heart-shaped escort cards created by Chelsea Fuss for Project Wedding. Click here for the quick and easy tutorial.
Tutorial: Dust covers for your clothes hangers
Sew4Home has the how-t0 for making dust covers for your clothes hangers. They fit over the shoulders of your garments and protect them from dust while they’re hanging out in your closet. Get the tute.
[photo from Sew4Home]
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What’s not to love?
Make a multi-colored LOVE bar of soap, just in time for V-day…or any other day you want to bring a smile to someone’s face. Fast and easy using melt and pour…get the lovely step by step tutorial here. The … Read More...
The perfect whipped (soap) frosting
Ada from SoapMuchLove created a lovely video showing how she has perfected her soap frosting. She uses the recipe from Soapylove but in the video shares her tips and tricks so you can get it just right. Enjoy it here… Read More...
