The annual holiday giveaway at Bird Nest on the Ground will have two winners: Each will receive a beautiful publication and a pincushion handmade by Pat! Go to her blog post to enter before December 20.
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The annual holiday giveaway at Bird Nest on the Ground will have two winners: Each will receive a beautiful publication and a pincushion handmade by Pat! Go to her blog post to enter before December 20.
Looking for … Read More...
I have a warning for my most loyal readers (first, thank you for your loyalty). You will find much Sugarlicious talk interspersed in my posts in the upcoming month. What’s Sugarlicious, you ask? Why, Sugarlicious is my new book, on … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Willow Would shows how to modify a dress pattern with a zipper closure to one with a button closure. Why would you want to make this change? There are several possibilities. Maybe you’re more confident sewing buttonholes than zippers. Maybe … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Even though there are only three of us in our family, we’ve somehow ended up with an abundance of Christmas stockings. Melissa from Until Wednesday Calls shares a cool idea for using one of those extra stockings to make a … Read More...
Here’s the perfect quick little ornament for Mom and Grandma–or Dad and Grandpa–or anyone in your family who loves collecting school photos of the kids. Make a simple felt frame for the photo. I can tell you from personal experience: … Read More...
It’s almost time for the 2012 release of Hero Arts’ new catalog! To celebrate they are having a great blog hop filled with sneak peeks from some of your favorite paper craft designers. Click here to get start hoping… Read More...
The gingerbread macarons would’ve been enough to wow me, but add a red candy and pretzels? Whatever way more than wow is. Find the recipe for gingerbread macarons HERE at From My Lemony Kitchen. Looking for Christmas themed Cookie Cutters, … Read More...
Check out Mollie Johanson‘s Tiny Ice Skate ornament. The blade is a paper clip. Brilliant! You can make some, too. Go to Mollie’s Wild Olive post for the pattern and tutorial.
This li’l booklet with a see-through window for Tic Tacs is just adorable. And to have someone go to such adorable lengths to dress up your breath mints is a good indication you mean something to them, thus making this … Read More...
Decorate your lunch plate with boughs of cucumber and red pepper holly … Make an ornament sandwich HERE and a Christmas tree sandwich HERE at Creative Food.
I don’t know how Santa ever found my house growing up. Not only did my house not have a fireplace and chimney, but I never knew that reindeer needed magic lures. I suppose nowadays the GPS comes in handy, but … Read More...
I came across this video on Pinterest. Not only is the music upbeat and the animation in the video totally fun, but the project is way cool too! In the video you will find out how to transfer a photo … Read More...
Melissa Crowe of Checkout Girl shows us how to make an awesome little ornament from bits of felt, a few stitches, and a 3-inch embroidery hoop. Check out her tutorial.
by Anne Weaver
Geneva from A Pair & A Spare share a fun refashion before & after with a thrift store find. A droopy sack of a dress gets turned into mini-dress cuteness. The DIY includes turning the dress around, fitting it to … Read More...
These ornaments by Zinaida of Hearty Craft just take my breath away. When you see the close-ups of her work, you’re going to want to try your hand at designing your own original ornaments and encrusting them with stitching and … Read More...
by jd wolfe
I had not been looking for, of all things, a fox purse, but I found one anyway! It’s an amazing bag, don’t you think?
Perhaps even more amazing is that you can get the free pattern to make one for … Read More...
Teresa of Teresa Down Under shows us how to make a beautiful and functional embroidered sleep mask. Go to her post for the pattern and tutorial.
BrisStyle indie Twilight Market, King George Square Brisbane Australia.
They came, they saw and they experienced, what an amazing night was had at the last brisStyle Indie Twilight Market of the year. Such a dense array of shoppers, but all … Read More...
Megan Noel says, “You still have time to make a whole herd of unicorns before the holidays!” She provides the pattern and instructions; you supply pretty felt, fibers, beads, and buttons from your stash. See her tute.
Loving all the Melt and Pour soap projects about the place these days. I am a huge fan of Soap Queen. I blogged about her Melt and Pour Christmas Ornaments yesterday so today I am going to share with … Read More...