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Colonial Candle is starting the new year with five new luxury fragrances. You can only find them in showrooms right now, but they’ll be widely available by April 2012.
The new candle scents include: White Jasmine and Freesia, Ebonywood and … Read More...
Linn from The Home Project shows off her first quilt-y project, pieced pot holders and matching linen towels. I’m crushing on these, so adorable. I think the quilting bug has taken hold; now she’s talking about making a bed quilt. … Read More...
This sounds like fun. Lorelei at Midnight Maker is hosting an I Spy Charm Swap, where she is asking participants to upload photos of their chosen fabrics to her I Spy Flickr Group. She says this will keep swappers … Read More...
I love the colors in this quilt – Spinning Stars – by Anna Maria Horner. All fabrics in this quilt are from her Loulouthi fabric collection in the Juliana palette. It’s a free pattern I found on her MAKE page. … Read More...
Helen at Bustle and Sew was imagining Spring when she resurrected this pattern Hyacinth in Teacup. It combines applique and simple stitches, making it a good choice for a beginner. You can download it for free on her … Read More...
Anorina at Samelia’s Mum is celebrating her upcoming birthday with a series of giveaways on her blog. First up is a charm pack, Collections for a Cause – Friendship by Howard Marcus. Contest ends January 26, 2012. Go HERE for … Read More...
This giveaway ends on Jan 21st.
Here’s the deets:
(filled with cute projects for all ages)
Jane Cruz at Bead and Button shares a tutorial from Beautiful Jewelry – Make It, Wear It. Learn how you can make this beautiful bird pendant called “birds of a feather” at Bead and Button.
Nancy of Bead Creative takes us step by step through the process of adding a beaded image to an art quilt, crazy quilt, or other needlework project. If you need a brush-up on how to stitch the beads to the … Read More...
Check out an awesome new product from Needlepaint. They’re offering 25 designs (so far) for custom needlepoint ring-bearer pillows! What a wonderful keepsake. If there’s a wedding coming up for you or someone you love, now’s the time to … Read More...
This news is so awesome I can’t stop wiggling: Guess who’s collaborating to publish a new stitching e-zine? Two of our favorite designers, Nicole Vos van Avezathe of Follow the White Bunny and Carina Envoldsen-Harris of Polka and Bloom!!! … Read More...
Beads can add a sparkly finished edge to a textile work, but spacing them evenly can seem impossible. Luckily, Janet M. Davies of JMD Designs has a quick and clever trick for pulling this off. See her tutorial.
RosMadeMe has started a series of back-to-basics embroidery tutorials that even veteran stitchers can enjoy. First up: A cute and timely heart-shaped felt pin cushion. Learn how to draft your own heart pattern, brush up on a variety of basic … Read More...
The Dream Rocket invites students to submit art to be included in an exhibit at the 2012 National Art Educators Association Conference in New York City this March. Organizer Jennifer Marsh shares this information:
… Read More...This exhibit is part of the
If you’ve put off tackling pieced curves in quilting, read on. Amanda Carestio – Needlearts editor at Lark Crafts blog – says she has the perfect project for you to pick up this skill. All you need to do is … Read More...
Anshu from Blooms and Bugs shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a pair of skirt leggings for a toddler. They’re just what the name suggests – a pair of leggings and a skirt combined into one … Read More...
Fabric.com shares a free pattern for this Loveable Retro Playsuit from Hot Patterns. The semi-fitted playsuit makes cute loungewear or pretty sleepwear. (There’s plenty of time to make one before Valentine’s Day, wink, wink.) The design is best suited for … Read More...
This patchwork pencil case is sooo cute!! And A Spoonful of Sugar shares a tutorial showing how to make one. The small zippered pouch can hold 6 pens, or a pencil and a small notebook, or even some cosmetics or … Read More...
Maureen Cracknell Handmade is hosting a fabric giveaway for The Little Fabric Shop. One of her readers will win a layer cake of precut fabric from the Just Wing It line by Momo for Moda Fabrics. This is a … Read More...
Maureen Cracknell Handmade is hosting a fabric giveaway for The Little Fabric Shop. One of her readers will win a layer cake of precut fabric from the Just Wing It line by Momo for Moda Fabrics. This is a … Read More...
