How clever, turn a paper bag into a card! Vaneesa Spencer with Stampington and Co. shows you how.
-Heather
Tutorial: Ruffled heart applique
Becky from The Barefoot Seamstress shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a ruffled heart applique. She added it to a gathered skirt for her little girl to create her Be My Valentine skirt. I bet this … Read More...
Tutorial: No-sew Sweetheart Pillowcase
Malia from Yesterday on Tuesday shows how to create her Sweetheart Pillowcase, no sewing required. She starts with a purchased plain white pillowcase and embellishes it with heart appliques from three coordinating prints. Get the tute.
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Tutorial: Long ruffled scarf
Sew4Home shows how to make a long ruffled scarf to wrap around your neck and keep it warm. They use a lush velveteen, but this would be a pretty scarf out of any type of fabric. Get the how-to.… Read More...
The picNYC Table
So genius. For those that like to eat on grass, that is. Spotted on swissmiss, the picNYC TABLE was designed by Haiko Cornelissen.
Tutorial: Wired stumpwork elements
Elizabeth Braun of Sew in Love reveals the secrets of creating a wired element for stumpwork. How, for example, do you work a needlelace flower petal that later will be attached to the embroidery as a dimensional object? Sounds tricky, … Read More...
Hurry and win!
Kathy Shaw of Shawkl is celebrating reaching 500 followers by having five awesome giveaways. The prizes: five luscious stitchery books, including the one shown here. You still have time to enter all of the drawings. But hurry! The deadline is … Read More...
Learn Aari embroidery
Anita of artistic fingers has put together a series of tutorials on Aari embroidery, also known as tambour work. If you’d like to know more about this technique, which uses a tiny hook to pull loops of thread to the … Read More...
Pearl purl as bark
LilyStitch stretched and couched pearl purl–a goldwork material–to create the look of bark on her Tree of Hope. The results are appropos and gorgeous. Go to her blog post to see more photos.
Stitch a Monday mini
Don’t miss this week’s Mini Mystery Monday needlepoint project by Laura of Two-Handed Stitcher. Go to her blog post for the chart and instructions.
How to make a recycled photo frame chalkboard serving tray
This is such a great idea for all your entertaining needs. I bet it would be easy to whip up a bunch of these recycled frame chalkboard serving trays and bring them to parties for hostess gifts. See the easy … Read More...
Stitch bitty hoops
Look! The tiniest hoops ever! Adorabe. How did Ruby Murray make them? She covered and embellished the tops from milk bottles! In addition to the examples shown here, Ruby has created a series of these mico-hoops with tiny cross-stitch motifs … Read More...
Free Pepper Pot Pattern
TAST inspires Leena
I love seeing the diversity of projects that emerge from SharonB’s Take a Stitch Tuesday challenge! Last week’s challenge was buttonhole stitch. Leena of Creativeinstincts used it to add an abstract but organic design to a new, upscale silk … Read More...
Tomato Heads
Oh, hello Mr. Tomato. Make tomato heads HERE at Parents, where you’ll find lots of other ideas for getting kids to eat their veggies.
What Count Dd You Prefer?
What count fabric do you prefer? I usually prefer stitching on 28-count evenweave and 18-count Aida
myself. The older I get, the more I am liking 14-count Aida though!
Corn Syrup Paint
For glossy art that dries not sticky, who would’ve thought of corn syrup and food coloring? So smart. Find the how-tos HERE at candice ashment art. Spotted on The Crafty Crow, image from Crafty Crow.
New Scrapbooking Adhesive | Moo Glue by Purple Cows
Purple Cows, the makers of popular paper trimmers are launching a new adhesive line called Moo Glue. It is a transfer adhesive which is available in squares, strips and dots. Purple Cows is also giving away some of the new … Read More...
Project: Heart Shaped Easel Card
This card is simply stunning. Find the directions for making a heart shaped easel card over at the Whiff of Joy stamps blog. This would wow any Valentine!
-Heather
Tree of Hearts Valentine Edition
Back in December I posted about a Tree of Hearts decor idea from Ideas from the Forest. Now here is another version of the same tree made with Valentine’s Day in mind. Click here to see more.