My friend Irene suggested a new-to-me source of free patterns – Embroiderbee.
Baby Bunny
Planned obsolescence
I had no idea that fabric is available that is preprinted for sashiko embroidery! Tasty! Ellen of Crafty Crafty stumbled across some and chose it because she liked the graphic pattern for her new diary. As it was being cut, … Read More...
Win hand-embroidery goodness
Today’s prizes in Mary Corbet‘s 12 Days of Christmas giveaways are two sets of hand-embroidery linen and silk threads. Two winners! Go to Mary’s Needle ‘n’ Thread blog post for details and to enter the draw. Contest deadline: January … Read More...
Check out this conference
The Fiber Art Calls for Entry blog shares the heads up about the upcoming International Surface Design Association Conference. The post says,
… Read More...The 17th International Surface Design Association conference will be held June 6–9, 2013, in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Book Review: Sweat Shop Paris: Lessons from a Sewing Cafe
Sweat Shop Paris: Lessons from a Sewing Cafe by
Martena Dusss and Sissi Holleis is a really fun and inspiring book. It most definitely has the “Paris” look. Which I totally loved as someone who craves other culture’s creative spirit! … Read More...
Tube of Cookies and Sugarlicious Sneak Peek Giveaway
Yikes, I almost forgot to tell all of you that I’m hosting another giveaway over at my other blog. I’m giving three winners a sneak peek booklet of my new book, Sugarlicious
(out next month) that my publisher cooked up … Read More...
Handprint Cookies
How have I never thought of using icing as finger paint before? So genius. Find the how-tos to make handprint cookies HERE at Something Swanky. {spotted on pinterest}
Puff Pastry Crown
Wait a minute, how come no one has made ME a puff pastry crown filled with almond paste and chocolate? Do you have any idea what I accomplish in a day? Not to mention I went to the eye doctor … Read More...
Feltet Purse Tutorial
Caroline Froberg Handcraft and blogging, has a pretty Feltet Purse Tutorial where she shares her technique with easy to follow instructions and pictures. Pictured above are two versions of her lovely purse. Thanks Caroline for sharing your talents. You can … Read More...
Scary Deri
Eeeeep! Lucius Malfoy with a Deatheater mask in teeny DeriDoll form! Fabulous. See more views at Deri’s blog post.
Tambour work on leather
We’ve seen Creative Mind‘s tambour embroidery before. So pretty! This time, she applies it to a scrap of leather, fills the outline with sequins, and creates a stylish, blingy purse. Go to her blog post to see all the … Read More...
Free pattern and a giveaway
Jenny of ELEFANTZ is kicking off the new year with an awesome free project and giveaway. The freebie is her gorgeous new embroidered quilt block of the month, Promises and Borders. A new block will be released on the third … Read More...
Meet Patti Roberts-Pizzuto
Bari of We Love French Knots highlights the embroidery on paper of needle artist Patti Roberts-Pizzuto. See her post. (Scroll down to 1/2/12.)
Tutorial: Amelia Dress for little girls with bib bodice and ruched overskirt
Jess from Craftiness Is Not Optional shares a tutorial at Project Run and Play for making her Amelia Dress. It’s a sweet little dress with a ruffled bib on the bodice and ruched overskirt. Get the tutorial for the Amelia … Read More...
Great recycling idea: decorative tape holder
I’m not going to tell you what this super great recycled tape holder is made from! You have to go to this link to Connie’s blog Crafty Goodies to see what she recycled. You’ll also see how she “re-functioned” … Read More...
Ta Dah!: Blanket from ‘Crowing’
Heidi from Sewing Daisies coined the term crowing to describe this project where she mixed sewing and crochet. It’s a quilt-y feel-y blanket she made from 48 Kaffe Fassett charm squares edged with blanket stitches and bordered with crochet. So … Read More...
Tutorial: Sewing machine cover
Elizabeth fromSimple Simon & Co. shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a sewing machine cover to keep dust and dirt off of your machine when it’s not being used. It’s embellished with a bit of … Read More...
Tutorial: Faux leather and fleece tablet sleeve
Jill from Creating My Way To Success shows how she made a sleek cover for her husband’s new tablet. She kept the design simple and guy-friendly. The outside is made from faux leather (vinyl) and the lining from a soft … Read More...
Tutorial: Scrunchy stretchy shirred t-shirt scarf
Ashley from Make It and Love It shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a scrunchy stretchy t-shirt scarf. It’s her Randomly Shirred Scarf, and it’s made from lightweight jersey knit with meandering lines of elastic thread … Read More...