I found this lovely New Year candle display at Better Homes and Gardens that combines candles and sugared fruit. It creates a festive feel and the sugar adds a little natural sparkle.
All you do to create the sugared fruit … Read More...
Technique: Color Blocking with Die Cuts
Maile from the Simply Stamped blog has a fun technique for color blocking with strips of paper and die cuts, use the positive or negative cut out for some fun looks!
-Heather
Tutorial – How To Pick Up A Dropped Stitch
Check it out, it’s easy to fix your boo boos!
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2012 After Christmas Sew-Along at Sew Much 2 Luv
Sew Much 2 Luv is hosting her 2012 After Christmas Sew-Along. It begins January 2 and will run for 4 weeks. Besides the satisfaction of finally getting some sewing done after the crazy whirlwind holiday schedule, there’s also a chance … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a messenger bag for school
Ashley from Mommy By Day… Crafter By Night shows how she made a messenger bag for her little sis who is heading off to college. This is such an awesome bag for school! She designed the bag so her sister … Read More...
Tutorial: Fix for a shirtdress that’s too small through the hips
Sown Brooklyn had a favorite shirtdress that fit through the top but was too small through the hips. (This is the story of my life!) To make it fit, she used fabric from the long sleeves to add fabric to … Read More...
Almost-Midnight Clock Cookie Bites
Quick! Move fast if you want to make these for tonight. The icing needs time to dry before adding the face with the edible writer. Find the how-tos HERE at my blog.
Freebie: Flower Border Digital Stamp
Michelle Perkett Studio has a pretty free flower border digi stamp.
-Heather
Looking for more digital stamps and SVG files? We love using the Design bundle to download our digital stamps. Make sure you check out their free section … Read More...
Wintery Fondant Cut-Out Cookies, Snowmen Cookies, and New Year’s Cookie Tutorials
Yes, all those things I mentioned, plus they are completely adorable and absolutely perfect (just look at that snowman!), plus there are video how-tos as well. Isn’t Marian of Sweetopia fabulous? Find them all HERE.
Faux Chenille Valentine Pillow
This adorable pillow over at Ameroonie Designs actually caught my eye on Pinterest. I think what drew me in was the choice to use a patterned fabric rather than a solid. That choice created a lovely textured look that is … Read More...
Artists in the Forefront of Painterly Glass at Bullseye Gallery
I’ve been exploring a more painterly technique in glass and look up to the artists in the next show at Bullseye Gallery in Portland. I’ve even written about a couple of them including Kari Minnick and Michael Janis. Also included … Read More...
A Little Bling for New Years Eve
Creashines is always making great, quirky pieces including a series of fun statement rings for New Year’s. This would be the perfect ring to ring in the New Year with!
Cardboard Tube Children and Snowmen
Sometimes I am completely amazed at what crafters can see in a cardboard tube. Most of the time, I look at them think it would be nice if there was some toilet paper on there! Our very own Amanda {Home … Read More...
Master Spinner’s Program….
From the Old’s College Course handbook: “The Master Spinner Program consists of six progressive levels of classroom and independent study involving skill development, research studies and project assignments in the area of hand spinning of all major types of … Read More...
Cocktails for the Decades
Celebrate the ’60s, ’70s all the way up through the…’aughts? Find a cocktail recipe for each of the past five decades, including a Pink Squirrel from the ’60s and a totally tubular Blue Kamikazee shot from the ’80s HERE at … Read More...
Handmade Doctor Who TARDIS Apron and Doctor Who Cookies – Bakingdom
Bakingdom has made some Doctor Who apron awesomeness and Doctor Who cookies. Her weeping angel cookies are creeping me out!!! I want to eat some!
Her gryffindor apron is also great.
Handmade Doctor Who TARDIS Apron and Doctor Who … Read More...
Magnetic Organizational Board
What do you get when you combine an old frame, a sheet of magnetic metal, and some decorative radiator covering? Well if you’re Shelley and Cason from The House of Smiths, you’d get this fabulous organizational board! While it might … Read More...
Tutorial: Owl pot holder
Beaquilter guest blogs at Sew We Quilt with a tutorial showing how to make an owl pot holder. The owl face and wings are pieced from circles and squares. She used a die cutter to cut all of the circles, … Read More...
Tutorial: Reshape a straight skirt to a pencil skirt
Valerie from Beehive Chic shows how she reshaped a straight skirt to create a pencil skirt instead. Her project was inspired by a designer skirt with a $1000 price tag. (No, the 3 zeros in that number are not a … Read More...
Technique: Stained Resist Stamping
By combining clear embossing, ink pads and stains from Ranger Wendy from Studio 490 has come up with a unique resist technique, the combinations are endless and the results are really cool!
-Heather