You never know when it might be useful to know this – here’s 2012 in Roman Numerals ready for you to stitch too.
Meilleurs Voeux 2012
Resolution, Part One
2012 Band Sampler
How to make recycled cabinet door string art house numbers
I grew up with nail and string art all over the place. I believe there was a piece hanging in just about everyone’s house I knew because at one point or another everyone tried it back in the day. I … Read More...
DIY Solid Perfume Pocket Watch
I love perfume balm small, compact yet powerful. Every girl should have some in her handbag for a quick dab here and there when on the run.
I came across this DIY tutorial for a Solid Perfume Pocket Watch via … Read More...
Big Hello Kitty Sushi
The most perfect meal for a sushi-loving Hello Kitty fan. Find the recipe and how-tos to assemble a giant Hello Kitty sushi with a Hello Kitty mold HERE at justJENN recipes.
Floating Polar Bear Cookies
I forgot one more prediction for 2012 in my New Year’s post: Clever people making more clever 3-D designs with decorated cookies, like these so amazing floating polar bear cookies. Find the how-tos HERE at Hungry Happenings.
Tutorial: Quick and cute ribbon pencil case
Sweet Floweret posts on her blog showing how a length of wide decorative ribbon (plus a bit of a narrow ribbon) can become a cute little pencil pouch. It’s a quick and easy project – so quick, in fact, that … Read More...
Tutorial: How to unzip a zipper when the pull is on the wrong side
How many times have you sewn up a lined zippered pouch, only to realize that you forgot to leave the zipper
unzipped as the turning hole? Now your purse is inside out without a way to turn it to the … Read More...
Sewing PatternTutorial: Decorative pillow in a monogram shape
Kirstin from kojodesigns shows how to make a monogram decorative pillow. This project was part of her entry in this week’s So You Think You Can So challenge. Rather than appliquing the monogram down to a square pillow, the pillow … Read More...
Tutorial: Vintage-style faux fur collar
Lizzie B. from Cotton & Curls continues her Faux Fur Week series with a tutorial showing how to make a removable faux fur collar with retro vintage charm. She was inspired by the fashion in old movies from the 1950s … Read More...
Tutorial: Retro rotary phone purse
Chica and Jo share a tutorial showing how to make a unique purse that looks just like an old style rotary phone. That’s because they use the parts of an old phone . The receiver becomes the purse handle, and … Read More...
Tutorial | Favor Box Makeover
The Rebel Crafter shows you how you can alter Dollar Store favor boxes into something unique for your celebrations. Click here to go to the tutorial.
Book Review: Hand Printing From Nature
Hand Printing from Nature is a gorgeous new book from Laura Bethmann published by Storey press. The book is filled with lovely step by step photos for 50 different projects that incorporate stamping and printing using natural material such … Read More...
2011 Year in Review Mini Album
Melissa Thiesse shares the mini album she made to review 2011. Click here to see more.
Mini albums are great little projects for using up scraps, trying out new products and experimenting with techniques and designs. If you are looking … Read More...
Tooth Cupcakes
Somehow these tooth cupcakes look eerily real yet unbelievably cute. How is that possible? Made by a sweets making dental student, find the how-tos HERE at Sweet Tooth. Spotted on Foodiggity.
JellO Lips
SWAK! Have you started bookmarking Valentine’s Day ideas? Or Pinning? Make JellO into kisses HERE at Parents.
Square Crochet Hooks??
I’ve never seen a square handled crochet hook before, but I’m intrigued.
These hooks claim to be ‘ergonomically designed’ (as do many others) and are a bit pricey for mass-marketed hooks, but if they live up to even half of … Read More...
Free Online Classes from Shimelle
Shimelle has posted a list of the free scrapbooking classes and projects she will be offering this year. Some will be hosted on her blog, while others will be held on scrapbooking sites like Two Peas in a Bucket. Click … Read More...