Enjoy Susan Elliott‘s story of the yearly gathering of crazy-quilting friends–the importance of ritual and gathering together. And her photos of their spectacular creations for this year, including her Kate’s Mitten (shown above) commemorating this year’s royal wedding. Go … Read More...
How to make a vintage bingo card advent calendar
This is such a great idea! Pop on over to Laura’s blog Smallgood Hearth where she shared her easy directions on how to make an advent calendar from a vintage bingo card.
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Tutorial: Make a curtain swag to dress up a window
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shows how to make a curtain swag to dress up a window. She got the fabric to make hers from the skirts of two formal dresses. The dressy fabric is sooo perfect for her daughter’s … Read More...
Tutorial: Cupcake oven mitt
Craft a World shares a tutorial showing how to make an oven mitt shaped like a cupcake. What a cute idea!!! Get the tutorial.
[photo from Craft a World]
[via Someday Crafts]
Au revoir, Lesage
Embroidery legend Francois Lesage passed away December 4 at age 82. For 60 years, he led Maison Lesage, the last great embroidery atelier in Paris. In 1992, he founded the Lesage school to train embroiderers. His work has added incomparable … Read More...
Christmas Tree Forest Cookies
And as promised, my last cookie tutorial created for Celebrations (that has been on the site for weeks now, sigh): Christmas tree forest cookie pops.
Tutorial: Sew up some Christmas pillowcases
Dana from MADE created special Christmas pillowcases for her children this year, and she shares a link to a tutorial on her blog that she used to make them. The tutorial was originally intended for a service project, but using … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a Hoodie-a-saurus
Larissa from Just Another Day in Paradise shows how she turned a plain sweatshirt hoodie into an awesome Hoodie-a-saurus. The ones she made will be Christmas presents for her nephews. What little boy wouldn’t LOVE one of these? Get the … Read More...
Christmas Tutorial- Paper Angel Printable
Looking for an easy but adorable craft to do with your children? How about an angel printable to do during Advent? Head on over to Toastie Studio Sewing Blog, and print out these incredibly cute little angels.
Tutorial: Comfy Knit Ruffle Dress
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy guest blogs at luvinthemommyhood with a tutorial showing how to make her Comfy Knit Ruffle Dress for girls. It’s made from t-shirt knit so it’s soft and stretchy and comfy, but the ruffles give it … Read More...
Freebie: Christmas Tags
You can download these wonderful Christmas tags for FREE from Lettering Delights for a limited time. Please note you will have to go through the check out process to get them.
-Heather
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What’s new with Susan
Catch up with Susan Lenz‘s latest doings and find out how she creates cording for her vessels and key tags. Go to her Art in Stitches post.
See some CQ history with Allie
Get a glimpse of crazy quilts on display at the Newark Museum through the lens of Allie Aller, shown here with Ulysses Grant Deitz, great-great-grandson of the President and the museum’s Curator of Decorative Arts. Such fun! Go … Read More...
Freebie | Printable Gift Tags
If you’re using a non traditional colour scheme this year maybe these printable gift tags will work for you? You can download them for printing out from Nellie Designs.
Guest Post: Build Your Own Snow Mobile
Today’s guest poster is Jessica from the fun blog Mad in Crafts. I’m excited that Jessica agreed to share a tutorial with us all today as she’s a talented crafter with fun ideas. I won’t carry on any longer, instead … Read More...
Boxing Up & Preserving a Wedding Dress {Tutorial}
DIY Weddings reader Abby shared her method for preserving a wedding dress without spending a lot of money! You can find all the how tos at her blog Things for Boys. Thanks for the link Abby!
Packaging Ideas for Food Gifts
Need some packaging ideas to complete your edible gifts? Garnish. I’ll probably spend the next half hour on their site. So many ideas to ponder. Shown is an idea for packaging egg nog and hot cocoa spoon dippers.
Teeny-Tiny, Microscopic Donuts
Ohdeedoh says these are to leave out for elves, which is very kind, as elves always get shafted the night before Christmas. And you know Santa doesn’t share his cookies. Find teeny, tiny donuts (made from CheeriOs!) and other teeny, … Read More...
Inspiration: Embroidered Prayers
I love the story behind this commissioned mezuzah by Ketzirah of Embroidered Prayers. She says,
… Read More...I’m always really afraid of these types of commissions because I’m never sure if I can manifest what someone is looking for. In this
Tips and Tricks | Photographing Your Christmas Tree
Rachel from August Tea Photography shares some tips for getting great photos of your Christmas Tree. She includes instructions for both Point & Shoot and DSLR cameras. Click here to go to the tutorial.
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