Here’s another Sculpey tutorial – this one is a less cartoony turkey sculpture to use for a place card holder at your Thanksgiving meal. The tutorial says to use a ripple blade or scalloped scissors. Using shaped edge scissors … Read More...
Free Realistic Candle App for iPhone or iPad
Marty Ulrich developed a realistic “Free Candle” app for your iPhone or iPad. You can choose from ten different candles and a screen shot of one of them is shown here.
According to the App Store it’s “dedicated to S. … Read More...
Tutorial – How To Make A Knitting Spool
The post is in Italian or Spanish, but the pictures are great; you too can make your own spool to start knitting. Here is the post….
And then, once you have your spool made, go to this youtube post to … Read More...
Beautiful Decorative Heart
This is one of those projects that makes you say “Ooooooo” out loud as soon as you see it. The color, the texture, the details. So beautiful! Dressed in silk hydrangea blossoms and fine glitter, this is definitely something to … Read More...
Review: PYGMALION at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre
After a delayed season due to the Brisbane floods, The Queensland Theatre Company (QTC) proudly opened its doors to showcase ‘Pygmalion’ – the play that inspired the iconic musical film “My Fair Lady”. Audience members were taken on … Read More...
Down the Chimney, Here He Comes!
Rainbow Cross Stitch Pattern
Trekky gets crafty made this for a friend’s housewarming gift. He happens to like cats and also to be gay, as you might figure out. She used images from Jo Verso’s Cross Stitch Year. They are so wee and cute. … Read More...
French toast
If you love French toast and you love jewelry, then the Tiny Fig has just what you need!
Tutorial: No-sew wrap to keep you warm
Crafty and Cooking Mama shows how easy it is to make a fleece wrap to keep you warm in the cold winter months, no sewing required. Get the tutorial (link expired).
[photo from Crafty and Cooking Mama]
[via Someday … Read More...
Free pattern: Pajamas for Wee Wonderfuls dolls
Hillary Lang from Wee Wonderfuls shares a free pattern for making a pair of PJs for her cloth dolls. The sweet little PJs will fit her Elise/Elsa Elf doll as well as the Kit, Chloe, and Louise dolls. Get the … Read More...
Week one small quilt auction for AAQ
Week One of The Alliance for American Quilts‘ auction is underway now on eBay. Every year participating fiber artists create small quilts (16 x 16) around a theme and donate them to raise funds for the organization. Go HERE … Read More...
Tutorial: Valentino-inspired dress from a man’s button-down shirt
Jenny from By JG and I Heart Jenny’s Art shows how she created this Valentino-inspired dress from a man’s button-down shirt and some coordinating yardage. The top of the dress is made from the shirt, with a circle skirt from … Read More...
Poster Board Christmas Trees
This is just a sampling of the wide array of fabric covered poster board Christmas trees on display at The Creativity Exchange. They are all quite beautiful, and once you find out how easy they are, you’ll be busy making … Read More...
Technique: Stamp and Stitch
You might be looking at this card and thinking “This has nothing to do with stamping” but it actually does! Danielle took the new Stitches and Swirls stamp set from Papertrey Ink, stamped it and then stitched over the … Read More...
Wonder Woman Mixer
I’m in the market for a new KitchenAid, and I have fond childhood memories of watching Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman (I always wanted a pair of Wonder Woman Underoos and sadly never got them, sigh), so this may … Read More...
Framed Button Tree
Here’s a pretty decoration for the holidays that is easy to make and won’t cost much either. Pick out some of your favorite buttons an decorate a felt tree. Head over to Gooseberry Patch for the how and to and … Read More...
Bag your floss
Wendi Gratz of Shiny Happy World shares some great tips for organizing your embroidery floss. See her post.
Thanksgiving Felt Banner Tutorial
Bethany of “Sweet Bee Buzzing” reminds us with her “Thanksgiving Felt Banner Tutorial” that the most symbolic reason for Thanksgiving, other than the turkey and pumpkin pie, is giving thanks! In the USA many of the stores are opening Thanksgiving … Read More...
Quilty perfection
See the spectacular needleart details of some of the quilts on display at the World Quilt Show in Florida through the lens of Jackie of Blissfully Imperfect. Perfection! Go to Jackie’s blog post.
Win tatting essentials
Whether you’re a beginning tatter or a seasoned veteran, you’ll be able to make good use of the stash of tatting supplies that Tatted Treasures is giving away. The generous sponsor, Mielke’s Fiber Arts, has included a silver-plated shuttle and … Read More...