Still awaiting that perfect snow storm. The kind that’s up to your knees and everything shuts down and the streets become 19th century villages, filled with pedestrians. Sigh. That groundhog better see his shadow. But on to cuteness. Find the … Read More...
Fun Giveaway – On A Different Site
Wanted to share a fun blog that’s open for another week. Easy to enter – actually fun to enter. Runs through the first week of February, 2012. Check it out here .
Star Wars Cupcake Stencils
And since I have Star Wars on my mind now…. Don’t want to deal with painstakingly piping Star Wars characters with royal icing? Skip many steps and just use these cupcake stencils. So smart. Find them HERE at Williams Sonoma… Read More...
Cupcake Picks Turn Star Wars Valentine’s Day Cards 3D
Please tell me that I can justify including these clever Valentine’s Day cards here because there are cupcakes involved. Well, cupcake supplies. Cupcake picks specifically. Even more specifically, cupcake picks
turned perfect tool to make 3D Valentine’s Day cards. Find … Read More...
Conversation Heart Pie Pops
Conversation hearts are everywhere! Even in pie form and on a stick. Find conversation heart pie pops HERE at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons.
Teeny Tiny Sweets
Ah, little sweets made from clay. And I do mean little. Downright miniature in fact!
1. Bake Sale, 2. Valentines Day Cake, 3. Heart Shaped Macaroons, 4. Heart Cupcake Earrings
Ta Dah!: All About the Green quilt
Candy at Quilt Vine says she’s using this quilt as a table-cloth in her dining room. Well, it would be pretty anywhere, loving all the shades of green. This is the first quilt she’s finished in 2012. Rock those UFOs … Read More...
VIXEN Unicycle DK by littleredbicycle on Etsy
This gorgeous yarn by little red bicycle almost makes me want to go back to knitting.
Find the little red bicycle etsy shop here: VIXEN Unicycle DK by littleredbicycle on Etsy.
More great places to buy fabric
Christina at The Humble Nest does an encore for great places to buy fabric online. Click HERE for List Number Two. Go HERE for List Number One.
Image credit: The Humble Nest
Tutorial: Take a pair of pants down a size (or two)
With the new year come many a resolution to drop some weight. And with that will most likely come pants that are too loose. You could invest in some new pants, but if you haven’t reached your goal yet, then … Read More...
Tutorial: All You Need Is Love Valentine’s banner
Michael Ann from Michael Ann Made shows how to make a Valentine’s banner that spells out the phrase, “all you need is love,” on felt and fabric flowers. Total cuteness! I love that sentiment, but if you needed a shorter … Read More...
Tutorial: Sew up an iPad sleeve
RosMadeMe shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make an iPad sleeve. The envelope style sleeve has a snap closure to keep your iPad snug in place. Batting between the lining and the outer fabric helps protect it … Read More...
Mimi Kirchner’s Hand Sewn Felt Doll
How lovely would it be to create one of Mimi’s hand sewn dolls for your Valentine little girl or tween. Once you make the basic dolls you can make outfits for every occasion. Mimi created this pattern for this doll … Read More...
Technique: Stamp Outside a Die Cut
Believe it or not the circle and the lamppost shown on this card are from one continuous piece of cardstock. Cool, huh? Visit the Blockheads website to find out how to achieve this “stamping outside the box” effect.
-Heather
Young Explorers Birthday Party
You know, my daughter is into zebras and elephants just enough I may be able to convince her to have a young explorer birthday party for her next big day. The party, designed by Kim of the TomKat Studio for … Read More...
Pat Sloan Radio today 4 pm ET
Today at American Patchwork & Quilting Radio, host Pat Sloan talks with some famous fabric designers we all know and love. Drum roll…they are Denyse Schmidt, Julie Comstock, Karen Snyder and Kathy Miller. Go to Pat’s blog post to … Read More...
How to make a blanket rack from a baby crib
Over at Ali B.’s blog House to Home there is a great tutorial on how to turn an old baby crib rail into a blanket rack.
Life-Sized Stormtrooper Cake
I had a mini anxiety attack thinking of what would’ve had to have gone in to designing and crafting this amazing cake. Find pictures of the life-size Stormtrooper cake HERE, created by Amanda Oakleaf Cakes for the Arisia sci-fi … Read More...
Double tutorial: Slip embroidery and a needlebook
Jules of Adventures in Thread has a twofer tutorial for us. First she shows us how to use a slip to create raised embroidery. Then she applies this technique to making a needlebook with a sweet topiary pincushion on the … Read More...
A Huichol pony in embroidery
Inspired by colorful, intricate Huichol beadwork, Michelle of A Can of Crafty Curiosities created this pony image entirely of French knots. Beautiful! See more views at her blog post.