It’s so cute when a child is playing with blocks in a scene and the blocks spell out a message.
Christmas Tree Alphabet Pattern 1
Being Together
Christmas Breakfast Ideas… Pancakes
A few pancake ideas for Christmas morning. Make Rudolph pancakes HERE at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons. Make Christmas tree pancakes HERE at Creative Food. And make chocolate chip candy cane pancakes.
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MimiLove time
Sometimes, I just go over to MimiLove‘s blog and hang out. Looking at her stuff always makes me happy. Mimi’s canvases combine painting, embroidery, and humor in an utterly unique and fascinating way. Go to her blog and treat … Read More...
Gumball Christmas Trees
This gumball Christmas tree topiary with a mountain of mini marshmallow snow is so super easy to make! This one has a Styrofoam base, but I bet you could also make these cupcake toppers. Adorable. Find the how-tos HERE at … Read More...
Snowflake Cake and Cupcakes
I love snow. Not the shoveling and driving part, but the idyllic winter wonderland part. I’m not one of those people welcoming Spring. I’m one of those people hoping the groundhog sees his shadow. I also love these light blue, … Read More...
Technique: Japanese smocking
This beautiful technique is new to me: Japanese smocking. Carolyn of caro-rose-creations lets us peek at a bag she made at a local workshop. Awesome. You can see more at Carolyn’s blog post. And if you are familiar with … Read More...
Giveaway: Handmade Doll Quilt by Amy
This adorable doll quilt (15 ” square) is the creation of Amy at Amy’s Creative Side. She is offering it up in this week’s Monday Giveaway at Sew, Mama, Sew! as part of the Handmade for the Home series. … Read More...
Tutorial | Folded Christmas Trees
Saar from Ideas from the Forest shares the steps for folding these trees from one piece of paper (how apt!). Click here to go to the tutorial.
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Free pattern: Toddler’s long-sleeved t-shirt
Small Dream Factory shares a free pattern on their blog for making a toddler’s long-sleeved t-shirt. Made from stretch knit, a basic long-sleeved tee is easy to sew and very versatile for a young child’s wardrobe. The pattern is sized … Read More...
Sewing Pattern: A Very Fluffy Porcupine Plushy
Kirstin from KojoDesigns shows how to make a cute porcupine softie. Don’t worry – he’s not prickly at all. In fact, his quills are all made of a soft yarn. He’s a porcupine you’ll love to hug! Get the tute… Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric and burlap photo ornaments
Maggie from Midwestern Sewing Girl guest blogs in the 12 Days of Handmade Ornaments series at Sew Woodsy with a tutorial showing how to make a stitched photo ornament. A printed photo is stitched on to colorful fabric and burlap … Read More...
Tutorial: Mrs. Claus Christmas apron
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy guest blogs over at Sumo’s Sweet Stuff with a tutorial showing how to make a Mrs. Claus apron. She uses the free Saily Away pattern from No Big Dill but shows how to adapt it … Read More...
Card making Project: Pocket Card
Shari Carroll from Hero Arts has a great video showing how to make these fun pocket cards, perfect for tucking in a gift card or cash.
-Heather
Best-ever tatting
Heather of Tatted Treasures invited her readers to share their best-ever tatting. You’ll enjoy seeing the submissions, like this tatted bouquet by Alma of Two Shuttles. See Heather’s post.
Tutorial | Burnt Edge Glimmer Misted Flowers
Melissa Samuels shows you how to make these layered fabric flowers for use on scrapbooks, cards and more. Simply change the colour of mist used to suit any theme! Click here to go to the tutorial.
Festive Bubble Jars
The younger guests at your wedding celebrations will love these festive bubbles in a jar from The Pretty Blog! You’ll find all the instructions and free printable labels at Elephant Shoe.
Tutorial: Girl’s ombre ruffled t-shirt skirt and matching embellished tee
Jessica from A Couple of Craft Addicts created this awesome outfit for her daughter, and she shares a tutorial telling how she did it. Her tutorial includes the scoop on how she made the lovely ombre ruffle skirt and the … Read More...
Grizzly bear trophy
This faux taxidermy cracks me up. That’s all. It’s by Bree of Anatomically Incorrect Creatures. Go to her blog post.