Why, oh why, did I not see these before Thanksgiving? I’m breaking protocol here and posting something Thanksgivingy after Thanksgiving, but perhaps to bookmark for next year cuz they are so awesome: Cupcakes that honor the great Charlie Brown (technically, … Read More...
Dressed Up Glass Ornaments
I love these ornaments featured over at Country Living. There’s a slideshow with several different ideas. — Easy to Make Christmas Ornament Crafts– Homemade Christmas Tree Ornament Craft Ideas – Country Living.
Tutorial: Advent calendar from fabric bags
Emily from The Mary Frances Project shows the Advent calendar that she made, and shares a quick how-to for making one of your own. The construction is simple – a fabric bag for each day, with printed tags indicating which … Read More...
Tutorial: Refashion a pair of pants into a cool top
Katja from Of Dreams and Seams shows she made this cool top – out of a pair of pants! The pinstripe pants she used gives the top a sophisticated edge. Get the tute at Of Dreams and Seams.
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Perfect for Christmas – Samplers from Knit Picks!
Can’t decide on a color? Have a general color scheme in mind but need help with contrasting and coordinating colors? Well, look no further, Knit Picks to the rescue!
Available in different weights; sock samplers, bulky samplers, dishcloth samplers, worsted … Read More...
Santa’s Belly Ornaments – Take 2
Do you remember two years when I made those Santa belly ornaments from red glass ball ornies (link below)? Well this year I found a fun twist using clear ornies and curled scrapbook paper! Fun! 🙂 Get the how to … Read More...
Tutorial: Baby leggings with knee pads
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a pair of leggings for a crawling baby. They have knee pads built in! How cute is that! Get the tute.
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Free pattern: Ruby’s Party Bag
Nicole from Our Cozy Nest shares a free pattern and tutorial at Moda Bake Shop for making a pretty purse. She calls it Ruby’s Party Bag, and it can be made out of three fat eighths of coordinating fabric prints … Read More...
Tutorial: Printed elastic headbands packaged cute for gift giving
Ashley from Lil Blue Boo shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to create these cute hairbands out of printed elastic. You just cut them to length and knot the elastic. It can’t get much easier than that!! But … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric coffee sleeve
The Sewing Dork shows how to make a fabric coffee sleeve. They’re much prettier than the cardboard ones you get at the coffee shop, and I suspect that they have more insulation against the hot cup, too. Get the tutorial… Read More...
Deal alert: 50% off at Martingale
Thanks to Generation Q Magazine‘s notice on their Facebook page, I just ordered these three awesome quilting books and got them 50% off. Score! Not a quilter. Well, they have knitting/crochet, sewing, general craft books and gift items. … Read More...
Watermark Tee
I’m really loving this idea using Rit Dye and blue gel school glue. This would be such a fun gift for a teen, or even better for a ten to make for a friend! Get the full step by step … Read More...
Chunky upcycled paper bead project from Alma Stoller
Alma has been busy creating upcycled paper beads in pretty leaf shapes. Take a look at Alma’s tutorial and see how she made this adorable necklace. With a change in color scheme to sparkly, red, and gold these paper beads … Read More...
Tutorial: Felt-applique monogram pillow
Allison of little lovelies posted a tutorial for this rockin monogrammed felt-applique pillow. She shows us how to make it work for any initial or type style. See the tute.
Felt Christmas Trees a tutorial
Rachel of “Lines Across My Face” has a wonderful felt Christmas tree tutorial to share with us. She made four felt Christmas trees, one for each member of her family. Rachel says that the trees are very easy to … Read More...
Preprinted dissolvable designs
Check this from Robin Kingsley of Bird Brain Designs:
… Read More...I showed you how great it is to embroider your designs using Sticky Fabri-Solvy. It makes getting ready to get started so easy without the time spent tracing your
How to upcycle a strawberry basket
If you buy your strawberries in those cute little green baskets and tend to save them thinking you can re-use them someday, well someday has come with help of the clever crafter Carolyn of the blog Homework. She has a … Read More...
A handy gadget
Wendi Gratz of Shiny Happy World has found a neato gadget for stitchers. Use a Handi-Bob to clip a bobbin of thread to its matching spool. Brilliant! You can order this doodad from Wendi’s site. Go to her blog post … Read More...
DIY Spoon Hangers
You must click over and see the other photo in this post showing these spoon hangers with jars of vibrant flowers hanging from them. You could probably make these yourself, but these sell for $15 which is a really good … Read More...
