As you are making ornaments this year, you may be looking for a new way to finish off your mini-pillow ones and It’s Daffycat has a great tutorial for beaded ribbon edging.
Tutorial: Felt and fabric mushroom Christmas ornaments
Lisa from A Spoonful of Sugar shows how to make a super cute mushroom ornament from felt and fabric. I’m loving the woodland fairy tale-ish look for Christmas! It would be so sweet hanging on your Christmas tree (maybe a … Read More...
The evolution of a design
Mary Corbet steps us through her process of developing an embroidery design. Her final output of this snowflake design is a reference version with all the detail and a simplified transfer version. But, truly, every step along the way is … Read More...
Tutorial: 15 minute sunglasses clase
Lelanie from To Sew With Love guest blogs in the Crafty Creative Christmas series at Me Making Do with a tutorial showing how to make a sunglasses case. They’re quick and easy to make – she says it can be … Read More...
Etsy Shop: Drum Chick Designs Stamps
If you’re looking for unique one of a kind stamps for your holiday projects there are loads of wonderful shops on Etsy that sell hand made stamps. Drum Chick designs sells lots of great carved rubber, wood mounted stamps, here … Read More...
How to begin and end threads
Alice of BeStitched explains how to begin and end threads in needlepoint. See her post.
Make Candy Any Color You Want
So simple and clever (my two favorite adjectives)… Learn to turn candies any color you want HERE at PaperVine.
Chocolate Space Invaders
Perfect for the video geek chocolate lover in your life, yes? Primarily those with an appreciation and respect for both fine chocolate and the brilliance of those great video game-making minds of the ’80s (maybe the ’70s?). The chocolate is … Read More...
Snowman Macaroons and Meringue Snowflakes
Hee hee, love the little plaid scarf. Make snowman macaroons HERE at Ladies Home Journal and meringue snowflakes HERE.
DIY Tea Gift
I’m always on the hunt for DIY gifts that fit the people I know… Make your own calming tea and find links to packaging supplies HERE at Country Living.
Mutilated gingerbread
Bless their hearts! Of course these cookie people are screaming in horror. Look closely–they’ve lost limbs to nibblers! Go to the blog of their creator, Crooked Sister, to see more and get the link to the Etsy listing. But … Read More...
A Thanksgiving encounter
This emerging stitchery is an effort by Olisa (cocoaeyes the stitcher) to capture a touching, memorable Thanksgiving experience. It includes a word of profanity from her subject–it is necessary. Read the story and you’ll understand why.
Looking for more … Read More...
Pretty Fabric Votives
These pretty jars are made from decoupage and pretty fabrics. Check out the tutorial and full post for more pictures at fellowfellow –- Sweet DIY Votives.
Not Just For Sledding – Crochet Beanie with mask and ear flaps
I ran across this crafty winter hat that April designed for herself when she and her daughter were sledding. For me (who seldom sleds), it’s a perfect hat for St. Louis’ very cold, damp, windy, wintry days when I … Read More...
Free Pattern – Vest from Naturally Yarns
Aspire Cable and Rib Vest, designed by Fiona Ellis, and knit in Aspire 8 ply DK Weight (70% NZ wool and 30% alpaca) is the perfect garment for layering or to step out in style.
I like this vest, no, … Read More...
Big sale at Wild Olive
Mollie of Wild Olive is celebrating her birthday with a big sale–29% off everything in her Etsy shop! Go to her blog post for the details and link.
Ed note: Mollie Johanson neither requested nor compensated this post.
Painting with Powders – Glass Powders
I’m involved in a powder painting…glass powders. I’ve made a pastel and I’m working on recreating it with glass powders. I’ve done tests and am still planning on some more. I’ve been mixing the powders with glue and making a … Read More...
Gift idea: Easy child’s lap quilt
Donna at Quilt in Progress came up with a way to make a child’s quilt so that it goes together in under two hours. Brilliant! Go HERE to see how she did it.
Widow gets a memory quilt
Patti from Sleeping Cat Creations made this memory quilt from her late neighbor’s ties and shirts. It’s a gift to the widow – meaningful, pretty comfort. Nice. Visit her blog to see how she did it.
Image credit: Sleeping … Read More...
Sign Up for 2012 TUSAL – Totally Useless Stitch-a-long
As I wandered around stitchy blogs I kept running into a mysterious term – TUSAL – and I wondered what in the world it meant. Until I found Daffycat’s blog and unearthed the meaning of the term. TUSAL stands for … Read More...
