This little snowman will bring you tidings of joy and happiness of the holiday season as you stitch him up.
M and M Turkey Favors
Find step-by-steps to make sweet, giggle-worthy turkey favors from M and Ms HERE at The Party Animal.
Purchase thanksgiving fall-themed m&ms
here.
Tutorial: Scrappy fabric bird ornament
Melony from Mel Designs shows how to make her scrappy bird ornament. She uses a Sizzix die to cut the bird shape. If you don’t have a die cutter, you could approximate the shape by hand cutting the fabric. She … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy no-sew fabric napkins with personality
Nicole fromTradewind Tiaras shows how easy it is to make fabric napkins with personality. Fusible webbing creates appliques in any shape you like. She uses pinking shears to cut the squares so no sewing is required, but could certainly … Read More...
Goldilocks and the Three Bears as Fruit
I have to endorse any food that incorporates children’s literature. Check out these fruit and veggies turned into the tale of Goldilocks and the Three Bears HERE at Little Food Junction.
Technique: Embossed and Brayer Background
Betsy Veldman teaches how to add a big pop of color to your dry embossed paper images using stamping ink and a brayer. Watch her technique video over on the Capture the Moment blog.
-Heather
Baby Dew Drops
I think this pretty little dress is misnamed. Rather than being called the ‘Mixed Up Dress’, I’d call it Angel Wings. That’s what it looks like to me. So pretty.
See what I mean? Don’t these look like Angel … Read More...
Muffin Tin Craft Caddy
Here’s a brilliant idea for toting around your most used craft supplies. This is not only a great way to hold kid’s craft supplies, it’s also perfect for grabbing what YOU need and having it all at your finger tips. … Read More...
dry erase paint – whiteyboard.com
Dry erase paint. As awesome, or awesomer, than chalkboard paint! The paint is clear so it just goes over whatever your wall paint color is.
Gobble Gobble
The US Thanksgiving weekend is coming up so I went looking for turkeys. Yes, really. This one by WolfArtStudio is pretty fabulous I have to say. Even more fun to realize there are quite a lot of polymer clay turkeys … Read More...
The World’s Saddest Horse
Giveaway: ‘A Walk in the Woods’ layer cake
Jane from Want it, Need it, Quilt is giving away A Walk in the Woods layer cake by Aneela Hoey for Moda. To enter you have to comment and say what you think the Big Bad Wolf really said to … Read More...
Giveaway: ‘A Stitch in Color’ charm pack
Samelia’s Mum is giving away a charm pack (42 – 5″ squares) of A Stitch in Color by Malka Dubrawsky for Moda Fabrics. Contest ends 10 November 2011 AEST. Click HERE for entry details.
Image credit: Samelia’s Mum
Holiday Candle Workshop
Sherri Reehil-Welser, owner of Indigo Earth is hosting a holiday candle making workshop in Canandaigua, N.Y. Sherri is also an aromatherapist, so she is knowledgeable about the healing qualities of essential oils.
She’ll go over different types of waxes, scents, … Read More...
Tutorial: Charm pack placemats
Got Charm? Samelia’s Mum does. She shows how to turn a single charm pack (42 – 5″ squares) into six placemats. Done in fabulous fabric line A Stitch in Color by Malka Dubrawsky for Moda Fabrics. Go to tutorial.… Read More...
Zig Zag Mittens – Free Pattern
From the Just Crafty Enough blog, these mittens can be warm, fun and funky all at the same time. Scrap yarn comes to the rescue with the zany colors of the zig zags.
This free mitten pattern can be found … Read More...
How To Make A Christmas Rag Wreath
I made a DIY rag wreath ten years ago, so this method has been around for a while. However, I used a grapevine wreath where Ros uses a Styrofoam wreath ring to create the rag wreath base . Much easier! … Read More...
It’s a wrap
A wrapped watch that is! Take a look at the fabulous tutorial from inspiration & realisation for how to make one of your own.
Tutorial: Union Jack iPhone Cover
Janine from Heidi in Lederhosen shows how to make an iPhone cover appliqued with a Union Jack motif. The bold colors and graphics of the flag wrap around the simple fabric sleeve. Love it!! Her tutorial gives the dimensions to … Read More...
Beading contest
Strung Out is having a Beadaholique Beading Contest! Get all the details at their blog for how to enter. The winner receives not only a $100 Beadaholique gift certificate but exposure on the Strung Out blog and Facebook page. The … Read More...