The latest issue of CQ Magazine Online is available now. Included are articles by Lynn Schoeffler, Sharon Boggon (who created the gorgeous block of the month shown above), Allison Aller, and Lisette Root. Go to the free … Read More...
Recent stitch tutorials
Tutorial: Super Easy Snack Bag
Jen from New Green Mama shows how to make her Super Easy Snack Bag. The small fabric pouch is made from a single rectangle of cotton fabric and has an easy Velcro closure. It’s a quick and easy project, suitable … Read More...
Tutorial: Fix a plunging back so your bra strap won’t show
Dana from MADE shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she fixed the plunging back of a top so her bra strap wouldn’t show. (What’s up with clothing designers not taking our bra strap into account, anyway? I mean, … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a pair of legwarmers
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shows how to make a pair of legwarmers. They’re a trendy look this year, and add an extra layer of warmth over a pair of leggings or jeans. You can make them out of an … Read More...
Tutorial: Add long sleeves and and a child’s short-sleeved tee
Anshu from Blooms and Bugs shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to add long sleeves to a child’s short-sleeved t-shirt. She also shows how to add some coordinating stripes across the front of the shirt to pull it … Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl’s scrappy fabric tutu
Jessica from Sweetie Pie Bakery shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a little girl’s tutu out of fabric scraps, no sewing required. The bright colors and raw edges of the fabric strips give a carefree, scrappy … Read More...
Freebie: Diva Doodle Font
This month Outside the Line shares a pretty free doodlebat font called Diva Doodles, click here to download. Hurry it’s only free for a limited time!
-Heather
Stitch a rich mini stocking
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint shares stitching suggestions and thread choices for making this gorgeous mini stocking. Go to her blog post for the details.
Giveaways | 7 Gypsies & Gift Certificate
Melissa Samuels and Denise Phillips have teamed up to host a couple of giveaways on their blogs. You can enter to win either a grab bag of products from 7 Gypsies, or a $50 gift certificate to Melissa’s online store. … Read More...
Thankful Tree
Here’s a pretty way to display what you and your family are thankful for this year. A great display – your Thanksgiving guests will shower you with compliments. See it at Simply Vintagegirl Blog » Blog Archive » The Thankful … Read More...
How to tension a full frame
When a work fills a slate frame, how do you tension the piece further if you need to? There’s no room. Thanks to one of her readers, Mary Corbet has an awesome tip for coping with this situation. Check out … Read More...
November “Be Inspired” Creativity Prompts
Get inspired for scrapping in November with the creativity prompts from A Matter of Memories. The PDF document includes several pages of scrapbooking ideas including prompts taken from the calendar, design, color schemes, sketches and more. As always these … Read More...
Homemade Pixy Stix in Cool Flavors
Turning a bit old school now… old school tinged with new school… Make your own Pixy Stix, I mean, Trixy Stix, HERE at Chow, in cool flavors. I mean, really cool flavors, like beet-rose, chili-tamarind and black sesame.
More Ideas for Halloween Leftovers
Personalizing Store-Bought Fortune Cookies
Not only are these store-bought fortune cookies prettified by being dipped in chocolate and topped with a gum paste flower, but the old fortunes (“A pleasant surprise is in your future”) have been replaced by new ones (“You will trip … Read More...
lovely textiles: janet morton (knit)
These lace yarn bombs from 2003 are just gorgeous. saw this on lovely textiles blog. You can find more of Janet Morton’s work here.
I’m so in love with the lovely textiles blog. Go look at the most recent … Read More...
Giveaway | Lifestyle Crafts Epic Die Cutting Machine
Craft Buds is holding a giveaway for the Lifestyle Crafts Epic Combo kit
. The Epic is a paper crafting tool that die cuts, embosses and does letterpress. Mary from Craft Buds reviews the machine and shares a project that … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Happy Happy
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Simple Cane Tutorials
The PCAGOE has a couple articles about caning including this one written by Jackie of the Pleasant Pheasant. This is more of a philosophy of caning (as well as a few of the simple canes) series that leads up … Read More...