I have a thing for wine glass candles, but I never thought of creating lamps out of them. Thanks to The Event Essentials, you can create them too!
The outdoor photos are lovely, although I don’t know how long the … Read More...
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by SandraW
I have a thing for wine glass candles, but I never thought of creating lamps out of them. Thanks to The Event Essentials, you can create them too!
The outdoor photos are lovely, although I don’t know how long the … Read More...
This cute ladybug with googly eyes is the appliqued creation of Carol at Mamacjt. It’s her entry in The Bitty Block Committee. Go HERE to see more of Carol’s work.
Another fabulous glass artist is being featured over at Daily Art Muse. What a lovely blog. Today’s artist is Paul Schwieder and he uses his glass to explore his relationships with women. Something to ponder…and you must also visit … Read More...
Not made of fabric, but a happy figure I’d love to have preside over my sewing activities. Right now, it’s for sale at MAQETs.
by Terrye
Make your shawls your way. This post includes a link to shaping your shawl including tips and techniques for success. From the Summer of Shawls at the Tumped Duck Blog!
Looking to chat about Knitting and Patterns? Check out … Read More...
Erica at The Polka-Dot Umbrella made this frighteningly cute quilted table runner to decorate her house this Halloween. The sections combine embroidery and applique. Find out more, go to the post.
Looking for more Halloween Block ideas? Check out … Read More...
Holy mackeroly! In all the excitement of last weekend’s Blogger Meet-up, I totally forgot to post the weekly giveaway winners or mail the previous week’s winners. (See, aging isn’t pretty.) I mailed the previous winners today. In case you can’t … Read More...
Riel at The Q and the U made this cute mummy from fabric selvages. She says, “Mummy Wants Fabric”. Don’t all mommies the world over want fabric? What an adorable quilt to have on your wall for Halloween. Read more … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Suzannah from Creative Dressmaking and Adventures in Dressmaking shares a tutorial showing how made this cute skirt. It’s made out of a thrifted t-shirt, with a strip of wide elastic for the waistband. It’s a quick, easy project. She was … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Little Birdie Secrets shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she refashioned a man’s t-shirt into a fitted maternity shirt for herself. Her motivation for the project was footall season. Ever try to find a maternity shirt with your … Read More...
by Terrye
So, it’s totally getting to be that time of year. Time to knit mitts. I like to knit them with leftover sock yarn, or worsted weight, or sport weight, or dk, or. Well, I’ve never made them from lace weight, … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin has been going back to the basics with her Sewing 101 series. Her latest posts in this series show how to make two different kinds of pockets: pockets inset into a side seam, and patch … Read More...
Using some things on hand and a pack of dollar store skewers, you too can make your own sunburst mirror. Dress up your walls today with this easy tutorial over at walker whimsy — Sunburst Mirror Tutorial.
Mark your calendars my little stitching buddies! It’s almost time for the Counted Wishes Festival which will start September 15 and go through September 21. There will be new designs, specials, prizes, cyber-classes and games. Sign up for the Newsletter… Read More...
So your guests totally failed in their one duty: eat all the birthday cake. (I guess “bring presents” is Duty number 1, but the work doesn’t end there). Find a roundup of ideas for leftovers HERE at CakeSpy.
Make this pretty napkin rings for the holidays using paper punches. Follow the step by step tutorial on Soul&Paper here — Punched-paper napkin rings.
I know I don’t need to post on stuff you all probably have already seen. I mean it’s bakerella. Yet every single time she creates something so perfect, I can’t resist. I mean seriously. Garfield, my childhood cartoon hero, … Read More...
Wanna know what this is? That is, if you somehow failed to see the title up there. I’ll quote: “It’s a bunch of Han Solo in Carbonite gummies in rainbow colours made to look like stained glass.” By Eat … Read More...
South Carolina-based artist Jay Mohler has posted a tutorial on The Storque for weaving complicated Ojos de Dios (God’s Eyes). He says,
… Read More...These instructions are not intended to teach you how to construct one particular ojo, but rather to demonstrate
Jenny Hart and Sublime Stitching have just re-released Daniel Johnston‘s embroidery patterns. Yea! Go to the order page.
Ed. note: Jenny Hart neither requested nor compensated this post. I just looooooove these patterns!