Allison from Toile Good Things and It’s Toile Good kept losing the lenscap to her fancy DSLR camera, so when she was making a new cover for her strap she came up with a way to attach the lenscap to … Read More...
Tutorial: Simple pencil pouch
Head over to the Fabric.com blog for a tutorial showing how to make a simple pencil pouch. Made from squares of fabric and using only straight seams and a button closure, this is a good project for a beginning sewer. … Read More...
New Release: Penny Black Holiday Stamps
Click here to download a PDF and check out all the winter, holiday and Christmas stamps from Penny Black. I adore their kitty and hedgehog stamps! Stamps can be found here and the Penny Black blog, with loads of ideas, … Read More...
Tutorial: Button jar with pincushion top and embroidered buttons
RosMadeMe shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make turn a make a button jar to give as a gift. She shows how to add a puffy fabric topper to a glass jar to turn it into a … Read More...
Win Wendi Gratz goodies
Help Wendi Gratz choose designs and finishes for her new line of embroidered pendants. You get to sound off and influence this rockin designer, and you stand a chance of winning something nice from Wendi. Go to her blog post … Read More...
Glittered Pumpkin Place Card Holder
Oh I just love these Glittered Pumpkin Place Card Holders from Beckie over at Infarrantly Creative. What a fun way to dress up your holiday table this year. Perfect for a Halloween party of even Thanksgiving! Get the how to … Read More...
Make Me Into Something – So Long As It’s Crocheted
Halloween isn’t just for kids, but they DO want us to make costumes for them, don’t they. Here are a few freebies I’ve found around the ‘net so you can get a head start on the holiday costuming. Well, maybe … Read More...
Win PUSH Stitchery
You could win a copy of Lark Books’ PUSH Stitchery, curated by our beloved Jamie “Mr. X” Chalmers. Jamie says,
… Read More...I’ve worked hard to curate a book that showcases the fantastic talent and work from 30 hugely talented artists,
Ta Dah!: Retro pillow challenge
Adrianne at Happy Hour Projects made and entered this Marilyn Monroe 4-Patch pillow for The Retro Pillow Challenge. Click HERE to read more about how she created her pillow.
Christmas CD Combined With Colonial Candle
Colonial Candles teamed up with Big Machine Records to create an exclusive Christmas candle gift set.
It features a Christmas album full of popular artists singing carols like Jewel, Rascal Flatts, Steel Magnolia (shown here), Justin Moore, Reba McEntire and … Read More...
Mia Cup /Diva Cup Review
“Despite all the progress that’s been made since the early 1900s, little about tampons or sanitary pads has really changed since they were first introduced almost one hundred years ago. Miacup is a modern, liberating way to deal with … Read More...
How to handle ‘unmerited’ negative feedback
If you have an active blog at some point you will get a comment that is decidedly nasty. What’s the best way to handle it? Amy at crafterminds addresses this ‘touchy’ subject in a POST: Putting Your Big Girl Panties … Read More...
30% Off All Grateful Body Purchases – This Weekend Only – Happy Shopping
Grateful Body are at 998 ‘likes’ (so close!) on their FB page ….they’re off for the weekend and are giving us the FB 1000 LIKERS special discount early!
The code FBFRIENDS will give you 30% off your order!
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A good laugh and choosing colors in quilts
Two things. This is the blog banner at Lovely Frankenstein’s Quilting Laboratory. Funny! Second Lauren, this blog’s owner, works in a quilt shop. She explains,
… Read More...This particular entry is a response to the many quilters who lament that they
Eyeball Marshmallow Pops
This is so the Halloween o’ eyeballs. (What an odd sentence that is.) Anyway, learn to make eyeball marshmallow pops HERE at Sweet Simple Stuff.
Glass Flower Pendant Tutorial – Borosilicate Glass
I’m not one to work with borosilicate glass but I do appreciate what can be done with it. Here’s a link over at the Glass Flower Pendant web site, to a tutorial on how to make an imploded flower pendant … Read More...
Tutorial: Stadium blanket plus carrying bag and cushion
Fall is here, and with it football season. Bonnie Ferguson from Fishsticks Designs shares a tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! showing how to make a stadium blanket with a carrying bag that also happens to be a seat cushion. Brilliant! … Read More...
D&L Art Glass Supply – Pre-Holiday Sale
D&L Art Glass Supply is having a holiday sale. But it’s really a pre-holiday sale. They have Christmas goodies. But they’re to help you make things for the holidays so you must get a jump on things. There are molds … Read More...
Tutorial: Simple layered jersey skirt
Disney from Ruffles and Stuff shows how to make a simple layered jersey skirt. She shows it made for young daughter, but this would be great for the tweenish set as well. Get the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Linen Satchel with vintage sheet lining
Kate from See Kate Sew joins the Purse Week series at A Lemon Squeezy Home with a tutorial showing how to make her pretty Linen Satchel. The body of the bag is made from a pinstriped linen (LOVE!), with lining … Read More...