Jen from iCandy Handmade shows how her Back To School Ruffled Cardigan. Cute!! The lightweight cardigan is made from t-shirt knit and covered in rows and rows of ruffles. I’m loving the ombre effect she gets with the graduated shades … Read More...
Cupcake Ghosts
So scaaary. So not hard to make. Find the step-by-steps HERE at Ambrosia. {via Cupcakes Take the Cake}
Tutorial: Faux embroidery using decorative yarn
What do you do when you want to add an embroidered design to sewing project, but you don’t know how to do the stitches? You fake it! Donatella from Inspiration & Realisation shows how to use decorative yarn to get … Read More...
Edible Acorns
So easy to assemble from Hershey Kisses and other store-bought sweets… learn to make sweet acorns for Fall HERE at Sweet Simple Stuff. (Also check out the post for details of a Fall giveaway!)
“Room Service” Gift Idea
Here’s why I like this “Room Service” deliver-a-meal gift idea from stylebaggage: Giving a meal to someone (new baby? family woes? just a lot going on?) is such a lovely and often necessary gift idea, but so often the … Read More...
Tutorial: Gel medium image transfer to fabric
Angela from Sew Loquacious shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to use gel medium to transfer a printed image on to a piece of fabric. She also shows how to add a pop of color to the black … Read More...
Review: Disneyland Hotel, Hong Kong
Not many people outside the United States know it, but there are actually more Disneyland theme parks out of the US than within it. US has two (Anaheim and Orlando), while the rest of the world has 3 … Read More...
Tutorial: Angry Birds costumes for the whole family
Brenda from Therapeutic Crafting shows how she made a set of Angry Bird costumes for her family. The costumes are made from a t-shirt stenciled with the bird’s face, and a headband topper for their feathers. The whole family has … Read More...
Technique: Stamping on Glass
Elizabeth Allan’s Art Studio shares instructions and some gorgeous samples for stamping on glass. These candle votives are just wonderful!
-Heather
Tutorial: Quick and easy bat wings
Cinti from Cinti Does Vintage and My Poppet shows how you can make a pair of bat wings for a child’s Halloween costume. Sleeves are sewn across the top so your child can use their arms to spread the wings. … Read More...
Inspiration: My Sweet Prairie
Layers of tiny embroidery with sewing thread. So awesome. See more photos of this work at Monika‘s My Sweet Prairie blog post.
Tips & Tricks | Using up Paper Scraps
Melony from Mel Designs shares five more ways you can use up your paper scraps. You can see more about the first part of the series here.
Click here to go to Part 2.
Barn Door DIY Headboard
Beth over at Home Stories A to Z shares a beautiful transformation in her master bedroom. I’m in love with this Barn Door Headboard!
This tutorial shows you how to make a DIY Headboard, headboards are a great way … Read More...
Fascinators – Pure Crochet Sophistication
I’ve written about Fascinator’s before. You can look at that article to see some fine examples of these pretty head pieces. Fascinators made the news recently during the wedding of Prince William and Princess Katherine in the U.K. Several … Read More...
Blog Series | A Week of Halloween Tags
Melissa Thiesse is showing off different Halloween themed tags on her blog this week. Each day she shows you how to make a new one, like the Mummy tag shown above. Click here to see more.
Are you looking for … Read More...
Freebie | Word Art Quote
Jill Marie Paulson at A Matter of Memories made this quote by Eleanor Roosevelt into a printable piece of word art that you can download for free. Click here to go to the download.
Freebie: October desktop calendar
If you fly solo when quilting, try having a friend over and sew the night away. Share a beer; hopefully a nice home-brew like the one on this desktop calendar. Get the free download at digginfood.
Calendar designed by … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Clubhouse
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Clay Mokume Gane Beads
Since I’m currently cranking out mokume gane beads I thought I’d browse Flickr and see what others had done with the technique. All I have to say is WOW!
1. Handmade Polymer Clay Mokume Gane Round Bead Set of 15 … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric coasters with wonky quilting
Melanie at A Sewing Journal did a guest post at Skip to my Lou as part of the Holiday Bake, Craft and Sew Along. Melanie says this about her project,
… Read More...I came up with these easy-to-make, reversible coasters that