Let’s face it nobody knows your skin like you do. If you have not heard of Enzoskin before keep reading. Handmade in the USA, Enzoskin is all about personalization when it comes to their products. Using natural ingredients you simply … Read More...
Shopping! For clayers
This week I faced my love-hate: I had to shop for clay. I love clay. I hate shopping. Well, sometimes I like it but from online, never as fun and there’s no crafty place within a 150 miles. Seriously, my … Read More...
DIY Cranberry and Pumpkin Salt Scrub Halloween/Thanksgiving Gift Idea
The following recipe has been shared at CraftGossip.com with the permission of The Natural Beauty Workshop and From Nature With Love. This recipe was originally posted on the DIY skin care blog, The Natural Beauty Workshop. You can see … Read More...
Kate Spain gives us a peek at Good Fortune
Kate Spain from The Drawing Board gives us a sneak peek of her Good Fortune fabric line coming out January 2012. Click HERE to check it out. Love the color palette.
Tutorial: Cross-Terrain quilt
Lee Heinrich from freshly pieced has her first Moda Bake Shop project; a recipe for a Cross-Terrain Quilt, shown. She showcases the Terrain fabric line by Kate Spain. So pretty. Get the know-how.
Image credit: Moda Bake Shop
Recycled Halloween Candle Jars
Grab those old glass jars you saved to create these fun Halloween candle holders. It’s an extremely cute and inexpensive way to get into the spooky spirit.
You’ll also need paint and tea lights, although if you’re in a pinch, … Read More...
Tutorial: 30-minute belts
Sew4Home shows how to make a new belt in just 30 minutes. Make one from plaid for a fun new accent to your fall wardrobe. Get the tutorial.
[photo from Sew4Home]
Free Pattern, Toboggan Sideways Cardigan
And I’m totally surprised that I spelled toboggan the correctly!
But never mind that, this cabled, cap sleeved cardigan is just the ticket for the cooler weather. The name comes from Classic Elite’s yarn, Toboggan, merino and alpaca.
And … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Flying High Fleece Jacket with embroidered paper airplanes
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy shows how to make her Flying High Fleece Jacket. The snuggly warm fleece jacket is embellished with hand-embroidered paper airplane motifs. How cute is that! It was part of her entry into the For the … Read More...
Tutorial: Felt sunflower embellishment
Emily from Everyday Art shows how to make a lovely felt sunflower with shaped petals and a beaded center. It’s all hand-sewn which means you can easily take this project with you to parks, waiting rooms, or the couch while … Read More...
Lil’ People Birthday Chart
This is one of the cutest, most unique ways to remember birthdays I have ever seen. I love these little people, they are just too cute! You can get the how to over at Poppies at Play via a guest … Read More...
Felt Ghost Chair Covers video tutorial
This is a video, but there are also instructions and a template on the page. I hope everyone can get through the diaper blowout commercial before the video starts LOL These are just the cutest chair back covers and although … Read More...
How-To: Yarn-Wrapped Pumpkins and Gourds
Jessica is the host of “Two Shades of Pink” created these delightful Yarn-Wrapped Pumpkins and Gourds from dollar store fakes. She loves yarns and did an amazing job that I think will inspire us. She offers a complete pictorial tutorial … Read More...
Card Making Technique: Faux Water Coloring
Lisa Johnson shares a cool technique for using your dye ink pads and stamps to get a faux watercolor look. Click here to watch her video on the Papertrey Ink blog.
-heather
Stitch – an app for inventory management from StitchLabs SF.
I love that there are so many apps coming out to help the small creative businesses out there. You may have gleaned from reading this blog that I help organize the annual Conference of Creative Entrepreneurs. One of our … Read More...
Wake up and smell the stippling!
Leah at The Free Motion Quilting Project has heard all the excuses by quilters hesitant to do their own quilting. Teacher and champion of stitching it out on a domestic sewing machine has this to say,
Wake up! It’s time… Read More...
Win Martha’s “Holiday Crafts”
Check this announcement from Craftzine.com:
… Read More...Three lucky CRAFT readers will each receive a copy of the book, Martha Stewart’s Handmade Holiday Crafts. Just tell us why you would like this book in the comments. All comments will be
Displaying Hipstamatic Prints
If you are still in the cell phone Jurassic period like I am, then you may not have heard of the iPhone app for taking Hipstamatic pictures. Even more so, if you’re like me (please say there are more like … Read More...
A look at Asia-Pacific stitchery
Australian needle artist Carolyn of caro-rose-creations shares photos from her recent visit to the Threads, Contemporary Textiles and the Social Fabric at the Gallery of Modern Art in Queensland. Her photos capture works from several ethnic traditions. See her post … Read More...
How to make recycled book page Halloween treat bags
This is such a simple idea and boy does it look great! I have a bunch of the inside pages of books I’ve save from projects I used the covers in. Now I am good to go on using up … Read More...
