What child would not love collecting their candy in this bag while trick or treating? Molly of “The Purl Bee” tells us: “The one thing missing from the Halloweens of my youth was a festive candy bag (I just used … Read More...
Inspiration: JafaBrit
Wow. The creator of this piece, JafaBrit, says,
You know, this is what happens when one becomes obsessed with yarn and glue, and garage sale mannequins.
Only if you have the eye and mind of an artist. See more … Read More...
Giveaway: 10 fat quarters from Pat Bravo’s Bespoken Lush line
is giving away a bundle of fat quarters over at Maureen Cracknell Handmade. The bundle includes 10 fat quarters from Pat Bravo’s gorgeous Bespoken Lush line. Go to Maureen Cracknell Handmade to enter the giveaway. (Deadline … Read More...
Tutorial: Days of Wine and Roses fabric flower embellishment
Ros Made Me shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her Days of Wine Glasses and Roses fabric flower. The petals are made from circles of fabric traced around a wine glass, and the center from a … Read More...
Tutorial: No-sew woodland fairy costume
Laura Bray from Katydiddyshares a tutorial over at the Rit blog showing how to make a woodland fairy costume. No sewing is required to make this beautiful costume. It’s actually made from a store bought t-shirt and leggings (dyed, … Read More...
Project: Halloween Bride Card
Ack! I am a big lover of Poe so of course I’m in love with this Bride of Usher card, it’s amazing! Find directions for it over at Leigh S B Designs blog.
-Heather
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Inspiration: Love and a Sandwich
The cutest Mogwai ever. Who would imagine such evil lurks within. See more of Love and a Sandwich‘s creative stitchery in her flickr photostream.
Donut Acorns
Turn store-bought donuts into acorns HERE at Come Together Kids. I think I posted on the originals last year… yep, there it is. So good to see how they turn out in real life.
Label Your Crochet
Why, you may ask, is a Crochet Blog featuring a book that has ‘Quilt’ in its title? Well, one thing that quilting and crocheting have in common – oh, well, there are several things – is that they are fiber … Read More...
Make an elephant softie
Creative Breathing shares her pattern for this sweet elephant felt soft-sculpture. Make one for the circus-lover–or Republican–in your life. Get the pattern.
Tiles by Xenia Taler
Xenia Taler creates these lovely tiles. Check them out, they are all so beautiful! They make thicker tiles appropriate for trivets and such and also thinner tiles for installing as a backsplash or tabletop. Neat!
The tiles are … Read More...
And the Winner Is….
It’s time to announce the winner of the Cross Stitch Kit giveaway! Yiota’s Cross Stitch was nice enough to provide 3 cross stitch kits to a winner anywhere in the world. There were 82 comments, so therefore 82 entrants.
I … Read More...
Take a Class over at D&L Glass
Both Patty Gray and Milon Townsend have classes scheduled over at D&L Art Glass Supply. I’ve taken a class with Patty and it was fabulous and I know some lovely ladies that raved about Milon so these two come … Read More...
DIY Halloween Handsoap Dispensers
I came across these inexpensive handmade halloween hand soap dispensers via Oopsey Daisy
These are super cool easy to make and very clever if you ask me. Do not worry about the orange dye not washing off you hands, as … Read More...
An Awesome Source For Vintage Knitting Patterns
Tutorial: Quick and easy embellished headband using a premade applique
Sharon from Sharon Sews shows how to make a quick and easy embellished headband. She started with a plain headband and added a premade applique design as the embellishment. You can find these applique designs in the special occasion section … Read More...
Free pattern: Little girl’s reversible tunic top
Meredith and Alison from Sew Sweet TV share a free pattern and tutorial showing how to make a little girl’s reversible tunic top. It’s made out of four fat quarters (they used 2 each of 2 prints). The sleeveless … Read More...
Cookie Brooms and Fallen Leaves
It’s OK to snicker at clever things, yes? Cuz I snickered at these. And “snicker” is such a good word. Make peanut butter cookie brooms (or rakes?) for fallen leaf sprinkles HERE at Munchkin Munchies.
Textured Chocolate Bark for Halloween
Isn’t this amazing? Learn to make textured chocolate bark for Halloween using tiles meant for fondant HERE at Sweet Simple Stuff.
Project: Vintage Phonograph Card
I really love the retro vintage look to this card! Unity stamps shares a video tutorial for making this fun card. Click here to watch.
-Heather