Jennifer and her fellow designers at Fandom In Stitches are hosting their very first Block of the Month (BOM). Called There and Back Again, every first Wednesday for 13 months they will post a new free paper pieced quilt … Read More...
A fabric-flower garland for your chair
Sara of creative jewish mom has given us tutorials for her fabric flowers and for making the flowers into napkin rings. Now she shows us how to turn the napkin rings into a gorgeous chair-back garland. Wouldn’t a couple of … Read More...
Halloween Cupcake Decorating Ideas
Find a ton (38!) of ideas for decorating Halloween cupcakes HERE at Better Homes and Gardens, including these spiders, pink monsters and cauldron cupcakes.
Your Cake is Watching You
Either I just never noticed all the eyes popping up on sweets at Halloween, or there really is an eye-candy trend this year. Check out all these ideas for eye-popping cakes and cookies and cupcakes HERE at Wilton, including… Read More...
DIY Tin Can Lanterns
Not only do these rustic tin can lanterns cast a glow; it’s a HEART-SHAPED glow! So festive and pretty! You can find all the DIY details for these beauties at Life of Vintage Lover.
How to Plan a CoffeeThemed Wedding
Java lovers – this one’s for you! If you are devoted to that divine drink, don’t miss this post at Emmaline Bride featuring ways to incorporate coffee into your wedding theme. I’m off to pour myself another cuppa joe! Enjoy!
Stitch realistic SRE leaves
Di van Niekerk shares a tip for taming silk-ribbon leaves and shaping them realistically. Go to her blog post for the lowdown.
Looking for a supplier of Silk Ribbon? We love Etsy for finding hand dyed ribbons as well … Read More...
How to upcycle a pumpkin with poetry
Inexpensive pumpkins are all over the place right now. They don’t need to stay that way. Add your personal touch by adding your favorite quote, phrase or poem like Cherie did. See her tutorial she posted a t her blog … Read More...
Tutorial: Sienna dress hoodie alteration
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy shows how she altered Lil Blue Boo’s Sienna Dress pattern to make a cute little hoodie. LOVE!!! The hoodie is part of her entry into Upcycle challenge at Project Run & Play. Get the tute… Read More...
Tutorial: Thread-wrapped mat
Rachel of Lines Across My Face is sharing instructions for wrapping a mat in embroidery thread. If you’re like me, you have a whole drawerful of odd skeins of thread from estate and yard sales. What a perfect and practical … Read More...
Tip: Sharpen your rotary cutter blade using a common household material
Doesn’t it always happen that your rotary blade waits until the fabric store is closed to become too dull to cut effectively? Penny from Penny’s Hands shares a way you can sharpen your rotary cutter blade using a common household … Read More...
Tutorial: How to alter a thrifted skirt that’s too big
Sarah from Simply Dove loved the bright blue color and texture of a thrifted skirt, but it was too big and too long. She took in the sides and shortened the skirt to get the fit she wanted. She shares … Read More...
Tutorial: Covers from crutch pads
Athena from The Stuff of Success create a set of covers for a friend’s crutches, and she shares a tutorial showing how she did it. The fleece-lined squares are more comfortable against the skin than the bare rubber arm pads. … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a wallet from fused grocery bags
Vanessa from Crafty Gemini shares a video tutorial on her blog showing how you can turn old plastic bags into a wallet. The bags are fused together to create a waterproof material that is then sewn together a wallet. To … Read More...
Freebies: Halloween Digital Stamps
Wonderstrange has two more cool free digi stamps for Halloween, a fun witch and a funky hunchback. Click here to download them.
-Heather
Are you looking for more Halloween Embellishments, papers, and supplies? Check out these printable designs we … Read More...
In reprint: The Found Object in Textile Art
Cas Holmes sent us the heads-up that her book, The Found Object in Textile Art, which was published in 2010, is already being reprinted in the UK. The book’s synopsis notes,
… Read More...Textile artists have always used found objects, both for
Wax Paper Crayon Chandelier
Usually when you hear the phrase “wax paper crayons” you think of crafts for kids. However, Kamie took these crayons to the next level by thinking outside the box. Check out this pretty chandelier over at the letter 4 — … Read More...
Giveaway Reminder: Inkadinkado Halloween Stamps
Just a reminder you’ve got until Monday to enter our Inkadinkado Halloween stamp giveaway.
Follow this link and leave a comment there at that post to win.
-Heather
Are you looking for more Halloween Embellishments, papers, and supplies? Check … Read More...
Why You Should Buy Crochet Today! Nov/Dec, 2011
I just got my hands on this latest issue of Crochet Today! magazine. This is one of their best issues! Of the 25 projects offered in this edition, FIVE of them are must-do’s and several others look … Read More...
Free October calendar
This month’s cute free desktop calendar is available now from Janet M. Davies of JMD Designs. Get the download.