Happy anniversary to The Flintstones! The modern Stone Age family cartoon debuted on September 30, 1960. Oh so many memories as a kid watching reruns… Anyhoo, check out this awesome cake pop homage HERE at Every Day Should Pop!.
Single Bloom Bouquets {Wedding Trend}
There’s something so modern and chic about a large, single bloom for your wedding bouquet! Glamour & Grace features this trendy idea here. Lovely!
Artist interview: Kate Elisabeth Rolison
Olisa of CocoaeyesTheStitcher interviews needle artist Kate Elisabeth Rolison of poesie grenadine, who embroiders modern poetry onto vintage linens. Olisa says,
… Read More...Part One of a mini-interview with Rolison. I was very curious about her life and her East London
Tutorial: Embellished button-blouse using layered felt flowers
Melony from Mel Designs shows how she used layered felt flowers and stamped words to embellish a plain button-down blouse. She used the Sizzix 3-D Fringed Flower die to save time on cutting out all of those flowers. If you … Read More...
Acorn Hershey’s Kisses and Cookies (and Labels, Labels, Labels!)
How very perfectly Fall are these acorn cookies… Learn to make them from Hershey’s Kisses and store-bought cookies HERE at the My Own Ideas, the blog for MyOwnLabels.com. Find more DIY ideas for Fall entertaining at the blog, and … Read More...
Tutorial: Mummy and Mummy Princess Halloween costumes
Melissa Mortenson from The Polkadot Chair guest blogs at U Create with a tutorial showing how to make awesome mummy costumes. Her tutorial includes instructions for making a traditional mummy (good for the guys), as well as a Mummy Princess … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Take in the waist on a pair of jeans
Suzannah from Creative Dressmaking and Adventures in Dressmaking shows how to take in the waistband on a pair of jeans. She picks the side seams and resews them so you can’t tell that they’ve been altered. Get the tute.… Read More...
Tutorial: Arm band iPod or MP3 player holder
Jill from Creating My Way To Success shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make an arm band iPod or MP3 player that you can wear while exercising. The arm band pocket keeps your tunes handy while you’re … Read More...
Freebie: Fairy Mushroom House Digital Stamp
Lili Shrimp shares a cute Mushroom House digital stamp for free. This would be perfect to go along with gnomes, fairies, forest critters, etc.
-Heather
Looking for more digital stamps and SVG files? We love using the Design bundle to … Read More...
Tutorial: “You Are Loved” message pillow
Janine from Heidi in Lederhosen created this special “You Are Loved” message pillow for her young son. She shares a tutorial showing how she did it. This would make a sweet present for your own child, or a special gift … Read More...
Brilliant: Inchie bookmarks
Simple but, oh, so effective. Make some inchies with scraps of canvas and tapestry wool. Attach them to craft sticks. Voila! Bookmarks, perfect for tucking into a Christmas stocking. Check out more beautiful little needlepoint creations at the Pin Pals… Read More...
Tutorial | Purple People Eater Treat Bags
Hollie from The Seven Year Cottage came up with these Purple People Eater treat bags, inspired by the song of the same name. Click here to go to the tutorial.
Tutorial: Machine stitched and bound buttonholes
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin recently shared a tutorial showing how to make hand-worked buttonholes. She follows that up with tutorials showing how to make a simple machine-stitched buttonhole, and also a bound buttonhole. Get the tutorial … Read More...
Cheese Skeleton Pops
From the master of cool-stuff-with-Babybels…. Make skelly cheese pops HERE at Cute Food for Kids.
Vacuum Cake
As one is often made fun of for vacuuming every day (I have three cats!), I can appreciate a Vacuum Party. Learn to make a vacuum cake HERE at Sisteroo. Love the clever use of supplies and donuts to … Read More...
Freebie: Halloween Chevron to print
Kara at Mine for the Making shared a spooky Halloween printable in her guest post at Tatertots and Jello, perfect for adding a crafty touch to your Halloween decor. The chevron background, which is a popular pattern in quilting, makes … Read More...
Concentric Circles Canvas Art
I spotted this on Pinterest while browsing for a recipe believe it or not. Isn’t it fun and bright a beautiful? I really love it and I discovered a blog I haven’t visited before too. All in all a good … Read More...
Build an inkle loom
Check out the rockin tutorial on Craftzine.com for building your own inkle loom. The guest post by Kristin Roach steps you through materials, tools, and construction with clear instructions and handy illustrations. She says,
… Read More...I love the way woven straps
Tutorial | Decoupaged Pumpkin Decor
Jenni Swenson of Vintage Umbrella came up with these cute decoupaged pumpkins for scraproom decor. All you need are mini pumpkins, newspaper from the recycle bin and decoupage medium. Click here to go to the tutorial.
Free! Weave App for Craft Businesses + 50$ Giveaway!
Intuit has a new iPhone app for business owners called Weave.
I have only just downloaded it and entered some things that need to happen for me this week. So far it has been easy to figure out and … Read More...