This one is an oldie (like, from 2004! egads!) but goodie I spotted on Pinterest: Learn to make a candle from a clementine and olive oil HERE at Apartment Therapy.
How to make a clothes closet from an old big screen TV
Wow! This is a first for me. Those old big screen TVs that are huge wooden pieces of furniture make a great closet with the creativity of Athena. Check out her tutorial on how to make a clothes closet out … Read More...
Inspiration: Lisa Jordan
Stones–felted, embroidered, and embellished with natural materials–become members of Lisa Jordan‘s Conversations with the Residents series. On her lil fish studios post, she says,
… Read More...Often when I’m out woods-wandering I’ll find little mementos left by the woods-dwellers. Some of
Pastry Paris, the Book
Any long-term readers out there remember waaaay back when (2 years ago) I posted about this fantastic video by Susan Hochbaum who photographed pastries “on location” with their visual counterparts in Paris? Well, she ran off to Paris for a … Read More...
Stitch for Children’s Hospital
Jane of Chilly Hollow Needlepoint shares this announcement:
… Read More...Needle Bug in Montgomery, Alabama is participating in the September fund raiser for Children’s Hospital in Birmingham. Pick up an ornament kit for $25 to stitch for a child visiting the Children’s
Tutorial: Make arm warmers from knee socks
Cheri from I Am Momma, Hear Me Roar shows how she turns brightly colored knee socks into fun arm warmers. She makes them for her kids to layer with a short sleeved tee. They add a layer of warmth on … Read More...
Tutorial: Heated therapy bag filled with corn
Kyla from Funky PolkaDot Giraffe guest blogs at Skip To My Lou with a tutorial showing how to make her heated therapy bags filled with corn (NOT the popping kind!). You can heat them up in the microwave whenever you … Read More...
Free pattern: Tiffany Shrug for girls
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy shares a pattern and tutorial for making her Tiffany Shrug, which was part of her outfit in the Back To School challenge at Project Run and Play. The lovely little cropped sweater is made out … Read More...
Free pattern: Simple Burp Cloth
Nikki from Nature’s Heirloom shares a free pattern for her Simple Burp Cloth. The lightweight burpcloths are made from cotton and flannel. The curved shape contours to your your shoulder. If you don’t need some for yourself, why now make … Read More...
Tutorial: Button Up Cardigan Cowl
Rachel from Maybe Matilda guest blogs at WhipperBerry with a tutorial showing how to make a warm neck cowl, no knitting or crocheting required. Instead, she uses an old cardigan sweater. The buttons on the front of the cardigan are … Read More...
Enter Pat’s birthday giveaway
Our beloved Pat Winter is celebrating her birthday with a mondo giveaway! She’s including one delicious stitchy item for each year of her age. Awesome. Go to her blog post to see the loot and enter the contest before September … Read More...
Tips and Tutorial: Card from Scrapbook Kit
Jess Larsen shares some clever tips on turning a scrapbooking kit into cards. She made this cute camera card with the latest Studio Calico scrapbooking kit. Click here to watch her video.
-Heather
Wash Basin Coffee Table
This great vintage looking coffee table was a wash basin in a former life. Just goes to show that you can turn nothing into something if you just put your mind to it. Head over to Red Barn Candle Company … Read More...
Learning while stitching for Jude
MarieE of colored thread launched her Stitch and Surface class by working with her students to create embroidered feathers for Jude Hill’s Magic Feather Project. Marie says,
… Read More...In creating these feathers we talked a lot about various forms of
Would you go No Shampoo?
You know there is a whole ‘No Shampoo’ movement out there. It’s really quite interesting. There are a ton of places online to read about and several techniques for keeping your hair clean and nice. Nicer than if you … Read More...
Freebie | Halloween Subway Art
Kim from all things simple created this Halloween subway art poster in a range of colours. Along with the one shown above you can also download a green version and a white version. Click here to go to the download.… Read More...
Check Out These Cute Miniature Mummy Soaps Perfect For Halloween
Not only do these mummies fit perfectly into little hands but with halloween just around the corner you know what that means……..that’s right sticky, sugar coated fingers! Never fear the kids will want to wash up often with these super … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Photo Booth
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Garnier Giveaway Winner
Thank you to all who entered the Garnier Giveaway, competition is now closed and the lucky winners are
1. Christina
2. Ruth
3. Laura
I have emailed you to inform you of your win CONGRATULATIONS
New Test Batch from Double Helix
It’s always good to see a new email from Double Helix Glassworks. There’s usually a deal or sale or something new. Since they’re the makers of some of my favorite glass I always pay attention. So they have a … Read More...