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Barbara Brackman at BB’s Material Culture attended a talk by Deborah E. Kraak who presented AQSG paper Patchwork Prints in America 1878-1900. Barbara explains,
… Read More...We tend to call it cheater cloth or faux [fake] patchwork, both 20th century terms.
Elisa at McLaughlin Designs shows off these beautiful vintage scissors she purchased. She believes having objects like these around is inspiring. Agreed. She also uses them to cut. Visit her POST to find out where she found them.
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I subscribed to Scouty Girl and, as promised, received a free copy of her digital book Crafting a Life. If you are struggling with your creative life, you might want to see about getting yourself a copy. Go to … Read More...
Okay quilters and quilt lovers, listen up. The Alliance for American Quilts needs volunteers to interview quiltmakers at the 2011 International Quilt Festival, Houston. From their press release:
… Read More...This year at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas (November 3-6),
Eeeeew. With a title like “bloody rat cupcakes,” you’d think these would be just way too creepy to eat. But somehow they manage to balance the awesome, Gothic darkness of Halloween with that enticing lure inherent in cupcakes. Find the … Read More...
Now this is what I’m talking about for Halloween decor. So sophisticated. This macabre beauty is Grateful Dance by Ranell Hansen; she’s a member of Fibervision, an art quilt group in Santa Barbara, California.
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Shelly Detton from 7 Layer Studio shows how to make her Buttons-in-the-Trees throw pillow. The front of the pillow is made from a fabric printed with bare trees, with a colorful button added to the center of each one. She … Read More...
Chris from Pickup Some Creativity guest blogs in the Handmade Dress-Up series at The Train To Crazy with a tutorial showing how to make a fairy wand. This would be a fun part of a little girl’s dress-up wardrobe, but … Read More...
Aunt Peaches guest blogs in the Drop Dead Denim series at Michele Made Me with a tutorial showing how she created her Painted Sherbet effect on a denim skirt. This would work well on jeans or a jeans jacket, or … Read More...
These cute luminaries are made from glass votives you can buy at the dollar store and colored tissue paper. Get the how to at Maiden D’Shade — Pumpkin Votive Luminaries.
Pam submitted this fun fall candle project on Gingerbread Snowflakes. All you need to create it is real pressed fall leaves, Mod Podge, and a mason jar.
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The contributions of Daily Art Muse to the content of my blog posts really makes me smile. I love the fine art made with glass. I love all glass but we are constantly surrounded by functional art so to see … Read More...
Gina of “East Coast Mommy” has this simple, but adorable pumpkin tutorial for us to make. This is a project the kids could help with, too cute. Make several for your family and friends. Gina is sad that summer … Read More...
Aside from the fact that this accordion cake from Eat The Evidence just a really cool cake, and aside from the fact that there’s a step-by-step tutorial to make your own accordion cake, you’ll also get all the dos and … Read More...
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I’m totally a sucker for knit alongs, especially when they’re as cool as this one. From Dani Berg, the Dolcetto Shawl Knitalong is over on Ravelry!
Click HERE to play along.
Find how-tos for three silly ideas to decorate a sheet cake for Halloween HERE at Country Living.
How cool are these? Make whoopie pies for Halloween HERE at Sugar Swings!.
Have Frank over for dinner. (Groan, sorry.) Make Frankenstein with tortillas HERE at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons.
Cute pumpkins made from paint and baskets are a great decoration for Halloween. Head over to BabyBerry for the tute — BabyBerry: Pumpkin Baskets.
