This new free alphabet from Brodyzen Créations includes separate charts for the border and for each of the letters so you can combine them as you wish. It’s not a series of posts–you can download the whole alphabet now. Go … Read More...
Wool Roving PomPoms Free Tutorial
Fiona Duthie of “Fiona Duthie fiber color texture” Has been making these Wool Roving PomPoms for years and she loves them! They are so fast and easy to make, and have lots of great craft applications! They look so soft … Read More...
Tutu adorable
I thought I already had the maximum possible love for Mimi Kirchner‘s tattooed ladies and gentlemen. But this doll makes me swoon anew. Just look at that tutu! Perfection! See more of Mimi’s work at her Doll blog.
Kitchen Backsplash Mosaic – Before and After – from Curbly
I love the DIY spirit over at Curbly. Have you been over there? I’ve posted a few projects from them over here. It’s a very design oriented site that gives you ideas and projects to decorate or remodel with. … Read More...
Autumn Gatherings is available
The autumn issue of Pat Winter‘s Crazy Quilt Gatherings magazine is available now from MagCloud. Included is a dimensional bunny tute by our beloved Kathy Shaw. Go to Pat’s blog post for the link.
Awesome Rainbow Heart Cake
I made a rainbow cake this weekend for my daughter’s rainbow party. I’ve posted on the original rainbow cake. And I’ve posted on lots of Amanda’s secret-inside cakes. Well, this rainbow heart cake from Bakingdom is such a … Read More...
Inspiration: Ati
This stunning, delicate tone-on-tone crazy-quilt block was created by Ati of Ati’s little world. See the whole project at her blog post.
How to recycle diaper boxes into cute and sturdy storage
All you moms out there that are in the same boat as Sheri of the blog Awesome Sauce A**hattery with lots of empty diaper boxes lurking around check out the great idea and tutorial she came up with for turning … Read More...
Learn to stitch with silk
Doreen of Art Needlepoint offers excellent guidance for stitching with silk threads. If you’re intimidated by this elegant fiber, check out Doreen’s advice.
Many thanks to Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint for pointing out this rockin article.
Tutorial | Basic Photo Editing
This tutorial over at A Piece of Lisa, shows how you can do some basic photo editing using Photoshop. Click here to go to the tutorial.
Tutorial: The Circle Wrap Skirt
Elizabeth from Simple Simon and Co shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a simple but lovely wrap skirt. The pattern is based on a circle skirt, but is made to wrap and tie around your waist … Read More...
Tutorial: Felt little ladybug softie
Jess from Bits for Baby and Craftiness Is Not Optional shares a tutorial for making a little ladybug softie. The soft toy is made from craft felt, with grosgrain ribbon tags for legs. Cuuuute!! She cut the circles using her … Read More...
Project: Halloween Stamped Muslin Bags
Martha Stewart shares instructions for making some fun stamped muslin treat bags for Halloween. These would be perfect party favors.
-Heather
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Tutorial: Make an adjustable buckled waistband
Sabra from Sew a Straight Line guest blogs in the Dress Your [School] Boy series at The Train To Crazy with a tutorial showing how to make an adjustable buckled waistband for a pair of pants. The buckle at the … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric covered twist ties
Karen from Sew Many Ways… shows a fun way to tie up a small gift bag. She uses fabric-covered twist ties! I LOVE this idea!!! The wired fabric strips are so pretty, and you can make them out of scraps … Read More...
Tutorial: Child-sized doll sling, and a doll-sized doll sling too
The Sewing Dork shows how to make a child-sized sling so your little girl (or boy) can carry around their favorite dolls just like they see their mama doing. She also gives the dimensions to make a sling that a … Read More...
Make an inchie box
Oooooo! Look what Judy of Judy’s Fabrications has been doing with her inchies! She’s making tiny, gorgeous trinket boxes. Brilliant! See lots more photos at her blog post.
Online Workshop | Über*Media PanPastels
Nathalie Kalbach of Nathalie’s Studio has launched a new series of online workshops called Über*Media. The first in the series of workshops is PanPastels. More info from Nathalie:
… Read More...The course is six weeks long and the first five
UPCYCLE A T-SHIRT!
I really love the look of this chunky, recycled bracelet. This gives me some larger notions – like a matching bracelet.
The designer of this pretty upcycled t-shirt bracelet is Athena. She has a nice tutorial to show you how … Read More...
Tutorial | Altered Metal Flowers
Mel from Mel Designs shows how she made some older embellishments new again. She turned plain metal flowers into these shabby chic prize ribbon embellishments. Click here to go to the tutorial.