Craft shows and flea markets can be a great way to showcase your handmade products and connect with customers. However, with limited booth space, it’s important to create a display that is both … Read More...
Applesauce in the Microwave
This is one from me. I thought my daughter genius for “inventing” microwave applesauce (as in, she said, “let’s cut up an apple and put it in the microwave”). Apparently all the world does this and I had no idea. … Read More...
(Tutorial) box fold felt flower headband
What a little darling! When our babies are born it is sometimes hard to tell if they are boys or girls; but this sweet flower tells it all. Kim, a friend of Autie of “iCandy Handmade” asked her if she … Read More...
Tutorial: Cloudy needlebook
Deborah Schlegel of Art Threads shares her pattern and tutorial for a pretty little needlebook that mimics the skies over her Arizona home. Go to the tute.
Distressed Maps on Canvas
I love this. Really I do. In fact, I have a very similar project in mind with an awesome map poster I picked up at a flea market recently. These look great and let’s face it, I’m smitten with maps … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a spare floss holder
Mollie Johanson of Wild Olive has come up with a clever, inexpensive way to preserve those scraps of floss that are too large to throw away but divided or otherwise too small to wind back onto the bobbin. She explains … Read More...
Bean Bag Toss
These games sell for $30 and up at flea markets and sporting goods stores. Why not make your own instead? We still have plenty of warm weather before Old Man Winter visits, so pull out the hammer and saw and … Read More...
Tatting for beginners
If you’d like to try your hand at tatting but you don’t have a clue how to start, you’re in luck! Heather of Tatted Treasures has started a new series of tutorials for absolute beginners. Go to the first lesson… Read More...
Plant Chair
How to make recycled plastic bottle banks
These are so darn cute I can’t stand it! I suppose I am a sucker for anything with a bunny and combine that with recycling you had me at Recycled Bunny Bank! No real need for a tutorial as all … Read More...
Free Sajou Embroidery Patterns
Antique Sajou pattern book #657 has been posted to the Free Pattern Maker site. Get the free download.
You can see more Sajou Embroidery designs here.
Wait what is Sajou you ask? not a what but a who …… Read More...
For All Those Books
For the students and the book lovers, a selection of clay bookmarks and how to make them. This is thanks to the very awesome Angela Mabray (aka CraftyGoat) who provides lots of clay related content to the clay-world.
Tutorial: Throw pillow with exposed pintucks
Sabra from Sew a Straight Line guest blogs in the Pleat Weeks series at See Kate Sew with a tutorial showing how she used rows and rows of pintucks to create a gorgeous throw pillow. The pintucks are serged, with … Read More...
Seaside Wreath
This pretty wreath is better seen up close as it’s too hard to tell from this picture all the fun work that went into it. Be sure to head over to Pressed Down, Shaken together so you can see and … Read More...
Fondant Book Cupcake Topper How-tos
Oversize, dye-cut, landscape… I love that A Baked Creation not only provides how-tos to make fondant books for cupcake toppers, but that they embrace the book so fully. Find the tutorial HERE.
Pleated Vellum Hurricane Shades
An easy way to pretty up those plain hurricanes. Make vellum shades and display them at your next party, or just enjoy them yourself on your porch. Martha Stewart has the east how to. Pleated Vellum Hurricane Shades.
Stitch a felt birdie
Abby of While She Naps shares the pattern and tutorial for this sweet felt-sculpture bird. Go to her blog post for the tute.
Pallet Art
There have been plenty of different projects using pallets these days. Here’s another pretty idea from Heaven’s Walk. Turn a pallet into a piece of art.
Freebie: Sketch Doodlebat
For a limited time you can download a free sketch doodlebat “font” with 26 fun images from Scrap N Fonts, click here to download.
-Heather
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Tutorial: Use Kool-Aid to dye nylon power mesh
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs needed some brightly colored power mesh to replicate the look of a super cute twirly skirt. She could have used tulle, but the power mesh is softer and had a better drape. The only problem … Read More...