I love that the little girl who made this submarine had to have it pink with yellow windows. That’s the fun of crafting with kids…you never know what they are going to want, and how they will interpret the craft. … Read More...
2×4 Raceway Building Blocks
This is a great craft to encourage imaginary play. Even though I have girls, my husband introduced playing with cars a long time ago. They would love to play with this craft, and with our son not too far behind … Read More...
Trend: Korean patchwork, see some at the MET
Like me, Simply Robin has a thing for Pojagi (Korean patchwork). Go to her blog and scroll down to see two pieces she made plus find out where she learned the technique.
Be inspired by the real thing. If you … Read More...
{Wedding Details} Chevrons
Chevrons add a bold, modern edge to wedding details like invitations, cakes, and more! Check out this post at Polka Dot Bride for lots of chevron inspiration.
Free Sewingpattern: Easy baby doll diaper from felt and Velcro
Jessica from Happy Together shares a free pattern and tutorial on her blog for making a baby doll diaper. Made from craft felt with a simple Velcro closure across the front, they’re super easy and super fast to make. The … Read More...
Sewing Pattern: Insulated laminated and buckled reusable lunch bag
Sew4Home shares a tutorial for making a reusable lunch sack that’s insulated (to keep the food cold), laminated (to make it easy to clean), and buckled (to keep everything inside). A handle at the top makes it easy to carry. … Read More...
Inspiration: “Drought” art quilt
Helen’s Drought spied at Twelve By Twelve. She said she was inspired by photos of refugee camps. Visit her post to read more about it.
Tutorial: Pleated scarf from 20 inches of duck canvas
Rikka from Ricochet and Away! shows how she made this awesome pleated scarf out of duck canvas. You read that right – duck canvas! The pleating and the frayed edges give the heavy fabric a pliability and softnewss you wouldn’t … Read More...
Newsy: Supernatural Christmas Swap starts October 1
Found at Craftser, A Very Merry Supernatural Christmas Swap. General info below:
… Read More...Signups: October 1-14
Sendouts: November 30The requirements of this swap are as follows:
1 large, 1 medium, 1 small
1 item must be wearable
1 item must
Peanut Butter “Cheeseball”
Awesome. Lame word, but perfect to describe this peanut butter and cookies ensemble in the style of a cheeseball. Hee hee. Learn to make it HERE at The Girl Who Ate Everything.
Brush Embroidery Decorated Cookies
I love this cookie decorating idea of creating an embroidery effect with royal icing and a brush, and I’ve yet to try it. Find a tutorial for Brush Embroidery Cookies HERE at Tradewind Tiaras.
New Release: Glaz-On
I love Staz-On Ink, but some times when I stamp on a project using Staz- On stamps. I want to seal it and it tends to bleed. Well, the folks at Tsunieko have solved that problem. Their new Glaz-On is … Read More...
Brighten up a shirt
Deborah of Art Threads transformed a plain white knit shirt into this colorful gem with a bit of dye and a few embroidery stitches. Go to her blog post for the details of how she did it.
“I love the ’80s” Decorated Cookies
Egads! I almost forgot to share with you my latest blog post. As a child of the ’80s who is annoying about telling people she’s a child of the ’80s, I made some ’80s tribute cookies HERE.
Apple Cookie Pops
Apple cookie pops from all store-bought ingredients: Oreos, candy, pretzels and frosting. Find the how-tos HERE at Family Fun.
Video tutorial: Using hemostats in making softies
Abbyjane of While She Naps has put together a video showing various types of hemostats and how they can be used to turn softie parts right-side out and stuff them firmly. See the tute.
Toast-Shaped Eggs
Hmm. This actually makes a lot of sense to me. Bread-shaped eggs. No more eggs slipping out of your breakfast sandwich. Find it HERE at amazon.
Amy Atlas Dessert Table Miniature Art
Pretty stunning Amy Atlas-esque dessert table, yes? Can you believe it’s really a piece of teeny tiny art? Check out the feature at Amy Atlas’s blog to see the dessert table to scale. It was created by miniature food … Read More...
Felt Juice Box Monsters tutorial
Amanda (our home and garden editor) has been meaning to make these guys for quite a while now. Every time she pulled out her craft supplies to make something, those empty juice boxes
just keep staring at her. With Halloween … Read More...
How to make “pretend” nail polish out of a recycled jar
Angela of the blog Little Blue’s Room whipped up this cute “pretend” bottle of nail polish out of what she had around and a bit of computer time. Pop on over to her tutorial on how to make glam pretend … Read More...
