You could win a copy of Felt Wee Folk by our beloved Salley Mavor! Go to the blog post of C&T Publishing to enter before 6:00 p.m. (Pacific USA time) August 21.
How to make a animated character inspired upcycled t-shirt
I just need to say that if you recognize this character by name from its original cartoon then you fall into one group, if you only recognize it from the car commercial (like myself) then you fall into another. Likewise … Read More...
Tutorial: Reusable snack bags from a repurposed shopping bag
Amy from Peek A Boo Pattern Shop and Nap Time Crafters has been repurposing the wipe-clean material from a reusable shopping bag to make several projects, including a baby bib and a car garbage bag. Now she’s using the … Read More...
Tutorial: Transferring embroidery patterns
Cassandra continues Embroidery School over on Ooo! Shiny! with Lesson 3: Transferring patterns. Check out the tute.
Tutorial: Man’s Shirt Messenger Bag
Megan from The Crafty CPA guest blogs at Someday Crafts with a tutorial showing how to use a man’s button down shirt to make a messenger bag. The front of the shirt (with the button placket) becomes the flap of … Read More...
Freebie: Flower Bear Digi
Each Friday Bugaboo Digital Stamps offers a free stamp for download. This week is an adorable flower bear, isn’t he cute? Click here to download, hurry he’s only available this week!
Card sample by Lori.
-Heather
Looking for more … Read More...
Xylophone Cake
I spotted this Xylophone cake with instructions on Pinterest, but couldn’t find the original source. A little digging and I found it on a few sites claiming it’s from Woman’s Day. I can’t find this cake any longer … Read More...
Tutorial: Washable flower embellishment
Flower embellishments are easy enough to make out of artificial flowers from the craft store, but they usually don’t wash well. Pam from Fashion Sewing Supply and Off The Cuff Style shows how she created a flower embellishment that can … Read More...
Tutorial: Nap mat cover with attached blanket
Erika from Artful Rising guest blogs in the Back to “Cool” DIY Style series at Brassy Apple with a tutorial showing how to make a cover for a nap mat. A square of flannel is attached in the side seam … Read More...
Take Me to the Beach
This pretty much says it all, as far as I’m concerned! Take me to the beach, please! You should check out Darl’s album – they have a whole stack of whimsical, fun sculpture.
DIY Gummies
Using silicone ice cube molds opens up all kinds of possibilities for homemade gummies. Learn to make gummies HERE at Kimberly Chapman. And check out what she did with gummies and cake balls HERE.
Making your own gummies has … Read More...
Tutorial: Box pleated lace headband
Kate from See Kate Sew posts in her Pleat Weeks series with a tutorial showing how to make a pretty lace headband. The headband is made from a narrow elastic embellished with lace folded into box pleats. Get the tutorial… Read More...
Make Lobster Louie
Yet another adorable felt-applique sculpture from Creative Breathing: Lobster Louie. Get the free pattern and instructions from her blog post.
Ed. note: We got word through Twitter that this post had a bad link. It’s fixed now!
Review: Dyson DC35 Animal
After using this you will never need another vacuum. Period.
That is a tall claim, but after having used this for 2 weeks around our house, we are convinced that this is the future of all vacuums. It is … Read More...
Death Star Cake and Star Wars Cupcakes
Best. Mom. Ever. Check out this Death Star cake and Star Wars cupcakes Michelle made for her kid’s birthday over at Sugar Swings!. Find close-ups of the character cupcakes and tips on making everything HERE.
Food for Football
It’s time for football again? I really would have little idea. I imagine these are foods for watching football, though, not playing. Find a week of ideas for football-watching food HERE at from Glitter to Gumdrops, including strawberry footballs, … Read More...
Tutorial | Bottle Cap Calendar
Learn how to make this charming altered bottle cap calendar from Irit Shalom. Click here to go to the tutorial.
Giveaway | American Crafts Campy Trails
Jill at A Matter of Memories is giving away another set of products from the Campy Trails collection by American Crafts. The prize package includes:
12 patterned papers
2 sets of chipboard thickers
1 stamp set
3 packages of various … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Cookies?
Morrissey Beeswax Candle
Thanks to Danica Lo from Racked and @White_Lightning, I came across this Morrissey candle called Half a Person made out of beeswax.
It was designed by Black Sheep & Prodigal Sons and Sean Burford. I’m a fan of beeswax … Read More...