Dry midwinter hands will revel in this heavenly scented oil. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Patchouli. Smother your hands in it, leave on for 15 minutes then pat off the excess. Alternatively you could slip your oily hands into some cotton … Read More...
Tasseomancy Releasing Digital Album With Candle
Tasseomancy (formerly the Ghost Bees) announced that their new album Ulalume will be released as a unique candle accompanied by a digital download. The set includes a unique vintage matchbox and will be limited to 500.
Canadian twins Sari and … Read More...
Sally Prasche – Glass Artist
Her specialty is borosilicate glass. Her work is gorgeous. And to watch her work…she makes it look so easy. Now if you’ve played around at the torch with boro on even the smallest scale you know it’s not easy. But … Read More...
Outdoor Storage box Trunk Makeover
I love this quick bench makeover. While these heavy duty plastic trunks and storage cabinets are very sturdy and do a great job, they certainly aren’t very pretty. Check out this “prettied up” bench over at Random Thoughts of a … Read More...
Sea Glass and Sand Orbs
These beautiful mosaic orbs are made from Styrofoam balls! I love how authentic these look and how easy the tutorial seems to be. A perfect accent for a beach theme. You can get the tutorial here.
Originally spotted on … Read More...
Peacock Blue Faux Bamboo Chest
This lovely piece of furniture wasn’t always so lovely. Head over to Centsational Girl to see the makeover. Kate will give you the step by step as well as why she chose this pretty shade of blue. » My Bamboo … Read More...
From Spoon Rack to Sunglasses Holder
Amy from Mod Podge Rocks took a spoon rack and converted it to a holder for sunglasses. Amy’s always coming up with something creative, and this is no exception. Head over to Amy’s place to see the spoon rack to … Read More...
Tutorial: Add a little flare to a plain tee or tank
Donatella from Inspiration & Realisation shows how to adda little bit of flare to the shape of a plain tee or tank. She inserts a triangular shaped piece of fabric (a godet) into the bottom portion of the shirt, adding … Read More...
Tutorial: Sewing perfect corners
Eerika Valkonen from Rag Pets shares her method for making perfect corners when sewing together two pieces of fabric. Would you believe it involves no snipping of seam allowances or clipping of corners? Get the tute.
[photo from Rag … Read More...
Tutorial: Quilted Stripes throw pillow
Maureen fromMaureen Cracknell Handmade shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her Quilted Stripes throw pillow. This pillow has it all in the details – the quilted texture on the stripes, the handstitched accents, the simple … Read More...
Book Review – Little Things For Busy Hands
Little Things For Busy Hands by Katie Evans
$24.95 ISBN 9780143206200
From monsters and rag rugs to bookmarks this book will have your young ones using their passion for craft to create 16 wonderful step by step projects from the … Read More...
Weekly giveaway winners
In case you can’t easily see the details in the image above, this week’s giveaway winners are
- Twisted Stitches, #68 of 193 comments, Corvus
- Princess Sara kit, #68 of 110 comments, Linda Rumsey
- “Let it Be” onesie and cap, #44
Quilting Widow(er) Appreciation Day
Kaelin at the plaid scottie is hosting a Quilting Widow(er) Appreciation Day in September. Of the event she explains,
… Read More...Our significant others are sometimes quilting widows/widowers because we guy & gal quilters spend a lot of time away from them
Interweave Knitting Lab!
In November! In San Mateo California!
Why yes, I’d love to go, Thanks!
Maybe I’ll see you there, eh? But you better hurry, the classes are filling fast. Which class would you register for? Myself I’m thinking the Lithuanian Socks.… Read More...
Patchwork is Everyday Inspiration at C&T
Learn about Palestinian embroidery
Hannah of enbrouderie show us a traditional work of Palestinian embroidery. Cross-stitch! I had no idea! Find out more from her blog post.
Tutorial: Modern circle throw pillow
A Spoonful of Sugar shows how to make this modern throw pillow covered with appliqued felt circles. They used the AccuQuilt Go! Baby die cutter to quickly cut all of the circles, but you could cut yours out by hand … Read More...
Horton Dr Seuss quilt to benefit elementary school
Sometimes you just know your activity is “as unto the Lord” or if not religious, for the good feelings it generates. Mary from Quilting in the Sunshine State shares on her blog her Horton quilt she made to be auctioned … Read More...
Tutorial: Sizing down a pair of pants
Erica Louise from Recycled Fashion was given this awesome pair of vintage pants. The only problem? They were too big. Happily, it took just a few seams to make them just her size. She shares a tutorial showing how to … Read More...
Tutorial: Recycled beach ball drawstring bag
Its inevitable. The inexpensive inflatable beach balls will eventually get a hole in them somewhere. Rather than throwing out the vinyl ball, why not use it to make a fun drawstring beach bag?
Chica from Chica and Jo did just … Read More...