Emma of DMC Thread’s Blog is starting a series of articles on needlepoint basics. First up: a canvas primer. See her post. And be sure to bookmark the blog so you’ll see the whole series.
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Giveaway | Sampler Pack from The Twinery
Monika Wright from iloveitall is giving away this sampler pack of 14 colors of bakery twine from The Twinery. Click here to go to the giveaway.
Tutorial: Desk bag organizer for kid’s classrooms
Sandra from Sugar Cubes and Spice Cake shares a tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! for making a desk bag to hang on the back of a school chair. Children in younger grades often sit at group tables rather than at … Read More...
Inspiration: MafiosaGrrl
Jacquie of MafiosaGrrl entered her embroidered rendering of the spitting gargoyle of Notre Dame in her county fair. It didn’t win. Jacquie, please don’t start embroidering geese in bonnets! Just get your art to a more suitable venue. We’ll all … Read More...
Technique: Digi Paper Piecing
Elaine from the Stamp Your Heart Out blog shares a fun technique for paper piecing with digital stamps, click here to check it out.
-Heather
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Tutorial | DIY Tic Tac Toe Game
Using papier mache shapes, paint and scrapbook papers, Nikki in Stitches shows how to make you very own custom Tic Tac Toe game. Click here to go to the tutorial.
Tutorial: Make a headband from upcycled cuffs
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shares a tutorial telling how she upcycled a pair of sleeve cuffs into a beautiful headband. Brilliant!! The cuffs are already finished on the edges, so it’s just a matter of sewing them into one … Read More...
Tutorial: Gathered waist skirt with pockets
Elisabeth from Growing Home shows how to make a gathered waist skirt with pockets. The waistband and the invisible zipper make this skirt dressy when paired with a pretty blouse, though you can also wear it with a simple tee … Read More...
Embroider your icons
Squeee! Dana Beach of CraftyMinx created embroidered icons for her blog’s nav bar! (Sorry I couldn’t capture the whole screen for you–the blog design is most excellent.) If you’d like to make some, too, she’s sharing her secrets. See her … Read More...
ST LOUIS CROCHET CLUB, JULY, 2011
Our local crochet club held its monthly meeting on Wednesday, July 20, 2011. As usual, we had a nice chat, hot tea, and great show ‘n tell. Here’s what everyone had to show.
Marti is making scarves for the Special … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a tri-fold wallet with angled pockets
Julie from Mokuyobi Threads and Zipper Teeth shows how to make a tri-fold wallet. I’m loving those angled pockets!!! Get the tutorial.
Tutorial: Striped skirt from upcycled tees
Mandy from Sugar Bee Crafts guest blogs at Seamingly Smitten with a tutorial showing how to make a striped skirt from old t-shirts. This is such a fun skirt! Get the tute.
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Giveaway | Crafter’s Companion Envelobox Creator
Khristen from the Crafter’s Companion Design Team is giving away one of these Envelobox Creators from Crafter’s Companion. This tool helps you to make the perfect size and shape of envelope for mailing dimensional cards. There are numerous chances to … Read More...
Freebie | Creativity Prompts for August
The August edition of Creativity Prompts from Jill at A Matter of Memories can now be downloaded. It includes several pages of scrapbooking ideas including prompts taken from the calendar, design inspiration, color schemes, sketches and more. Click here to … Read More...
Tutorial: Join pieces of batting
Laurie from Dodging the Butterfly shares a clever (and thrifty) way to join sections of quilt batting together without doing it on the sewing machine. Find out how, go to her Post: Piecing Batting an Easy Way.
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Frieda Anderson tonight’s guest in Digital Lounge
Fabric to Dye For author Frieda Anderson is tonight’s guest in the Digital Lounge at Wednesday Night Live!. Chat with a charter member of the Chicago School of Fusing, plus get some fabric dyeing tips. Starts at 6:00pm PT … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Family Photos
Homesteading Supplies in Portland
Kristl and Doug Bridge turned their teaching skills into helping support homesteaders by opening Portland Homestead Supply Co.
They sell everything you need for your own urban homestead. That of course includes candle making supplies. They carry beeswax in one … Read More...
Frantz Art Glass Newsletter Blog
Everyone that loves glass needs multiple places to go for good solid information. If you do lampwork Frantz Art Glass is one of those places. Mike Frantz gets the glass for all of us to make beads with. So that’s … Read More...
They Draw & Travel
They draw & Travel is such an awesome idea. I used to make personal maps of places I went to for fun, it’s a great creative exercise, and makes you think about how you use your neighborhood.
Anyone can submit
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