Amy Heller from the October Afternoon Design Team shows you how to make these stitched paper flowers using patterned papers, circle punches and a sewing machine. Click here to go to the tutorial.
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The San Francisco Center for the Book has a wide variety of cool printing classes! Check it out!
The San Francisco Center for the Book fosters the joys of books and bookmaking – their history, artistry, continuing presence in our … Read More...
Tutorials | 21 Things Camera Owners Should Know
If you’re a new camera owner, or you’re still trying to figure out all the doodads on your digital camera, this article from Digital Photography School will help! The article links to tutorials that cover 21 Settings, Techniques and Rules … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour – My Moon Man
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DIY Weddings Wednesday Linky Party 4
Time for another linky party! I’m linking to a cute-as-a-button inpiration post on One Fab Day. We would love to see your inspiration and ideas for handmade weddings. Please join our party by adding a link below to your … Read More...
Gift for Father’s Day
If you’ve got an urge to make a last minute gift for dad from polymer clay consider this tute: Gone Fishing Paperweight.
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Tutorial – Barbara Walker’s Seamless Set In Sleeve Construction
Kristeen Griffin Grimes takes Barbara Walker’s construction techniques and turns it all around in her book, French Girl Knits. And Kathleen Cubley, editor of Knitting Daily spells it all out in her latest post, HERE
http://e1.interweave.com/dm?id=E5B5337F8B16FC4D4AF838E5FEA659B1C30092B14F2F2183Recent Yarn Bombing Pics….
From the Spearmint Decor blog: http://www.spearmintdecor.com/2011/06/yarnbombing/
Flower Recipe {Musky Wildflowers}
Scrapbooking and Textile Expo
Well I am so out of touch with reality these days (have a 1 and 3 year old) that these two events nearly slipped passed me.
The scrapbook and paper craft expo and the Textile Art Festival was great. It’s … Read More...
Beyond Coconut Water Review
The Coconut Water revelation has been a phenomenon internationally. Coconut water – the clear liquid inside a young coconut – is a nutritional goldmine. The ultimate form of hydration, it is a natural isotonic that is high in potassium (more … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy Mesh Beach Bag
Heather from Small Fry & Co. shows how to make an easy beach bag out of mesh fabric. The mesh allows all of the water (and sand) to drain out, but keeps your shoes and toys and towels all together. … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Add bra cups when making your own swimsuit
When making a bathing suit for yourself, the underside of the suit is just as important as the outside. CraftStylish shows how to add bra cups so you have proper support. Awesome! Go to the tutorial.
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How To Experiment With Combining Candle Scents
Candle making is not only a fun and creative hobby, but it also allows you to customize your home fragrance to your personal preferences. One way to achieve this is by blending different candle fragrance oils to create unique scent … Read More...
Free pattern: Stripey Penguin softie
Jill from Homemade by Jill created this super cute Stripey Penguin softie as a birthday present for a little boy, and she shares a template so you can make one, too. There’s not a detailed step-by-step, but it’s made using … Read More...
Oink ~ Free Flying Pattern Pig Pattern
Flying pigs seem to be all the rage for the last couple of years, so why not knit one. The Flying Pattern Pig from “Spud and Chloe” curated by Sue B Anderson is a sweetheart. Oink’s body has a Hi … Read More...
Project: Criss Cross Card
Inky Antics shares a pdf with detailed instructions on how to make a fun criss cross card for Dad. But this neat card style can also be adapted to any occasion. Click here for directions.
-Heather
How to sew a recycled sweater iPad cozy
Do you ever think it’s funny how we embrace the latest new fangled thing but we cling to crafting and are compelled to make cozies to protect our new toys? Well that’s just what Cinti of the blog My Poppet … Read More...
Featured Guests {DIY Weddings Linky Party 3}
The weekly linky party at DIY Weddings is so much fun because it helps me discover great inspiration for handmade weddings! Today I’m sharing 3 randomly selected entries from the latest party. First is this gorgeous fascinator available at Fancie … Read More...