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...
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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
… Read More...A Lovely Locket
Lockets bring a charming and sweetly old-fashioned vibe to a bride’s ensemble. But modern brides love them too! Sparkle and Hay shares several ways to incorporate this meaningful accessory into your wedding day. Click here to read more.
Tutorial: Boy’s spider tee
Shauna from Shwin & Shwin shows how to make this appliqued spider shirt for little boys. It’s part of her Boys’ Tee Shirt Week series. It was inspired by a similar shirt from Mini Boden. She got the cool weathered … Read More...
Tutorial: Pull a thread tail to the other side of the fabric
Gertie from Gertie’s New Blog For Better Sewing shares a quick tutorial showing how to pull a thread tail at the end of a line of stitching through to the other side of the fabric. Get the tute.
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Tutorial: Make custom piping for your sewing projects
Colette Patterns shares a tutorial on their blog showing how to make your own piping. Making it yourself means that you can make it any any fabric you like – a print, a solid, one that matches your project perfectly, … Read More...
5 & Dime Party Favors
I’m so excited to share a tutorial with you today that I created for the May Arts & October Afternoon blog week! Party favors with a bit of a kitschy-vintage vibe! Petite cotton drawstring bags filled with goodies like candy, … Read More...
Faux Zinc Letters
Make some cool looking faux bookends by following the tutorial over at head above water.
Tutorial: DIY Foam Stamps
Here’s a very nifty idea, use fun foam to die cut your own stamps! Melissa Samuels shares directions over on her blog.
-Heather
DIY: yarn wreath with felt flowers
Danielle of “Take Heart” is sharing this stunning felt and yarn wreath tutorial with us. Danielle is a young married mother of two young boys who loves sharing her ideas and talent with others. In the pictures above she shows … Read More...
Flower Cake and Cupcake Picks
So sweet and simple. Find the step-by-step photo tutorial to make tissue paper flower cake and cupcake picks HERE at Icing Designs. Spotted on Gordon Gossip.
Fun Family Crafts: New Blog
Is it okay if I toot my own horn for a minute? I’ve been busy in the background building a site. A library of family friendly craft projects submitted by bloggers and viewers alike. It’s similar in concept to Craftgawker … Read More...
August SAL at feeling stitchy
The August stitchalong at feeling stitchy takes a slightly different direction than usual. Instead of offering a pattern for participants to stitch in their favorite, idiosyncratic ways, this SAL will focus on choosing a fabric print and embellishing it with … Read More...
New Janet Granger kit: Rug
Janet Granger has added a new item to her line of 1/12-scale needlework miniatures. This rug is worked in one strand of crewel wool on 18-count interlock canvas. The kit includes everything you need to make the rug, including cotton … Read More...
How to make a recycled plastic container cupcake pincushion
Linda of the blog Buzzing and Bumbling sent in a link to her great tutorial on how to make a bag from a pair of jeans but while surfing around I spotted this super cute tutorial on how to make … Read More...
Happy Ice Cream Sandwich Day!
August 2 is ice cream sandwich day. As temperatures inch to 100 here in Washington, DC, good timing. Find a recipe for a classic ice cream sandwich HERE at Martha Stewart. Or try these strawberry ice cream sandwiches from … Read More...
See the July issue of CQMag
The July issue of CQ Magazine Online is available now. This month’s articles include ideas for combining machine and hand stitches in crazy-quilt seam treatments by Allie Aller, details of the creation of a beaded sea shell by Barbara … Read More...