I don’t shamelessly self promote too much here but I’m in the midst of glass casting project and just cracked out the first figures out of their plaster mold. I am so excited about this!! If you have a chance … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy and elegant sham pillowcase
Maggie from Midwestern Sewing Girl guest blogs at Whipperberry with a tutorial showing how to make an elegant sham pillowcase. But as elegant as they look, it turns out they’re also easy to make. I love it when that happens! … Read More...
Win a Trip for Two to The Creative Connection Event!
Be still my creativity-loving heart! The Creative Connection Event is giving away TWO FREE PASSES + HOTEL FOR TWO for their amazing conference in St. Paul, Minnesota on September 15-17, 2011! 3 days jam-packed with workshops, seminars, amazing speakers, and … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy way to make short-sleeved tee from a long-sleeved tee
Christie from A Lemon Squeezy Home guest blogs in the Summertime and the Living is Thrifty series at On The Laundry Line with a tutorial showing an easy way to turn a long-sleeved shirt into a short-sleeved shirt. This is … Read More...
Tutorial: Bath towels with pretty bows
It often takes just one little detail to give a plain store-bought something an upscale look. These Bow Tie Bath Towels from Sew4Home are a good example. The plain towels become boutique cute with the addition of an appliqued fabric … Read More...
These Women Are Wearing Clothes Made of Real Milk
okay, this is super neat. dehydrating milk to form the remaining proteins into fiber you can sew with. It doesn’t sound particularly sustainable though. its not like milk production is easy on the environment. I suppose if you could somehow … Read More...
Make Hanging Planters
Who knew tin cans could look so pretty? A simple project that looks wonderful hanging on your porch or patio, you can make these in an afternoon and spruce up that little area looking for some love. You can head … Read More...
Paint Chip Letters
I’ve posted a few times about creative uses for paint chips. Here’s another one that caught my eye recently, aren’t all the different colors fun and just so perfect for a child’s room? I love seeing people getting creative and … Read More...
A Summer Crown Tutorial (Felt)
Maureen of “Maureen Cracknell Handmade” has this precious summer crown that any little girls would feel like a princess wearing. Besides showing us how to create this crown she is also telling us where we can enter a contest to … Read More...
Freebie: 11 Digital Stamps
Papercrafts magazine is offering 11 cute digital stamps to download for free, including birthday images, hearts, a banner, tree and more. I love the elephants! Click here to download all 11 images.
-Heather
Looking for more digital stamps and SVG … Read More...
Felt Mini Winnie the Pooh Tutorial
Ma of “PharMa” working mom is giving a permission to address her as Ma, too much fun. She is a pharmaceutical rep, wife and mother of a baby girl and is offering her prescription for keeping it all under control… … Read More...
Who sews the spacesuits?!?!
Awesome pics and great article!
Questions for Nicholas de Monchaux, author of Spacesuit: Fashioning Apollo | Txchnologist.
Win a Cricut or an iPad2!
Ana Cabrera has a big announcement today on her blog Craftication: she has her own TV show called Craft Tech! Congratulations Ana! In honor of her new gig, Ana is giving a way a Cricut and an iPad2! … Read More...
DIY Teacup Cake Topper
Teacups, a plain white cake, fresh flowers, and rustic stand make for a whimsical wedding cake! Click here for the tutorial at One Stylish Bride.
What is this stitch?
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread is asking for readers’ help identifying the stitch used to create the flower at the center of this image. She suspects it’s a type of bullion stitch, and she issues this challenge:
… Read More...I’m going
Buy beautiful things; help children
Tricia of The Embroiderer’s Story clues us in to an opportunity to do “double good”: Let your purchases support both craftspeople and needy children. She says in part,
… Read More...Several years ago, Wendy [Summer] was changing careers and wanted to get
Wind your floss…cheaply
Cristy of Lots of Neat Stuff has an opinion about floss bobbins that’s easy to agree with:
… Read More...They sell these in either a hard plastic or a flimsy cardboard. I used both kinds for my own storage. The plastic ones
JellO as a Rising Art Medium
The nostalgia-inspiring, jiggling, wiggling, mysteriously-formed wonder that is JellO has been making a comeback in the form of art medium. For insight into this trend, check out this article from the Wall Street Journal by Anjali Athavaley, inspired by … Read More...
Camping-Themed Party
I do not camp. This is not negotiable. I won’t be convinced. Ever. But I do luh luh love this camping-themed wedding created by Oh Sugar Events that I spotted featured at Kara’s Party Ideas. Find the incredible details … Read More...
Eye candy alert: Stitching Always
Phillipa of Stitching Always lets us look over her shoulder at her crazy-quilting creations, which are saturated with color and layered with detail. Just look at that precious little bead spider up there! Can’t see him very well? Go to … Read More...