Jessica from Me Sew Crazy shares a tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! for making her Back To School Tunic Dress. L-O-V-E!!! Her version is made from patchwork fabric that she pieced herself, but this would also be cute out of … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: SoHo Maxi Dress
Sew Much Ado shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her SoHo Maxi Dress. The long dress is made from a knit fabric and has a ruffle across the top. Love it! It’s part of the Sewing … Read More...
Tutorial: Wipe clean baby bib from a reusable shopping bag
Amy fromPeek-a-Boo Pattern Shop and Nap Time Crafters shows how to make a wipe clean baby bib. A pocket at the bottom helps catch food that falls. The wipe clean surface comes courtesy of a reusable shopping bag. Brilliant!! … Read More...
Babybel Boats
A new Babybel creation from the Babybel master: boats! With Angry Birds, too. Find them HERE at Cute Food for Kids.
Lookie what she made: Bed canopy from PVC pipe
Lookie what Brandy from Gluesticks made! She used PVC pipe to create a canopy for her daughter’s toddler-sized bed. Then she used her sewing skills to make a canopy that fits over the top. Wow! Read more about this cool … Read More...
Tutorial: Tatting finger guard
Heather of Tatted Treasures shows us how to make a leather guard to protect the finger(s) during long hours of tatting. Awesome. See the tute. And be sure to bookmark this rockin new blog.
Freebie | French Postal Graphics
Cathe Holden from Just Something I Made created this set of graphics from French postal cancellation marks. You can download either a JPG file or a PDF vector file. Click here to go to the download.
Tutorial: Anthropologie-inspired zippered pouch
Bev from Flamingo Toes shows how to make an Anthropologie-inspired zippered pouch. This is such a cute little pouch! It has a curved top marked with a row of pleated ruffles, and is just big enough to hold a pair … Read More...
Project: Teachers Gift Set
Can you believe it’s already almost time for the kids to head back to school? Impress their new teacher with a wonderful gift set. You can find directions for this fun idea on the Thinking Inking blog.
-Heather
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Tutorial | Photo Globe Mobile
Emily Burnette shares this tutorial on Photojojo for making a photo globe mobile. Perfect for nursery decor or any spot in the home. Click here to go to the tutorial.
Thread and Thrift: Scrap Books
Thread and Thrift posted about finding a really great victorian scrap book and also posted pictures of her own teenage scrapbook fro the 70’s. It’s SO GOOD. love it!
Thread and Thrift: Scrap Books.
Freebie | Old Sticky Tape Textures
These old sticky tape textures are available as a free download from Fuzzimo. The download includes several high-res textures as well as 17 Photoshop brushes. Click here to go to the download.
Inspiration du Jour | So Sweet
So Sweet by Umenorskan
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Candle Making Class in Hunstville Alabama
If you’re near Huntsville, Alabama and you’d like to learn how to create soy wax candles, there’s a candle making class on Friday, August 12 at 16 Main Gallery.
16 Main Gallery is a community of artists who offer classes … Read More...
Make a Clay Wedding Favour
Here’s a cute idea for a wedding favour on Michael’s website. They have scads of other tutorials as well and when clay is on sale it is the place to get it!
What’s YOUR Opinion? Art vs. Crafts
There have been many times over the past few years while searching out amazing crafts for children that I have come across the same argument. Some parents want their children to be ‘creative’ rather than follow … Read More...
Why you need a S’mores Maker
Still making S’mores over–pshaw–a boring campfire? Need some extraneous kitchenware (ie. is your house bigger than mine)? Check out the Old Fashioned S’mores Maker
. Or check out this new style version for S’mores Lazy Susan.
Looking for more S’smores … Read More...
Tutorial: Spot On scrappy dotty pillow
Head over to Lark Books for a tutorial showing how to make this super awesome Spot On pillow, designed by Malka Dubrawsky. The large colorful dots can be cut from fabrics in your scrap bin. It’s an excerpt from their … Read More...
How To: Felt an Owl
It appears we are all Owl crazy and here is another sweet Owl tutorial from Laura at “Bugs and Fishes”. The host and artist is Laura “Lupin” Howard, lives in England who likes to make and do. She admits she … Read More...
Tutorial: Turn an old book into sewing box
How About Orange has a downloadable project sheet showing how to turn an old book into a sewing box. Her example shows not just any book – a SEWING book. Squeeeal! The project is an excerpt from the book The … Read More...