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.
A big … Read More...
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
… 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.