What a sweet gift to open. Make Rice Krispies treat monogram birthday gifts HERE at Musings of a Glamourpuss.
Orange Peel Candle Tutorial
Denise from Mom in Madison created these sweet orange peel candles with beeswax. They’re perfect for the summer and help add a splash of cheer anywhere.
She cut the orange tops in zig zag patterns and took out the fruit … Read More...
Freebie: Ice Cream Cone Card
Click here to visit Paper Crafts and you can download this yummy ice cream cone card pattern from Kim Hughes.
-Heather
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A Felted Slimey hand puppet, Oscar’s pet worm tutorial
Anny, of “Anny Purls” is a housewife and mother of two sweet little guys. Anny is obsessed with everything knitting! As she explains in the following Sesame Street is a big part of her life and Julian one of her … Read More...
Texturing with chain stitch
Check out this sample of high-texture embroidery by SharonB of Pin Tangle. If this doesn’t make your fingers itch to stitch, nothing can! She says,
… Read More...I was experimenting with varieties of chain stitch which included oyster stitch and cable
Read the Hand & Lock zine
The latest edition of Hand and Lock Embroidery‘s free e-zine is available now. Check it out.
How to from Curbly: Make Glowing Firefly Jars
I love getting my newsletters in my email box from Curbly. There’s always some cool DIY project. This one has to be one of the all time easiest project I’ve come across. Not just on Curbly but on any of … Read More...
Inspiration: Megan Noel
Sometimes I make beaded art dolls. I’m not really good at it, but it’s great fun. I’d forgotten how I got started until I saw a recent post by Megan Noel, where she re-shared her amazing Yeti doll (shown … Read More...
Inspiration: Paul Finch
You don’t have to be an entomology nerd to love Paul Finch. His fantasy-insect soft sculptures are like jewels created from vintage textiles. They’re available in a few London boutiques. Luckily for those of us outside the UK, they’re … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a lace zipper
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy shows how she created this lovely lace zipper detail for the back of a shirt. You don’t need to buy a special lace zipper to do it. She shows how to get the look using … Read More...
How to make a recycled grapevine and shirting fabric wreath
This grapevine wreath embellished with little bows of shirting fabric looks so fresh and fun! See the tutorial Alix posted at her blog Mamaka Mills on how to recycle a grape vine wreath into a fresh new one with shirting … Read More...
Free summer CS alphabet
Gloria of Blog di Gloria has a new series of cross-stitch monograms perfect for summer. Scroll through her blog to pick up of all of the free charts so far. And be sure to bookmark Blog di Gloria so you … Read More...
Tutorial | Faux Instax Photos
Jenni Hufford shares a tutorial on the Elle’s Studio blog for making faux Instax photos. She also includes a code for 20% off prints from Mpix, where you can print the mini wallet sized photos used in the … Read More...
Tutorial: Add a lace insert to the back of a tank
Ali from Found in the Ali shows how she added a lace insert (from a doily) to the back of a ribbed tank. I love the combiantion of the lace and the knit fabric! Get the tutorial.
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Project: Birthday Calendar
If you are anything like me it’s difficult to keep track of everyone’s birthday, you need to stamp each one a special card and you certainly don’t want to forgot about anyone so how do you keep up? Well, I … Read More...
Gum Paste Flower Tutorial
What a darling, perfect cake for a babyshower. Learn to make these gum paste flowers to decorate a cake (with rhinestone centers!) HERE at Domestic Charm.
Tutorial: Felt flower embellishments
Molly of The Purl Bee shares the pattern and tutorials for infinitely variable felt flower embellishments. She says,
… Read More...The beauty of this project is that there are no real rules. You can mix and match all the shapes to make
Tutorial | Mini Fold Book
Lisa Johnson from Poppy Paperie shows step by step instruction for making this mini fold book. The main book structure is made from one piece of letter sized cardstock! Click here to go to the tutorial.
Ice Cream Cone S’mores Pops
Food that looks like other food? And on a stick? Two of my requirements fulfilled. Adorable. Make s’mores ice cream cones on a stick HERE at Kitchen Fun with My 3 Sons.
Looking for more S’smores recipes? Check out … Read More...
ADAPTING TO CROCHET
Sometimes I see an idea for a craft project that isn’t crocheted, and I wonder why I haven’t seen it done in crochet. The idea may be simple like this:
or something purely whimsical, but decorative, like this:
I … Read More...