This Geek Chic bridal shower has so many adorable ideas I hardly knew which one to feature! I loved the library card guest book pictured here, but this event is brimming over with quirky and fabulous details. You can see … Read More...
DIY Lemon Bath Salts – A great way to use up all your extra lemons
Got lots of extra lemons like me? I cant give them away and as yummo as it is there is only so much lemon meringue pie a girl should eat in a lifetime . Never fear thanks to Sherrie from … Read More...
DIY Lemon Bath Salts – A Great way to use up all those extra lemons :)
Got lots of extra lemons like me? I cant give them away and as yummo as it is there is only so much lemon meringue pie a girl should eat in a lifetime . Never fear thanks to Sherrie from … Read More...
DIY Jeweled Cake Stand
Create your own one of a kind bejeweled cake stand with the step-by-step tutorial featured at Glamour & Grace! Love the sparkle!
Scented Waxed Teddy Bear Tutorial
If you ever wanted to try making a waxed teddy bear, Bob Sherman shows you how it’s done in this easy and free tutorial.
People go mad over waxed bears, so they make good gifts. If you have a friend … Read More...
Freebie: Sidewalk Quilt pattern
Here’s a bright and clever quilt I spied at Pippa Patchwork. Pippa says she used about 20 different Kona solids – cutting them into simple squares of various sizes – to make this quilt. The diagonal change in scale … Read More...
Homemade Gumdrops
I’m already digging through my cabinets to find my funny-shaped silicone ice cube trays for this one… Homemade Gumdrops. Find the recipe HERE at my site, by guest blogger Cheryl of Sew Can Do.
Mouth Watering S’mores Cookies
Just to keep the momentum of my fascination with alternate versions of s’mores going… Some S’mores cookies from Intimate Weddings. Yum. Find the recipe HERE.
Looking for more S’smores recipes? Check out these articles.
Looking for more ideas for … Read More...
Chameleon paper toy from Digitprop
This paper toy is available from Digitprop for download w/ instructions on how to construct it.
Oh, they also have a super cute one called Herbie the velociraptor. Check it out here.
Sewing Tutorial: Shabby Chic Frayed Edge Blanket
Dawn from Designed by Dawn Nicole shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a shabby chic patchwork blanket. The patchwork design allows you to make use of smaller cuts of fabric. The edges are all left raw … Read More...
Tutorial: Insulated drawstring lunchsack
Ellen from The Long Thread shares a tutorial over at Sew, Mama, Sew! for making her insulated lunch sack. The drawstring lunch bag is an excerpt from her book 1, 2, 3 Sew: Build Your Skills With 33 Simple Sewing … Read More...
Joel’s drawing gets the embroidery treatment
Wendi from Shiny Happy World guest blogs at Made by Joel with a tutorial showing how to stitch up one of his line drawings. She gives you design transfer tips and then provides links to four common embroidery stitch how-to … Read More...
Project and Sale: Inky Antics Stamps
Visit Inky Antics for directions to make this super cute turtle spa gift bag from Tex Gerard. Brighten someones day by filling it with bath salts or candies!
And speaking of Inky Antics, they are retiring lots of stamps. For … Read More...
Tutorial: Hexie Mug Rug
Janna from SewHappyGeek guest blogs at Wonderfully Awkward with a tutorial showing how to make her hexie mug rug. She gives you many close up photos for creating the individual hexagons and then how to join them to make rows. … Read More...
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When you subscribe to “Funky Friends Factory” newsletter and get this free honey of a bear softy pattern. He is a cutie!
How to make recycled jar lid and thread spool drawer pulls
Over at the blog CAMIC designs there is a fun tutorial on how to make recycled jar lid and thread spool drawer pulls. I think these are just so colorful and I love how big they are. I could … Read More...
Delicate security
Amazing! Tricia of The Embroiderer’s Story says lace fences, designed by a Dutch firm, are now available in the USA and Europe. When I win the lottery, I am SO getting one of these. See more photos at Tricia’s blog … Read More...
A New Tutorial – Needle Felting Basics
This is an awesome needle felting tutorial from Elizabeth Carls and I think you all may want to try these techniques. Needle Felting is a simple way to add surface design to your felted knits or to any heavy fabric. … Read More...
Some tough softies
Mulder and Scully by DeriDolls. Yipee!!! See more wonderfulness at the DeriDolls blog.
From my studio last week: July 12, 2011
So I skipped last week’s studio recap, didn’t I? Chalk it up to the 4th of July and my work/play schedule being out whack.
Looking back on what I’ve been working on these last two weeks, it’s mostly all about … Read More...