How adorable is this garden bench made out of an old headboard!
Project: Lantern Card
Visit the Lily Pad blog and you’ll find a video tutorial for making this bright and cheery lunar lights lantern card.
-Heather
Tour De Fleece Over at One Planet Yarn and Fiber….
One Planet Yarn and Fiber/Tour de Fleece Event!
The Tour de Fleece started this weekend. It runs from July 2nd to July 24th. What the heck is the Tour de Fleece one might ask? It is an event that takes… Read More...How to Make Wool Soaker Pants From a “Felted Wool Sweater”
The host of “The Sewing Dork” Blog has an interesting and planet friendly tutorial on making Wool Soaker Pants for little ones. From “The Sewing Dork”: “Wool Soaker Pants, aka Longies, are what Ma Ingalls was using before plastic … Read More...
Recycled cardboard makes great giant party decorations
I love the fact this the clever Mom of the blog Pam’s Party and Practical Tips makes things B I G!!!! Check out her post where she shares all sorts of her giant party decorations that are all made from … Read More...
Newsy: Summer Sampler Quilt-Along
This Quilt-Along sounds like a lot fun and you’ll get fast results, just like a summer school class – over before you know it. Starting Monday, July 11th those who join this event over at Fresh Lemons will create three … Read More...
Inspiration: Bonnie Indigo Rug
Today Joss and Main’s Design Report offers home accents in Pantone Blue Curacao. The collection includes this Bonnie Indigo Rug. They describe it as a modern flower design, but through this quilter’s eyes, it looks a lot like the … Read More...
Giant Paper Flower Bouquet
Isn’t this bouquet pretty? I spotted it on Sara’s blog, Creative Jewish Mom. I’m there just about every Sunday adding my kid’s craft links to her Craft Schooling Sunday link party. That’s when I was browsing around and saw this … Read More...
Rolling Galvanized Tub
If you have ever had to move your outdoor container plants from one end of your deck or patio to the other to take advantage of the shifting sunlight, then surely you will appreciate this project. Stephanie Lynn from under … Read More...
Lampshade from Vintage Lace
Lovely lace on a lamp. And vintage lace to boot. Emily had been wanting to create this pretty piece for quite a while, but didn’t have enough lace to cover the entire lamp skeleton. On a recent trip to an … Read More...
A Fly By The Seat of My Pants Project
Using some of the Stitch Nation Washable Ewe yarn in my stash. Decided I needed a special “case” for all of my sock needles, the bamboo dpns, sized 1-5, so a “case” was created.
Basically started with just a rectangle … Read More...
Tutorial: Ruffled soda can cozy from vinyl
Linda from Craftaholics Anonymous shows how to make a ruffled soda can cozy from vinyl. The cozy lets you enjoy a chilled canned beverage without wet or frozen fingers. Not only does it look cool out of the vinyl, but … Read More...
Tutorial: Swiss Mini Roll from felt
Stephanie from Toastie Studio shows how to make a Swiss Mini Roll from felt. These would make a fun addition to a play kitchen food set! Get the tutorial.
[photo from Toastie Studio]
Free pattern: Owl appliqued throw pillow
Jen from The Crafting Fiend created this owl appliqued pillow as an accent for her daughter’s room, and shares a free pattern and tutorial showing how to make one. This is soooo cute! Get the pattern and tutorial.
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Tutorial: Turn 3 t-shirts into a dress with handkerchief hem
Larri from Seams Inspired shows how to turn three t-shirts into a dress. One shirt becomes the bodice, while the other two get turned into the skirt with a handkerchief hem. You can make the top and skirt from different … Read More...
Tutorial: Pin Tuck Wave throw pillow
Dora from Show Tell Share created this striking Pin Tuck Wave throw pillow. The pillow cover is pieced from stripes of solid fabric sewn with random pin stripe waves. She shares a tutorial showing how she did it. Get the … Read More...
Square Rainbow Cookie Pops
This post will be twofold: 1. A self-serving push to promote my square rainbow cookie pops (you know, to represent the real-life square versions of rainbows). And, 2. To send you over to CraftShare 2011 at Sew Can Do, where … Read More...
Beads And Crochet – Have You Tried it?
I wish I had a picture of the knitted shawl which inspired my quest for crochet patterns that would benefit from the addition of beads. Georgia, the owner of Hearthstone Knits, my favorite LYS, knitted a shawl that was beautiful … Read More...
New Release: Jelly Park Digital Stamps
There’s a new digital stamp company on the block, Jelly Park! Designer Claire Keay is now offering some of her adorable designs as digital stamps. Click here to check them out.
-Heather
Looking for more digital stamps and SVG … Read More...
Mini “Watermelon” Sherbet
Awww… it’s a cute li’l version of a watermelon, made with limes, sherbet and chocolate chips. Very clever. Find them HERE at This Chick Cooks.