Christy from Sweet Tidings and Rose and Lotus shares a free pattern on her blog for making her autumn-inspired Cathy Applehead doll. Her head is shaped like an apple and she wears a fringed scarf around her neck to protect … Read More...
Video tutorial: How to read a pattern book
If you want to use a printed pattern for a sewing project, there’s a good chance you’ll find yourself sitting at a table in the fabric store leafing through the big pattern books. If you’re a brand new sewer, the … Read More...
Project: Copic Colored Squirrel Card
How cute is this little guy? Theresa from the Crafting the Web blog shares some great tips on coloring with Copic markers and background shading techniques for making this fun fall card.
-Heather
Tuxedo Appetizers
Turn Happy Cow cheese, olives and crackers into a fancy schmancy tuxedo appetizer HERE at Cute Food for Kids.
Easy DIY Cupcake or Treat Liners
Not only am I adoring this simple how-to for making your own cupcake liners (or cups for fruit and other treats), but find a bonus printable for some beautiful cupcake wrappers…HERE at Funkytime.
Ice Cream Cones, Summer, and Monsters, Oh My!
The bonus of all these cute treats from Warning Sugary Goodness is that they come with video how-tos. Learn to make mini ice cream cone cake bites HERE, silly monster cupcakes HERE and summer lovin’ cupcakes HERE.
Tutorial | Magnetic Board for Storing Dies
Allison from Little Lovelies sent along this great tutorial showing how she came up with a magnetic board to store her metal dies. I don’t have dies to store, but I am determined to find another application for this … Read More...
Panda Cake Pops
I’m a day late for National Wildlife Day, but I still can’t resist sharing these panda cake pops from Every Day Should Pop!. Maybe it’s because I’m in DC where we rightfully boast about having precious pandas in our … Read More...
Beetroot Heart Pasta
Learn how to make beetroot powder to add a little love to homemade pasta HERE at Ninas Kleiner Food-Blog.
Make your own cardboard and fabric dress form
If you’re someone who loves sewing, creating your own dress form can be a game-changer. A dress form is an essential tool for any sewer, as it helps to ensure that the clothes you make fit properly. However, dress forms … Read More...
Tutorial | From Flat to Frilly Flower Embellishment
Jennifer Priest from Hydrangea Hippo shares how to take three flat mulberry flowers and turn them into a frilly flower embellishment. Now I know what to do with all the flowers I’ve been collecting! Click here to go to … Read More...
Halloween Candle Cover Tutorial
Monica shared this creative and inexpensive Halloween candle cover tutorial on Monica Wants It All.
She’s sensible because she’s preparing her holiday décor ahead of time! She used a Silhouette SD, but I’m thinking you could use stencils and scissors … Read More...
Tutorial: Sock cow softie
Regena from The Distracted Domestic guest blogs at Punk Projects with a tutorial showing how to make a sock cow softie. She’s a relative of the classic sock monkey. Cute!! Get the tute.
Looking for more Softie toys to sew? … Read More...
Tutorial: Polka-Dotted Ruffled Top
Jill from Made It On Monday shows how to make her Polka-Dotted Ruffled Top. This is such a pretty top! The yoke of the polka-dotted top is trimmed with a ruffle edged with black bias trim that really pops. Get … Read More...
Weekly giveaway winners
In case you can’t easily see the details in the image above, this week’s giveaway winners are
- Love embroidery kit, #49 of 77 comments, michelle
- Bella doll kit, #49 of 91 comments, meri
- Felt ornament kit, #50 of 99 comments,
Tutorial: Simple t-shirt for an 18″ doll
Jen from New Green Mama shares a free pattern and tutorial for making a t-shirt for an 18″ doll. Her pattern is simple and easily constructed, perfect for a bit of doll-sized embellishment! I love the strips of gathered fabric … Read More...
Knit Your Own Gnome
Giveaway: Perle cotton
Check out the awesome giveaway over on Janet Perry‘s Nuts About Needlepoint. She says,
… Read More...I have a big bag of perle cotton in full skeins to give away. There are 32 skeins of #5 in many different colors
Buttonhole in crewel
Kim of a dork with a needle gives us a close-up look at some uses of buttonhole stitch in crewelwork. A slight variation in thread weight or length or width of stitch produces dramatically different textures. See her beautiful, photo-filled … Read More...
Lentil stitch in context
What became of Nat‘s improvised lentil stitches. This! Oh, my goodness. I can’t stop looking at this work, and it’s not even finished yet. See more at her the smallest forest blog post.