Somewhere along the line, you may begin to accumulate a lot of Fimo clay. Since I no longer live in the city I tend to stock up when I luck out and get to visit a Michaels. Or I order … Read More...
Beeswax Candles from Three Sisters Farms
Three Sisters Farms produce beeswax candles, soap and skin care products.
There are no fragrances or additives necessary with beeswax candles, because they smell sweet naturally. As a bonus, beeswax doesn’t drip or smoke much either.
Their candles are reasonably … Read More...
Weekend Hats!
Weekend Hats 25 Knitted Caps
, Berets, Cloches, and More and what a fun collection! If you’ve ever dreamed of making a hat for yourself, or anyone else, you definitely have to check out this book!
Along with top designers … Read More...
DIY Fabric Feathers {3 Ways}
Feathers can be used in so many ways for your wedding. Ez of Creature Comforts teaches you how to make feathers from fabric and then fashion them into a boutonniere, wedding favors, and hair accessories. Get all the details at … Read More...
Tutorial: Quick and easy hot pad
Skip To My Lou shares a tutorial for making a quick and easy hot pad. The project comes in three variations: a super easy version with all three layers sewn together and turned right side out, a version with bound … Read More...
Tutorial: Rolled and scalloped felt flower
Jill from My Heart Is Yours shows how you can make this lovely flower out of a circle of felt. The felt is cut, scalloped, and rolled into the small dimensional bloom. They’re cute as singles, but also would be … Read More...
Fall 2011 Sockupied! Only From Interweave!
I totally forgot to tell you about this latest incredible ebook! It’s awesome. It’s downloadable. It’s all about socks and it’s from Interweave!
- That’s right, Sockupied
, Fall 2011. - 5 Sock Patterns!
- Sock RX (how to save your socks).
- Top
Tutorial: Sugar On Top chef’s hat for kids
Kelly from Sewing In No Man’s Land shares a tutorial for making a kid-sized chef’s hat. Her examples of it sewn up in bright, girly fabrics are soooo cute, but it would also be cute out of more boy-friendly fabrics … Read More...
Maddy Craft’s Newest Pattern….
Felt Birdie Ornaments DIY
Since it is 95 degrees here I thought a pretty white birdie Christmas ornament would be refreshing. NOT! But, I can dream! Birdie Ornaments make your tree look special and unique and you’ll have a blast using your creativity to … Read More...
Project: Stamped and Die Cut Card
One of my favorite things to do on my cards lately is combine stamping with die cutting, it opens up worlds of possibilities of mixing and matching. Shari Carroll shares a beautiful card on the Hero Arts website combining stamps … Read More...
New Milady to Stitch
Not only do I just love stitched ladies, I also love it when they have names like Milady of Spring. You may already have this lady in your stash – and if you do, you will certainly want to … Read More...
Capturing the motion
Salley Mavor explains how the title animation was created for her Rabbitat film. See her blog post.
New Strange Dolls
Beth Robinson has many recent additions to her Strange Dolls line of art dolls. These Day of the Dead wall dolls are just one marvelous example. Go to her blog post for a preview of all the newbies.
Ed. … Read More...
Peek over Susan’s shoulder
Catch up with Susan Elliott‘s progress on her Breakfast at Tiffany’s crazy-quilt/stumpwork block. And find out where Audrey got that figure! Go to Susan’s Plays with Needles blog post.
Looking for books on Stumpwork Embroidery? Then check … Read More...
Lace cuff bracelet
Take a look at the lacy cuffs from Itunube. The website says each one is like an “elegant drawing on the skin” due to their lacy nature. I agree with that analogy and find them very delicate and pretty. … Read More...
Mourning by stitching
Sherri Lynn Wood‘s work continues on her communal mourning project in which names of American and Allied soldiers and Iraqi civilians who have died in the war in Iraq are hand stitched on coffin shaped patches and appliquéd onto … Read More...
Beaducation DVD class goes to…
Amy R.! Thanks to everyone for playing. Be sure to take a look at all the tools, supplies, kits, and classes (like the new one shown above for making stamped charms) at Beaducation!
Book: Give and Take Fabric Applique
I’m intrigued by the technique described in this book, Give and Take Fabric Applique
by Canadian authors Daphne Greig and Susan Purney Mark. They say this about it,
… Read More...A two-for-one technique that makes tricky shapes super easy to appliqué. …This
Great Candy and Jewelry Mold Finds
Check out this find from the Hostess with the Mostess blog: a unique collection of candy and jewelry molds from the etsy shop Mold Shop. Shown is the chocolate skeleton key as seen in the Vintage-Style Haunted Halloween party … Read More...