Jenny Rohrs of CraftTestDummies sent over a link featuring 5 ways to use mini galvanized pails as wedding favors. Very cute and inexpensive! Thanks Jenny!
Technique: Distress Letterpress
Visit Gina K. Designs for a wonderful video teaching you how to ink and emboss with your Cuttlebug for a great distress letterpress background.
-Heather
Fabric Lanterns
I stumbled upon this amazing Tomato Cage Lantern while searching for July 4th crafts back from 2010…I just love the rustic look of it. Your kids will love this lantern next to their tent while partaking in the Great Backyard … Read More...
Colored Rice Centerpiece
With some adult supervision, this craft could be super fun with the kids! HEad on over to Make and Takes to learn how to turn your rice….red, white and blue!
4th of July Kids Craft Round Up
I think Independence Day crafts may be my favorite because of the vivid bright colors of red, white and blue. I love the ‘crispness’ of every craft. July 4th is a great time to teach your children about the history … Read More...
Sparkle ring tutorial
Mortira at Inspirational Beading shares a tutorial for this lovely, sparkly ring from the designers at Beads Direct. Check out her post. Mortira says this is a great way to use left-over beads and it can be completed … Read More...
Tutorial: Shabby Chic lamp shade
The talent behind Quilted Cupcake shares how she made this lovely lamp shade. The base is a mason jar full of buttons and the top is fabric scraps she wrapped around a shade frame. It would make a great addition … Read More...
Swap! Not Shop! Homeygrown Clothing Exchanges
Clothing swaps are excellent places to find great fabrics and such! Here is one coming up this weekend in the Bay Area.
Tutorials: Two bags and a tumbler
Kiera from It’s Sew Kiki shares some sewing fun that will brighten your summer. She designed three projects and shares how she made them – all of them are winners. The first is Go! Baby Summer Bag. If you … Read More...
Felted Nest Tutorial and a New Wee Bird
Karen Bailey lives in Canada and hosts her blog called “Todolwen” Her passion aside from her family is finding old things and crafting. She loves walking through antique stores and other interesting places to search for new treasures that she … Read More...
How to make recycled jar fabric scrap organizers
For a scrap fabric saver this is the perfect solution for me! And I bet you too. See how to make fabric scrap jar organizers over at Michelle’s great post featured at her blog I Like Orange Too.
Quick! Go enter!
Paige Hill of Where Women Create and Sterling Publishing has posted a review of Natalie Lymer‘s new book, Cotton Floss. And she’s running a great giveaway: a copy of the book plus copies of Where Women Create and Where … Read More...
Say it your way
Corinne of so september is offering three new fabric panels that rock my face off. Called Talking Threads, the printed images are drop-shadowed, creating a layered effect. And each can be completed with the words of your choice. Corinne says,… Read More...
Sign up to learn Sumptuous Surfaces
SharonB will offer a new session of her online course, Sumptuous Surface Embroidery, beginning July 27. (Remember…this is the class Rachel Hobson took that resulted in her creation of the award-winning High Texture Hand Embroidery of the Moon.) SharonB … Read More...
Pink and Orange Monster Dessert Table
The framed monster family pics overlooking this fabulous monster-themed pink and orange dessert table just knocked me over. What a great idea. Find all the details of the dessert table, a challenge for Celebrations at Home vendors, HERE at Spaceships … Read More...
Cereal Coated Cake Pops
And now one from yours truly: sort of odd, I know, but blame my kid. She invented these. Learn to make cereal-coated cake pops HERE at my other blog.
Umbrella Cocktail Cookies
What sold me was that the icing is flavored to match the drink! Pina colada, strawberry daquiri, mojito… Yum. Learn to make cocktail cookies with umbrellas HERE at The Enchanted Oven.
Hamburger Cake
One more from 1 Fine Cookie… it’s a burger cake! Find the step-by-step instructions to make your own hamburger cake HERE at 1 Fine Cookie.
Train Cake Tutorial
Oh how I wish my daughter was still as obsessed with trains now as she was when she was two. There was just something so charming about a girl obsessed with trains. Sigh. Enter pink and princesses. Alas, if she … Read More...
Tutorial | July 4th Ribbon Stars
This tutorial at Martha Stewart teaches you how to make these ribbon stars. You can then use the stars to make a garland or as toppers for straws, or on your scrapbooking projects!
Click here to go to the tutorial