Gwen from Gwenny Penny guest blogs in the Button Down Rehab series at My Own Road with a tutorial showing how to turn the sleeves of a button down shirt into a fun new purse for yourself. The tutorial uses … Read More...
Blue Candy Apples
Candy apples in one of my favorite color combinations: blue and red. Learn to make blue candy apples HERE at Tidy Mom.
Tutorial: Oval bathmat with ric rac trim
Cloud 9 Fabrics shares a set of instructions for making this oval bathmat with ric rac trim. Theirs is made out of some of their lovely fabric, of course. The Fishbone print, to be exact. Go to Cloud 9 Fabrics … Read More...
Fruit Pops for the 4th
Healthy, super cute and on a stick (well, technically, straw)? Perfection in my eyes. Learn to make fruit pops for the 4th of July HERE at Bakers Royale.
Shop: Digi Doodle
Digi Doodle’s carries a nice variety of digital stamps, lots of sweet images with a touch of romance and elegance. Check out there stamps here and a nice gallery full of samples here.
Card sample by Julie at Julie’s … Read More...
Pies in a Jar for the 4th
Make classic cherry and blueberry pie for the 4th of July… but tiny, with stars and in jars. Learn to make ’em HERE at babble.
Free Printable Jar Labels
…and cute, retro, unique, fun labels to boot. Twelve of them. Free. Canning? Download a free printable for your jars HERE at Sabjimata.
Book Review – Knitting Scarves With A Loom
From time to time, I take a break from crocheting to make something on a circle loom
. One of the few things I’ve ever won in my life was a set of the colorful plastic looms made by Provo … Read More...
Freebie | SVG Pinwheel File
Get ready for The 4th of July with this free SVG pinwheel file from BeaOriginal. It’s great for the holiday and all summer long. Click here to go to the download. Check out more SVG files and bundles over … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Morning Routine
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Rocker Cool Wedding Inspiration
Bold pops of color and handcrafted newspaper details add edgy flair to this inspiration shoot featured at The Sweetest Occasion! Click here for the full story.
DS in LA | Improvisational Patchwork workshop
Jenny from exit through the thrift shop shows off the blocks members of the LA Modern Quilt Guild made at the Advanced Improvisational Patchwork workshop led by Denyse Schmidt. Are you kidding me? I’m happy for them but really, … Read More...
Jenny attended Woad Workshop in L.A.
Jenny Ryan from exit through the thrift shop guest posted at CRAFT blog to talk about her adventures in learning to woad. She attended a Woad Workshop in Los Angeles, the first one French General has put on in the … Read More...
And The Winner Is………………Grateful Body Competition
Thank you to all who entered out recent giveaway from Grateful Body Skincare . Competition is now closed and I am happy to announce the lucky winner as………. drumroll please………..A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to Stephanie S. I have emailed you to … Read More...
The Cost of Running Your Kiln from the Glass Community
Gail Stouffer over at Wired Designs and kilnfrog.com posted this bit of info that I’m sharing with you today. Anyone that runs a kiln or two or three or more wants to know how much it costs to run it … Read More...
Giveaway from Pure Integrity Soy Candles
If you’re looking for a clean burning, highly scented candle that lasts, Pure Integrity Soy Candles might be for you.
Teresa and her husband Jeff Schumacher teamed up to start their candle making business in their kitchen. They later expanded … Read More...
Stitch a sweet berry
While She Naps shows us how to make her version of a sweet felt strawberry. I love the seed-bead seeds. See her tute.
Park your thread
Zoe of The Making Spot explains how to speed up color changes in needlework by “parking” your thread. See her post.
Learn jacquard stitch
Cheryl Fall of About.com shares a new Stitch Journal page for jacquard stitch. She says, “The Jacquard Stitch is a needlepoint filling stitch worked in diagonal, stepped rows of both broad and narrow stitches.” Learn this beautiful technique. Go to … Read More...
Art that frames the art
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread gives us a look at some astonishing antique beaded mats for art. So gorgeous. Get the details and see more photos at Mary’s blog post.