Aw! Check out these cute doll illustrations from the 50’s-60’s.
Children’s Books, The Doll Family — Imprint-The Online Community for Graphic Designers.
Freebie | Dandelion SVG File
Another great SVG file from BeaOriginal. A dandelion image for those Spring and Summer pages. Click here to go to the download. Check out more SVG files and bundles over at Design Bundles
Inspiration du Jour | Boop Beep
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Summer Picnic Inspiration {Weddings}
Summer is just around the corner so be sure to check out some festive summer picnic ideas over at One Lovely Day.
More Tea Party Wedding Ideas
If you liked yesterday’s post about tea inspired wedding ideas, you’ll love this feature over at Intimate Weddings! Click here for more tea themed goodness.
Gardener’s Candle Project for Children
Amy from Playing in the Dirt received this gardener candle holder as a gift. She then decided to share the project instructions for others who might want to make one for their favorite gardener.
I suppose you wouldn’t have to … Read More...
Tutorial: Summer themed throw pillows
Melissa Mortenson from Fourteen May and The Polkadot Chair made this set of fun summer-themed pillows, and she shares a tutorial showing how she did it. She shares a template for the crab and a link to the anchor template. … Read More...
Book: Beautiful Botanicals
Award winning quilter Deborah Kimbell has a new book out, Beautiful Botanicals
by C&T Publishing. Though I have not seen a copy, the front cover promises amazing eye candy and inspiration. Megan from C&T Publishing blog introduces us to the … Read More...
How to remove vomit from your carpet? A chemical free carpet fresh recipe
With the colder weather hitting Australia and the house being closed up with the heater cranked I noticed last night a bit of a smell about the place.
I know what the smell is as son number 2 (bless him) … Read More...
Tutorial: Child’s raglan sleeve t-shirt
Jess from Bits for Babyand Craftiness Is Not Optional shows how to make a child’s raglan sleeve t-shirt. This is such a cute style of shirt for boys and for girls! She first shows how to draft the pattern, … Read More...
Recyclables Worth Keeping for Kids Crafts and Lessons
Teach Mama has a great post about what types of recyclables you should keep and how they will benefit your child’s learning/craft time. You won’t believe how many great ideas this one post alone has in it. I can’t wait … Read More...
Toddler book illustrated with designer fabrics
As I read this book tonight – Sharing Time by Elizabeth Verdick – to my 2 year old grandson I noticed lots of pretty fabrics making up the character’s clothing. Some of it even looked familiar. No surprise then at … Read More...
Cave Paintings
This family is so cute, and they worked so hard on their cave paintings while learning about the Early People. Enchanted Schoolhouse is where you can find out what they used, and what books they referred to to make these … Read More...
Verena – Summer Sweets
The editors at Verena are just putting the final touches on their Summer issue and getting it ready to go to the printer(!!), but until then, they’re bringing you a few more featured knits to keep you in stitches.
This … Read More...
How to make baby footprint art for Father’s Day
What a lovely and personal idea that any father would love to get on the day we set aside to honor our Dads! See the easy tutorial Kristine posted at her blog Liberated Mind on how to make baby footprint … Read More...
Book giveaway: Color and Cloth
This week the generous folks at Kaye’s Quilting Friends will be giving away this book Color and Cloth: The Quiltmaker’s Ultimate Workbook by Mary Coyne Penders. Develop confidence in selecting fabrics for your next quilt. Contest ends June 17, 2011. … Read More...
5 Types of Felt: Felt 101 with tutorials
I hope you learn as much from this article By: Marla Canfield Clark of “Creative Dish” on FaveCrafts as I did about 5 types of felts with tutorials for each of the 5 (pictured). In this informational article, you’ll … Read More...
Frames show off fabric you cannot cut
Oh, the stash. We all have one. Or… let’s be honest, several. That teetering tower of fat quarters we couldn’t resist, the remnants from projects past, the “just in case” cuts we swore we’d use someday. If that sounds familiar, … Read More...
Tutorial: Break down a shirt for quilting
Ever wondered how to cut up a cotton shirt to get the most useable fabric from it? Wonder no more. Alix from Mamaka Mills shows how in a tutorial she just posted on her blog. Once she breaks down … Read More...
Quick Father’s Day gift – Coasters
If you have procrastinated making something for Father’s Day, you are running out of time. Staci from Crafty Staci has an answer and it only takes fabric and a bit of quilt batting or InsulBrite. Visit her post to learn … Read More...