I love the post on the Kreinik Thread Blog about the Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef exhibit that is currently on world tour. I stumbled on the exhibit by happy accident while visiting Washington, DC, on vacation in March. Kreinik’s photos … Read More...
Stitch along with Aimee
Aimee Ray is kicking off another Doodle Stitch-Along with Lark Crafts. You know this is going to rock! They’ll publish four designs in four weeks and then show you how to combine those pieces into a great project. Go … Read More...
Newsy: Amy has blocks in quilt book
Yeah for Amy from Amy’s Creative Side on having the two quilt blocks she submitted for a collaborative book accepted. Modern Blocks: 99 Quilt Blocks from Your Favorite Designers, by Stash Books will be out this fall. Visit her … Read More...
Rustic Surfboard Sign – Beach Decor
I am a lover of all things beachy when it comes to decorating. I’m also a huge fan of rustic signs. This project combines these two loves and creates a new sign that looks authentic and vintage. There isn’t a … Read More...
Freebie: Flower Doodlebat
Visit ScrapNFonts and download this adorable flower garden doodle bat for free. These make great digital stamps for coloring! Hurry, it’s only free for a limited time.
-Heather
Looking for more digital stamps? Check out the digital stamps at Design … Read More...
National Doughnut Day
Happy National Doughnut Day everyone! National Doughnut Day started in 1938 as a fundraiser for the Chicago Salvation Army for the needy and to honor women (“Lassies”) who served doughnuts to World War 1 soldiers. Find a great roundup of … Read More...
How to make scrappy fabric trimmed note pads
Kelly of the blog Blue Bird Sews sent in this link to her tutorial on how to make little note pads made with leftover scraps of fabric.
Candy Books
As one who has oft immersed herself in academia, I can’t help but appreciate the heady goodness of these edible books crafted from fruit leather and honey scented white modeling chocolate. Learn to make them HERE at Hungry Happenings.
Cupcake Liner Flowers
Gasp. That was my reaction spotting these cupcake liner flowers. Learn to make them HERE at Martha Stewart.
Hedgehogs: Needle Felting Tutorial
Heidi Boyd of “crafty inspiration” is sharing this darling Hedgehogs Needle Felting Pictorial Tutorial with us. With summer almost here many of us are looking for fun projects to do with young people and what is sweeter than is Hedgehog. … Read More...
Cakey Perry’s Sweet High Tea in the UK
In the UK? I often wish I was, seeing as I’m a total Anglophile with a not-so-secret desire to live in London. Or Oxford. Or the countryside would do just fine. But also to attend such yummy events as Cakey … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a balloon valance
Window treatments are soooo expensive to buy already made! Sharon from Sweet Pea and Pumkins shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a baloon valance with bottoms gathered up to create pretty poufs across the hem. Making … Read More...
Donut Cake Pops
Doughnuts turned cake pops? Yes, please. Find the recipe and how-tos HERE at Prunille fait son show.
Free Printable | Mini Cigar Box Template
Cathe Holden from Just Something I Made, scanned a vintage cigar box and made a printable template so that you can make a mini version as shown above. She also explains how to use the template. Wouldn’t this be … Read More...
Tutorial: Lederhosen t-shirt
Janine from Heidi in Lederhosen shows how to make a Lederhosen t-shirt. Perhaps it has something to do with the summer I spent in Austria when I was in college, but I love this sooooo much!! The appliqued Lederhosen have … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Naptime pillow lovey
Jill from Made It On Monday shares a tutorial for making a lovey that’s part pillow and part softie. It’s made from a super soft minky fabric and the body is large enough for a child to lay his or her … Read More...
Tutorial: Make skirt for yourself from fabric napkins
Angela from Superbaby and Better Together shows how to make her Napkin Skirt, named so because she got the fabric from three napkins. Two napkins are used to make the lower portion of the skirt, and a contrasting napkin is … Read More...
Review: The Stamps of Life
I recently got to try out some stamp sets from The Stamps of Life. The clear stamp sets from The Stamps of Life are made from high quality yellowing resistant photopolymer and are latex free (and are made right … Read More...
Free Printable | Dennison Labels
I love these Dennison labels! This printable by Calsidyrose on Flickr is an untouched scan of actual labels. Click here to go to the download.
Tutorial: No-sew basket liner from a tablecloth
Heather from Small Fry and Co. shows how she created liners for square baskets, no sewing reqiured. They’re actually two pieces that are tied together at the corners. She used the fabric from a tablecloth with edges that don’t ravel, … Read More...