This lightweight car seat cover by a wednesday afternoon is just the thing when you’re carrying baby around in her infant car seat/carrier. It will keep the sun off of baby’s tender skin without making her too hot. Get the … Read More... “Tutorial: Sew a summertime car seat cover”
Needle felted birdies for every season and occasion by Lauren Alane
I actually found Lauren on twitter under “mosshill” and followed the links to her Flickr. Lauren lives in Florida and loves to Needle felt and sew. Lauren has been able to create the most adorable feathered friends that everyone would … Read More... “Needle felted birdies for every season and occasion by Lauren Alane”
DIY CROCHET GOODIES
I saw the crochet hooks this gal made on her website and became immediately enchanted. You will too! Lady Willow and I have been emailing and she graciously offered her tutorials for my blog. So, take advantage of this, all … Read More... “DIY CROCHET GOODIES”
Hybrid Scrapbooking with CVS Photo Center
Available online [www.cvsphoto.com] and in-store [Kodak Picture Kiosks], the Photo Center provides photo books and a number of other items that make it easy to combine digital photos with the embellishments and details of traditional scrapbooks.
Sometimes the … Read More... “Hybrid Scrapbooking with CVS Photo Center”
Wet felted vessel pictorial tutorial by Zed of the UK
Zed lives in the UK and she loves color, and textures and when she puts them together colorful textural felt is created. Zed is relatively new to felting, but it appears as if she has many felting techniques well under … Read More... “Wet felted vessel pictorial tutorial by Zed of the UK”
Tutorial: Sew a set of reversible placemats
The How To Gal shows how to make a set of reversible placemats for your table. Make a set, and make eating in a more special event. Get the how-to from The How To Gal.
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Enhance your photos with Picnik and win!
Picnik is the photo editor that gives anyone the ability to quickly and easily edit, enhance, customize and print their photos from any Internet browser, on any computer—which is an ideal tool for scrapbookers who take their photos with a … Read More... “Enhance your photos with Picnik and win!”
Tutorial: Make a valance from a tablerunner
Spool {} shares a tutorial for making a valance out of a table runner. Because the table runner is a long finished piece of fabric, the repurposing is really quite simple. Get the how-to.
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Tutorial: Sew a minky baby blanket
Tuesdays with Molly shares a tutorial for making a minky baby blanket that any high end baby boutique would be proud to carry. Get the tutorial.
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Scalp tonic for hair growth recipe
I came across a very interesting recipe for a scalp tonic to encourage new hair growth on Aromatics & More, a New Zealand-based company.
Scalp Tonic for Hair Growth
An exciting study conducted by Scottish researchers ( Archives of Dermatology… Read More... “Scalp tonic for hair growth recipe”
GIVEAWAY! a set of 15 circular knitting needles , by eknittingneedles.com
This is a real treat for my readers! Josh, of eknittingneedles.com is offering a complete set of their circular knitting needles. There are 15 gorgeous bamboo needles running from size US 0 through size US 15. I ordered a set … Read More... “GIVEAWAY! a set of 15 circular knitting needles , by eknittingneedles.com”
Seat Belt Camera Strap
Looking for a unique camera strap? Head to the junk yard and rip the seat belt out of an old car to make yourself a unique one following the pattern from Photojojo!… Read More... “Seat Belt Camera Strap”
Revitalizing bath salts recipe
In keeping with the swine flu media craze sweeping the country, try out this Revitalizing Recovery Bath Salts recipe Stay healthy and well!
This is an excellent bath for those feeling achy or have the flu. Also excellent for those … Read More... “Revitalizing bath salts recipe”
Transform A Men’s Shirt Into A Dress
Looking for a new dress for your favorite little girl this summer? Grab one of her dad’s (or your brother’s or your husband’s) shirts, and follow the suggestions laid out on MADE to make your own version of this adorable … Read More... “Transform A Men’s Shirt Into A Dress”
Free Pattern – Cottage Tea Cozy
I know you love your tea cozies! Here’s a really cute one, in the shape of a cottage. Imagination is key here, you could do just about anything with this pattern, and it’s free!
From Craftbits, here:
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Ways to get children reading
I love this list of 50 ways to get children to read from Read Aloud.
I think the first one is especially important:
Make a love of reading be your most important education goal for your children. Children who love … Read More... “Ways to get children reading”
Free pattern: Tumbling blocks baby quilt
I love this bright happy quilt! It’s an original design by Jennifer Arey of Baby Breath’s Quilts blog. She uses one peiced block and rotates it four times for each row. Very clever. Go here to download it for … Read More... “Free pattern: Tumbling blocks baby quilt”
Tropical Nut Milk Bath recipe
Tropical Nut Milk Bath from Make Your Cosmetics
by HTN President Donna Maria
This simple yet refreshing recipe smells heavenly in a soothing bath soak and, since it contains no oil, it does not leave a ring around the tub. … Read More... “Tropical Nut Milk Bath recipe”
Tutorial: Bead curtain with a modern twist
The bead curtain goes from groovy to modern with this project by Moda Bake Shop. Long strands of plastic beads are replaced by ribbons of fabric (from a jelly roll, of course) with wooden beads strung here and there. … Read More... “Tutorial: Bead curtain with a modern twist”
Surprise book giveaway for the UK only! Simple Needlefelt by Jayne Emerson
Jayne Emerson, the author of this book has graciously consented to give one of her copies of “Simple Needlefelt” for this giveaway. She lives in the UK and we all realize that shipping out of our country is not that … Read More... “Surprise book giveaway for the UK only! Simple Needlefelt by Jayne Emerson”