Make your own blackberry fruit leather HERE at Bloom, Bake and Create. And find more information on dehydrating from this earlier post Bloom, Bake and Create.
How to thread a beading needle
Jane of The Chilly Hollow Needlepoint Adventure has some excellent tips about beading needles and how to thread them. See her post.
Graduation Push Pops
As a recent push pop convert myself (see?), I adore this clever idea for decorating push pop containers
: graduation caps. Find the how-tos HERE at Frog Prince Paperie.
9 Kitchen Crafts
If you follow my other blog, Crafts by Amanda, you know that I have been making lots of different projects for my kitchen. The spice rack listed below (#1) is my latest, but I’ve been collecting several kitchen project links … Read More...
Inspiration: Ladysnail
What can you do with fabric yo-yos? Deb of The Imagination of Ladysnail sees them as manes for her little lion brooches. Awesome! I think I may even spy a few pirate lions in the crowd. Visit Deb’s blog.
How to dye buttons
Need custom-colored buttons to fit your crazy-quilt design? Dye them yourself! Rit Dye‘s site steps us through dyeing white nylon or plastic buttons. See the tute.
And many thanks to Diane Gilleland of Craftzine.com for pointing out this … Read More...
Gummi Bear Video Games
While we were an Intellivision family in the ’80s, my friend down the street had Atari, and I was obsessed with Breakout and Pac Man. So to see those classics now in Gummi form, well, it brings a tear to … Read More...
Tutorial: Felt ice cream cone softie
Stephanie from Toastie Studio shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make felt ice cream cone softie. Cute, cute, cute!! This would be so much fun for pretend picnics and play kitchens! Get the how-to.
Looking for … Read More...
Tutorial: Colorful drawstring pouch with contrast-y casing
LiEr from ikat bag guest blogs at Homespun Threads with a tutorial showing how to make a drawstring pouch. The casing is sewn on the outside from contrast-y fabric, which gives it a neat pop of color. Get the tutorial… Read More...
Tutorial: Zipper strap summer top
Janine from Heidi in Lederhosen shows how to make this awesome summer top. The asymmetrical strap is made from a partially unzipped zipper. LOVE this! I am seeing my zipper stash in a whole new light. Get the tutorial.
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Project: Stamped Door Hanger
Make a pincushion cake
You can make this adorable tiered-cake pincushion. The pattern and instructions are free from DMCThread’s Blog. Go to the blog post for the link to the pattern.
DMC Thread Blog no longer exists please check out DMC’s website directly.
ST LOUIS CROCHET CLUB APRIL, 2011
Here’s a late report of the show n’ tell at the last meeting of the St. Louis Crochet Club. We are a diverse group and we welcome knitters, weavers, and those who do other sorts of needle arts in addition … Read More...
Tutorial: 4-piece outfit from an outgrown denim dress
Craft Passion shows how to recycle a child’s outgrown denim dress into a fabulous 4-piece outfit. By cutting the dress at the middle, you can create a cropped denim vest and a short denim skirt with a ruffled hem. You … Read More...
Tomato Head
Oh, silly tomato. Learn to make him HERE at Family Fun.
Tutorial: Cross-stitch on waste canvas
Zoe of The Making Spot shows us step-by-step how to add cross-stitch to any project using waste canvas. See the tute.
You go girl! Beading to Beat Autism
Fourteen-year-old Michala Riggle is already a well established fund-raiser and beader. At the tender age of ten, she managed to raise $300,000 in six months with beaded bracelets!
Michala’s mission all started back in 2006. Her youngest brother, Evan, has … Read More...
Make Chunk Candles & Recycle Old Wax
I had some leftover wax and decided to melt it down and pour it into cookie sheets lined with wax paper to make chunks.
The red was a little thick, but I was able to break the blue and yellow … Read More...
Free pattern: Mini-tent for dolls or stuffed animals
Kerry from Kid Giddy shares a free pattern and tutorial at Sew, Mama, Sew! for making this mini-tent. The itty bitty fabric tent is 11 1/2″ x 11 1/2″, perfect for stuffed animals or dolly campouts. How cute is that! … Read More...
6 DIY Creative Photo Displays
I am always looking for fab photo displays to share with you. I’m all for the ban of 8×10 framed school pictures lining the hallway. Show me the creative displays, that’s what I want to see! Here’s a handful of … Read More...