Adithi’s Amma Sews shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a pair of Dhoti pants (or cowl pants) in kid or adult sizes. Full pleats from an angled waistband create a lovely cowl effect across the front … Read More...
Watermelon Cookies on a Stick
Just yesterday I put “watermelon wedges on a stick” on my list of foods to serve at my kid’s birthday party, like a jerk. I’m pretty sure my kid would rather I put these on the list: Watermelon wedge cookies … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a baby’s baseball hat from an outgrown baby onesie
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy shows how to upcycle an outgrown baby onesie into a pint-sized knit baseball hat. Squeeeeal! This is so cute, and SO brilliant! Any embellishment on the onesie becomes a unique embellishment on the little hat. … Read More...
Tutorial: Quick and easy fabric headband
Nicole from House of Huddleston shows how quick and easy it is to make a fabric headband. It’s made from small pieces of fabric, so it’s a great scrapbusting project. Get the tute.
[photo from House of Huddleston]
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Project: Stamped Heart Hanger
Visit the Whiff of Joy blog for an instructional video on how to make one of these pretty stamped hangers, they even include a free heart template for you to download!
-Heather
Tutorial: Flora & Fauna knit top with keyhole neck
Jess from Craftiness Is Not Optional helps out with Sewing With Knits Monday (cohosted by Noodlehead and Luvinthemommyhood) with a tutorial showing how she adapted her raglan sleeed t-shirt pattern to recreate the look of a knit shirt from … Read More...
Free cross-stitch charts
Book Review – Don’t Kill the Birthday Girl Tales from an Allergic Life
I’m giving away a signed copy of Don’t Kill the Birthday Girl: Tales from an Allergic Life
, by Sandra Beasley. Who happens to be my friend. Yeah, I got to read this in manuscript form, thank you very much … Read More...
Ice Cream in a Bag
Did anyone else know you could make ice cream in a Ziploc bag? Learn how HERE at 2 Little Hooligans, from the Disney Family Fun magazine.
Tutorial: Starch-method applique
Joanna of Fig Tree & Co. has posted a tutorial on Sew, Mama, Sew! for the starch method of applique–especially handy for small pieces such as these leaves. See her tute.
Tutorial | Mini Bound Books
Crafty Nest shares this tutorial using a simple binding technique for making mini-books. Click here to go to the tutorial.
Freebie | Fried Eggs SVG File
Free fried eggs SVG file from BeaOriginal. Click here to go to the download.
Check out more SVG files and bundles over at Design Bundles
Book Review – Hot Connections Jewelry
Hot Connections Jewelry By Jennifer Chin
$22.99
If you have dabbled in beads, wire wrapping and all the other popular but over done techniques then maybe hotting it up literally with a Soldering iron might be a little bit fun.… Read More...
Inspiration du Jour | Walks on the Beach
Book Review – Sewing In A Straight Line
Sewing in a Straight Line
by Brett Bara $22.99
When it comes to sewing I am more of a dreamer than a do-er I like to admire projects, buy fabrics and dream of the day I will attempt a pattern. … Read More...
The Polymer Arts
The latest magazine to do with our obsession is… The Polymer Arts. I’m reprinting the press release I received here:
The Polymer Arts Magazine Provides Instruction, Insight, and Inspiration for the Professional and Aspiring Polymer Clay Artist
AURORA, Colorado. … Read More...
Shhh… New Secret Recipe Site
Well, now it’s all out in the open. And those out there looking for more involvement in the food blog universe best pay attention. The Secret Recipe Club is a new site from our very own Amanda, she of… Read More...
3-D Pirate Ship Cookies
And easy, too, with no decorating, only stacking. So very smart. Learn to make ’em HERE at The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle.
Free pattern: Everywear Tails dressy vest
Isn’t this vest gorgeous?? It’s called the Everywear Tails waistcoat, and it was the winning design submission in the We love the cold! contest at Your Style Rocks. And because it was the winning design, they’ve got a free pattern … Read More...
Tutorial: Make two floor cushions from one jelly roll of fabric
Val from PinkPlease! shares a tutorial at Moda Bake Shop showing how to make two awesome floor cushions out of one Jelly Roll (precut fabrics) of precut fabric. It’s a lot of piecing, but the result is sooo worth … Read More...