Clare from Clare’s Place guest blogs at Me Sew Crazy with a tutorial for making a burp cloth with the words “Pardon Me” or “Excuse Me” appliqued down the front. How polite! And how cute!! Get the tute.
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FREE Felted knitting needle case pattern
I love the way this rolls up neatly so it can be tucked into a knitting tote or your purse. The color is up to you. This felted needle case features an un-felted knitted cable in a contrasting color, an … Read More...
Tutorial: Little Sneaks Shoe Deodorizer Dolls
Colleen from The Magic Bean shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make her Little Sneaks Shoe Deodorizer Dolls. They’re pretty lavender-scented fairy dolls you can slip into your athletic shoes to help fight odor. And because many … Read More...
Tutorial: Padded camera bag
Jennifer from Creating Happiness shows how to make a bag for your fancy DSLR camera. The sides are padded to help protect your investment. Dividers on the inside of the bag create snug spaces to hold your lenses. Get the … Read More...
Mexican embroidery in miniature
Hannah of enbrouderie has begun a series of posts about the collection of Dr. Faegheh Shirazi of The University of Texas at Austin. While Dr. Shirazi’s research focuses on the traditions of the Middle East, she has collected embroidery from … Read More...
Circles made easy
Debra Rutledge has posted tips on the Bernina blog about using The Sewing Revolution circle tool with sewing and embroidery. Find out more.
K’s Vineyard Candles Recycle Wine Bottles
K’s Vineyard Candles recycles wine bottles from local vineyards to create unique container candles.
First she cuts the tops off the wine bottles and sands them down. Then, K fills the bottles with scented soy wax after inserting cotton wicks … Read More...
25 Baby Shower Cakes
First Parenting.com brought us 30 great birthday cakes, then they brought us 31 more. Now, find a roundup of 25 baby shower cakes HERE, with how-tos. Shown are the baby buggy cake, rocking horse cake and baby … Read More...
Embroider with raffia
Shirlee Fassell of Needle and Hook explains a bit about using raffia in lesage. Even if you’re not into hook-embroidery techniques, you’ll enjoy the gorgeous photos of completed work. Go to her blog post.
Weave a QR code
Trekky Gets Crafty came up with a novel way for reproducing her blog’s QR code–with woven satin ribbons. So clever. See how she did it.
Free cross-stitch charts
We’ve chosen the best hand-embroidery patterns for you to attempt this week! We offer something for everyone, whether you’re a novice or a seasoned veteran. Our free cross-stitch patterns range from simple cross-stitch patterns to more complex floral and animal … Read More...
Tutorial: Anthro-inspired t-shirt refashion
Dorian from Busily Spinning Momma shows how to make a fun t-shirt refashion with assymmetrical ruffles and button placket. It was inspired by a shirt she saw at Anthropologie the previous year. The Anthro top is no longer available, but … Read More...
Potted Chocolate-Mint Pudding
These may look like darling pots of herbs, but they are really pots of chocolate-mint pudding. Find the how-tos HERE at Martha Stewart.
Video tutorial: Refashion straight cut jeans into skinny or bell bottom jeans
Lizzie B. from C & C shares a video tutorial showing how to alter a pair of jeans with straight cut legs into skinny jeans or bell bottoms. They are both fairly easy refashions, and doing them yourself means that … Read More...
Tutorial: Hanging book holder for a car
Katie from Punk Projects shows how to make a hanging book holder for a car. The fabric organizer hangs on the back of the front seat, making a great place for back seat passengers to store their books. The body … Read More...
Technique: Join quilted blocks with strips
Melody from Fibermania tried a new technique that makes creating larger quilts more manageable. She explains,
… Read More...I did the narrow connector strip method of sewing quilted blocks together and a WHOLE NEW WORLD has opened up to me now. I
Freebie: Stampavie On-Line Magazine
Stampavie has just released the July issue of their free on-line magazine, click here to flip through and see lots of gorgeous samples.
-Heather
Mailables -The Craft You Can Send
Card designs vary and are $5.00 Each
Mailables are fun to send and fun to receive. The main aim of this Family run business is to provide crafters with a creative alternative to a birthday card that can be colored, … Read More...
Free hand-embroidery patterns
Embroidery is a centuries-old art form that anybody may appreciate. There are chosen embroidered patterns to try out whether you are a novice or an expert embroiderer.
We picked patterns that were both simple to follow and fashionable. We hope … Read More...
Just How You Like It Coffee Mugs
Live in a household with multiple coffee and/or tea drinkers and or multiple coffee and/or tea drinkers with multiple fixin’s? find the Milk and Two Sugars mug HERE.