Purple Onion stamps has some super duper cute new stamps from designer Stephanie Ackerman, pretty flowers, birds, banners and more. Click here to see all the new stamp designs and then be sure to check out their blog for loads … Read More...
Easy butterfly seam treatment
Vivienne of Anlabyhouse blog shows us the simple steps to creating a charming butterfly seam treatment. See her post.
And many thanks to KERRYKATIECAKES for pointing out this find.
Coffee Sleeve Mini Album | Bursts of Creativity
Melissa Thiesse made this coffee themed minibook for a friend using the cardboard coffee sleeves for Starbucks. This is another of her Thrifty Thursday posts. Click here to see more
Mini albums are great little projects for using up scraps, … Read More...
MORE SUMMER FUN
Here’s another fairly simple idea for summer crochet.
http://crochetncrafts.com/summerwrapandkerchief.html
I like the idea of having a little wrap readily available if the A/C or a windy evening leave me with a chill. This would fold up easily and stash in … Read More...
Learn Moorish and corduroy stitch
Get the new, free stitch journal pages for Moorish Stitch and Corduroy Stitch from Cheryl Fall‘s needlepoint blog at About.com. Go to the post.
Free SVG Files | Sunflower and Butterfly
The BeaOriginals sites is back up and they have been posting new SVG files all week. Check out the sunflower file here, and the butterfly file here. Be sure to spend some time checking to see what else they have … Read More...
Gallery books galore!
Lark is offering another great giveaway! This time you’ll have a chance to win 20 of their gallery books:
Vintage Jewelry Design
500 Silver Jewelry Designs
500 Gemstone Jewels
1000 Rings
500 Pendants & Lockets
500 Wedding Rings
500 Earrings… Read More...
Tiny Baby Bunnies Knitting Pattern @Craftzine.com blog
Saw these tiny baby bunnies on CraftZine a few weeks ago. SO CUTE!!!
Free Digital Mini Kit | After The Rain
This mini digital kit by Jennifer Conlon (with four papers and four elements), is available for free until May 14th. Click here for more information. Click here to go to the download.
Inspiration Du Jour | The 2 Men in My Life
The 2 Men in My Life by tortagialla
tortagialla’s Gallery | tortagialla’s Blog
24 “Other” things to do with a ShamWOW cloth
We know by now you have all seen the Shamwow infomercials and more than likely you have bought your very own pack of shamwows or if you are a little thrifty – some generic imported brand from a discount store. … Read More...
International Society of Glass Bead Makers Gathering
I’ve been talking about BECon so much and even the GAS conference and have neglected to let everyone know that registration is open for the next ISGB Gathering that’s being held in Louisville, KY July 27-31, 2001. Go directly to … Read More...
Susan captures SharonB
Susan Elliott gets everything! In April, she attended CQ Adventure, a crazy-quilters’ retreat that attracted illustrious teachers from around the globe to Glastonbury, CT, USA. Among these luminaries: our beloved Sharon Boggon (SharonB of Pin Tangle), who … Read More...
Ideas for Father’s Day
Angela of CraftyGoat has a post about Father’s Day gifts from clay.
Bakery of Tarts at Candles by Chris
Don’t these sugar cookie tarts look delicious? I found them at Candles by Chris (a bakery of candles and tarts). You can customize the scent and sprinkles in your tarts to make any combination you like.
Tarts/melts are handy because … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Potluck Bowl Covers
Lindsay from The Cottage Mama guest blogs in the Color Your Summer series at KojoDesigns with a tutorial showing how to make Potluck Bowl Covers. This is such a perfect project for summer get-togethers! The fabric covers fit snug around … Read More...
Tutorial: Going-on-a-Walk patchwork bag
Krista from Thar She Sews! shares a tutorial showing how to make her Going-on-a-Walk bag. The large patchork tote has a long strap for carrying it cross body. I love it when pretty things are also practical! Get the tute… Read More...
Run your fill
If you check the Fill Stitch category in your favorite stitch dictionary, running stitch probably isn’t included. But it becomes the perfect fill stitch to show movement and add shading in Caine‘s interpretation of Covus tristis‘ tentacle design. … Read More...
Free pattern: Scallop Button Up Skirt
Nette shares a free pattern and tutorial for making this lovely Scallop Button Up Skirt. It has pockets on either side and a fitted waist. The pattern is available in one size (Burda 36) but you could easily adjust it … Read More...
Bead Star finalists
Interweave has unveiled their top finalists for the 2011 Bead Star Competition. Now you can help select the winner!
“We’re thrilled by the response to our call for entries,” said Danielle Fox, editor of Bead Star. “With nearly a … Read More...