Anne Weil from flax & twine guest blogs at Poppytalk with a tutorial showing how to make this cute upcycled Easter egg bunting. The pennants are made from recycled chipboard with bits of scrap fabric sandwiched between. Get the how-to… Read More...
Make Some Burlap Napkin Rings
It’s almost Easter, time to dress up the table before company arrives. My friend Jen over at Tatertots and Jello has a fabulous tutorial for dressing up dollar store napkin rings with burlap and jewelry embellishments. I found some napkin … Read More...
Popcorn Baby Shower Favor
Find the how-tos for making this cute and unusual white chocolate popcorn baby shower favor HERE at Scissors and Spatulas. (The “Ready to Pop” popcorn boxes are from Hobby Lobby.)
Looking for some amazing Popcorn flavors? Check out these yummy … Read More...
Panda Pancakes
Look what Amanda found! Panda pancakes. Find this cuteness and learn to make them HERE at Dollar Store Mom.
Marquee Cake…with Working Lights
I’ve never mixed electrical things with baked goods outside of my oven and mixer, so this kind of feat is beyond me, but Amanda of How I Roll With It figured it out, and made step-by-step photos so you can, … Read More...
Tutorial: Heart Bokeh Filter
Rebekah from A Bit of Sunshine takes you through the steps for making a bokeh filter for your camera lens. Click here to go to the tutorial.
Giveaway: My Shadow Box Creation
Stephanie Howell is giving away one of these shadow boxes from My Shadow Box Creation. She also shows how she used it to capture memories of her newborn twins. Entries close this Friday, April 22nd 2011. Click here to go … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour – Enjoy Life
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Cricut Creations: Bridesmaid Cards
Karisa of fave crafts sent in this link to the hot-off-the-presses “will you be my bridesmaid” cards she made with the Cricut Expression 2. Adorable! View the tutorial here, and don’t forget to register for your chance to win … Read More...
7 Million Candles Recalled Because of Fire Risk
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall on over seven million tea lights sold by Chesapeake Bay Candle and Modern Light.
The tea lights sold at Target, Wegmans and Marshalls cost between $1.00 and $12.00. You can … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Anthropologie-inspired dress for baby
Kirstin & Jordan from KojoDesigns guest blog in the Sincerest Form of Flattery series at Craftiness Is Not Optional with a tutorial showing how to make this fabulous baby dress. It’s inspired by a similar – but much larger – … Read More...
Tutorial: Simple scarf for spring
Mariska from No Time To Be Bored shows how to make a simple scarf for spring. It’s a quick, easy project and would look great paired with a plain tee. Get the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Make your own bias tape
It’s no secret that I love trimming my projects with bias tape. And even better than the packaged bias tape that you buy in the store is the stuff you make yourself. The store is limited to just a handful … Read More...
Help Cindy find a source
We got this interesting note from Cindy Madsen of Bagatelle Patterns:
… Read More...We are trying to reprint a pattern that was custom printed originally by McCalls in 1996. It included a large sheet of transfer embroidery patterns. McCalls will reprint the
Tutorial: Sewing a perfect circle q-block
Claudia from Modern Sewing and Quilting shares her secret for making a perfect circle quilt block. I cannot wait to try her technique, freakin’ brilliant. Go to TUTE.
Trunk Revamp: Before and After
I’m not sure why I’ve been holding on to this for so long. I have many project links that I save and mean to feature, but there’s only so much time in each day. So today, I’m randomly going through … Read More...
Blog tour for Fanciful Stitches, Colorful Quilts
Carolyn from ctpubblog.com wants us to join the blog tour for Laura Wasilowski’s new book Fanciful Stitches, Colorful Quilts
. Each host will be giving away a copy of the book. Go HERE to read more. Next one is April … Read More...
Free Easter border from Janet
Janet M. Davies of JMD Designs designed and hand-stitched these sweet eggs as a border on an Easter tablecloth. Beautiful! If you’d like to adapt this idea for your own holiday table, you can borrow the designs. They’re free on … Read More...
Tutorial: Bunny Hop Pillow
Amy from Ameroonie Designs shows how she made this delightfully pretty Bunny Hop Pillow. She uses reverse applique for the bunnies and piecing for the borders. Get the know-how HERE.
Romantic bracelet tutorial
Bev at Flamingo Toes posted a tutorial for making this romantic and ruffled bracelet. See how easy it is to make yours with her instructions and detailed photos! Bev originally posted this tutorial as a Valentine’s bracelet. I think it … Read More...