Nicole from Nicole Barr & Coand Create & Delegate shows how to make this lovely fabric lotus bloom. Get the tutorial.
[photo from Create & Delegate]
The mystery of embroidered eggs
Holy smokes! Look what Mary Corbet found: ribbon embroidery on eggshells! Really. Stitched right through the shells. How? Read more and see more photos at Mary’s Needle ‘n’ Thread blog post.
Learn about DMC Threads
Get a rundown of DMC embroidery threads at the DMC Thread’s Blog. The post notes, “Threads are the single most important part of any needlework project, and there are so many choices…not just color choices, but threads … Read More...
Tutorial: Simple gathered skirt
Dana from MADE shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a girl’s simple gathered skirt. Don’t let the word “simple” fool youl, though. These skirts are also super cute, especially when made out of bright, colorful fabrics … Read More...
Tutorial: Needle flowers
Annekata walks us through a basic tatting technique to create these sweet needle flowers. She says they’re “fast and easy to make, perfect for gift decorations, jewelry components or hair pins.” See her tute.
Embroidering disappointment
This amazing work is by Gina Dawson. Her blog post explains,
… Read More...These are funeral wreaths with text pulled from my personal rejection letters. I created these pieces after stitching some of my rejection letters and becoming fascinated with the
Tutorial: Princess and frog hooded towels
Mama Crafts shares a pair of tutorials for making some really sweet hooded towels. One has a princess crown appliqued on the hood, and hearts added to the top corners. The other (shown here) has a frog face on the … Read More...
Publish your pet project
Here’s your chance to get published in Pat Winter‘s lovely Crazy Quilt Gatherings magazine. A post on her blog says,
… Read More...Have you crazy quilted something for a pet? Would you like to see your crazy quilted pet project
Free Printable: Candy Bar Wrappers
Perfect for wedding or party favors, find free edit-able candy wrapper printables HERE at Intimate Weddings.
Carrot Jelly Bean Cake
I admit to mentally calculating how long it’d take to decorate this “carrot” cake with orange jelly beans. But worth it, yes? Find the cake HERE at too blessed to be stressed and the instructions HERE.
{Tutorial} 100 Wedding Invites in a Weekend!
Wow! Zoe Beer sent in a link to her recent card making marathon chronicled on her blog The Making Spot. She created 100 wedding invitations in a single weekend {with a little help from her mum!} Click here to … Read More...
Project: Stamped Box
Find instructions on how to make this stunning stamped paper mache’ box by Tammi Wilson over at the Stampendous website.
-Heather
Cooking with Mrs. Beeton « The Queens Scullery
Excellent heart shaped blancmange from SJ at The Queen’s Scullery. Go check out her site to see her (and the other contributors) adventures with Victorian-era cooking.
Wedding Details: Baby’s Breath
Twinkie Xanax Cupcakes, An Homage to a Queen, and a Giveaway
All in one post over at Sweetology! Check out these Xanax cupcake toppers made from Twinkies (oh Twinkies, is there anything you can’t become?), as inspired by the awesomeness over at one of my favorite sites, Confessions of a Cookbook … Read More...
Paintbox Quilt-Along still on
Elizabeth Hartman at Oh Fransson! says there’s no deadline for joining her Paintbox Quilt-Along. I’ve seen Paintbox quilts across the blogosphere and love them all. Get details for joining and making your own Paintbox Quilt here.
Cake and Cookie Decorating Resource in the UK
Over on my other blog I get a lot lot lot of questions from overseas readers (I’m in the US, so “overseas” meaning “not in the US”) about where to find supplies. Recently I had a reader from South America … Read More...
From my studio last week: April 4, 2011
My sewing plans for last week included a home dec tutorial and a little something for myself. That plan only partially worked out.
The home dec item was the ridiculous TV Tutu that I shared with y’all on April Fools’ … Read More...
FREE pattern, Molly’s Sketchbook: Felt Hot Pads
This is such a good idea to keep our tabletops free from hot pan scorch marks. Sometimes “The Purl-Bee” gets a new product in that is so universally adored by their entire staff of Purl Soho that they know … Read More...
How to make a modern art style decorated gift bag and bow
Over at Alexa’s blog The Swell Life there is a swell tutorial on how to use recycled magazine pages to transform a plain gift bag into this modern art style one.