Benita at Chez Larsson takes you on a mini tour of her studio space, showing how her craft supplies are organised in drawers. Click here to go to her post.
Free pattern: Cotton Candy Kitty softie
The folks at Sew4Home share a free pattern and tutorial for making their Cotton Candy Kitty softie. They made theirs from minky fabric, so it’s super soft and cuddly. Get the pattern and tutorial.
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Tutorial: Tab Tunic Shirt
Caroline from Sew Together shows how to combine a plain t-shirt with a fun cotton woven print to create the Tab Tunic Shirt. She uses the cotton print to make a contrast yoke at the neck and tabs on the … Read More...
Project: Easter Bunny Card
Tutorial: Folded fabric strap
Vanessa Kirsch from Kirschbits shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a folded fabric strap. I love this method for making a strap because it doesn’t involve having to turn a super long skinny tube inside out. … Read More...
Free pattern: Floppy eared Bunny Purse
Deborah Raymond from Wonderwoman Creations shares a free pattern and tutorial for making this cute floppy-eared bunny purse. The long bunny ears become the straps of the purse. Sooo cute!! Get the pattern and tutorial.
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Easter Egg Decorating Ideas: Crafts
Turn decorated Easter eggs into crafts and decor with this roundup HERE at All You. Shown are Easter egg vases, garland, and menu cards.
Freebie: Fillable Vintage Labels
Not only are these printable labels free, but you can type your own text in! Click here to download from Worldlabel.com
Tutorial: Scrappy Spring Tree
Two Girls…Being Crafty shares the directions for making this tree with patterned paper leaves. Click here to go to the tutorial on Everyday Mom Ideas.
Inspiration du Jour – Just Chalkin’
Just Chalkin’ by Saracicle
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6 Great Ideas for Potted Plants
It’s definitely spring. One day it’s cold, the next day it’s warm, snow, rain, clouds, sun. While it’s not warm enough here to start planting outside yet, the birds are definitely chirping and building nests and some of the bulbs … Read More...
Kiln Pointers from Paragon
Flipping through the newest issue of Glass Patterns Quarterly, which I picked up in Glass Craft and Bead Expo the other day, I saw a great article on the Thermocouple, which is a very important part of everyone’s kiln. … Read More...
Embroider a clock
Check this from the Urban Threads e-newsletter:
… Read More...Watch the seconds tick by in style! This week, a shiny new tutorial will show you how to make an embroidered clock. Nope, this isn’t a crazy feat of hooping … just get
Tutorial: Sock dog softie
Sarah from Create Studio shares a tutorial showing how to make this sweet little puppy dog softie out of a man’s sock. This is SO SO cute! Get the tutorial.
[photo from Create Studio]
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Janet’s free April calendar
Get the free April desktop calendar featuring the stitchery of Janet M. Davies of JMD Designs. Get the download.
Tutorial: French-knot pillow
Megan of The Crafty CPA creates a rockin home accent with a bit of fabric, some two-color yarn, and a few French knots. And she’s sharing her technique with us! See the tute.
Tutorial: Toddler’s ruffle skirt in 30 minutes
Malory from Snips and Spice made this cute little ruffled skirt for her 1-year-old niece, and shares a tutorial showing how she did it. This is a quick sewing project. She was able to make one in just 30 minutes … Read More...
THE ROYAL WINNER IS ANNOUNCED
If you’ve been following this Giveaway, you can see that we have many Royal Lovers, but one shines above the rest. And, the numbers and random drawing (really!) confirmed this. The winner of this cute book is ********
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Tutorial: Framing needlework
Debra of All About Me shows us how to frame needlework using self-adhesive mounting board. See her tute.
Helping Japan Auctions
I’m so happy to see bids coming in already for the Needlework blog’s Helping Japan auctions! The deadline is not until 11:59 p.m. (Central USA time), April 7, so you still have time to participate. Here are the Needlework listings:… Read More...