WooooHOOOOO! I just love it when passion and talent are rewarded.
Rachel Hobson (Average Jane Crafter) won the “2D Original” category of the Etsy and NASA Spacecraft Contest with her High Texture Hand Embroidery of the Moon. … Read More...
Techniques: Using Distress Inks
Tim Holtz is a highly regarded name in the world of crafting, and he has recently shared a fascinating video on the Stampington site that showcases the many different ways you can use his Distress Inks. Distress Inks are not … Read More...
May Arts Ribbon Winner!
The response to this giveaway has been phenomenal! Thanks so much to all the entrants for their participation and great comments! The winner was chosen using a random number generator. I’m pleased to announce that the winner of 5 spools … Read More...
Winner: Sublime Stitching Kit
The winner of Jenny Hart’s Sublime Stitching Ultimate Embroidery Kit is Jo Ann Bar-El. I’ve contacted you by e-mail, and you’ll have 48 hours to respond with your snail mail address. If I don’t hear from you, we’ll do … Read More...
Book giveway: Jump-Start Your Quilting
Wendy from Ivory Spring is celebrating National Quilting Day (March 19, 2011) with a book giveaway, Jump-Start Your Quilting. She has three lovely projects in the book. See photos of her projects and get entry details for the giveaway … Read More...
Tutorial – Needle Felted Toadstool
Donni from “The Magic Onions” is offering us this sweet Needle Felted Toadstool tutorial. Every mushroom is different and lovely in nature and you can use natural colors or bright ones like Donnis’. Create your our field of unique mushrooms … Read More...
Quilt drive for Japan
The folks at Quilters Newsletter and Patchwork Tsushin magazines are calling all quilters, modern or traditional, to make a comfort quilt for those affected by the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Deadline is April 30, 2011. So all you … Read More...
How to recycle a paper towel tube into a vintage style favor pouch
Melony has joined the ranks of t he clever crafters who have made the average cardboard bathroom tissue or paper towel cardboard tube into a super cute and useful project. She posted a great tutorial on how to make vintage … Read More...
Ta Dah!: Flower Pillow
Lily from Block-A-Day made this gorgeous flower pillow to dress up an armchair. She did some needlework on a wool center, surrounded it with leaves and completed it with a soft, sweet patchwork border. Visit her post A Flower for … Read More...
Tutorial: Bandana headscarf with beaded leather ties
Sew4Home shows how to make a reversible bandana headscarf with long beaded leather ties hanging from grommets in the corners. You don’t actually have to use a bandana; any square of fabric will do nicely for this. Get the tutorial… Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl’s Bubble Ruffle Dress with bow
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy shows how she created this super cute bubble dress for a little girl. She used a onesie for the top, so it’s just a matter of making and attaching the skirt. I’m loving the big … Read More...
Freebie: Easter Printables
These Easter themed printables , plus two more, are now available from Flutterbys and Frogs. Click here to go to the download.
NOTE: On April 2nd 2012 this website appeared to no longer exist, so the links above may not … Read More...
Tutorial: Lace embellished tee
Jen from iCandy Handmade shows how to make this lace-embellished tee, inspired by one worn on Gossip Girl. It’s an easy embellishment with such pretty results. She actually shares a pair of tutorials – one for the shirt shown here … Read More...
Tutorial: Ballerina Blanket
Stephanie from Full of Great Ideas guest blogs at Today’s Top 20 with a tutorial showing how to make a special blanket for a little ballerina. Or a little girl who dreams of being a ballerina. The oversized ballerina applique … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: The Knot Headband
Katie from Notes from a Very Red Kitchen guest blogs atKojoDesigns with a tutorial showing how to make her Knot Headband. It’s a fabric headband that’s tied into a knot on the top and has elastic at the bottom … Read More...
Freebie: St. Patrick’s Day Brushes
These digital brushes should come in handy when you’re scrapping photos from last week’s St. Patrick’s Day festivities. The free download comes fromBrusheezy. Click here to go to the download.
Freebie: Family Journaling Tags
Make journaling a snap with these printable Family themed tags from Creativity Prompt. Three are titled and three are blank. Click here to go to the download.
Looking for supplies for journaling? Check these Art, Junk and writing journal supplies … Read More...
Freebie: Tennis SVG Files
This pair of tennis SVG files is available for download from BeaOriginal. The download is for two individual files. Click here to go to the download.
Check out more SVG files and bundles over at Design Bundles
Inspiration du Jour – Talking
Selecting The Perfect Sweater Size
Our friends at Lion Brand Yarn posted an article on Selecting the Perfect Sweater Size. http://blog.lionbrand.com/2011/03/17/selecting-the-perfect-sweater-size/#comments
This article outlines the most important parts of figuring out the best size sweater for you. Also links to different styles of sweaters as … Read More...