Make your own cute little shamrock stamp for St. Patrick’s Day or any time you need a little luck. Visit the Fine Craft Guild for instructions on how to make this fun stamp using cardstock and a cork.
-Heather
Free pattern: Favourite Frills skirt
This beautiful skirt looks like it walked straight off the pages of a high-end fashion magazine. But it’s actually a free pattern from Your Style Rocks! The Favourite Frills skirt was the winning entry to their Sophisticated Skirt contest, … Read More...
Don’t forget the giveaway!
Remember: We’re giving away one of Jenny Hart‘s Sublime Stitching Ultimate Embroidery Kits. Be sure to enter before 11:59 p.m. (Central USA time), Saturday, March 19.
See the description of the kit.
Or go to the entry post… Read More...
Tip: Reinking Distress Ink Pads
Melissa Samuels shares a tip for re-inking the Distress ink pads from Ranger. Click here to go to her post.
Free charts: Needlepoint
Tutorial: Memory Box
Ginger from Literally {Inspired} shows how she was inspired by a novel to create this memory box to hold her son’s memorabilia. Click here to go to the tutorial.
Giveaway from Vintage Street Market
March is National Craft Month, and Vintage Street Market is hosting a giveaway! Need some new creative supplies? Pop on over to the site and enter to win! Winner will be announced March 31st. Click here to go … Read More...
Free Celtic Knot Pattern
Get this really cool Celtic Knot pattern, knit from an icord. All you have to do is sign up for the MaddyCraft knitting newsletter, only one of the many I personally sign up for.
Go here: http://www.maddycraft.com/
Looking to chat … Read More...
The importance of thread color in quilting
Jo Leichte at Bernina Blog has this to say about selecting the thread color for quilting, It can make or break your quilt. She discusses what colors look best on low and high contrast color schemes and on to … Read More...
Painted Muffin Tin Tealight Holder Project
This painted muffin tin tealight candle holder was inspired by the garden candle holder project in The New Candle Book: Inspirational Ideas For Displaying, Using and Making Candles by Gloria Nicol.
Since I have no garden to speak of presently, … Read More...
Newsy: Mug Rug Madness event
Erin at Two More Seconds is so crazy about mug rugs she wants you to join her for 10 days of Mug Rug Madness. Starting March 21, get daily tips and tutorials for creating your own mug rug. Go HERE… Read More...
Review – 500 Gemstone Jewels
If you love jewelry, you’ll want this book! If you need inspiration in your own jewelry design, you need this book! From start to finish, 500 Gemstone Jewels
is eye candy and inspiration. When the world seems dark and ugly, … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric pots and pans for a play kitchen
Sabra from Sew A Straight Line guest blogs in the Play Eats series at Project: Project with a tutorial showing how to make fabric pots and pans. How insanely cute is that?! The knobs on the lids are made with … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Zippered pullover from a t-shirt
Cheri from I Am Momma, Hear Me Roar shows how to make a zippered pullover from a t-shirt. The zipper is exposed, which looks super cool and is also super easy to sew. And I’m loving the kanaroo pocket! She … Read More...
From my studio last week: March 14, 2011
I only got one thing actually sewn last week, and I hesitate to show it here because it’s really not exceptional. But given that I don’t have anything else, it’ll just have to do.
It’s a tunic for my … Read More...
Shamrock Pizza – St Patricks Day Idea
Ok so I know I specialize in Bath & Body – I figure pizza goes in the body so this post counts 🙂 I came across an idea @ Make The Best Of Everything for something yummy to eat this … Read More...
DIY French Themed Bathroom Accessories Tutorial
Kristen from Make The Best Of Everything shared this cute tutorial on how to make bathroom accessories for a french themed bathroom. She made a tissue holder and a soap dispenser. I think the project looks great. It was only … Read More...
Tutorial – Chunky Cowls!
Check out this tutorial on making these Easy Chunky Cowls. One made with Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick and Quick and the other with Sensations Sumptuous.
From the Smashed Peas and Carrots Blog, HERE
Looking to buy your Yarn online? Check … Read More...
Technique: Layered Stamped Backgrounds
Hop on over to the Hero Arts website and let Shari Carroll show you how to make quick but beautiful stamped layered backgrounds for your cards.
-Heather
Turn me up to 11!
Cute volume knob pin from Tatty Devine. They have tons of other cute and geeky stuff. The AAAAARGHHH necklace might be my fav.