Cereal mascots at the Last Breakfast sculpture by Brian Stuckey. So. Awesome. See photos from the making of this awesomeness HERE. And buy the print HERE. via Super Punch.
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Tutorial: Playhouse table cover
Mama Crafts shows how she turned her dining room table into a fabulous playhouse for her daughter. She created a cover sized to fit the table exactly, and then added windows and doors and appliques to make it feel like … Read More...
Tutorial: Use zippers to create unique wall art
Susan from Living With Punks shares a tutorial at Momtastic showing how to use zippers to create unique wall art. This is such a fun idea! And because zippers are available in such a wide range of colors, you can … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a messenger bag boys will love
Vanessa from Punkin Patterns joins in the Celebrate the Boy fun with a tutorial showing how she made this super cool messenger bag for her son. But just because it’s made for a boy doesn’t mean it’s plain or boring. … Read More...
Winner of Sewn With Love by Fiona Bell
Thank you for all of your comments entering the Sewn With Love giveaway! I enjoyed reading about all of the different garments that you remember from your childhood.
One of my all-time favorite childhood garments was a verrrry 1980’s … Read More...
Recycle Old Wax Into Chunk Candles
Chunk candles are one of the most fun, colorful and forgiving candles to make. They’re also perfect for recycling leftover wax or reusing candles that have not worked out.
I found this video tutorial for making a chunk candle on … Read More...
Recipes for the Oscars
Find 18 recipes inspired by the Oscars nominees HERE at babble, like these Franco-stein stuffed peppers for James Franco, Harry Potter pasties, or Mother’s Day smoothies for The Kids are Alright. I feel like there is so much more … Read More...
Martha cross-stitches
For the March issue of Martha Stewart’s Living magazine, her crafty minions (known as The Crafts Dept.) forayed into cross-stitch. The upshot: a rockin tutorial for beginners, free patterns for some charming silhouette images and simple alphabets, and ideas … Read More...
Saffron Craig’s Bird Tree fabric range: Birds, trees and blossoms
Totally cute bird fabrics from Saffron Craig. I love this top down view one!
Saffron Craig’s Bird Tree fabric range: Birds, trees and blossoms.
The importance of stitch direction
Does it matter whether you stitch right-to-left or left-to-right? Mary Corbet says it does. Find out why from her Needle ‘n’ Thread blog post.
Recycle green bottles into the perfect St. Patrick’s Day decorations
Over at Malia’s blog, Yesterday on Tuesday there are a whole bunch of great ideas for transforming green glass bottles into charming and festive shamrock themed decorations perfect for St. Patrick’s day. Check out the great St. Patrick’s Day recycled … Read More...
Free sampler charts: Sins and virtues
Kell of Kincavel Krosses follows up her individual Seven Deadly Sins charts with a pair of free samplers: Seven Deadly Sins and Seven Heavenly Virtues. You know you want them!
Flaming Strawberry Margaritas
I missed National Margarita Day yesterday (sorry), but I can’t resist sharing these amazing flaming strawberry margaritas from babble. Find the recipe HERE. They were inspired by one of my favorites, Sprinkle Bakes. (Remember these?)
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Oscar Cookie Basket
Check out this amazing Oscar cookie themed basket from Bundles of Cookies (ie where I learned to decorate cookie so many years back). Find it HERE.
Stitchy tutes
The web is full of tutorials for basic and fancy embroidery stitches. If you’re new to embroidery or could use a refresher, check these out:
(1) Woven picots from Sarah Whittle
(2) Coral stitch from Carina’s Craftblog
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Tutorial: Rounded Quilt Corners
Jennifer from That Girl…That Quilt shows how to make rounded corners on a quilt. The secret is cutting the binding on the bias, something she knows a new quilter might not know. She also claims a particular tool helps her … Read More...
Pink and blue clouds for twin’s quilts
Erica at The Polka-dot Umbrella used the tutorial Rainbow Bunting Baby Quilt by Cheryl at A Pretty Cool Life to make two baby quilts but put her own spin on them. She followed the tute to make the bunting but … Read More...
Chanel Inspired Wedding
Nothing says classic elegance like Chanel and this stunning wedding photo shoot captured at Style Unveiled will take your breath away! Visit the site for all the details and more gorgeous photos!
Give me Liberty prints
Now where in the United States can you get a selection of Liberty of London prints like this? Nowhere that I know of, but if you are in Australia you are fortunate. You can visit Patchwork on Central Park who … Read More...
Needles for newbies
If you’re new to needlework, you may not yet realize that needles are not created equal. Betsy of She Twinkles gives a quick rundown of the most-used types of needles. See her post.