In honor of her 500th follower, Melissa Thiesse from Bursts of Creativity is giving away a pack of ephemera and vintage papers. Entries close Thursday March 10th at 11:50 pm EST.
Click here to go to the giveaway.
CG Giveaway winner: Quilter’s Home magazine
Thanks to each and every one of you who entered my Craft Gossip Contest – all to celebrate National Craft Month. The prize, a Gift Subscription (one year 6 issues) to Quilter’s Home magazine, goes to lucky Commenter … Read More...
Tutorial: Child’s shopping cart from a walking toy
Beth from Lemon Cadet and Project: Project shows how to make what may very well be the cutest pretend shopping cart. Ever. She made it from a wooden walking toy that her child had outgrown. She kept the frame and … Read More...
Tutorial: Child’s drawstring backpack
Malory from Snips & Spice shows how to make a child’s drawstring backpack. This is a quick, easy project. So quick, in fact, that she made four of them – one for each of her friend’s children so they could … Read More...
Tutorial: Potli bag, a traditional Indian drawstring pouch
Adithi’s Amma from Adithis Amma Sews guest blogs at Saturday Mornings with a tutorial showing how to make a Potli Bag, simple drawstring bag traditionally made from brocade or silk and used by royalty. They’re still popular today among the … Read More...
Tutorial: Mini Gift Bags
From photo to art quilt
I Am, I Said took her inspiration from a photo to make this art quilt she calls Carousel. I love it! Visit her POST to see a close-up.
Technique: Cup Stamping
Yup, that’s right, ink the edge of a paper cup and stamp with it, makes a perfect circle. This clever idea comes from Melony Bradley, click here to visit her blog for more details.
-Heather
Article: Finding the Right Light
Amanda from Kevin and Amanda shares how she chooses the perfect light for taking photos in her kitchen. She shows how she positions objects to be photographed depending on the time of day. Click here to go to the article.
CHRISTMAS IN FEBRUARY – PART TWO – IT’S ALL RONNIE
We don’t know what Ronnie gave away for Christmas because we think she brought it all to show us – and to give us! She is so prolific. She made herself a Zen Jacket (Doris Chan)
Ronnie also shared the … Read More...
Freebie: Four-Leaf Clover Printable and Tutorial
Download a printable sheet of four-leaf clovers and follow along as Michelle Houghton teaches you how to colour them in with Copic markers to make this card.
Click here to go to the tutorial on Get it Scrapped.
Inspiration du Jour – Love
Love by Yukiko Ochi | Her gallery | Her blog
Good Clean Fun
Looking for something fun for the kids to do come bathtime thanks to Homemade Mamas not only will the kids get clean but they will have fun whilst doing so. You could jazz up this simple recipe by adding some … Read More...
Tutorial: Basic cutwork
Maya of Little Treasures has posted a tutorial for basic cutwork embroidery. See her post on whip up blog.
Inspiration: DIY Ganesha DeriDolls
A teeny tiny Ganesha craft Kit so that you can make your own little Hindu soft toy kit. DeriDolls rock. Go to the blog post to see more views.
How to block embroidery
Janet M. Davies of JMD Designs had some great advice for freeing your needlework of wrinkles. She says,
… Read More...I do not mean wrinkles that may happen because your tension was too tight or you did not use a hoop while
Free chart: Whitework sampler
Carol Leather of Needlework Tips & Techniques has published a new e-book on whitework. She says, “It is the accumulated instructions, diagrams and complete chart for the whitework sampler” featured as a stitch-along in her newsletter. Get the free download… Read More...
New mini samplers from Janet Granger
Here’s some juicy news from Janet Granger:
… Read More...I have just launched a couple of new samplers on my website, which you might like to look at. The saying on the first sampler is ‘A Token Of Love’. It is
Free Soap and Candle Making Class at WMU
If you’re near Western Michigan University, there’s a free soap and candle making class there that’s open to the public on Saturday, March 19, at 2 p.m.
The soap and candle making class is sponsored by the Naked Seed registered … Read More...
Clover Beads
Here are some slice beads by lilley1, perfect for St. Patrick’s day. They all appear to be a two colour cane idea with clover and other same coloured motifs.