These lovely free Silhouettes from Ornamentea are made for jewlery designs but I think they would also be perfect to print out and incorparate onto cards as well.
-Heather
The Mixed Up Chameleon – Rainbow Cookies
Once again, mixing children’s literature with cookies? I’m going to become hooked on The Hokey Pokey Kitchen. Learn to make chameleon cookies, a la The Mixed-Up Chameleon
by Eric Carle, HERE at The Hokey Poke Kitchen.
Bright Spring Tin Lanterns
I made a few tea lights today and decided they were kind of boring on their own.
We headed to Michaels craft store and I came across these cheerful lanterns for $1.50! They would be pretty on the patio, pool/barbecue … Read More...
Lookie what she made: Little girl’s collared shirt with gathers
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy shows off the the shirt she made for her little girl. It’s a collared shirt with gathers just above the waist. If you think she spent hours making that perfect collar, you’re wrong. The shirt … Read More...
Tutorial: Hand-dyed and pieced lace fabric
Katy from No Big Dill shares a tutorial at Project Run and Play showing how she made the fabric for her Chocolate Delivery dress. It was the winner of the Valentine’s Day challenge. The simple A-line dress is made … Read More...
Read all about it: Inexpensive sources of fabric and notions
It’s no secret that it’s easy to drop a bundle on yummy fabrics and notions, but that doesn’t mean sewing has to be expensive. In fact, there are lots of ways that you can still have awesome fabric and notions … Read More...
Tutorial: Pocketed Notebook Cover
Vicki Welsh from Field Trips in Fiber shares a PDF tutorial at 3 Creative Studios for her Pocketed Notebook Cover. The fabric cover holds a standard spiral-bound notebook, and has pockets on the front to hold your pens and your … Read More...
9 Pottery Barn Inspired Projects
Pottery Barn has some amazing home decor items. Their price tags are a bit hefty, so many creative souls choose to find inspiration amongst their pages and create knock offs for themselves. Here are just a few PB inspired projects.… Read More...
National Drink Wine Day
Apparently today is National Drink Wine Day, at least here in the US. So bye, I’ll see you tomorrow…
Technique Videos: Papertrey Ink
Papertrey Ink has a brand new program called Make it Monday, each Monday a new technique or idea video will premiere on their YouTube channel and then they invite you to make your own version of the weekly project for … Read More...
Book Review – The Weekend Crafter Stained Glass
In all of my glass pursuits, stained glass is one I’ve not yet attempted. After reading through this book from The Weekend Crafter series I may have to give it a try. The author Lynette Wrigley has some great design … Read More...
DIY Needle Felted ring bowl
I love this idea for a wedding shower or how about the guy boxing this bowl up with an engagement ring in it, so unexpected. It is a lovely way to present a small gift, as it would be a … Read More...
Dr. Romanelli x Hello Kitty “Anatomy” Release | Highsnobiety.com
Hello Kitty has the cutest guts I’ve ever seen! This is old (omg, that’s so 2009!) but new to me. I WISH designer toys did not cost so much…
Dr. Romanelli x Hello Kitty “Anatomy” Release | Highsnobiety.com.
Final Giveaway Reminder
It’s your last chance to enter our giveaway for the camera strap cover. Click here to go to the giveaway post. Entries close tonight, Friday February 18th at midnight PST.
Tutorial: Bunting quilt using cutter
Christina from A Few Scraps shares how she made this bunting quilt using the Accuquilt GO! fabric cutter. Go to the tute.
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Patchwork jersey knit pants
Kirstin & Jordan from KojoDesigns help Celebrate the Boy with a tutorial on their blog showing how to make a pair of pieced jersey knit pants. These so stinkin’ cute!! Get the tute.
[photo from kojodesigns]
Idea: Minibook from Cardboard Box
Melissa Thiesse shares how she made this layered minibook using cardboard from a box as a base. Click here to go to her post.
Tutorial: Tucking in the seam allowance on a turning hole
Sunni from Love Affair With My Brother shares a cool trick that she does when turning items right side out. This extra little step makes it easy to tuck in the seam allowances of the hole that you leave open … Read More...
Science and Art of thread selection
Liz from Sew4Home offers up some tips on thread selection breaking down the discussion under science and art. Topics include weight, tensile strength, dye lots and consistency, color and style. She also includes the most common thread types and a … Read More...
Tutorial: Interchangeable ruffles to add length to girls’ jeans
Nikki from Lilybug Designs shows how to extend the life of a pair of girls’ jeans that have grown too short. Literally, extend the life. She adds an interchangeable ruffle to the hem to get extra length. They add extra … Read More...