It’s that time of the year when we go looking for the luck of the Irish. Here’s a sweet little clover tutorial from Craftster to help you out.
Tutorial: Pleated tote bag
Head over to Thimble to find out how to make this pleated tote bag. It has a zippered pocket on the inside for keys or cash or other small essentials. The long straps sling easily over the shoulder, and the … Read More...
You Have To Be In It To Win It – Spread The Word
Just wanting to share again all the exciting giveaways I have this month
* Soapylove Boxed Gift Set Of Your Choice
* Pure Bamboo 1 Entire set from the Moso Collection
* Pure & Green 4 pamper packs to be … Read More...
Tutorial: Retro Duffel Bag
Emily from Saltwater Kids joins in Celebrate the Boy 2011 with a tutorial showing how to make a retro-style duffel bag. Excuse me while I indulge in a little bit of of child-of-the-80s nostalgia. *sigh* Duffels were awesome then, and … Read More...
Tutorial: Kid-sized moccasins you can make yourself
Arianne from Still Parenting shows how to make a pair of kid-sized moccasins. Each moccasin is made from a single piece of felt, cleverly shaped so it can be folded and stitched into a little shoe. The cuffs can be … Read More...
Ta Dah!: Embroidery floss for quilting
Janet from JMD Designs shows how she substituted embroidery floss in bright colors for regular quilting thread on several of her patchwork projects. Visit her POST to see more.
Scrap to Fab
Elvi at LoLovie shares her tutorial for how to turn ordinary fabric scraps into this fabulous necklace. Take a look at LoLovie and learn how you can craft a fab fiber necklace of your own!
New Release: Savvy Stamps
Look at all the cute new Spring stamps from Savvy, adorable. You can find them all over here at Impress.
-Heather
Free Pattern for Easy Felted Crochet Spring Flower Garland Scarf Decoration
Shannon Dzikas of art yarn vintage is sharing this pretty and fun spring scarf or you can use it as a decoration. Shannon tells us that this is one of her favorite projects to make and they sell quickly on … Read More...
Have An Avo
We all know the saying “An Apple A Day Keeps The Dentist Away”, but it’s not just Granny Smiths that keep our health and appearance in tip top shape.
I am a firm believer that if you want nice skin … Read More...
Girl Scout Cookie Pops. Actual Girl Scouts.
I had to make that clarification, because when I saw the description in my inbox, I just naturally assumed these would be a homemade version of Girl Scout cookies. No. They are actual Girl Scouts. Made out of Nilla Wafers… Read More...
Girl Scout Cookie Inspired Cupcakes
And now two more in a row, this time celebrating the Girl Scouts (I just bought my boxes, have you bought yours?). First up: D.I.Y. Louisville’s Girl Scout inspired cupcakes. Find a recipe for Tag a Long cupcakes topped, … Read More...
Inspiration du jour: Lily’s Bee Blocks
I found this Bee Blocks quilt block (aka eye candy) at Lily’s Quilts Flickr. I love her mad crazy skills at creating unique eye-catching modern quilt blocks. Go straight to the Bee Blocks slide show and be inspired.
Looking … Read More...
How to make a recycled lampshade hair bow holder
This great idea sent in by Rebecca of the blog Happy Baby Designs for recycling a lampshade into a cute way to store, display and organize hair bows. See her great tutorial on how to make a recycled lampshade hair … Read More...
Free pattern: For the Habitat collection
I am mad about Jay McCarroll’s latest fabric collection Habitat for Free Spirit. Go see what I’m loving, visit the Free Spirit Habitat Swatch Gallery. But that’s not all, while you’re there you can download the Free Spirit quilt … Read More...
Travel: Tour England with Joe the Quilter
Quilter and *author Joe Cunningham of Joe the Quilter is leading a tour in England August 6-14, 2011. Of the 8 days traipsing across the country he says, It is the most fun any quilter could have. I bet so. … Read More...
Tutorial: Envelope clutch purse with ruffles
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy guest blogs at The Girl Creative with a tutorial showing how to make an envelope clutch with ruffles. I love this!! The ruffles peeking out of the envelope flaps reminds me of a ruffle bustle … Read More...
One More for Dr. Seuss….
As promised, the last one after-the-fact. I just got this submission today: Cat in the Hat marshmallow pops and green eggs and ham cupcake toppers made from candy. So easy and perfect, I had to post this one, too. Find … Read More...
Sneetch Dr Seuss Cupcakes
Yikes, two more Dr. Seuss submissions that are too good not to post, even though I missed them for his birthday yesterday. See? I told you I got a ton. The first: Check out these fantastic Sneetch S’mores cupcakes HERE … Read More...
Sewing PatternTutorial: Circle skirt onesie dress
Kirstin & Jordan from KojoDesigns and kojobaby share a tutorial on their blog showing how to create a circle skirt onesie dress. The skirt is sewn on to the onesie, so it still functions as a onesie while looking like … Read More...