Pascale from // between the lines // shares a tutorial for making fabric covered notebooks. This is so easy, you’ll be fighting the urge to cover every notebook in your house with pretty fabric. Go to the tutorial.
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by Anne Weaver
Pascale from // between the lines // shares a tutorial for making fabric covered notebooks. This is so easy, you’ll be fighting the urge to cover every notebook in your house with pretty fabric. Go to the tutorial.
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Craft a gift stocking out of brown and white paper bags and catalog pages. Click here for the instructions.
by Anne Weaver
Melissa from HoneyScrap shows how she made this pretty ruffled heart pillow. It’s made from fleece for super snuggliness. The fleece has the added benefits of being inexpensive and easy to work with. Go to the tutorial.
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A Muse is having a big holiday sale, 50% off holiday stamps! Click here to see what’s on sale.
-Heather
A whole treasury of polymer clay nativity scenes! How neat! Even if nativity scenes don’t figure in your holiday decorations there are some cute samples of polymer clay work. I’m particularly taken with the complex nativity scene cane, myself. … Read More...
Jenny sent in this cute tutorial posted at Craft Test Dummies for some cute ornaments made from soda (or other……hehe) cans. Holiday cheer, kind of like having your cake and eating it too.
by jd wolfe
http://gingerschatz.blogspot.com/2010/07/pattern-big-button-beret.html
Okay, the whole thing isn’t raspberry, but that’s where my mind went. There’s a great tutorial to go with the free pattern. So, pull out some sock yarn and put it on your head!
We’ve chosen the best hand-embroidery patterns for you to attempt this week! We offer something for everyone, whether you’re a novice or a seasoned veteran. Our free cross-stitch patterns range from simple cross-stitch patterns to more complex floral and animal … Read More...
by Terrye
by Terrye
Cookies for Santa? Hay for Rudolf? Don’t forget the elves! These cute slippers will fit your favorite elf in style, and the easy mosaic stitch pattern, done in Caron’s Simply Soft is heavenly to knit and to wear.
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Our friends at Interweave Press have launched a new eMag about mixed media jewelry! Handcrafted Jewelry Studio launched Monday, December 6. I got a chance to review their first issue for you. Their new eMag has many of the same … Read More...
by Linda Lanese
Renee lucky number 10 is the winner of this “How to make felt”. Congratulations Renee and I hope you enjoy this book. I will be emailing you for your full name and address. Happy holidays to all and stay tuned … Read More...
by Linda Lanese
Diana lucky number 34 is the winner of this awesome book. Congratulations Diana and I hope you create some amazing felted fashions. I will be emailing you for your full name and address. Happy holidays to all and stay tuned … Read More...
Simple genius. Learn how to write names with candy canes HERE at The Giving Madam, inspired by this post at Make and Takes.
Gotta love quick and tiny versions of things. Some last minute treats from Sugar Swings!: Make candy melt dipped marshmallows HERE and chocolate and candy melt “cupcake” truffles HERE.
Um. Wow. One more. Wow. See this masterpiece in icing HERE at Na Miotle.
I don’t think I could ever serve a boring dollop of mashed potatoes at a holiday meal ever again. Not when there are such genius ideas as these Duchess Potato Christmas Trees out there. Learn how to make them HERE … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
Mollie fromWild Olive shares a free pattern for some wee felt friends. A little bit of felt and stuffing, and some hand stitching can make a tiny gingerbread person, owl, or beaver softie. They’d be awesome last-minute stocking stuffers! … Read More...
by Anne Weaver
DIY Maven shares a free pattern and tutorial for making a felt cozy for a Method soap bottle. The plastic bottle looks so much nicer when covered in felt and edged with a blanket stitch. She made hers for Christmas … Read More...