Cassandra from Sleeping or Sewing shows how she turned a pair of pajama pants that her daughter had outgrown into a cute bolster pillow. This is such a clever refashion! It takes just one leg to make one, so you … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Girl’s half slips from thrifted adult-sized slips
When I was a kid, I always had a slip I could wear under my dresses and skirts if needed, but these days they’re actually fairly difficult to find. Chris from Pickup Some Creativity guest blogs at Liberate Creativity with … Read More...
Dresden Plate block with vintage flair
Megs from Monkey Beans made her very first Dresden Plate block incorporating some bits of vintage fabrics. Yeah! Visit her February Bee Block post to see a close up of the 16 1/2″ block plus get a link to the … Read More...
Books to Help with Journaling
Julie-Ann Shahin has posted a list of books that can help you with creating journaling for your scrapbook pages. The list includes titles by well known scrapbookers like Stacy Julian and Tracy White, as well as some from outside the … Read More...
New Release and Product Video: Inky Antics Stamps
Inky Antics has a bunch of cute new stamps just released and also some really fun new products, my favorite is their Honey Pop Collection. It consists of co-ordinating stamp sets and honey comb paper that can be cut into … Read More...
Make it Purple
Yesterday I mentioned amethyst was something I have a fondness for. I’ve never been a huge purple lover but I have friends who are SERIOUSLY into their purple. I admit I do like this shade of lavender. My recipe for … Read More...
Tutorial: Lined Envelopes
Tara Anderson from The Pink Couch shows how you can make these lined envelopes from patterned papers. Click here to go to the tutorial.
FUTURE YARN
http://www.nanowerk.com/spotlight/spotid=14731.php
This may not be the kind of yarn you were planning to crochet a sweater with in the near future, but it’s what scientists are doing with carbon molecules to create a fiber stronger than steel! Further, unlike carbon … Read More...
Free Font: Geotica Three
The Geotica Three font is available free from My Fonts
Click here to go to the download. (Via How About Orange)
Looking for more fonts? Check these out at Fontbundles.com
Inspiration du Jour – Mother Bird
Mother Bird by kathryngordon. Get even more inspiration from her gallery and blog.
Looking for Bird themed papers, stamps and embellishments? Check out these Bird themed supplies on scrapbook.com
Tutorial: Pieced oval mug mat and coffee cozy
Crafty Staci shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make an oval mug mat and matching coffee cozy. Hers is pieced from a bunch of 1-inch strips of fabric. This would be an awesome way to use up … Read More...
Leah Day’s Transformation Challenge
Leah from Day Style Designs is hosting a contest called The Transformation Challenge. Each entrant must create a 9″ x 12 ” quilt and use at least 5 designs from Leah’s Free Motion Quilting Project. Go to Day … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Strawberry purse
PA Country Crafts wanted a special place for her daughter to store her Strawberry Shortcake dolls, so she made a purse shaped like a strawberry. This is so cute!! She shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she did … Read More...
Chocolate Butterflies
I’m loving the colorful icing to contrast with these delicate chocolate butterflies. Find the step-by-step how-tos for making chocolate butterfly cupcake toppers, full of handy tips, HERE at Everything Old.
Jellybean Topiaries
Topiaries made of jellybeans! Find the step-by-step tutorial HERE at Gumdrops and Truffles. And it really is step-by-step, even assuring you take a break.
Golden Chocolate Rocks!
See what I did there? Chocolate that is golden does, indeed, rock. And these look like gold rocks. (Groan.) Learn to make golden chocolate sponge toffee nuggets HERE at Paper Plate and Plane, created for the Iron Craft challenge: … Read More...
Tutorial: Super cute kitten softie in an itty bitty box
Care from Obsessively Stitching shares a pattern and tutorial for making this sweet little kitty softie. And isn’t he soooo cute in his itty bitty box? She has the pattern for that, too. Get the patterns from Obsessively Stitching.… Read More...
Congratulations to Emma Rose!
You are the winner of Metal Clay Arist Magazine vol. 2, issue #1! I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did.
Don’t forget tomorrow is the last day to enter the drawing for The Ultimate Jeweler’s Guide. … Read More...
Polymer Clay – Faux Amethyst
I have to admit I have a bit of a bias for amethyst. It’s the birthstone for February and I am a February birthday. Valentine’s Day in fact is my birthday. So I’ve received my share of amethyst themed gifts … Read More...
New Release: My Favorite Things Stamps
My Favorite Things has 15 new clear stamp sets just released, bears, bunnies and babies, oh my! Plus new dies as well! Click here to see all that’s new from MFT.
-Heather