Daffy from Daffy’s Dream made this super cute penguin backpack for her young son, and she shares a tutorial for making a penguin backpack. What a cute idea for a kid’s backpack!! Go to the tutorial.
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Project: Stamped Circle Card Album
Visit the Whiff of Joy blog and learn how to make this pretty circle card album by Jane Johnson.
-Heather
Crochet Bike Handle Streamers
It’s cold and icy outside. Spring seems so far away. Then, I see something like this simple idea and I am renewed! Spring will make an appearance. The snow and ice will melt away, the sun will shine, and the … Read More...
Upcoming Candle Retreat at Village Craft and Candle
Village Craft and Candle is holding their annual candle retreat from Saturday, April 30 to Sunday, May 1, 2011 in St. Mary’s Ontario.
On Saturday you’ll learn how to make votives, blend colours and mix fragrances. They’ll also explore packaging … Read More...
Tutorial: Shopping cart seat cover
Meg from The Bug Creator shows how to make a shopping cart seat cover. The fabric cover fits in and around the seat on a shopping cart to keep your toddler’s hands away from icky shopping cart germs. Get the … Read More...
Man Crafts: tea duck | Dollar Store Crafts
This is genius in particular.
Man Crafts: tea duck | Dollar Store Crafts.
Dollar Store Crafts is a great website if you want to bang out a cheap but awesome craft. Amaze your friends!
Tutorial: Button heart tote bag
Head over to Pink Petunia’s House for a tutorial showing how to make a tote bag with a button heart embellishment. This is such a cute tote! Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Pink Petunia’s House]
Tutorial: Lined purse strap
Linda Matthews shares a tutorial on her blog, A Creative Journey, showing how to make a lined purse strap. It’s a nice way to finish off a purse strap, especially if you use a contrast fabric for the lining. … Read More...
Holy Moly! A Giveaway @ Mossy
Marcie of Mossy is holding a giveaway on her blog. She will be giving away two hand-felted flowers like the one pictured above. They are made out of up cycled wool sweaters, the hair bands are decorated with needle felting … Read More...
9 Fabulous Home Decor Frame Crafts
You would think that eventually people would run out of ideas to jazz up old frames. However, there really doesn’t seem to be a shortage of ideas, let alone an end in sight! Here’s a few frame ideas to get … Read More...
New Release: Whipper Snapper Stamps
Wow, Whipper Snapper stamps has just released nearly 200 brand new designs!! I love their fun whimsical style and the new release is chocked full of cute kids, adorable animals, lots of spring, wedding, birthday, beach, phrases, sentiments and lots … Read More...
Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass
Always on the search for glass info to pass to all I came across this web site, the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass, that I’ve since bookmarked. It’s a fabulous information source for organizations, events and other things glass … Read More...
Maker Faire 2011 Application Information « Bazaar Bizarre San Francisco
It’s time again to apply to Bazaar Bizarre at Maker Faire! Maker Faire is an amazing event! The Bazaar Bizarre building attracts something like 80,000 people.
Get your application in early! I can’t tell you how many people wait and … Read More...
The Pentagon gets crafty…
Aw! How cute! A teensy hummingbird spy…
Calif. firm develops flying artificial hummingbird – KansasCity.com.
RIBBONESIA – 3D ribbon art
Artist : Baku Maeda (???) has been making these wonderful ribbon sculptures. You can check out the pictures here.
Enjoy CyberStitchers’ free pattern library
Reader L. Ann sent us the heads-up about the CyberStitchers free pattern library. She says, “Learned of this site through a Yahoo group. Fantastic array of free cross stitch patterns (1169!) to download. Tons of other goodies on site.” Yes, … Read More...
Tutorial: Robotify a hoodie
Why is this beautiful boy so happy? Because he has a rockin hand-stitched robot on his hoodie! Stitchy mom Marcilla says, “I fancied up one of my son’s sweatshirts with a simple boy-friendly embroidery design. Takes a plain sweatshirt and … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a pillow tuck
Debra of All About ME shows us how to create pillow tucks–small pillows for displaying needlework. She links to PDFs for three different versions. Go to her blog post to get the downloads.
Free country cow CS
This cute cow pattern is the very first cross-stitch design by Libbie of And This Little Pig. Off to a great start. And she’s sharing it with us! Yea! Get the free (for personal use only) chart.
Many … Read More...
Tutorial: Cropped military jacket for little girls
Shwin W. from Shwin & Shwin shows how she made this super cute cropped jacket for her toddler girl. The tabs across the front give it a military look, while the puff sleeves keep it girly. Go to the tutorial… Read More...