Head over to 2 & Thru for a free pattern and tutorial showing how to make a set of owl softie bookends. Their little owl bodies are filled with sand to make them heavy enough to stand up against the … Read More...
Potato Candy for St. Patrick’s Day
Yeah, yeah, plenty of rainbows and gold and leprechauns and Shamrocks for St. Patrick’s Day. But the best St. Patrick’s Day treat ever: candy disguised as potatoes. How very tricky. Find the recipe HERE at Munchkin Munchies.
Tutorial: Toddler sweater dress from an adult-sized sweater
Little girl sweater dresses can be pricey, but they’re actually very easy to make yourself. Instead of starting from scratch with a pair of knitting needles, you can take an adult-sized crewneck sweater and size it down to fit a … Read More...
Tutorial: Charlotte Dress for baby girls
Jess from Bits for Baby and Craftiness Is Not Optional shares a 5-part sew-along tutorial showing how to make her Charlotte Dress for baby girls. The short sleeved, round necked, gathered skirt dress is sooo little girl! The simple lines … Read More...
5 Free Vest Patterns from Interweave!
From Interweave, A Free Downloadable eBook—Discover everything there is to love about knitting vests!
2 Men’s vests, 2 Women’s vests and one for a kid. Classic styling with fresh details. This will be something you go back to time and … Read More...
Homemade Face mask Using Brewers Yeast – St Patricks Day Idea
I am sharing this recipe courtesy of SavvyHomemade
This homemade face mask recipe is made using Brewers Yeast, which is extremely rich in vitamin B. It therefore makes an excellent ingredient when added to a face mask or … Read More...
Project: Carrot Easter Basket
Vegan Cookie Dough Shop
I’m very intrigued by this clever new shop and this clever new product: Vegan cookie dough, the “best vegan cookie dough recipe known to man”. Find the shop, Eat Pastry, HERE
How To Make Bento Style Bread Bears
I can’t read anything related to these, and have no specifics, but this is the most adorable bread I’ve ever seen. Here at Happy Rainbow. Spotted on … Read More...
VintageSewing.info – Help for recreating vintage patterns
This looks like a great vintage sewing pattern resource. They are cataloging sewing books that are in the public domain. You can search by decade or by keyword or by type of sewing.
What a great resource and very def. … Read More...
DIY Favor Contest at Ruffled
Ruffled is hosting its annual DIY contest and this year the theme is wedding favors. The deadline for submissions is Sunday, March 13th. Visit the Ruffled blog for all the details. The whimsical doily lantern pictured here is one of … Read More...
SharonB is such a tease
SharonB is sharing this “teaser” for the next set of worksheets she’s putting together. She says,
… Read More...This is one of the examples I am using for whipped spoke stitch…Worksheets are designed by me to build into a hand embroiderer’s resource
Inspiration: tinytoadstool
Ooooooooooo, gorgeous. Felted and embroidered pompoms from Shan Shan of tinytoadstool. See more photos at her blog post.
Egg Carton Packaging
I love love love this idea for packaging mini cupcakes, and I will be borrowing it: egg cartons. So clever. Find it HERE at Prunille fait son show.
Stitch for Sarah Jane
Sarah Jane needs your help. She says,
… Read More...I am getting some new embroidery patterns ready for the shop, but I am hoping to have quite a few designs and I don’t think I’ll be able to hand embroider all of
Tucson Glass Festival
April 8-10, 2011 I know you’ll be attending the Tucson Glass Festival, right. I know I want to go. There will be parties and glass…and demos or glass…and glass art and glass…don’t you want to go? Check out their … Read More...
Tutorial: Brazilian hydrangea
Kathy Shaw (Shawkl) demos a tricky but gorgeous Brazilian embroidery stitch. This hydrangea flower uses boucle thread, which gives it extra texture. See the tute.
Tools: What’s on this student’s head?
Okay, I’m cruising through all the photos of student’s work at a recent Sue Spargo workshop in Kokomo, Indiana and I paused. What is that on this student’s head? If you are like me or know someone over 40 you … Read More...
Newsy: Contests at Moda Bake Shop
The Moda Bake Shop is hosting a monthly contest this year for March, April, and May. Each month has a theme. March is Charm Pack, April is Accessories, and May is Home Decor. Use one of their free tutorials, create … Read More...
Q & A with ReSew author Jenny Wilding Cardon
Today I’m super excited to present a Q & A session with Jenny Wilding Cardon, author of ReSew: Turn Thrift Store Finds Into Fabulous Designs
. (Check out my review & giveaway for a chance to win a copy of … Read More...