Joanna from The Project Corner shares a 3-part tutorial for making this awesome playmat. It has streets for play cars to drive up and down, and a whole neighborhood of friendly little houses. The houses are little pockets that function … Read More...
Cool idea: Make a toddler’s smock from a shopping bag
Elvi from LoLovie shares her cool idea for making a toddler’s smock. She used a tutorial from Sew4Home for the smock, but instead of using laminated cotton she made hers out of a shopping bag. Brilliant! The bag has a … Read More...
Tutorial: Sleeveless empire waist top from a plain tee
Stefi from Just Chic shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she turned a plain boxy t-shirt into a more flattering sleeveless empire waist tee. A bit of embellishment adds interest to the neckline. Get the how-to.
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JANUARY GIVEAWAY WINNER ANNOUNCED!!
Here’s the prize:
Here’s what caused the contest:
Who’s the winner?
There were some really good entries for my challenge to send in a link to the afghan that most resembles its name (unlike the poorly named IMO afghan pictured). … Read More...
Underwater Cooking Photo Shoot
I am so very very much in awe of this underwater cooking photo shoot featuring Damaris of Kitchen Corners by Mark of Holladay Photo. I don’t even know what to say. Please see the full shoot HERE immediately.
Organization Tip: Ink Catalog
It can be really hard to keep track of all your ink pads, so why not get them organized with an Ink Catalog? Stamp out and catalog each color to help you keep track. Here’s a helpful article about this … Read More...
LEGOMan Valentine’s Cards
Sugar Swings! is so right on that LEGO dudes are actually a Valentine’s treat a 6 year old boy might get on board with. Look what she did with them. Made cards! “Best friend on the block”… Killing me. Find … Read More...
Tutorial: Valentine Pot Holder
Find out how A Spoonful of Sugar made this clever Valentine’s Day pot holder. So cute. Go to Valentine Pot Holder tutorial.
Tutorial: Bitty bunny sachet (or pattern weight)
Craft Passion shows how to make these little bitty bunny sachets. They’re cute made from various fabric prints, but I’m also loving the version with the little embroidered faces. They’d also make awesome fabric weights if you filled them with … Read More...
Read all about it: Organize your sewing notions with unexpected items
Karen from Sew Many Ways guest blogs in the Sewing 101 series at Pickup Some Creativity with tips for organizing your sewing notions with some rather unexpected items. For example, she uses golf tees to keep her bobbins with the … Read More...
Tutorial: Love Letter wristlet
Caroline from Sew Together shows how to create this Love Letter wristlet. Shaped like an envelope with a pretty heart applique, the mini-clutch is just big enough to hold your essentials while still being small enough to just grab and … Read More...
Heart Cookies with Poured Icing
Simple lovely, right? Find these heart cookies HERE at Baker’s Royale with tips and links to make your own.
Tutorial: Lovebirds raw-edge applique for Valentine’s
Stephanie from Eden and Eliot uses fusible webbing
to create a raw-edge lovebirds applique for a Valentine’s onesie, and shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she did it. This is such a cute design! I’m loving the dimension … Read More...
Heart Thumbprint Cookies
This darling kid-doable idea to turn thumbprint cookies into a Valentine’s Day treat got a slap on the forehead “of course” from me. So perfect. Find the idea HERE at My Kids Make.
Lookie what she made: House sewing box
Nette shows off the beautiful sewing box that she made. She decorated it to look like a house, with felt windows, doors, and molding on the outside. There’s even a little clothes line and a dog house! I’m loving all … Read More...
Freebie: Heart Box
Steamy Hearts
And no, not steamy romance. Steampunk steamy. Tina Holden has a fabulous steampunk aesthetic going with this heart. She also sells tutorials on how to create this effect in her other shop so you, too, could be having a … Read More...
Celtic Leaves from Kelly Fletcher
Ooooooooooo! Check out Kelly Fletcher‘s new design, Celtic Leaves. Kelly’s web site describes the pattern:
… Read More...Hand-stitched embroidery pattern, incorporating appliqué and beading
Skill level : advancedEight contemporary leaves incorporating traditional Celtic design. The leaves are unique and
Tutorial: Handmade Flowers
Handmade flowers are showing up in weddings everywhere! Making them completely from scratch can be time consuming and they can a bit pricey to purchase. A quick and inexpensive alternative is adding handcrafted elements to premade silk flowers from the … Read More...
Tutorial: Valentine tree embroidery
Beth of The Modern Lady has a great idea for a valentine gift: this personalized tree-carving embroidery. She’s sharing her design and instructions. Go to her blog post for the pattern and tute.