Sachiko from Tea Rose Home guest blogs in the Sincerest Form of Flattery series at KojoDesignswith a tutorial showing how to make her Ivory Sunlight Dress, inspired by a similar dress from J Crew. It’s made from … Read More...
Tutorial: Everything’s Coming Up Roses embellished knit skirt
Maggie from Smashed Peas and Carrots guest blogs in the Comfy Sews vs. Cozy Knits series at luvinthemommyhood (housed on the blog Versus) with a tutorial showing how to make her Everything’s Coming Up Roses skirt. It’s made from a … Read More...
Tutorial: Pretty in Pink Lace Dress for toddler girls
Teresa from Crafting in my Closet shows how she made this lovely Pretty In Pink Lace Dress for her toddler daughter. The lace overlayer is sooo pretty!! And I love the way the circle skirt hangs! Get the tutorial.… Read More...
Make a Mosaic Vase from Egg Shells
Easter is this weekend. That means the kids will be collecting all sorts of hidden colored eggs and you’ll probably be making lots of egg salad! But what about all those pretty shells? Seems such a shame to toss them … Read More...
Make your own bib necklace
Carly shares her tutorial for making this fab bib necklace on the cheap. Carly created this stylish piece from a discarded knit top and a few findings. Learn how to make your own at Carly’s blog – Mason’s Roost.
Recent embroidery-stitch tutorials
Blog Series: A Week of Cards
Melissa Samuels recently shared a week’s worth of cards on her blog The Art of Scrapbooking. She showcased a different card every day and talked a bit about how it was made. Click here to see more.
How to Make Mushroom Magnets
Aren’t these cute?? I love these whimsical little magnets made from wooden button plugs. Catherine from Gingham Cherry will show you step by step how to make these cute little magnet gems for your home office, refrigerator, craft room or … Read More...
Tutorial: Paper Bird Centerpiece
Carolyn over at Homework shows how you can make this bird centerpiece. The birds are shaped from kraft paper, then covered with tissue paper. Click here to go to the tutorial.
Looking for Bird themed papers, stamps and embellishments? … Read More...
Free Printable: Getting Older Quote
You can download this amusing quote about getting older over at A Matter of Memories. Thanks to Jill for the freebie! Click here to go to the download.
Sweet!
Check out the Hungry Hippie’s tutorial for these candy-sprinkle filled gems!
Bibelot is charming
These necklaces from Bibelot are charming! Though Barbara blogs in Polish, you can enjoy the many pictures of her work even if you can’t read Polish. Take a look at Barbara’s dainty trinkets at Bibelot today.
Tutorial: Pinwheel hair clips
Destri from The Mother Huddle shows how to make pinwheel hair clips. The little fabric pinwheels are easily made and are sooo cute in little girls’ hair! Get the tute.
[photo from The Mother Huddle]
Tutorial: Adjusting the crotch on a pants pattern
Trista from Sugardale shares a tip for getting the crotch to fit right on a new pants pattern. The original crotch was 1 1/2″ too low and needed to be raised. To help her get just the right fit, she … Read More...
From my studio last week: April 18, 2011
It was another one project week last week. And it was another project for myself. Woot!
I ordered a bunch of different knit fabrics and they came in last week. I’ve been keeping my knit sewing to 100% cottons or … Read More...
Review & Giveaway: Sewn by Hand
Check out my review of Sewn by Hand
by Susan Wasinger. It’s over in our Giveaways section – because we’re giving away a copy of the book to one lucky reader. Go to my review and get yourself entered.
Project: Stamped Easter Box
Learn how to make this cute but easy candy box with an adorable stamped bunny over at the KinderStampO blog.
-Heather
Project: Bunny Girls Card
What a cute idea! Steph over at the Card Album blog added a bunny ear punch to some cute stamped girls to make an adorable Easter card. Get all the details here.
-Heather
Finding the right marker for colouring … Read More...
Popsicle Stick Bracelets
This link was shared with me from Amanda over on the Home and Garden Craft Gossip page…and I have to say, its one of my favorite crafts I have come across in a long time! These popsicle sticks are … Read More...
Princess Tiaras
This is such a great idea to encourage imagination in your little girls! You could even make a bunch of these as part of a goody bag for a girl’s princess birthday party. My girls would be all over these! … Read More...