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Tutorial: Drawstring jewelry bag
Jill from Creating My Way to Success shows how to make a drawstring jewelry bag. The center of the bag holds your larger pieces of jewelry, while small pockets are perfect for earrings (keeps the pairs together!) and other smaller … Read More...
Heart-Themed Lunches
Check out the heart themed lunches over at Leuke Lunch. The posts are in Dutch, though I’m sure there’s a way to translate via google I’m just not seeing. Regardless, the great pictures on this blog are enough to … Read More...
Free Pattern Toddlers Leg Warmers for Valentines Day
Any little girl would love these, and there’s still time to knit up a couple of pairs before Valentines Day. Play around with different stitch patterns, you can’t go wrong with this easy, quick and super cute … Read More...
Review & Giveaway: Sewn with Love by Fiona Bell
I’ve got a review and giveaway of Fiona Bell’s book Sewn with Love
posted over in our Giveaways section.
Go there now to read the review and enter the giveaway.
Congrats Eve and Angela
You’ve won our giveaways for the Gifted, Lovely Little Things To Knit and Crochet book and the Knitting At Home Book. I’ve sent you an email, get back to me asap and I’ll get your books sent right out!
Striped Chocolate Cherry Valentine Candles
My family thought that these striped chocolate cherry candles smelled divine when they came home. They were disappointed when they realized I wasn’t actually baking any sweets though!
For this project I used about a half pound (230 g) of … Read More...
DIY Conditioning Hair Treatments & Masks
Women ( & men ) have used natural oils as conditioners for hundreds of years.
This simple recipe restores damaged hair and eradicates dandruff. Warming the oil( not to hot though ) before use helps it better penetrate the hair … Read More...
How to Use Sanding Sugar
Callye of The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle has a great video tutorial and lots of tips for adding sanding sugar to the edges of cookies HERE at the University of Cookie.
DIY Florida Wedding
These adorable bird house favors are just one of the many charming details found in this outdoor Florida wedding! Get more inspiration for a rustic theme by checking out the full feature on the Ruffled blog.
Tutorial: Needlepunch mini brooches
If you love needlepunch, primitivebettys blog has a real treat for you: a tutorial for turning needlepunch minis into brooches. A free “doodle” pattern is included. See the tute.
Looking for more Punch Needle Embroidery patterns? Check these out … Read More...
A new mini sampler from Janet Granger
Janet Granger‘s new Ackworth-style miniature sampler is featured in the March 2011 issue of Dolls House World magazine. If you’d likek to stitch up this beauty, you can buy the magazine (which includes the chart); or you can buy … Read More...
Learn about Ikat weaving
An un-bylined post on the Textile Arts Center blog gives us a rockin overview of Ikat weaving — a technique in which warp and/or weft threads are resist-dyed (usually tie-dyed) before weaving. Enjoy a summary and beautiful photos at the … Read More...
Add beads to your tatting
Tatting maven Jane Eborall has posted several tutes lately for incorporating beads into tatting. Check them out.
- Adding a bead to a picot
- Adding beads into the work as the piece is made
- Adding a lot of beads in mid-project
Project: Heart Pouch
Pop on over to the Crafting the Web blog and let Theresa show you how to make this lovely heart pouch. Great for tiny things like candy or jewelery *wink*
-Heather
Recycled Hanger and T-shirt Chinese New Year wall hanging
The Chinese New Year is such a fun time to make crafts and decorations for. Check out this bright red wall hanging made from a hanger (OK I’m giggling typing that) and a t-shirt. For the tutorial on how to … Read More...
Valentine the Voodoo Pincushion
This is a fun project even if you are in love! As stated below, we all need a bright and fuzzy outlet for our pent-up aggressions now and again! But think of the possibilities of this throughout the year. Are … Read More...
Tutorial: DIY hair extensions
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs put her sewing skills to unusual use when she figured out how to make her own hair extensions. Yes, sew your own. I had no idea that you could this without specialized equipment, but it … Read More...
Freebie: Valentine’s Cupcake Toppers
Yet another freebie from Kacey at Stay-at-Home-Artist. Top your Valentine’s cupcakes with these cuties. or use them as embellishments on a card or scrapbook page! Click here to go to the download.
Mini Cookies Stashed in a Faux Pie and Cupcake
This post is totally self-serving, since these are mine. All mine. But I had to share. I’m in cahoots with Cheryl of Sew Can Do on my own blog to come up with sweet (me) and sewn (Cheryl) versions of … Read More...