Dear Dish Network in Washington, DC, Please, please, give us the Hallmark Channel. Not only am I missing Golden Girls and Little House on the Prairie, but I’ve not seen The Martha Stewart Show in months. And I … Read More...
Tutorial: Patched heart ornament garland
Dom from Crafted shows how to make a garland of handstitched felt hearts with little square patches. They’re cute on the garland, but you can also use them individually as ornaments. Get the how-to.
[photo from Crafted]
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DIY Sprinkles
As in, make your own sprinkles. From scratch. I will be trying this. Learn how to make homemade sprinkles HERE at Brave Tart.
Tutorial: Doe a Deer top for little girls
Shwin W. from Shwin & Shwin shows how she made this adorable Doe A Deer top for her little girl. Buttons and elastic loops secure the bib front, and a little bow sits pretty at the waist. The little deer … Read More...
Tutorial: Layer Cake tiered gathered skirt for girls
Prudent Baby shows how to make their Layer Cake skirt, a tiered gathered skirt that little girls will love. Get the tutorial.
[photo from Prudent Baby]
Freebie: Valentine Subway Art from Eighteen25
The ladies at Eighteen25 have created a Valentine’s Day subway art print as a follow up to their Christmas subway art. It is available in two colour schemes, red & pink, and red, pink & brown. Click here to go … Read More...
A home for your stork scissors
Shelly from Ac-quilt-sition made this adorable keeper to store a small pair of scissors. I love the tiny yo-yos. I still have my first pair of stork embroidery scissors – a gift from my brother. Visit her post to see … Read More...
Freebie: Printable Valentine Ephemera
In collaboration with Karen of The Graphics Fairy, Katrina from Pugley Pixel created these free printable Valentine images. The images were extracted from vintage stationary that was part of Karen’s ephemera collection. Katrina also shows how she used some … Read More...
TEENY TEA FOR TWO
This is about the most charming little tea set I’ve ever seen! I was so happy to see it when the blog owner Papgena sent the link to me. I can’t imagine a more lovely Easter gift for a little … Read More...
Freebie: Valentine Digital Cutting Files
This set of Valentine’s Day cutting files is available as a free download from Design House Digital. The set by Deena Rutter comes in five file formats: AI, SVG, GSD, JPG and PNG, and includes a CD or Cookie envelope, … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour – 2011 Books
DIY Wedding Cake Toppers/Favors
These adorable little handmade figurines featured on Once Wed made me smile! They’re meant to be used as toppers for cupcakes and/or gifts for your bridal party. The figurines can be customized for bridesmaids by using bits and pieces that … Read More...
Tutorial: Add flannel to upgrade a plain fleece blanket to boutique-style
Mariska from No Time To Be Boredshows how to give a store-bought fleece blanket a designer look by sewing a layer of flannel on the top. Use a designer flannel print to make a blanket that looks like it … Read More...
Hermione’s Scarf Inspired Mittens
The first picture I saw of these mittens was in pinks and whites, very Valentine-ish!
But this colorway is pretty too.
For the FREE pattern, click HERE!
http://www.freshislefibers.com/Patterns/hermionescarf/HermioneMittens.pdf
Jorid Linvik’s Big Book of Knitted Mittens:
45 Distinctive Scandinavian Designs is … Read More...
Read all about it: Cool organizational ideas for your sewing space
Maggie from Smashed Peas and Carrots shows off her newly organized sewing space, and gives some good ideas for creating functional – and attractive – organization for all of the tools, fabrics, and notions that we sewing types like to … Read More...
Free Sewing pattern: Shawl collar jacket
Sabra from Sew a Straight Line shares a free pattern for her fabulous shawl collar jacket. Love, love! It’s an adult size medium, but there are no closures so it would probably work for someone slightly smaller or slightly larger. … Read More...
Photopolymer plates and PMC
Virginia Huffman at Vine Design and PMC Design Studio shares simple steps and photos for making photopolymer plates allowing you to transform almost any line drawing into silver jewelry.
If you’ve never heard of photopolymer plates, the plate material is … Read More...
Free Pattern for Cat Hoodie
Yes, I have cats. 11 of them. No, I’m not the crazy cat lady that lives at the end of the road, they are all barn cats and all earn their keep.
Is this a cute idea? Definitely. Do I … Read More...
Meet DesertRubble
1.Introduce yourself!
My name is Lynn Reno and I grew up in rural Indiana but have lived in Mesa, AZ for most of my adult life. Along with polymer clay, my other current hobbies are to bring birds and butterflies … Read More...
Diy Makeup Remover
It’s the end of the day your getting ready to go to bed. You open the cupboard and realise your fresh out of eye makeup remover never fear here are some recipes for homemade eye makeup remover found on “Tipnut” … Read More...