Cheri from I Am Momma, Hear Me Roar guest blogs at Shwin & Shwin with her Pimp my Polo tutorial. She shows how to turn add boy-friendly embellishments to a plain polo shirt. The shoulder tabs and the large iron-on … Read More...
Tutorial: Warm or cool rice pack
Wendi Gratz from Shiny Happy World shares a free downloadable tutorial for making this rice pack. Heat it in the microwave for a toasty warm pack, or keep it in the freezer and it’s a cool pack. This is a … Read More...
Tutorial: Stitch a cuckoo clock
Aimee Ray of little dear tracks (and Doodle Stitching) shows us how to use her cuckoo clock embroidery to create a real working clock. See the tute.
Muffin Basket
Find a template and step-by-step how-tos to make this fantastic muffin basket HERE at Then she made… (spotted by Amanda).
Tutorial: Stacked fabric flower with sparkles
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs shares a tutorial for making fancy stacked fabric flowers. Gorgeous! They’re made from scraps of dressy fabric left over from a previous refashion. The sequins and beads add sparkle, and they were already on the … Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl’s sleeveless dress with gathered skirt
Sharon from Sweet Pea and Pumkins shows how to make a sleeveless dress with a gathered skirt. I love this style of dress for little girls! And you can make it as dressy or as casual as you like just … Read More...
Recipe Tuesday: Corn Flakes
1. These cornflake cookies for Chinese New Year submitted by Food 4 Tots inspired this week’s recipe roundup.
2. Make zucchini fritters at Kellogg’s (find hundreds of corn flakes recipes here).
3. Find a recipe for mac n’ cheese … Read More...
Tutorial: Hexagon fabric basket
Head over to Craft Passion for a tutorial for making this hexagon fabric basket. It starts out flat, and the sides fold in and tie together to create the basket form. Get the how-to.
[photo from Craft Passion]
Freebie: Bird Themed Valentine’s Day Printables
These bird themed printables are available for download from the Ollibird blog. The file comes in a PDF format. Simply print out and cut apart to use in your (Valentine’s Day) or other projects. They also have some free twitter … Read More...
Tutorial: Photo with Color Mashup
This tutorial from PhotoJojo shows you how to edit three photos to create an image like the one shown above. They call it an Epic Color Mashup. You will need a digital camera, a tripod or another way to … Read More...
NEED AN ‘EMERGENCY’ GIFT??
Every now and then, we need a gift ‘right now’ or tonight or tomorrow – and we’d like to crochet it. Well, here’s an idea that has appeared here and elsewhere, but I really like this one. Don’t forget to … Read More...
Tutorial: Doily Envelopes
Hellen from we.love.laugh.kiss shows this step by step tutorial with photos for making your own lacy envelopes from paper doilies. You can use these on a layout or as a great way to finish off those Valentines! Click here to … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour – Waiting For Santa
Waiting for Santa by Melissa Thiesse. Get even more inspiration from her blog.
9 Crafty Valentine Ideas
I’ve been out prowling for more Valentine ideas. There are so many cute ones that I still have more sitting here waiting to be featured! Here’s tonight’s collection of Valentine crafts.
1. Love Bins
2. Heart Sachet
3. Valentine Countdown … Read More...
Knitting Pattern – Cute Heart Socks
These are the cutest socks I’ve seen yet. The instructions are free, and allow for either LOOSELY stranding the 2nd color yarn to knit it all at once, or knitting it all in one color and applying the hearts via … Read More...
Hello, my name is Scarlett
I’m a fabriholic and I could wear this button proudly. If you’re not sure if you’ve reached this level of enthusiasm for fabric, take this quiz at About.com Are You a Fabricholic? and find out. Get the Fabric Addict button … Read More...
Tutorial: Soft fabric menus for a play kitchen
Lila Jo from Happy to Craft shows how to make a set of menus for a play kitchen – from fabric! The soft fabric menus are made from printable fabric framed with a cotton print. This is so stinkin’ cute! … Read More...
Typographic maps
I love these maps of cities that use only words to define streets and landmarks. When I was a kid I loved to write poems that were in the shape of the things they were about. I wrote many and … Read More...
Tutorial: Use piping to finish raw edges on an armhole
Ruby Murray shows how to use piping to finish off the raw edge of an armhole. It’s part of her Hand-me-down Horrors series on refashioning garments. The piping turns the raw edges under while at the same time adding a … Read More...
Tutorial: No-Sew Fabric Dress Wall Art
Susan from Living With Punks shows how to make this fabric dress wall art, no sewing required. This would make an awesome decoration for a sewing space! Get the tutorial.
[photo from Living With Punks]