Jenny Wilding Cardon, author of ReSew: Turn Thrift-Store Finds into Fabulous Designs
, shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to embellish your jeans legs with a fun flower applique at the bottom of one of the legs. The … Read More...
Clay Community: Classes and Workshops
Here are some upcoming classes and workshops for you to enjoy from our clay community! I can’t even complain they’re nowhere near me because one is online!
- Tejae’s much requested Encased Heart class is now available online!
- Cabin Fever Clay
Tutorial: Wrap dress for little girls
Sweet Pea and Pumkins shows how to make this lovely wrap dress for little girls. The puff sleeves and the gathered skirt are such classic looks for a little girl dress, while the wrap style gives an easy closure and … Read More...
Tutorial: Small round fabric buttons
Mademoiselle Chaos from Para Noire shares a tutorial for making these small round fabric buttons. The shape is spherical, like little fabric balls. These would make such beautiful closures on a garment! Find out how to make them at ParaNoire… Read More...
How To Knit A River!
Think fluid, think of how the colors flow one into another. Notice the textures, rough water and tranquility. Notice how the sunlight glints off the surface or how it gets lost in the white water. Even notice how the fish … Read More...
Free charts: Cross-stitch
Free charts: Cross-stitch
Save The Date
Save the dates notify your friends and family to reserve the date for your wedding on their calendars. They come in a variety of forms like postcards, magnets, photocards and more. Here’s a potpourri of Save the Date ideas for … Read More...
Raku glass beads
Did you see the post on Craft Gossip Glass Crafts about raku beads? Take a look at what Cathi says about the process if you missed it. Aren’t these beads exquisite?
Project: Stamped Mini Bags
Sparkly Red Cake from Kate Spade
Check out this cake video by Kate Spade created for their new Red Collection. Specifically, check out the sparkly sparkleness of the red cake. {spotted on Sweet Tooth: Dessert Meets Design}
Tutorial: Child’s apron from a washcloth
Pati from A Crafty Escape shows how to make a child’s apron out of a washcloth. Flower embellishments, ric rac, and ribbon make it pretty. Get the tute.
[photo from A Crafty Escape]
Tutorial felt woven heart: felt weaving
Angeline host of “Moi-Kapelka Handmade” Has created this sweet woven Valentine’s Day Heart for us to re-create. Angeline tells us more about her woven heart than I can. “I can’t wait to share this idea with you. I was just … Read More...
Mosaic Madness? This is not madness!
The LA Times did a story on the “mosaic madness”, good madness we all agree, in the home of artists Jolino Bessera and his partner David Edward Byrd. Jolino has created the most wonderful mosaics throughout their house in Silverlake, … Read More...
Tutorial: Clear toy bags to organize small toys
Zaaberry shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she made these small toy bags. She made them to replace the sandwich bags that she had been using to keep her children’s small toys together. They’re made from clear vinyl … Read More...
Free pattern: Vintage bowler hat for ladies
The Ring in the Vintage New Year series concludes at Bramcost Publications with a free vintage pattern for a ladies’ bowler hat. Get the pattern and instructions.
[photo from Bramcost Publications]
Tutorial: Lettuce edge ruffle shirt
Jessica from Me Sew Crazy shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she made this lettuce edged ruffle shirt for her young daughter. The ruffles are the same color as the base shirt, with pops of color provided by … Read More...
Star Wars Cookie Jar
Did you know there was a shop dedicated to all things Star Wars? I mean, yeah, my brother probably did, but the rest of you? You can buy things like this Death Star cookie jar
or this Darth Vader toaster… Read More...
Ice Ornaments
I love these fruit-filled ice ornaments from Everyday Art (I know, I’m stretching the Edible Crafts definition, but i did say “fruit-filled”). Learn to make them HERE. (spotted on Gooseberry Patch)
Stamping Technique: Masking with Stamps
Hero Arts has a new technique video about masking with your stamps. Learn how to add depth and dimension with out adding bulk by “masking” one stamped image on top of another. Click here to go to the video.
-Heather