I’ll take any luck I can get, especially if there’s food involved. Find a slideshow of lucky foods for New Year’s HERE at Martha Stewart, including 12 grapes for each stroke of midnight or soba, noodles for longevity.
Tutorial: Felt mushrooms
Etsy seller Fairy Fox shares a free tutorial on their blog for making a felt mushroom. It’s an excerpt from their DIY Felt Vegetables pattern. Go to the free tutorial.
[photo from Fairy Fox blog]
Read all about it: Monthly bag challenge at JemJam
Jemilia from JemJam will be hosting a monthly bag sewing challenge on her blog next year. Each month in 2011, she’ll have a sew-along challenge for one of the purses featured in Amy Butler’s Style Stitches book. As an incentive … Read More...
Free pattern: Jumper dress for baby girls 2-4 months
Small Dream Factory shares a free pattern for this sweet little jumper dress for a baby. It’s sized 2-4 months, perfect for a baby shower gift. I’m loving the large scale vintage fabric she used in her example! Go to … Read More...
Tutorial: Fondant Snowman
Look at that little guy, sitting there on that wintery cupcaes so unassuming, almost humble in his total cuteness. Learn how to make a fondant snowman HERE at How Sweet It Is.
Cute DIY Penguin Cupcakes
Learn to make these chubby penguin cupcakes HERE at babble.
Looking for more Penguin party ideas? Check out these Penguin Party Decorations
and these Penguin chocolate molds.
Cool idea: New Year’s Eve tee
Cathie Filian shares a cool idea for making a t-shirt with a fluffy, swishy, flashy collar. It looks like it would be a difficult project, but it’s actually easily made from a t-shirt and a sparkly scarf. Read more at … Read More...
Tutorial: Winter hat and scarf set
Amy from Serving Pink Lemonade shares a tutorial for a fleece hat and scarf set. The hat is actually a store-bought hat that she embellished with a rolled flannel flower. The neck scarf is easily made from a bit of … Read More...
Tutorial: Little Wedding Cakes
And I can see these little, paper-flower topped cakes for so much more than weddings. Find a tutorial for making these little wedding cakes HERE at The Wedding Chicks.
Matching Wrist Warmers From Tumped Duck!
Design Team Call : CS Designs Digital Stamps
Design team call for CS Designs digital stamps:
Here’s what Chris of CS Designs has to say about it:
“CS Designs is looking for some talented paper crafters / artists who would like to join in the fun of creating … Read More...
How to recycle a bracelete into a new necklace
I love turning one piece of jewelry into another so when I spotted this idea on how to convert a bracelet into a necklace with a bit of ribbon I just had to share it with you all! Pop on … Read More...
Tutorial: Felt gift bags
Noile from Noile Dot Net shows how to make these felt gift bags. They’re inspired by similar gift bags at Starbucks, though the ones she makes are in a larger size and have a different closure. Get the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Triangle patchwork coasters
The Purl Bee shares a tutorial showing how to make these triangle patchwork coasters. They’re quick to put together – why not make a bunch? Get the how-to.
[photo from The Purl Bee]
Last Day to Enter your Name for the Mosaic Book Giveaway…
Today is the last day to enter your name for the Stylish Mosaics
book giveaway…good luck!
Free Felt Gold Fish Pattern by: Abigail Patner Glassenberg
I went to Abigail Patner Glassenberg blog, “While She Naps” because I am so interested in her new book due to be on the market January-1-2011. While I was there I saw this adorable free fish pattern “Pictured” just waiting … Read More...
Yarn Wrapped Luminaries
Take some old tin cans, some scrap yarn and some tea lights, and you can create a lovely display for any time of the year. Perfect for a holiday table, birthday celebration or maybe even a romantic dinner. Get the … Read More...
Bead Board Photo Display
The days of hanging rows and rows of school pictures on the hallway walls seem to be gone. They are replaced, however, with more chic and inventive photo displays that are personal and comforting. These adorable displays were made from … Read More...
The Knitting Answer Book By Margaret Radcliffe
Tangled up by your latest knitting project?
If you wish your yarn store had a 24-hour hotline, help is here! From needle sizes and yarn weights to dropped stitches, tight ribbing, chart reading, and curling edges, veteran knitter Margaret Radcliffe … Read More...
She Crafts
Do you have old or broken beaded jewelry you would like to have reworked by an artist? JIKoncepts offers redesign and restringing of your beads with SheCrafts. A mother/son team, Jike takes orders through his blog for his mom to … Read More...