Big Congrats to Jennifer Ferrell!! She’s the winner of the Teresa Collins Stampmaker from Photocentric!
Thanks to everyone who commented!
-Heather
Sweetwater Designs giveaway
Enter for your chance to win a gorgeous seed bead and lampwork bead bracelet like this one from Sweetwater Designs! Head over to Deborah’s blog for details on how to enter. Deborah will even send the bracelet in a gift … Read More...
Preparing for Gratitude & a Freebie from Ali Edwards
Ali Edwards has a lovely post up on Write.Click.Scrapbook on how you can prepare yourself for an attitude of gratitude this busy Thanksgiving week. You can also download the word art shown above. Click here to go to the post. … Read More...
The Candy Bandit makes cute stuff!
The Candy Bandit (cute name!) makes these really great animal wrist cuffs. Wrist cuffs in the shape of animals for humans, that is. I’m messing up my commas probably. Don’t tell my mom.
‘Tis the season to buy reindeer stuff!… Read More...
Inspiration du Jour – Beloved
Get even more inspiration from her gallery and blog.
Tutorial: Ruched duvet cover
Lex shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she made this lovely ruched duvet cover. It’s made from three flat sheets that she cut and gathered and sewed together. Get the how-to.
[photo from Lex]
Stuffing Balls
I have never, ever seen this genius idea before: stuffing balls. Learn how to make them HERE at jun-blog.
Glass Bead Etching with Icarus Beads…
I love etching my beads. Frosted beads not only look great but they sell really well…both as beads or in jewelry I make. Well, while wondering around Facebook I noticed a blog posting by Icarus Beads about etching her beads. … Read More...
Hot Glass Houston Makes Me Want to Go to Texas…
I love a well rounded glass facility that encourages exploration and good times and Hot Glass Houston looks like one of those places. A great assortment of classes and supplies to provide the people of the Houston area with everything … Read More...
Vintage Fashion Doll Mohair Hat and Coat Knitting Pattern
What holiday season would be complete without something for Barbie? This vintage knitted Fashion Doll pattern fits an 11.5 inch doll — your standard Barbie and friends size. You can tell this pattern is vintage because it calls for miniature … Read More...
Hanukkah jewelry patterns
Jennifer VanBenschoten has been very busy creating Hanukkah beading patterns like the one above. Jennifer shares three of her Hanukkah beading patterns at About.com: Beadwork. Wouldn’t these cuffs make wonderful Hanukkah gifts?
Tutorial: Small scissors pouch
Always losing your small snippy scissors? Destri from The Mother Huddle shows how to make one. Make a pretty fabric pouch to store them in. You can even add Velcro to the back to keep it attached to your sewing … Read More...
Manliest Ever Cupcakes (See the Fire?)
Diamonds for Dessert made this BBQ cupcake for The Manly Cupcake Challenge. (Yes, yes, my first thought was that it was a cupcake challenge to celebrate Laura’s sweet nickname for her hubby in Little House on the Prairie, but … Read More...
Free Knitting Pattern – Sampler Afghan
This could totally be a stash buster! Or knit it to match your decor. It could be frilly and girly, or as shown, more neutral and masculine, totally customizeable.
This Checkered Knit Blanket will look fantastic in your living room! … Read More...
Tutorial: Curved patch pockets
LiEr from ikat bag continues the pocket making series on her blog, this time with a tutorial explaining how to make patch pockets with curved corners. The process for making a curved patch pocket is a bit different than … Read More...
Harry Potter (and Ron! and Hermione!) Cookies
Learn how to make these ridiculously awesome Harry Potter (and Ron and Hermione) cookies from Bake at 350, one of my … Read More...
Freebie: Digital Snowman
Bad Bird offers the coolest embroidery patterns but I think they also make perfect digital stamps to print and color too, very versatile! Download this cute snowman for free here at Bad Bird.
Looking for more digital stamps to download … Read More...
Chocolate Turkey Topped Pretzels
I adore this easy, clever craft from The Seattle Smiths: Chocolate turkeys atop pretzels. And it’s kid-friendly. Really, just check out the adorable photos of the little turkeys! Find the how-tos HERE.
Meaty Cupcakes
A word of caution to all vegetarians who may find these cupcakes appealing at first glance: That’s no sweet cupcake. It’s a ground beef base, wrapped in bacon, topped in mashed potatoes. Learn how to make the Carnivore Cupcake HERE … Read More...
Winners of the No-Bake Gingerbread Houses Giveaway
The results are in! The two, randomly drawn winners are:
Jennifer, comment 22 and
Anya, comment 50 (check out her Hills Creek Quilter blog HERE)
Thank you all for participating! And you can still enter the giveaway … Read More...