Here’s a recipe for a homemade Foaming Hand Cleanser found on the “Design It Yourself” Skincare blog.
You will need:
4 oz Bubble Wash Concentrate
12 oz Distilled Water
1 oz Oat Straw, Tincture (Organic)
5 ml (1 tsp) Fragrance … Read More...
Patchwork beyond the bed
1 – Squint patchwork sofa Bespoke
2 – Anthropologie’s patchwork V-Neck Adventures in Dressmaking
3 – Embroidered Tea Cozy Stray Notions Etsy
4 – Patchwork armchair IKEA Hacker
5 – Taylor the Turtle patchwork stuffed animal Target
Get Your Suds On! We Need A New Editor!
Love to Bath? Love feeling squeaky Clean ? Then we have the job for you. We are looking for a new Bath And Body Editor to spend around 15 hours a week researching and writing about all the latest bath … Read More...
Tutorial: Linen and measuring tape dishtowels
Head over to The Purl Bee to find out how to make these lovely dishtowels. They’re made from linen and trimmed with twill tape that’s printed with a measuring tape design. The result is a dishtowel that is both practical … Read More...
Tutorial: Linen and measuring tape dishtowels
Head over to The Purl Bee to find out how to make these lovely dishtowels. They’re made from linen and trimmed with twill tape that’s printed with a measuring tape design. The result is a dishtowel that is both practical … Read More...
Tutorial: Ruffled coffee cozy
Katie from Cheep Ideas shows how to make a ruffled coffee cozy. The sleeve fits around a coffee to-go cup to keep your hands from getting burned. Make a bunch and give them as Christmas gifts. Go to the tutorial… Read More...
Tutorial: Finishing edges with bias tape
Thera Joyce from Swagger Savvy Designs and Crafty Pirate shows how to finish the edges of your sewing projects with bias tape. Bias tape is particularly useful when hemming a curved piece of fabric – the stretchy bias strips hug … Read More...
New Release: C C Designs Stamps
Fast Food Turned Gourmet
I’d say turning fast food into a gourmet meal is edible crafting at its most challenging. See what NYC-based chef Erik Trinidad does with Pizza Hut, KFC, Burger King, McD’s and more at FancyFastFood.com, featured at Shine. Everything … Read More...
Win Personalized Baby’s First Christmas 2010 Birds
These Birds ornaments are so adorable so visit “GIFTS DEFINE’s HOLIDAY HANDMADE GIVEAWAY” for a chance to win one for your little one a Baby’s 1st Christmas bird. I want one for my new Grandson Weston!
Video tutorial: Nearly invisible slip stitch
The slip stitch is kind of a magic stitch. It’s often used at the end of a sewing project to close a hole in a way that’s nearly invisible. Head over to Chica and Jo for a video showing how … Read More...
Tutorial: Snow White sleeves
Jess from Craftiness Is Not Optional shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make “Snow White sleeves”. You know, the sleeves with contrasty box pleats that are part of the classic Disney Snow White dress. But don’t limit … Read More...
Tutorial: Felt fall leaves
Dana from MADE shows how to make these felt fall leaves. Stitching the veining on the single layer of felt not only adds detail, it also gives it a realistic curled and crumpled effect – just like real leaves you’d … Read More...
Tutorial: Ruffles Handbag
Joy from How Joyful shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make a pretty little handbag with a ruffled panel on the front. Love it! Go to the tutorial.
[photo from How Joyful]
Tutorial: Super easy fringed fleece poncho
Pascale from // between the lines // shows how to make a super easy fringed fleece poncho. It takes just a couple of seams to create an awesome Christmas gift for the kids on your list. Go to the tutorial… Read More...
Cheese and Crackers Cornucopia
Look what I found in my inbox today… Learn how to make this impressive cheese and crackers cornucopia HERE at Paper Plate and Plane. And it’s made with the help of a cocktail shaker. As I often say, cocktail … Read More...
Rangoli Cookies. And They’re Eggless!
Check out the gorgeousness: Rangoli cookies for Diwali by Dessarts, made with an eggless cookie and royal icing recipe from My Diverse Kitchen. Perhaps I seem too excited for “eggless” by my subject line, but anyone … Read More...
Kid’s Birthday Cakes. Lots of ‘Em. With Step-by-Steps.
Now I knew about this amazing spread of kid’s birthday cakes (with step-by-steps) HERE at Parenting. And the other one HERE at Parenting. Well, now there’s another roundup to add to the bookmarks, from iVillage. Check out … Read More...
Newsy: Winners of Simplify book
Today’s the day. I’ve drawn two names via random generator. Michele and Belinda (19 and 91) have each won a copy of Simplify: Quilts for the Modern Home by Camille Roskelley. Congratulations!
I want to thank each person who entered … Read More...
