Staci from Crafty Staci shares a tutorial on her blog shows how to make reversible sleeves for a take-out coffee cups. They’re way cuter than the cardboard ones they have at the coffee shop, and way better for the environment, … Read More...
Tutorial: Little girl’s sundress with ruched bodice
Haley fromHaybird shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make this little girl’s sundress, inspired by a similar dress from J. Crew. The ruching on the bodice is such a lovely detail! Get the tute.
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Tutorial: Pom pom Valentine’s window garland
Anna from Noodlehead shows how to make a quick but fabulous Valentine’s decoration for your window. She threaded pink and red pom poms on to thread and hung them in her window. Love it!! Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial – Knit Your Own Easter Egg!
Looking for a fun and easy Easter project that won’t leave a mess? Check out this free knitted Easter egg pattern from the Natural Suburbia Blog! These knitted eggs are a great alternative to traditional dyed eggs, and they make … Read More...
Vintage Knitted Camiknickers / Underwear / Lingerie Pattern
From Bramcost Publications – Today’s vintage pattern is from 1944 — a feminine, dainty pair of camiknickers. Lightweight to fit under clothing and perfect for pretty pajamas. This vintage pattern is knitted with crochet trim. If you can’t crochet, you … Read More...
60th Anniversary of Corning Museum of Glass
Check out the Corning Museum of Glass’ web site to find out how you can help celebrate the museum’s 60th anniversary. How cool is that? They were established in 1951 and are planning a bunch of events throughout the year … Read More...
Snippets – a new feature form Colette Patterns
Colette Patterns just announced a new feature called Snippets, a weekly sewing tip delivered to your inbox.
I do get too many emails every day but all the reasons they list are so true. 🙂
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Garnish Gable Boxes
Gussy up your wedding favors, place settings, gifts and more with gable boxes from Garnish! If you love pretty packaging of all sorts, this is the site for you!
Freebie: Cow Digital Stamp
Get this cute cow digi stamp for free over at Papiersalat.
-Heather
Looking for more digital stamps and SVG files? We love using the Design bundle to download our digital stamps. Make sure you check out their free section … Read More...
Dodecahedron Star Lantern
This caught my eye as soon as I saw it, I’m always drawn in by things that glow. A dodecahedron is a three dimensional shape with twelve equal pentagonal faces. I didn’t do very well in Geometry class, so it’s … Read More...
Wood Block Snowman Family
How adorable is this? I think the thing that first caught my eye was the fact that the bodies aren’t white, but that have scrapbook paper on them. We seem so trained to only make snowmen white that I just … Read More...
FREE DIY Felt Chinese Take Out Box
Here is the perfect container to put your Felt Fortune Cookie in that I posted about yesterday. Jeanette Lin who lives in Singapore and hosts her blog “Lit’l Brown Bird’s Passion” is sharing her amazing creation with us. She offers … Read More...
How to recycle an old framed picture into a ribbon board
Over at the blog I “heart” Nap Time there is a fun tutorial sent in by Jamielyn on how to make a ribbon board from an old framed picture. She uses it to organize and display hair bows. Too cute … Read More...
Tutorial: Joconde Cake with Decorative Tuile Paste
I’m so completely impressed by this straightforward tutorial from Bakers Royale on creating a Joconde Cake with Decorative Tuile Paste that I might have to run out and create a Joconde Cake with Decorative Tuile Paste. Find the tutorial … Read More...
Free charts: Cross-stitch
Hot Chocolate Snowman Jar – Christmas Gift Idea
Yep, that’s marshmallows and hot cocoa packaged to look like an adorable snowman. I spotted these approximately 30 seconds ago on Be Different Act Normal and rushed over here to share. Learn how to make this cleverness in a jar … Read More...
Tutorial: Design wool fabric yardage
Annette from WoolCreations.com is a guest blogger at Living Crafts and wants us to know how to design our very own wool fabric yardage. Today, learn how to dye wool fabric (part 1) and later learn how to needle felt … Read More...
Tutorial: Super easy, super cute button headband
Dom from Crafted shows how to make this headband covered in colorful buttons. Not only is it super cute, but it’s also easy to make. Find out how at Crafted.
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Tutorial: Little girl ruffled dress from a man’s shirt
Amy from Naptime Crafters shows how to create this sweet dress for a little girl out of a man’s button-down shirt. The original collar gets transformed into a mandarin collar for the dress, and the button placket gets rows of … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy knit waistband
Destri from The Mother Huddle shows how to make an easy knit waistband with elastic running through it. The elastic gives it strength (keeps it from stretching out as you wear the garment) and helps it keep its shape. Get … Read More...