Total Beauty asks, “Want to look and feel younger and more confident?” I ask, who wouldn’t!? Luckily for us Total Beauty followed up their question with 10 easy-to-follow tips that will lead to a more youthful you in just 10 … Read More...
Black Wreaths For Halloween
Welcome to our Halloween Black Wreath Ideas roundup! As Halloween approaches, it’s time to start thinking about decorating your home with spooky and festive decorations. One of the most popular Halloween decorations is the black wreath. In this article, we’re … Read More...
I bought some Florafox
Kim at True Up introduced a German fabric line from Farbenmix today and this particular one is my favorite; it’s called Florafox. Thusly smitten, I followed her link straight to Volksfaden and bought a meter of it. The product description … Read More...
Tutorial: 5 Minute Simple Pillow
Kathleen from Grosgrain and The Tumtum Tree shows how to give a throw pillow a facelift – in just five minutes. Her trick for keeping the pillow out of the way while stitching the cover closed is brilliant! Get the … Read More...
Tutorial: Retro-style a cardigan with felt applique
Lori from Pretty Little Things guest blogs over at A Beautiful Mess with a tutorial showing how to give a plain cardigan a retro vibe with easy felt appliqued flowers. SO cute!! Get the how-to.
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Tutorial: Triangle pouch with snap closures
Citra from Innocentia shows how to make this triangular pouch with snap closures. The long, skinny shape is perfect for pencils, or even make-up. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Innocentia]
[via Someday Crafts]
Halloween Cocktails from Martha
I adore this collection of Halloween cocktails from Martha Stewart. A sampling: The bleeding heart martini, this eyeball martini, a bubbling cocktail, and a face and hands punch.
FaveCrafts tutorial – the Eye of the Tiger
Beadalon’s Katie Hacker shares her tutorial for this delicate piece at the FaveCrafts site. The dangles at the end look like they would sway like tall grasses in a gentle breeze.
Baby Jar Cupcakes
Perfect for a baby shower, learn how to make these cute cupcakes-baked-in-a-baby-jar, including a free printable label, HERE at Rook No. 17. {Spotted because we shared a roundup at One Pretty Thing.}
Gerber Baby Food
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How To: Felt Raincloud Brooch
Laura “Lupin” Howard of “Bugs & Fishes” has the most delightful tutorials on her blog. Today’s tutorial is pictorial and it is how to make a raincloud brooch. She made hers in two different colors, one white cloud with pale … Read More...
Freebie: Vintage Halloween Digital Stamps
Dover Publications is offering some wonderful vintage Halloween digital images for free, click here to download.
-Heather
Looking for free digital stamps and SVG files? We love using the Design bundle to download our digital stamps. Make sure … Read More...
Halloween Goody Bag Treats
Find a roundup of treats perfect for Halloween goody bags HERE at Parents.com and find a roundup of cute goody bag packaging for Halloween HERE and also HERE, including our own Amanda‘s monster treat bags.
Haunted Forest Centerpiece
Learn how to assemble this haunted forest from black licorice HERE at Parents.com. Though the wire running through the tree renders this an inEdible Craft, I couldn’t resist.
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Tutorial: Understanding thread tags
Janet Perry of Nuts About Needlepoint cautions us to hold onto the tags attached to new needlework threads. She says,
… Read More...You may not think so but there is lots of information there. And if you run out of thread, or
Tutorial: CQ wings from lace
Nikki of Nikki Lee’s RavioLee Dreams shows us how to transform lace pattern repeats into wings for crazy quilting and other applications. Her tutorial shows us ideas for butterfly wings, but I’m thinking this idea is just in time for … Read More...
Tutorial: Mini pincushion
Pinta shows us how to make a precious mini pincushion. The text is in Italian; but the photos are so clear and their order is so logical, you probably won’t need to translate the words. See the tute.
Tutorial: How to stitch line art
Aimee Ray of little dear tracks shows us how she achieves the signature look of her embroidery. She says,
… Read More...When you start out with a line art embroidery pattern, the possibilities are endless. I purposefully don’t specify which stitches or
Tutorial: Adorable dripping wound
Here’s a great idea from Bugs and Fishes by Lupin: Use her raincloud tutorial with red felt and embellishments to create a drippy open-wound brooch for Halloween fun. Get the link to the tute from her blog post.
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