History Mom shows how she created this fabulous lace-up bodice for a Renaissance costume out of a thrifted velvet jacket. Brilliant!! Velvet can be such a difficult fabric to work with, but starting from a jacket with most of the … Read More...
Jack O’ Lantern JellO
Learn how to make this Jack O’ Lantern JellO Jiggler HERE at Serious Eats.
Looking for more Halloween recipes and ideas? Check out Taste of Home Halloween Here you’ll find dozens of spooky, cute, spirited and fun Halloween foods to … Read More...
Chocolate Cherry Mice (and a lesson in Temper)
Find a fantastic step-by-step photo tutorial to create these chocolate cherry mice and a lovely, easy tutorial for tempering chocolate HERE at Omnomicon.
Tutorial: Petal Pillow
Cheri from I Am Momma, Hear Me Roar shows off her mother’s talents with a tutorial showing how her mom created this beautiful Petal Pillow for her sister’s room makeover. I love the layers upon layers of pleated petals!! Go … Read More...
Tutorial: Free Spirit Fall Wreath
Amy from Positively Splendid shows how to make her Free Spirit Fall Wreath. She starts with a basic ruffled wreath (get the tutorial), and then adds ribbon, burlap leaves, and scrappy fabric flowers. Get the tutorial for her … Read More...
Tutorial: Shirt-sleeve tote bag
Cathe Holden from Just Something I Made shows how to make a pretty tote bag out of a pair of shirt sleeves. The rounded sleeve cap gives a fun curved shape to the top of the bag. Get the tutorial… Read More...
Recipe Tuesday: Mummies!
Art quilts “New from Old” auctioned on eBay
This week begins the Alliance for American Quilts largest annual fundraiser – an eBay auction of 118 16″ x 16″ art quilts. Get the auction schedule here.
Here’s one of the quilts being auctioned. 
Technique: Make Faux Brads from Paper
This is a really cool idea, making faux (or fake) brads from paper. You can match your “brads” to any project, very clever! Let Julie Warner on Splitcoast Stampers show you how with step by step instructions and a video.… Read More...
THE COMPLETE PHOTO GUIDE TO CROCHET
What a lovely book this is! It’s thick, heavy, colorful, and, as one would expect from Margaret Hubert, quite useful.
The photos in this book are crisp and clearly show the stitch indicated. Closer up photos delineate the difference between … Read More...
Fun Halloween Projects
Marla Kress shares a number of cute projects you can do for Halloween on the Scrapbooks and Cards Today blog. Click here to go to the article.
Are you looking for more Halloween Embellishments, papers, and supplies? Check out these … Read More...
Review and Giveaway: Bic Mark-its
Jill at A Matter of Memories has posted a review of the Bic Mark-it pens. She also has three prize packs to giveaway. Entries close this Thursday October 28th at 5pm. Click here to go to the review and giveaway.
Phone Book Luminaries
These luminaries are very cute, and they are made from pages pulled out of the phone book! Do you even use one of those anymore? My father in law used to get upset with me because I never knew where … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour – The Other Side
Get even more inspiration from her gallery and blog.
Spy vs. Spy
Rare Bird Finds blogged about this great set of gun soaps by SoapWeapons. They even come attractively packaged in a real, foam-lined gun case!
Troy Corliss Art Glass
Over on Bullseye’s Facebook page they had the coolest art glass by this guy named Troy Corliss. Giant glass mobiles. Just gorgeous. So I had to wander over to see what this guy is up to. What beautiful work! … Read More...
Flint corn necklaces
Just in time for the fall harvest! Look at the lovely necklaces made by Garden Mama’s kids. Wouldn’t this be a fun project to make with your kids?
Free pattern: Hobo bag
Crafty Staci shares a free pattern and tutorial on her blog showing how to make a hobo bag. This style of bag looks great in virtually any type of fabric print. They’re relatively easy to make, too, as they don’t … Read More...
Tutorial: 10-minute kitchen towel dress for little girls
Stephanie from Ivy Road shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she made this cute little dress for her daughter out of a pair of decorative kitchen towels. Depending on the size of the towels and the size of … Read More...
Tutorial: Angrakha wrap tunic
AdithisAmmaSews shares a pair of tutorials for making an angrakha wrap tunic from scratch. The tunic has a very flattering shape, and the asymmetrical neckline is a beautiful detail. The first tutorial shows how to draft the pattern (you’ll need … Read More...