Have you heard about Caps For Good? It’s a project sponsored by Save The Children and Warm Up America. The goal is to crochet or knit caps to be sent to areas where newborns may die from poor or no … Read More...
Pumpkin Bundt Cake
Find the recipe for this gorgeous pumpkin spice cake HERE at The Blissful Table. And be sure to check out the blogger’s other site, Recaptured Charm, full of yummy and crafty tutorials.
Project: Blue Jean Pocket Card
Tutorial: Wonky table runner
Jennifer from My Two Butterflies wants to help you add a little color to your table. She shares this nicely done tutorial for an easy quilted table runner. She says of the pattern, “it can be adapted to any color … Read More...
Upcycled bottle cap earrings
Take a look at this Italian tutorial for turning bottle caps into these quirky, fun earrings! This tutorial from Pane, Amore e Creativitá has lots of pictures so you can follow along even if you can’t read the post.
Tutorial: Birdcage Mini Album
Melissa Samuels explains how she made the cover of this birdcage mini album. She also shows you the inner pages. Click here to go to the tutorial.
Mini albums are great little projects for using up scraps, trying out … Read More...
Mummy Meatloaf
I’m pretty amazed that The Knead for Speed could manage to pack so much emotion into a meatloaf (that look in his eyes, is it fear? concern?). Find the recipe for a meatloaf mummy HERE at The Knead for Speed… Read More...
Inspiration du Jour – Moments
Get even more inspiration from her gallery and blog.
DIY: Honey Ale Soap
Men may not always be enthusiastic about using scented soap, but what if the scent is honey ale? Learn how to make this unique soap on the Soap Queen blog. And you can purchase all supplies needed for this … Read More...
Caramel Apple Lollipops
I got utterly stuck on the vibrant image of these gorgeous green caramel apple lollipops. Find the recipe HERE at Distracted Homemaker.
Tutorial: Go Fish game from felt
Tricia from Leafy Treetop Spot guest blogs over at Holy Craft with a tutorial showing how to make her Go Fish: Fishing Hole game. The fish are always biting at this felt fishing hole, and the little worm at the … Read More...
Free template: Stork softie
You can find a free template for this stork softie at Pane, Amore e Creativita. The body is made from linen, while the legs and the beak are made from felt. So cute!! Go to the template.
[photo from … Read More...
Tutorial: Wicked Apron
The folks at Sew4Home share a tutorial for making their Wicked Apron. The ribbon stitched across the bib of the apron looks like a lace-up witch dress. So cool! Get the how-to.
[photo from Sew4Home]
Ribbon rose ring
Take a look at this pretty ribbon rose ring from Rubies and Pearls at Craftster.org. You can learn more about Rubies and Pearls aka Hannah at her blog: http://www.rubies-pearls.blogspot.com/. In addition to her sewing tutorials, Hannah shares … Read More...
Freebie: Fall Digital Stamp
Visit Dover to download this fun fall digital image for free!
-Heather
Looking for Fall themed stamps, papers and embellishments? Check these out.
Looking for more digital stamps and SVG files? We love using the Design bundle to download … Read More...
Amazing Victorian Cottage
Wow. The New York Times website featured this amazing hunting cabin transformation by the talented hands of Sandra Foster. She transformed this little cabin into a gorgeous Victorian cottage and even did all the carpentry herself. You MUST go through … Read More...
Free chart series: Christmas alphabet
Blog di Gloria is sharing an original Christmas alphabet for cross-stitch. Better add this one to the old blog reader! Get the chart for the letter A.
Looking for more Christmas Embroidery Patterns? Check these out on Etsy
Tutorial: Closing a chain-stitch circle
Do you wish you could close a chain-stitch circle without an obvious join? Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread shows us how. See the tute.
Tutorial: Punto Ricciolino
As part of her study of Umbrian embroidery, Jeanine in Canada offers a photo step-by-step for Punto Ricciolino (Little Curl Stitch). The spiral arms of the motif shown here are worked in the stitch. See Jeanine’s tute on her Italian … Read More...
Tutorial: Lozenge smocking
Smocking is an ancient technique that is commonly found in heritage and historical clothes. However, this classic surface ornamentation is making a surprising resurgence in modern design.
The lozenge design variant on North American smocking is made using a grid … Read More...