This week’s TAST challenge is lock stitch. Go to SharonB‘s Pin Tangle blog to see the tute.
Free tat pattern: Skulls!
Tatted skulls! WooHOO! The cutest application of tatting ever. Get free patterns for a skull bracelet and earrings from TAT’S AMORE.
And many thanks to pieKnits for pointing out this find.
10 Ways To Use Mason Jars in Your Home
I came across a marvelous collection of ways to use mason jars over at Frugal with a Flourish. I know that many of us collect empty jars just waiting for inspiration to strike, well Jess has done the legwork … Read More...
Tutorial: Determining thread count
Yvette Stanton of White Threads blog takes the mystery out of evenweave fabric. She explains what it is and why it’s important for counted-thread embroidery. And she shows us how to figure out a fabric’s thread count and whether it … Read More...
Painted Glass Candy Jars
I am really diggin’ these spooky cool candy jars made by Krystal over at Sassy Sanctuary. Filled with candy corns, these jars painted with stain glass paint look awesome with skull designs.
Skulls Quilt out of a new book
Spike Gillespie, author of a new book Quilting Art: Inspiration, Ideas and Innovative Works from 20 Contemporary Quilters, got inspiration from one of the quilts in the book. Here’s her interpretation of the Skulls quilt contributed by Boo Davis of … Read More...
Family Tree Wall
Kim over at A girl and a glue gun made this marvelous family tree wall. Then she took it one step further and dressed it up with paper leaves.
Locker Redo
How fun! I want some lockers for my house now, just like these from Paper Glue Etc. In fact, this has inspired me to paint that ugly file cabinet that I keep in the garage but really need in … Read More...
Birch Pumpkins
I love these, they are so cool. Judy over at In His Grip will show you how to take an artificial pumpkin and cover it in birch bark for this unique and rustic autumn display.
Spook-tacular Recycled t-shirt tote tutorial
Over at Phyllis Dobbs’s blog she designed this cute Halloween tote made from a recycled t-shirt. Pop on over to this post for her fabulous tutorial.
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Adriana Esqueda’s Skelly sculptures and My Copy-Cat!
I joined “The Hive” and the first thing I saw was Adriana’s Skelly and fell in love with it and left her a message that I would be trying one that very evening and I did. I asked Adriana if … Read More...
Halloween Cupcake Decorating
Something about this clever hand written tutorial for decorating Halloween cupcakes from My Cake School seems to bring the fun back to the art. (Wait, was the fun ever lost? I guess for someone like me who spends her days … Read More...
Tutorial: Fred Flintstone costume for Halloween
Amy from Naptime Crafters show how to make a Fred Flintstone costume. This would also be easy to adapt to make Wilmas dress if you wanted to make a couple’s costume for Halloween partygoing. Yabba-Dabba-Doooo!! Get the how-to.
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Tutorial: Beaded flower embellishment from an old sweater
Wendy from Old Days – Old Ways shows how to make a pretty flower embellishment from gathered fabric and a circle cut from an old sweater. A bit of beading in the center adds a bit of sparkle for the … Read More...
Sewing Pattern : Fabric lunch sack
Head over to Confessions of a Sewing Dork to find out how to make this fabric lunch sack. It’s just as handy as the paper version, but much prettier. Even better, it won’t end up in a landfill somewhere. Go … Read More...
Tutorial: Stenciled tray mat with mitered corners
Farah from Craft A World shows how she made this lovely tray mat. She stenciled the flower designs in the corner, then added ribbon pass cotton lace and a border with mitered corners. Go to the tutorial to find out … Read More...
Halloween Sugar Decorations
It’s amazing what a couple little eyes do to turn an ordinary dessert into something creepy and wonderful. Check out this round up of sugary Halloween decor HERE at the kitchn, featuring products from King Arthur Flour.
Sewing Tutorial: Say Boo! Halloween wall hanging
Annemarie from Gen X Quilters shares a template and tutorial for making her Say Boo! wall hanging. A little ghost holds a trick or treat pumpkin in his hand and greets you with a handstitched “Boo!” Get the template and … Read More...
Cinnamon Buns on a Stick
Learn how to make these clever, kid-friendly cinnamon buns on a straw HERE at Parents.com.
Strawberry Thief star of collection
Barbara Brackman from Material Culture introduces us to her third William Morris fabric collection A Morris Tapestry by sharing the signature print Strawberry Thief, shown. It’s just extraordinary and thankfully I can get some in stores soon. Visit her post… Read More...