Tiffany from Tiny Seamstress shares a tutorial at Moda Bake Shop for making this cute monster pillow. A hidden pocket creates a secret place to stash a favorite toy, and a handle makes it easy to carry. Get the tute… Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric pinwheel flower embellishments
Joy from How Joyful created her own dress for her beach wedding, starting with a knit halter dress. She reworked the neck and added fabric pinwheel flowers with beaded centers. She shows a before/after of the dress, and gives a … Read More...
FaveCrafts Free Jewelry Making Ideas e-book
The FaveCrafts team has created a guide to make your own homemade jewelry in a free e-book. “25 Easy to Make Homemade Jewelry Ideas” is available as a PDF download at the FaveCrafts website. Their e-book gives you step-by-step instruction … Read More...
The Birth of Sugar Cereals
An advertising relic that signaled a change that would be felt forever: the birth of sugar coated cereal. Find it HERE at The World’s Best Ever.
Inspiration: 3D Paper Globe
I came across this amazing 3-D paper globe project entitled “No Place Like Home” on the Scrapbook Abundance blog and it was so awe inspiring I had to share it! And the house inside is just such a sweet surprise! … Read More...
Free patterns: Hand-embroidery
Calling all embroidery enthusiasts! We’ve got some new designs just for you to try out!
We love finding new and inventive embroidery designs, and we’ve found some perfect ones for you to try out!
Our team scoured the internet for … Read More...
Skeleton Cupcakes
I love everything about these skeleton cupcakes: the concept, the presentation, the photo tutorial… which you’ll find HERE at Holidash.
FaveCrafts free earring tute
FaveCrafts is offering a free tutorial for these cheery earrings. They remind me of bittersweet berries. See the free tute at FaveCrafts.
Free charts: Cross-stitch
DIY: Deodorant
I’ve posted links to a few homemade deodorant recipes previously, but came across another one on Craftster. This one, posted by Girl on Bike, seems pretty simple & easy to make.
How to make caged earrings
DIYLessons.org is giving away a tutorial for making caged earrings when you register as a member. Take a look at all their very reasonably priced tutorials or get more freebies at Handmade Jewelry Club.
Giveaway at Graphics Fairy
Karen from The Graphics Fairy is giving away this Queen of Halloween bamboo floor mat. It features one of her graphics with Gina Galvin at Peacock Park Design as the creator of this fun decorative item. Go to the post … Read More...
Who are you?
Beads of Clay is having a giveaway. Head over and leave a comment telling about yourself for your chance to win these two lovely beads made by Beads of Clay members.
Template and Tutorial: Swedish dala horse block print
Ashley from Lil Blue Boo shares a tutorial and free template on her blog for making a block print of her Swedish dala horse design. Once you carve your design into the block, you can use it to make cool … Read More...
Cleaning up scraps
If you are a jewelry designer and you work with metal, then you probably have some metal scraps cluttering your studio. Janice at the Jewelry Artists Network offers some tips for how you can deal with pieces that went awry, … Read More...
Read all about it: Sewing on velvet
Over at the Bernina blog, Linda Lee from The Sewing Workshop tells how she handles one of the trickiest fabrics to sew on – velvet. If the thought of sewing on velvet has you ready to pull your hair … Read More...
Charming giveaway
Andrew Thornton is giving away a collection of silver charms from Melissa J. Lee. The giveaway ends at midnight EST Monday, October 11. Head over to Andrew’s blog and leave a comment before then for your chance to win. … Read More...
3 Unique Lamp Ideas
You can make almost anything into a lamp. When I owned my craft store back in 2003, I used to paint designs on large wine bottles, add a lamp kit and a shade and had a wonderful custom lamp ready … Read More...
Making a Log Bench
Amber Lou from The Paisley Cupcake has a step by step tutorial on her blog that shows you how to make this bench. She warns you that it’s not an easy project and requires some special tools, but if you … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric chili pepper garland
Kathryn from The Pickled Herring shows how to create a fabric chili pepper garland. Give the peppers a more cute, scrappy look by using fabric prints, or use red and green solid fabrics for a more traditional chili pepper. Either … Read More...