HoneyScrap had a child’s foam chair (or should I say her daughter had a foam chair) that was starting to show wear. Instead of replacing it, she created a new cover. It took just a yard of inexpensive fleece, making … Read More...
Broccoli Cupcakes
See? A trend! There. I declared it. (I’m sure others have as well, and long before me, but please let me have my delusions of insight.) Check out these latest cupcakes, broccoli baked right in to look like trees. … Read More...
Kid-Friendly Halloween Food
And the Halloween treats keep coming! Find a great roundup of easy, kid-friendly dinners and treats HERE at Parents.com, such as ravioli spiders or Frankenstein pudding.
Laura Felting in Tel Aviv, Israel
Laura is from Greenfield, Indiana, the Heartland of America, and now lives in Tel Aviv, Israel, also known as the Holy Land. She lives with her husband Doron and their three girls, Lili, Elli and Emili. After moving to Israel, … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: Team spirit Cheer Ribbon Hair Bows
Sew4Home shows how to make cheerleader ribbon Pony-Os. Make them in your school colors for an almost-instant splash of team spirit. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Sew4Home]
Tutorial: Little Cheerleader Uniform
Free embroidery design: Cupcake
Shalae Tippetts of mother, wife and artist is sharing a sweet embroidery design to let you get a feel for her work. If you like it, you can buy a whole set of coordinating patterns from her Etsy shop! … Read More...
Chocolate-Filled Rodents
Remember these? Well learn how to make those creepy fingers and how to make these semi-cute semi-eerie chocolate filled rodent pastries HERE at Just My Delicious. (Translation tool in the sidebar.)
Ridiculously Awesome Star Wars Party Food
I don’t even care that the subject line is way too long and that I used a dated adjective (“awesome”). I could barely contain my edible crafter’s excitement over this Star Wars party at JustJENN Recipes. And the party … Read More...
Creative Clocks
You can purchase a clock mechanism at any hobby and craft store and pretty much make anything into a functioning time piece. So whether you are revamping an out dated clock you found at a thrift store, or you are … Read More...
Free desktop calendar from JMD
October’s free desktop calendar is available now from JMD Designs. Each month’s calendar features another of Janet M. Davies’ beautiful stitcheries. Get the download.
Folded paper spider webs
Check out these cool spider webs Jennifer of the blog Muse Lodge sent in. She made the paper template in Excel. I vote for this being the best re-purposing of office software in a craft project yet! See more of … Read More...
Just for Fun!
Alice Stroppel has a great post up on Polymer Clay Etc. about just having fun and playing. It’s always a good idea to take time to enjoy the process, and not worry only about the product. This is her result … Read More...
A rockin contest from Di van Niekerk
Di of Crafts Unlimited alerts us to a competition involving her 16 new Dreamscapes designs. Her e-newsletter says,
… Read More...Running until the end of May 2011, you may enter as many embroidered pieces from the Dreamscapes series as you like. There
Home Made Apple Pie Pockets
Find a step-by-step photo tutorial for making these adorable pocket apple pies HERE at The Crafty Penguin.
It’s Spooky Time!
Polymer clay halloween candle holder
Originally uploaded by Damselflygemma
It’s October, and that means Halloween is coming soon! This Polymer Clay Halloween candle holder by Flickr member Damselflygemma sets just the right spooky mood, don’t you think?
Recipe Tuesday: Pumpkins!
Tutorial: DIY adjustable elastic waistband for kids’ pants
My daughter has always been tall and thin. If it weren’t for adjustable waist pants, we’d never find jeans that fit her properly. Of course, not all pants come from the store with adjustable elastic waistbands. Tricia from Leafy Treetop … Read More...
Conversations about Color and Scrapbooking
Debbie Hodge talks to a number of scrapbook designers about how they approach color when scrapbooking. Take a listen to the conversations with Lisa Dickinson and Doris Sander. Click here to go to audio clips.
Video tutorial: Three-thread rolled serged edge
Head over to the Threads website for a video tutorial showing how to make a three-thread rolled edge finish on your serger. A rolled-edge is a quick and easy way to finish of the edges of fabrics. Go to the … Read More...
Tutorial: Witchy shoe bunting
Becca from Little Polka Dot and Nap Time Journal shows how to make this Halloween bunting with funky witchy shoes. The curly witch shoes and bright “socks” are such a fun look!! Get the tutorial.
[photo from Nap Time … Read More...