Sew4Home shares a template and tutorial for making a fun mobile from bat softies. What a fun decoration for Halloween! Get the template and the tutorial.
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DIY for a Great Felt Treat Bag
This is Ghost Bag is so cute for the little ones to carry for trick or treating. Sewing the ghost into place before cutting away the insides of the handles makes it easy to align the handle arches. This pattern … Read More...
Spider, Pumpkin and Ghost Lollipops
Sticking with the classics: wrapping lollipops. Learn how to package these cute spider, pumpkin and ghost lollipops HERE at Ohdeedoh.
SALT!! Salt Painting and Dough Sculpting
I can’t explain what possessed me to google Morton Salt and visit their site. Random, I know. (OK, I can explain, I love vintage ads and kitchenware, so I was on a hunt for the vintage Morton Salt packaging.) But … Read More...
Marionettes from Neta
Neta Amir of Doll Stories, known for her amazing sock dolls, is now creating marionettes! She needed a project to use up fabric scraps, and these kind-of-scary sweeties are what emerged. I wish my brain worked like that! Take … Read More...
Tutorial: Silk Ribbon Embroidery fleece jacket from a sweatshirt
Kathleen of Yesteryear Embroideries shows us how to turn a favorite-but-worn old sweatshirt into a sweet fleece jacket with a few snips of the scissors, some simple hemming, and lavish embellishment with silk ribbon and beads. See the tute.… Read More...
Tutorial: Controlling multicolor threads
Jeanne of Just String blog offers us “an easy way to control color with multi-color threads.” See her post.
Inspiration: Historical embroidery
Racaire of Racaire’s Embroidery & Needlework has been featuring needlework captured in paintings held by museums in her native Austria. A recent post features a portrait of a 16th-century woman wearing a hat with amazing pearl embroidery and an almost-contemporary … Read More...
Tutorial: Buttonholed double chain stitch
Halloween Brownies
Learn how to make these super-easy Halloween brownies (with skull and pumpkin toppers) HERE at Sugar Swings!, home of all kinds of fun sweets lately. If you are looking for a yummy tasting boxed brownie mix, because you are … Read More...
“Green” Monster Halloween Treat bucket tutorial
Tiffanie sent in this quite literally “green” Halloween Craft. See how she turned an ordinary bucket into a super scary, not really, more like cute as ever treat bucket over at her blog Blue Cricket Design.
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Recipe Tuesday: Sandwiches
1. Find a slideshow of 11 Grilled Cheese ideas from Martha (this is the Gruyere, Apple and Sage)
2. Find a slideshow of 12 unique sandwich combinations from Real Simple (this is the Chipotle Turkey Club).
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Spiff up a purchased handbag
Zeshuregi of Creative Mind blog shows us how she transformed a plain woven handbag into a work of art with the addition of silk ribbon and a few stitchy techniques. See her post.
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Big discount on Helga’s Halloween designs
Cross-stitch designer Helga Mandl sent me this exciting news: “Just wanted to inform you and your readers I have 40% off on all Halloween cross stitch charts until 25th Oct, 2010.” Yea! Go to Helga’s site.
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Free Class: Creative Layers with Claudine Hellmuth
Claudine Hellmuth has prepared a free online class showcasing her new Creative Layers stamps from Ranger & Stampers Anonymous. Click here to go to the class.
Tutorial: Lovely lightweight poncho that’s easy to make
Pascale from // between the lines // shows how to make a stylish lightweight poncho. It drapes beautifully over the body. It’s easy to make, too. Just one seam is all it takes to make one. Go to the tutorial… Read More...
Tutorial: Easy-sew pumpkin tutu costume for little girls
Craft Passion shows how to make this pumpkin tutu Halloween costume for little girls. Your little girl will love the layers of poofy tulle. You’ll love the fact that’s really easy to make. Go to the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Washable beanbags from upcycled materials
These beanbags by Thomas from Way Cool Kid are made with seriously kid play in mind. The beans are actually sewn up into a removable insert, which makes them washable. And they’re made from upcycled materials, which is both cost … Read More...
Tutorial: Anthropologie-inspired gathered scarf
Jessica from Sew Home Grown (embracing the art of homemaking…) shows how to make an Anthropologie-inspired ruffled scarf. The gathers down the center are so pretty! They’re quick and easy to make with elastic thread. Go to the tutorial.… Read More...
Tutorial: Curving Photos in Photoshop
This tutorial from Get it Scrapped shows a simple method for getting a curved photo effect. The tutorial is an excerpt from the class Digital Techniques for Art Journaling by Patti Knox. Click here to go to the tutorial.