How cool is this idea? I mean really, the soda companies have this brilliant design for storing their soda cans, why not dress it up and store other types of cans? Brilliant! Amy over at Then She Made is going … Read More...
Folk Art Pillow
Several days ago I shared these fun glass glittered pear bowl fillers from Denise at The Krazy Kraft Lady. Denise has some really awesome designs on her blog, and if you like the real primitive and grungy stuff, she has … Read More...
Video Tutorial – Twisted Drop Stitch Knitting
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Fabric Hoop Wall Art
This is a fun and inexpensive way to create some art for your walls. Perfect for a teen girl’s room using flowers, stars or polka dotted fabric. Change them up even more by painting the embroidery hoops!
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Thread LED Tea Light Cover
I’m sure you’ve seen those little battery operated tea lights? They are great for luminary jars on a windy evening or for kid’s projects as there’s no real flame. I came across this fun project at Weddingbee yesterday and knew … Read More...
Casting Call: Be the Next Cake Decorating Star on TLC
Think you could be the next, big thing in Cake Decorating? TLC and the producers of “Cake Boss” are accepting applications now for a new cake competition series. Find details HERE.
[tags]Cake Boss, television, competition, cake … Read More...
Repackaging Carrots to Look Like Junk Food
Is this a new trend? Tricking us to eat veggies by accepting a junk food mores. According to USA Today, Bolthouse Farms and about 50 other carrot growers are going to try a new marketing scheme to package baby … Read More...
Fall Tree Cupcakes
The 95-degree weather we’re having belies the promise of Fall, but I know it’s coming. Check out this chocolate Fall tree tutorial at Crazy Delicious Food. Via Cupcakes Take the Cake. Via Party Cupcake Ideas. That’s a … Read More...
Silvered Ivory Stringer Tutorial!
Over at Torchbugs you can find all kinds of glass bead making tutorials. Today I’m sharing some I really like. Silvered Ivory Stringer is one of the coolest component parts a bead making can make and use. Silver foil is … Read More...
Glass Bead Tutorial – Twisties with Strips
Most of the time I use glass rods to make my glass beads and other component parts. Sometimes I use strips sliced off of sheets of glass. Especially if I’m making dichroic glass beads. Well I found a few tutorials … Read More...
Original: SRE honeysuckle
I’m in awe of this honeysuckle vine stitched by Melissa of Honey Bee’s Bliss. She says,
… Read More...I’ve never done honeysuckle before and none of my books have any that I loved so I made my own idea of honeysuckle!
Free online: 1920 stitching handbook
Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread points out an amazing free online book for stitchers. Get the details.
Cookie Giveaway!! A Brown Bag Cookie “Lunch”
Just had to share with you all a yummy giveaway at my other gig. I’m currently running a cookie giveaway, courtesy of the shop where I worked for nearly a decade, Bundles of Cookies. Just CLICK HERE to … Read More...
Tutorial: Super cute art tote bags for your creative little monster
Craftster user sadsilver shows how she made these super cute art totes. The lined tote bags will hold pads of paper or coloring books, while the monster appliques on the front are designed to hold the crayons or pencils. The … Read More...
Inspiration: The Glass Mountain
Kate of The Glass Mountain has been embroidering these darling characters on little zippered coin purses. She says,
… Read More...I’ve been a little fascinated by the idea of circus skills lately. Not so much clowning but definitely balancing acts — little
Watch Lily Pond for soft-circuit projects
Are you keeping an eye on the Lily Pond? Here’s the site summary:
… Read More...LilyPond is a budding online resource that allows people to document and share projects that blend electronics and textiles. We are developing the site to provide
Pretty Cool Blog I Just Found.
It’s called “Do You Mind If I Knit” and it’s written by Vanessa Caban. What first drew me to this blog was the colorful project she’s in the middle of. I think it’s a knitted dress, and I can’t wait … Read More...
Tutorial: Woven trellis stitch
This week’s TAST challenge is woven trellis stitch. See the tute on SharonB‘s Pin Tangle blog.
Tutorial: Oversized ruffled fabric bloom
Alison from Cluck, Cluck, Sew guest blogs over at Someday Crafts with a tutorial showing how to make an oversized fabric bloom. I love the scrappy look from using bits and pieces of a whole lot of fabric prints! She … Read More...
Winners!
The winners of Jane Dunnewold’s Art Cloth are Cheryl and Mandiannie. I’ll contact you by e-mail, and you’ll have 7 days to respond with your snail mail address. If I don’t hear from you, we’ll do a second-chance drawing … Read More...