Ashley from Make It and Love It shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make the accessories to finish off a Cinderella costume, including a headband, choker, and fingerless gloves. Get the tute.
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Eyeballs in a Jar tutorial!
How cool is this? The Crafty Goat shared a tutorial for creating eyeballs floating in a jar. Perfect for your Halloween decor!
Click here to see how it’s done.
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FaveCrafts Tutorial – Springtime Garden Set
As winter approaches in the northern hemisphere, I’m already dreaming of the tender new blooms of spring. FaveCrafts offers you a free tutorial to make this delicate set including a necklace, a bracelet, and matching earrings. Take a closer look … Read More...
Tutorial: Wool Incognito Mustache
Jennifer Tallapaneni of pie Knits a misplaced northerner lives in Dallas Texas, but loves the weather. She is into multimedia/web development by day, which lends itself more techie things related to knitting/crafting at night. Using her skills she became a … Read More...
Bake a Cake Stop Motion Video
Check out this incredible Bake a Cake stop motion video, HERE at Pretty Parade. The video was proposed by Alexandre Dubosc, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the international festival of animation film. {spotted on Tasteologie}
Giveaway: Do good, get cool stuff
Mollie Johanson of Wild Olive gives us this heads-up:
… Read More...Craftee is my newest sponsor, and there’s a giveaway right now on the Craftee blog! The coolest part is that she purchased the prizes from my shop so that the giveaway
Apple Tree Pie
I just adore adore this apple tree pie at the Food Network Canada. No how-tos or recipes, just complete adoration I’d thought I share. {Posted by reader This Table.}
Ready for free download: Sajou 455
Antique Sajou pattern book 455 has been added to Ramzi‘s site for all to share. Just a few of the designs are shown here. Go to the download.
Tutorial: Japanese darning
Sarah Whittle gives us a “quick tutorial on Japanese darning.” She says,
… Read More...Japanese Darning is a filling stitch for use on plain and evenweave fabrics. It forms a geometric filling which is very attractive allowing the base fabric to show
Vintage Fluffernutter Ad
I’m afraid I somehow missed National Fluffernutter Day, but Serious Eats didn’t. Check out this vintage Fluffernutter ad HERE. (We always had a jar in our cabinet growing up.)
Going batty over this bracelet
Collette Hunt shares her tutorial for making this frightfully fun netted bracelet at Bead and Button. Please note that you must register to reach the tutorial. Registration at Bead and Button is free.
Inspiration: Mary Stanley
These embroidered-felt bird pins by Mary Stanley make me so happy. See more on Mary’s Art Spirit blog.
Tutorial: A gift from grandmother
Our beloved Avo Meri (Grandmother Meri in Portuguese) shares a wonderful story — with an embedded tutorial — about working with one granddaughter to create a special gift for another granddaughter soon to be born. You’ll love the story, … Read More...
New mini stocking kits from Janet Granger
Janet Granger has added three new designs to her collection of miniature needlepoint Christmas stockings. Kits are reasonably priced, all inclusive, and supported by printed instructions and web tutorials. Get all the details from Janet’s site, Janet Granger Dollshouse Embroidery … Read More...
Vampire Cupcakes
Learn how to make vampire cupcakes HERE at Family Fun.
Tutorial: Mini lace witch hat
You know you want this jaunty little witch hat. Urban Threads‘ e-newsletter says,
… Read More...Hoop up some water-soluble stabilizer, stitch out the designs, and rinse to leave just the freestanding lace. Assemble the pieces, add ribbon/ feathers/ gems/ whatever you
How to make paper towel tube pumpkins
Last week I posted how to make a pumpkin from a whole roll of toilet paper now here’s one with just the tube! And you thought there was nothing left to make with those paper and bathroom tissue tubes. Well, … Read More...
First Annual Facebook Dichroic Contest
Coatings by Sandberg, the best maker of dichroic glass in the art glass industry has put together their first contest for the best dichroic art and it’s through Facebook. Voting has concluded and they’re working on tallying the votes … Read More...
Tutorial: Modern Farm Tablecloth with mitered corners
Anneliese from Aesthetic Nest shows how to make her Modern Farm Tablecloth. Silhouettes of farm images appliqued on the bright green border give a crisp, clean feel to the more traditional designs. She includes instructions for creating the mitered corners. … Read More...
Cupcake Mums
How about a break from Halloween with some pretty (easy to decorate) Mums cupcakes from iVillage? From Karen Tack and Alan Richardson’s What’s New, Cupcake
?.{found by my co-editor, Amanda, who, by the way, knows an awful lot about … Read More...