Instead of receiving gifts to celebrate his birthday, Andrew is giving them away! Leave a comment at Andrew’s blog for your chance to win these gorgeous sea glass beads for day three of the week-long series.
21 and Over Halloween
I had no idea Wilton
was so cocktail party friendly. Check out all this gear for a grown-up Halloween: Halloween bottle labels (above) and clockwise from top left (below):
Halloween shot glass ice molds.
Skull and crossbones jigger.
Drink coloring … Read More...
Pumpkin Bundt Cakes
Learn how to make these clever and easy pumpkins from Bundt cakes and Tootsie Rolls HERE at Busy Mom.
Iron On Wall Art
What? How cool is that?? That’s right, you can iron this right onto the wall, isn’t that nifty? Sharon from This Thrifty House will show you how she changed out some outdated wall letters for this adorable iron on wall … Read More...
Office Tack Board
Tutorial: Rag-edge dolly blanket
Prudent Baby shows how to make a super quick, super cute blanket for a dolly. The rag edge is soft and fluffy, but also quick and easy. If you don’t know any doll babies who need a blanket, you could … Read More...
Crocheted felted Piñata Bag
How amazing is this adorable Piñata Bag? What I awesome way to use up your stash of wool yarns. The colors in this bag are a delight to the eyes. Besides being beautiful this bag is wonderfully diverse. Picture this … Read More...
Re-purpose a vintage hanger into a display element
Over at the blog Yardage Design there is a great idea for using an old clip style hanger to display a beautiful tea towel.
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Tutorial: Turn a wrap skirt into an elastic waist skirt
Neeza from Neeza Needles loved the look of her pareo (long wraparound skirt) but didn’t love always having to be sure that it was tied correctly. A little bit of sewing converted it to an elastic waist skirt. She shares … Read More...
Learning to create in metal clay
Jewelry Making Daily is giving away a free e-Book–3 Free Metal Clay Jewelry Making Projects: Make Jewelry with Precious Metal Clay, Art Clay and Other Metal Clays. You will learn about combining metal clays, wire wrapping, and how … Read More...
Grape Tart
I’m not even sure this qualifies as edible crafts, but I just thought this was so unusual, pretty and unique, I had to post. Learn to make a grape tart HERE at Martha.
Geek Dad of Wired.com Takes the Kids to Corning
What a great story. A family discovers their love of glass through some Chihuly glass and winds up going to Corning to get the real experience. Making their own glass. When I saw this I just had to share it … Read More...
Tutorial: Adding side slant pockets to basic pants pattern
Very Purple Person shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to alter a basic pants pattern to add a side slant pocket. This has always seemed complicated to me because of the number of pieces you have to draft … Read More...
Tutorial: Kimono-style top for baby
Narelle from Cook Clean Craft joins the Sewing for Baby month at The Train to Crazy with a tutorial showing how to make this kimono-style top for a baby. She uses the pattern from Martha Stewart Living, but changes … Read More...
Freebie: Renoir
Download this wonderfulartwork image by Renoir for free from Dover. If you love to color this should keep you busy for awhile:) Click here to download.
-Heather
Tutorial: Rise and Shine Dishtowel with rooster applique
Calli from Make It Do shows how to make her Rise and Shine Dishtowel featuring an applique of a rooster silhouette. She makes the whole thing from the drool-worthy Farmdale prints from Alexander Henry. You can use a premade dishtowel, … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Stripe-y messenger tote bag
Kirsten and Jordan fromKojoDesigns help Dana from MADE with her Celebrate Yellow series by sharing a tutorial for making a messenger bag. It features yellow fabric, of course. Freezer paper stencil allows you to customize it with the recipient’s … Read More...
THE CUTEST CHRISTMAS SLIPPERS EVER??
Just when I thought Christmas slippers couldn’t get any cuter, I ran across these:
Click here for the pattern. THEN, let me know how many pairs you plan to make! I think they will be a HUGE hit this year, … Read More...
Oreo Pumpkin Pops
The one with the teeth got me. Find tips on making Oreo pumpkin pops HERE at Megan’s Cookin’, inspired by these apple Oreo pops at Cookies and Cups that I coincidentally posted about here. Small internet!
Sale: Karla Dudley Designs
Karla Dudley will be moving digital stores soon and is having a closing sale over at The Digi Chick. She is retiring a number of kits which are now on sale for only $1. Click here for more information