Find a slideshow of fascinating food news, complete with health lessons, HERE at grist, like this half and half apple (one in a million). There is also snake-in-the-bottle liquor, a guy who eats cement and a chewed bubble gum … Read More...
Beer Push Pops
Remember these? Well, some has taken it even further: beer push pops. A can of frozen beer (inserted with a syrup), on a stick, sliced in half. A push pop. It’s called the Hopsicle Experience. Learn more about … Read More...
Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Turn an upcycled sweater into a shrug
Nicole from Nicole Barr & Co and Create & Delegate shows how she turned a basic sweater into a cute little shrug. It’s part of her series on Making a Sweater Better. Get the tutorial.
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Free ring tutorial – dual-ball design
Janice Fowler at The Jewelry Artists Network is sharing her tutorial for making this dual ball ring. She says it isn’t a traditional tutorial but more an outline of the technique. As you can see from the photo above, her … Read More...
Homemade Bath & Beauty Recipes
Thriftyfun has a variety of homemade bath & beauty recipes listed on their site. Create your own bath salts, body polish & much more using these recipes. Also, be sure to check out the Beauty section for lots of interesting … Read More...
Mouse Motel Pumpkin
Review of Nicky Epstein – Knitting On The Edge
Take one stitch pattern, knit it in 10 different yarns and see what happens!
With Nicky’s now in paperback book, Knitting on the Edge
, you can do just that, and more. 350 types of decorative borders including ribs, ruffles, … Read More...
Tutorial: Create different skirt shapes from a sloper
LiEr from ikat bag continues the series on pattern drafting on her blog that she has been working on with Jen from My Measuring Tape. They’ve already shown how to create a sloper, add sleeves, and create a neckline. Now … Read More...
Amazing Cardboard Tube Art
Crochet a Halloween Costume
I don’t ‘do’ Halloween anymore. No kids or grand kids in the target age range for the festivities. Aside from forcing myself to remain far away from any store that has candy on sale for 75-90% off in the day … Read More...
Jewelry and mixed media retreat in the DC area
If you will be in the DC area September 24-26, consider ArtBliss jewelry and mixed media workshops. ArtBliss gives you the opportunity to study with four nationally recognized artists who will be teaching classes in wireworking, metalworking, lampworking, and … Read More...
Bees and Apples
Oh no! The bees are swarming all over this apple and cinnamon pie. I would, too. Looks delicious. Learn how to make these bees (from M and Ms!) and the pie HERE at Just My Delicious.
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Cereal Marshmallows. Just Cereal Marshmallows.
I remember cereal in our house as a kid. No Count Chocula or Cookie Crisp for us. Way too sugary. CheeriOs, Raisin Bran, maaaaybe some Frosted Flakes. And the cereals with the little marshmallows? When we actually got a box … Read More...
Mummy Spirits
Wrap your spirits bottle like a mummy with the how-tos HERE at Martha. Pretty clever, huh? This would go well with THIS.
[tags]mummy, Halloween, spirits, liquor, cocktail, bottles[/tags]
Blog Feature: Dorcas Designs
I wanted to share with you another spectacular blog I recently came across, Dorcas Designs. She’s got a wonderful eye for card layouts and mixing pattern papers and is also a master at coloring in stamped images. Click here to … Read More...
Halloween Yarn Wreath
Learn about PMC
If you live in the San Francisco Bay area and want to learn more about precious metal clay, then take a look at the new class schedule from Virginia Huffman at PMC Design Studio in Redwood City. Virginia offers precious … Read More...
Tutorial: Stay-put napkins with buttonholes
a little bit of everything shows how to make one small addition to a fabric napkin so that it stays put. She adds a buttonhole to the corner. Brilliant! Get the how-to.
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Winners of the Lavender Harvest giveaway
I am very disappointed that the Lavender harvest giveaway had to be put on hold. Sylvia informed me that she was having a family crisis and could no longer participate in this giveaway after she closed her ETSY shop. Since … Read More...
Tutorial: Super simple scarf with chain embellishment
Taylor from MaryJanes and Galoshes guest blogs over at The Idea Room with a tutorial showing how to make this super simple scarf with metal chain embellishment. The little metal circles hanging from the side of the scarf give it … Read More...