April, a kindly blog reader, came up with some clever notations to the pattern that Emme posted of her winning July Giveaway Contest Cute Hat. Emme has reviewed these ‘corrections’ and approved posting them. So, here they are. If anyone … Read More...
LED fun
Check out these brilliant pieces created by Melanie Brooks at Earthenwood Studio Chronicles. She’s used Ice Resin and LEDs to cast some really fun pieces. I can’t wait to see these worked into a finished piece!
Tutorial and Freebie: Address Book
Join Monika Wright as she shows you how to create this address book with the Zutter Bind-it-All. She has also included a free download of the book pages. Click here to go to tutorial.
Inspiration du Jour – Adore Her Sweetness
Get even more inspiration from her gallery and blog
DIY: Sundae Bath Salts
I was perusing Tip Junkie and came across these adorable Sundae Bath Salts. These would make great gifts or party favors!
Winner: Adobe Photoshop Premiere Elements Bundle
We had over 450 entries for our Adobe Photoshop and Premiere Elements Bundle 8 giveaway but there can only be one winner!
Congratulations to: Cheryl Greenleaf.
Cheryl, we have sent you an email. Please respond to the email within 7 … Read More...
God Save the Queen
God Save the Queen
Originally uploaded by Minnibird
I finally got around to making some tea towels (dish towels) using printed fabric from Spoonflower. It was easy and fun! You can find the steps on how to do so … Read More...
Colorful Polymer Clay Covered Crochet Hooks
Colotful Polymer Clay Covered Crochet Hooks
Originally uploaded by cag_crafts
I can only crochet a very little bit, but these polymer clay covered crochet hooks would make learning to do more a very colorful pleasure!
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Recycle a tennis racket into a jewelry display
Whether you are a tennis pro or a rock star this fun way to store and display your earrings and jewels. Not to mention easy! Try grabbing a racket left over from your summer sports endeavors and put it into … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a pillowcase for Craft Hope
Dana from MADE created 9 fabulous pillowcases for Craft Hope Project 9: ConKerr Cancer, and shares a tutorial so you can make some, too. The pillowcases are easy to make. Grab some cheery fabric and make up one or more … Read More...
This week in sewing giveaways
Tascha from TLK Designs is giving away a handmade kitchen set – a pretty apron and six cloth napkins to match. Deadline for entry is Tuesday, September 7th, 2010. Go to TLK Designs for details and to enter.
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Jewelry = symbolic thought
David Vance Horste posted a link to a really interesting story on the NPR website that suggests beads are one of the earliest examples of symbolic thought. Take a look at David’s blog – DVHdesigns, Custom Cut Gemstone Beads — … Read More...
Short Treatise On Lace Knitting
Alice, over at Graceful Knitting gives a short photo essay on the essentials of Lace Knitting.
Cool! Alice rocks. She also has a free newsletter that goes into a lot more detail.
Bind a quilt the Pat Sloan way
What a happy day it is ’cause over at Pat Sloan’s blog Pat herself has just posted a tutorial with video on how to put a binding on a quilt completely by machine. That’s right, all by machine. The usual … Read More...
Deep Fried Beer
I feel like this just can’t be good for you. Yet on some very basic level, I’m fascinated by deep frying things, especially intangibles as liquid. These ravioli-esque squares filled with beer were invented by Mark Zable in Texas. Find … Read More...
Winner of the Woodland Style book!
Winner winner chicken dinner! 🙂 Random.org has spoken and the winner of the book Woodland Style is ….
Susan Spiers! Congratulations Susan, be sure to watch for an email from me with details on getting your book shipped out.
(winner … Read More...
Free Knitted Wristwarmers Pattern
“IT’S TOO LATE” KNIT WRISTWARMERS in TANGO
designed by Rosemary Drysdale
This pattern is free, from our friends over at Tahki Stacy Charles.
Inspiration and New Product: Paper Zippers
How cool is this pocket card from Hero Arts? Sally Traidman used an actual zipper for the pocket but not just any zipper, it’s got paper instead of fabric where you would normal sew the zipper down. So it’s … Read More...
Saucepan Bird Houses
Do you have any old saucepans laying around? You know the ones, they are all scratched up and need to be replaced. Why not follow Jen’s lead from Tatertots and Jello and turn them into chic little bird houses? Too … Read More...
Moss Covered Monogram
Monograms are hot. For less than $5.00 Melissa over at Livvy Loo Hoo created this darling mossy monogram to display on her front door. It’s amazing what you can find at the dollar store!
See Melissa’s moss covered monogram at … Read More...