Earlier I posted a pattern for Gnome Socks. Well, now you can have Gnomes to match your socks! These are from the Plain and Joyful Living Blog.
Sock Skeleton
As soon as I saw the sock skeleton on Martha Stewart’s site I knew I had to make it for my baby grandson. He is just six months old, and it is something he could have that would not harm … Read More...
Donut Acorns
Make quick and easy acorns from nuts and doughnut holes HERE at Family Fun.
[tags]doughnuts, nuts, acorns, Fall[/tags]
New Release: Whipper Snapper Stamps
Whipper Snapper stamps has brand new Halloween images, if your looking for cute whimsical stamps that are not too scary then check out there new designs here.
-Heather
Are you looking for more Halloween Embellishments, papers, and supplies? Check … Read More...
Easy Sandwich Faces
Gotta love the simplest, cleverest ideas: sticker faces for your kid’s lunch. Find the idea HERE at Just Bento.
Looking for Bento boxes? Check these out in our … Read More...
New From TrendSetter Yarns….
A couple of years ago, while at the Northern Michigan Lamb and Wool Festival, during one of my recent “parades around the vendors booths” a skein of Trendsetter Yarn attacked me. Yes! Attacked. Viciously, and thoroughly and by the … Read More...
The Launch of Tastologie! A New Foodie Photo Site
I get pretty darn excited about such things as the launch of a new food photography site. Check out Tasteologie, part of the Notcot Empire. Think foodgawker, tastespotting, photograzing… OK, I guess there are plenty … Read More...
Upcycled spoon pendant tutorial
Violetta at the Violet Elephant shows you how to make a pendant from an old spoon. Her tutorial is easy to follow and has lots of pictures. I love the cute frog prince pendant!
Tutorial: Raised chain stitch, version 2
This week’s TAST challenge is a variation of raised chain stitch. See the tutorial on SharonB’s Pin Tangle blog.
Tutorials: Eyelet wheels and ermine stitch
Sarah Whittle demonstrates a couple more stitches:
Eyelet wheels
Ermine stitch
Bling your bra!
In observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Bernina USA is sponsoring a Bling Your Bra contest. Make or buy a bra, apply over-the-top embellishment, submit a photo of your work, and enter to win a box of goodies from BERNINA … Read More...
Tutorial: Allie’s place portraits
Our beloved Allie Aller (Allie’s in Stitches) is guest blogging over on Pamela Kellogg’s Kitty and Me Designs blog. Enjoy her concise rundown of creating place portraits — images “created by embroidering over photo-transfered imagery, in crazy … Read More...
Tatting tutorial: How to hide those ends
When you finish tatting a motif, you’re left with ugly, dangling working threads. Jon Yusoff of Jon’s Thread Escapades shows us how to reduce the number of thread ends to be dealt with and how to hide the ends that … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a thread chain for a button loop
Head over to Oliver + S to find out how to make a thread chain. A thread chain can be used in place of a buttonhole for a button closure, usually when there’s one button on the back of a … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a thread chain for a button loop
Head over to Oliver + S to find out how to make a thread chain. A thread chain can be used in place of a buttonhole for a button closure, usually when there’s one button on the back of a … Read More...
Free chart: Plastic Canvas geek craft
Natalie Zee Drieu of Craftzine.com reprises her Geek Craft — a plastic canvas Nintendo DS case. She says,
… Read More...The project was originally a Craftster project by Rosemary Travale that I modified. I made it in in about a week while
Free charts: Vintage Sajou
How to turn a tin can into a tea light holder
Are there enough “T”s in that title? OK enough with the silliness. Check out the cool tutorial that Scott did at his aptly named blog What I Made. Thanks for sending this along, I can’t wait to try it.… Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric postcards
Elizabeth from Twelve Crafts and Twelve Crafts Till Christmas guest blogs over at seven thirty three with a tutorial showing how to make fabric postcards. Make them for the kiddoes to play pretend mail carrier, or make some for the … Read More...
Tutorial: Toddler-friendly photo frame
Marisa from Make Happy made this double-sided photo frame for her toddler. The clear plastic covering protects the photo from toddler hands. A bit of fabric and a simple running stitch finishes the sides and avoids pokey corners. Get the … Read More...