Heather from Me Making Do shows how to make a fabric folio to store paper dolls. The folio is made sturdy with plastic canvas to keep your dolls from getting bent. Fill it with traditional paper dolls, or follow her … Read More...
Tutorial: Very Biased Skirt
Katy from Sew Apropos and No Big Dill shows how to make her Very Biased Skirt for girls. The body of the skirt and the rows of fabric strips are all cut on the bias. This is such a stunning … Read More...
Funky Felt Pumpkins by Anne Mancine
I found this darling pumpkin pattern on Ravelry created by Anne Mancine. This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download. Mixing yarns when felting offer you some fun looks. If you are not a member of Ravelry do … Read More...
Good things come together
Jewelry designer Lynn Davis creates “invented vintage and faux-tique” pieces that I find exquisite.
What can be better?
Lynn posted about the lovely earrings made by Lorelei Eurto called “Fleur” featuring Lynn’s very own fleur de lis components. These lovely … Read More...
A Photographic Compilation of Things Baked in a Cake
Sweet things, mind you. Delicious, sweet things baked in a cake. Find this inspiration at Bake It in a Cake, “dedicated to cake and cupcakes and all the delicious things you can bake inside of them.” Shown is a… Read More...
Blog: Punch Art
I am always amazed at talented people who can look at one thing and see something totally different they could make from it. Paper punch art is one of those things, how can someone can look at a bunch of … Read More...
Food Guards from Your Sewing Kit
Gotta love when the crafty parts of your life merge: like sewing and entertaining. Find the idea for using embroidery hoops and muslin as food guards HERE at Martha.
[tags]food guards, Martha Stewart, embroidery hoops, parties, outdoors, muslin[/tags]
Get a Custom Tile
If you haven’t seen these custom tiles around the blogosphere yet, you are in for treat. Renee from Kudos Kitchen is a talented painter and will take your blog logo and paint it on a custom tile for you. That’s … Read More...
Make a Metal Basket
Suesan over at the blog Frou-Frugal came up with this cool idea using pipe strapping. After checking out some video tutorials on basket weaving, she went to work creating this funky metal basket.
See how she made this unique metal … Read More...
Mouse Pad Makeover
Over the years I have purchased several mouse pads to replace the ones that get all “icky” for lack of a better term. 😉 I wish Leanne had shared this post back then, as I would definitely have used this … Read More...
Corn Husk Wreath
Maryann from Domestically Speaking was inspired by a wreath project she saw over at Martha Stewart’s site. I love the way Maryann’s wreath came out! A very inexpensive project for fall to dress up your home.
See the corn husk … Read More...
Mixing Chocolate with Cocktails
Two of my favorite things…chocolate and cocktails. If you can fit mac n’ cheese in there, too, that would be heaven. Learn about “bespoke” (custom) cocktails, mixology, and pairing flavors (bourbon, neat, goes with ice cream sundaes) HERE at Serious … Read More...
Castle Peeps to stitch and sew
Nicole of Follow the White Bunny has teamed up with fabric designer Lizzy House to produce hand-embroidery patterns based on Lizzy’s latest line, Castle Peeps. Nicole’s e-newsletter says,
… Read More...First to be released (this month) is the Castle Peeps Royal Sampler
Inspiration: Alexandra J. Walters
Oh, my goodness. The embroidered portraits by Alexandra J. Walters are truly remarkable. See her posts on Meet Me in the Dayroom. And be sure to check out her flickr pool.
Inspiration: Cinderberry Stitches
These tiny hand-stitched bluebird buttons make my heart sing. See more on the blog of their creator, Natalie Lymer of Cinderberry Stitches.
Inspiration: Allison Aller
Allie Aller has finished her High Summer crazy quilt; and, as always, it’s spectacular. Be sure to go to her blog and click the images so you can see close-ups of the embroidered photo centerpiece and the gorgeous pieced borders. … Read More...
Inspiration: Checkout Girl
Look what happens when Checkout Girl Melissa Crowe stitch-doodles. *happy sigh* See more on her blog.
New stitch tutes from Sarah
Here are several new tutorials from Sarah Whittle:
(1) Darning stitch
(2) Closed cretan stitch leaves
(3) Closed cretan stitch
A whole bunch of recycled necklaces
Tutorial: Scrap-fabulous soft knit earflap hats
Cheri from I Am Momma Hear Me Roar shows how to make these scrap-fabulous earflap hats from scrap knit fabrics. You can use old t-shirts and other repurposed knits for this project. These would be awesome projects for boys, though … Read More...