Amanda from Lark Crafts shares the pattern for this Shoo Fly quilt featured on the front cover of the book Color Your Cloth: A Quilter’s Guide to Dyeing and Patterning Fabric by Malka Dubrawsky. Go to the post, then … Read More...
Desk Redo and Acid Mirrors
Scary sounding isn’t it? I think Mandi from Vintage Revivals is pretty brave to work with acid, can’t say whether or not I would! I have to admit though, I love the final result of these mirrors, and the dresser … Read More...
Dining Room Wall Art
Melanie from The Crafty Cupboard and Jill from Homemade by Jill put their heads together in round 2 of Crafting with the Stars to come up with this uniquely beautiful culinary statement! These ladies are moving on to round 3, … Read More...
Old Door to Bedroom Sideboard
Heidi from HoneyBear Lane took an old door, created some paper mache letters from cereal boxes, and painted, painted, painted until she turned out this fabulous addition to her child’s bedroom. Heidi was paired with Amy of The Idea Room… Read More...
Maze Wall Art Tutorial
How fun is this?? Emily from The Boy Trifecta shows you how to make these cool mazes from chalkboard paint that also double as wall art! Emily was paired with Char of Crap I’ve Made in Crafting with the Stars. … Read More...
SharonB’s November calendar is ready
November’s free desktop calendar featuring the stitching of SharonB is now available from Pin Tangle blog. Download it.
How to stitch 500 cards before Christmas
Let’s say you’d like to make hand-stitched greeting cards for an upcoming holiday, but your address list is far too long — you’ll never get that many cards done in time. Take a clue from Mollie of Wild Olive and … Read More...
Sale: Artist Outpost Stamps
Seven giveaways from Shawkl!
To celebrate her wee one’s seventh birthday, Kathy Shaw (Shawkl) is having seven days of giveaways! Prizes include gorgeous silk threads, cords, and ribbons. Go to Kathy’s blog post for the entry details. And hurry! There’s a … Read More...
Inspiration: Jennifer Andrews
This deceptively simple work, Self Portrait at Sea, is perfectly executed. Its creator, Jennifer Andrews, says,
… Read More...This is my favorite of the self-portrait series I did. The hair is made up mostly of back stitch with touches of stem
Needle Felted Onion Doll Tutorial
How amazing are the needle felting artists? Who would have every dreamed up this unique idea for a doll but this very creative artist Laura Lee Burchurch. Laura Lee was chopping vegetables for a salad and she was inspired by … Read More...
New free charts from DMC
DMCThread’s Blog announces that half-cross-stitch charts are available from the DMC web site for four new designs — including this adorable chick. Go to the blog post for details and the link to the downloads.
New CS designs from Mochimochi
Anna of Mochimochi blog has put together a new cross-stitch chart set just in time to stitch for holiday gifts. She says,
… Read More...The Forest Friends collection comes with charts for three little designs that will each fit into a 3″
DIY Cornucopia
Tutorial: Turkman stitch
This week’s TAST challenge is Turkman stitch. See the tute on SharonB’s Pin Tangle blog.
Pop-Tarts Recipe Contest
Think you can come up with a Fall themed recipe with Pop-Tarts? Enter the Mixing Bowl Pop-Tarts recipe contest for a chance to win $250. Find all the contest details HERE. And just in case you need some inspiration, … Read More...
Book Review- BAKE! by Nick Malgieri
So the other day, I went to lunch with Nick Malgieri. It’s not very often I get to have lunch with a pastry chef and baker of his renown (or ever?), so I had to open this post with that … Read More...
Tutorial: Half apron with a casing waist
Sew4Home shows how to make a half apron that uses a cord pulled through a casing to make the waist. Coordinating trim edges the pockets. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Sew4Home]
Tutorial: Half apron with a casing waist
Sew4Home shows how to make a half apron that uses a cord pulled through a casing to make the waist. Coordinating trim edges the pockets. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Sew4Home]
How to make a recycled paper towel roll mini album
I know you would never guess by looking at this pretty little tag album that the pockets are made from a recycled paper towel or bathroom tissue cardboard tubes but it is! Pop on over to the blog Scrapbook-Crazy for … Read More...