I like to think of myself as a pretty creative person. When I see garbage, I can often envision a way to reuse it or make it into something cool. So often I am amazed at what others think of … Read More...
Seaside Cake
Find the step-by-step tutorial for decorating this tropical ocean cake HERE at Woman’s Day. I love all the seaside details, like the beach balls and treasure chest.
[tags]cake decorating, pool, summer, palm trees[/tags]
Giveaway: An Orna Willis original
Orna Willis of Ornaments blog is giving away another of her exquisite handmade needlepoint and ultrasuede accessories. If you’d like to have this beautiful case for your glasses, go to Orna’s blog post to enter. She hasn’t named a … Read More...
Giveaway: Lucky Little Pigs
These Lucky Little Pigs are the newest machine-embroidery collection from Anja Rieger Design. The patterns will be available on Anja’s website beginning Thursday, July 29. In the meantime, you could win these six samples, embroidered on washable felt and … Read More...
Make a realistic fabric butterfly
KerryKatieCakes has posted a rockin tutorial for making dimensional fabric butterflies to embellish your crazy quilting or other fiber projects. See the tute.
Product Review : Dot Adhesive Runners
Molly McCarthy guest posts on Scrapbook Update with a comprehensive review of dot adhesive runners. Click here to go to review.
Looking for Scrapbooking adhesives? Check these out from Scrapbook.com
90 cent patterns at the Squiggly Twigs birthday sale
Debbie from Squiggly Twigs Designs is celebrating her birthday with an amazing sale on her patterns. From now until Wednesday, July 28, 2010, you can get any of her patterns for just 90 cents! Happy Birthday, Debbie!! Go to Squiggly … Read More...
Rose and Lilac Cupcakes
Learn how to make these beautiful lemon cupcakes, including the crystallized lemonbalm leaves and rose petal decorations, as well as these lavender and lilac cupcakes, HERE at UK Handmade, originally posted on Gillyflower Jewellery.
[tags]lemon, cupcakes, lavender, lilac, … Read More...
Faux Intarsia
This is an interesting technique. Intarsia, in the round, she calls it “Faux Intarsia”.
Check out the whole post, here, at Knitfinder, and look for the link for the free pattern!
Giveaway: $50 Gift Certificate to Fat Quarter Shop & Ruthie Clutch pattern
Vanessa from Crafty Gemini has an awesome giveaway going on right now – a $50 gift certificate to Fat Quarter Shop and a pattern for the Ruthie Clutch by Anna Maria Horner. Want to get in on the giveaway? Go … Read More...
How to make a knotted embellished T-shirt
Stylin’ for sure. I love the way the Cheri of the blog “I am Momma Hear me roar” recycled two t-shirts and made this super stylish new one. Pop on over to this post at her blog to get the … Read More...
How to recycle an old clip board into a new stylish one
Tutorial: Perfect edgestitching and stitching in the ditch with your edgestitch foot
The edgestitch foot is one of my absolute favorite specialty feet. Not only does it help you achieve perfectly straight lines of edgestitching, but you can also use it to stitch in the ditch. Amy from Badskirt gives a great … Read More...
Freebie: Wedding Cake Digital Stamp
(image by Paper Cupcake and Gloria Westerman)
Click here to download this pretty cake digital stamp for free from Paper Cupcakes.
-Heather
Looking for more digital stamps and SVG files? We love using the Design bundle to download our digital … Read More...
Giveaway: Book of Stories Online Class
Paperclipping is giving away a spot in the online class Book of Stories from Big Picture Scrapbooking. Entries close today July 26th 2010. Click here to go to giveaway.
Tutorial: Cottage Chic Reversible Apron
Kathleen from Grosgrain guest blogs over at Skip to My Lou with a tutorial showing how to make this Cottage Chic Reversible Apron. The rouded shape and ruffles around the bottom look so retro! All you need are a pair … Read More...
Aloha! Cupcakes.
HIGH FLYIN’ CROCHET
http://familycornercom.blogspot.com/2010/07/pocket-disc-amazing-crocheted-frisbee.html
You gotta check this out! It’s such a neat story. And, no, these are not crocheted berets or potholders. They’re those flying discs – sometimes called Frisbee. Carol Ventura, of Tapestry Crochet fame, will like these designs.
The original … Read More...
Reproduction fabric line Arnold’s Attic out
Barbara Brackman of Barbara Brackman’s Material Culture is creator of reproduction fabric line Arnold’s Attic by Moda. See the entire line at fat quarterShop.
[tags]Arnold’s Attic, Barbara Brackman, fat quarters, 1890’s, reproduction fabrics, Moda[/tags]
Reusable Underwater Camera
New in the Photojojo shop are these reusable underwater cameras for capturing your summer water fun! The film camera features “a 28mm wide angle lens, fixed focus, a sturdy body that floats, and a plastic lens that makes for the … Read More...