Jo from Major Thoughts is showing off this beautiful quilt box donated by Dave Grunewald of Quilt Boxes to be raffled at a local Quilt Festival. Read more about it.
[tags]quilt themed wooden boxes, marquetry[/tags]
Free pattern: Dragon Slayer Satchel
Monica from Happy Zombie takes a turn with Lizzy House’s Castle Peeps Summer Camp with a free pattern for this Dragon Slayer Satchel. Check out the cool dragon spikes down one of the sides, and then pointy dragon tail! How … Read More...
New Release: A Muse Stamps
(image by A Muse)
A Muse rubber stamps has just released their new holiday and Halloween stamps, lots of cute snowmen, Santa, spooky spiders, gravestones and lots more! Click here to see them all.
-Heather
Are you looking for … Read More...
Freebie: Photoshop Actions
Download this set of free actions from Willette Photography. For Photoshop only. Click here to go to download.
Free Sewing Pattern Tutorial: Update your shorts with a simple lace applique
Suzannah from Adventures in Dressmaking posts on her blog showing how she used lace applique to replicate the look of an expensive pair of shorts she saw in a magazine. This small addition to the shorts takes them from ho-hum-practical … Read More...
Hexagon Baby Sweater Patterns
Looking for Hexagon patterns? Check out these Crochet Hexagon pattern books 
on Amazon
This is the version of the sweater that got me very interested in making this hexagon styled sweater:
This beauty is the work of Sara … Read More...
Freebie: Printable Alphabet Bunting
Download the individual letters you need to print out and make an alphabet bunting. Each letter comes in a variety of colours and patterns. Click here to go to download from Ruffled . (via my life in lowercase)
Free Online Workshop at Big Picture Scrapbooking
Join 13 of the Big Picture Scrapbooking teachers for a free summer workshop, Big Idea Festival. Each of the 13 teachers will share three project ideas, to show you great ways to use product. Plus there will be giveaways from … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour – Stare Down
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17 Beauty Recipes to Make at Home
SpaMagazine.com posted an article detailing 17 beauty recipes to make at home. The citrus skin glow scrub is perfect for summer!
Lovely Counter Herb Garden
I love herbs. I have quite a few growing outside, but having little pots of them on the kitchen counter is so convenient! if you have a sunny window, you’ll want to make these little pots.
Head over to Blueberry … Read More...
Silvery Sea and Starfish Display
I love how chic this ocean arrangement looks! See how Heather from Fresh Poppy Design took a few different elements and put them all together to achieve this great look.
See Heather’s glittery starfish decoration project here.
Snapple Vases
I’m really enjoying everything I see come out of the fun blog The Hand Me Down House. Amanda has some really great ideas, and these adorable vases made from Snapple bottles are no exception.
See how Amanda made these great … Read More...
Card Catalog Key Holder
I found this cool idea over at Mad In Crafts. the Hill family needed a place to keep their keys by the door. They had a basket, but inevitably it ended up with all kinds of other things in it … Read More...
Inspiration:…flystring
Originally uploaded by verdevescica
Who knew that a length of guitar string and some polymer clay could be such a beautiful combination.
This necklace reminds me of peacock feathers and pops with turquoise. It is by Verdevescica who can … Read More...
Inspiration: Geometric Jersey Bib Necklace
Originally uploaded by LoveandDream
Need a textile jewelry fix or just a bit of color inspiration? Well look no further than LoveandDream who makes awesome statement pieces full of color and felted fabric, among other things.… Read More...
Serious Inspiration: Charlotte Hosten
I have to admit, I am picky about beading. I mean that I am very picky about my own beading skills, which never seem quite polished enough. So you can imagine how blown away I was to find the work … Read More...
Artisan Clay
I seem to be coming across a lot of great clay findings at the minute. This week it is Artisan Clay. I love the colors on the beads pictured here and the texture is lovely too. You can find the … Read More...
Tutorial: Picnic blanket that folds into a backpack
This backpack by Jessica from Subtle Tee looks pretty awesome, no? But what makes it even better is that it folds out to make a picnic blanket. It’s the modern mama’s remake of the “quillow” from our youth. Want to … Read More...
Tutorial: Simple skirt from stretch knit
Trudy from Sewing With Trudy shows how to make this stylish skirt out of stretch knit. You can make one in less than half an hour, no pattern required. Get the how-to.
[photo from Sewing With Trudy]
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