Aimee Ray’s Doodle-Stitching
liberated its readers. Although it was subtitled Fresh & Fun Embroidery for Beginners, even craggy veterans appreciated her advice to “Just thread your needle and start stitching.” With her permission and gentle push, we found ourselves … Read More...
Tutorial: Footed jammies fix
Katy from Sew Apropos and No Big Dill shows how she fixed the feet of the hand-me-down jammies that had ripped out. Rather than sending them to the trash pile, she cut them off at the ankles and added cuffs … Read More...
Project Video: Stamping and Scraping with CTMH
Click here to watch an all new project and technique video from Close To My Heart. Learn a tissue stamping technique, some tips on how to use CTMH’s digital scrapbooking software and projects with Flip Flaps, which are different sized … Read More...
Happy Halloween!
- Ornamentea shares a tutorial for this batty bracelet. Wear it year round or just in time for Halloween!
- Check out this fabulous beaded piece from Stephanie Haussler at Pixybug Designs that has a special Halloween flavor.
- Polymer Clay Daily featured
Beaded Little Girls Scarf – Tutorial
Adorable! That’s what this is. And really cute too.
Your little girl will be the Belle of the Snowflakes with this beaded scarf. Use sparkly yarn for even more glitz (little girls can never have too much bling!)
There’s a … Read More...
Happy Halloween!!
Brains BRAINS! I hope your brains are safe today. (zombies from my personal blog)
Bloody Rat Cupcakes
Find the recipe for these ew-gross! bloody rat cupcakes HERE at 6 Bittersweets.
Deviled Spider Eggs
Learn how to make these creepy crawly deviled spider eggs HERE at Shockingly Delicious. An easy last-minute idea!
Halloween Crepes
Squeezing another one in just under the wire: Halloween crepes! Check out the creepy creations HERE at Little Food Junction.
Tutorial: The Great Onesie Extender
Kimbo from A Girl and a Glue Gun shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to extend the life of a onesie – literally – by extending the crotch snap area. Don’t worry if you don’t have snaps or … Read More...
Tutorial: Lounge-y pajama pants from vintage sheets
Tamara from Ducky House shares a tutorial at The Vintage Sheet Blog showing how to turn an old sheet into a pair of lounge-y Don’t Get Out Of Bed pajama pants. The old fabric in the vintage sheet is … Read More...
Tutorial: Mend a broken zipper
There’s nothing like a broken zipper to render a favorite hoodie useless. Laupre shows how to mend it, replacing the broken zipper with a new zipper that works. Get the tute.
[photo from Laupre]
Free pattern: Rae’s Basic Newborn Pant
Rae from Made by Rae shares a free pattern for a basic newborn pant. These itty bitty pants can be made up for boys or girls depending on fabric choice. Go to the free pattern.
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Project: Stamped Tissue Box
Visit Splitcoast Stampers and Diane Zechman will show you step by step how to create this adorable stamped and embossed tissue box. Wouldn’t this be a cute “Get Well” gift to give someone?
-Heather
Free patterns and charts: Christmas
This cross-stitch roundup is all about free patterns. We have created this quick list with links to each Cross stitch pattern. We have tried to choose free patterns to suit something for everyone.
Please note that these patterns were free … Read More...
Free patterns: Hand-embroidery
This cross-stitch roundup is all about free patterns. We have created this quick list with links to each pattern. We have tried to choose free patterns to suit something for everyone.
Please note that these patterns were free at the … Read More...
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
3D Mummy Halloween Soap by Bloodbath
Glassblowing According to Wikipedia…
I find wikipedia fascinating. So much information. It’s been a little while since we’ve visited wikipedia so I thought a bit of glass blowing information might be good. And they’ve got it. A lot of it. Good pictures and history … Read More...
Darn It! Make Your Handknitted Socks Last Forever.
Actually, I haven’t, my socks wear pretty well, but I’d be willing to bet that the time will come when this is what I’ll see.
Enter Knit Luck, and their Hand Darning tutorial list.
I … Read More...
Email Marketing for Etsy Sellers
I love finding stuff on accident, don’t you? First I was visiting my crafty friend Wendy, from CraftJr.com. Then I discovered she had posted a link on Facebook where I found this great informational article about how Etsy sellers … Read More...