Sweetie Pie Bakery shares a tutorial on her blog showing how she made this gorgeous ruched duvet cover for her daughter. It was inspired by a similar duvet cover from Anthropologie. Made from king-sized jersey knit sheets, it’s soft and … Read More...
‘Stained Glass’ Candles for Kids
This craft is so cute, and these candles would be great to use during dinner time as table decor to make your child feel really special! I also love that they are doing this craft outside. Visit Whatever… to … Read More...
Tutorial: Sensory Beanbag caterpillar softie that kids can make
Kristin from Lu Bird Baby shares a tutorial on her blog for making this cute beanbag caterpillar softie. It’s a project that the kids can make themselves. They’ll feel so proud when they can show off their softie and say, … Read More...
Tutorial: “Not Your Typical Tote” Purse
If you think tote bags are all boring or strictly functional, then check out this tutorial from Thera from Crafty Pirate. She shows that a tote bag can be anything but typical; it all depends on your fabric choice … Read More...
Marshmallow Wedding Cakes
Hmmm… a new marshmallow trend? I just want a wee bit of credit that I’ve been touting the virtue of the marshmallow–for its affordability, accessibility and versatility–for rather awhile now. Well, can’t take that much credit. Marshmallows have been around … Read More...
The Cherpumple or, Whole Pies Baked in Cakes
Very turduckenesque, no? Check out the cherpumple featured on Make and Takes HERE, with a link to a video of Charles Phoenix teaching you how to make the masterpiece (see the video HERE). {spotted on Craftzine}… Read More...
Chocolate. Simply Chocolate.
I just love the simplicity of the web site. Check out Chocolate Editions HERE. But then, seems my tastes much change little. As I’m wandering through their site, I spotted the chocolate pi chart, which I posted about way … Read More...
Freebie: Summer Digis
Free Fun Summer digis from Scrap N Fonts, click here to download.
-Heather
Looking for more fonts? Check these out at Fontbundles.com
Enter the Andrea Zuill stitching contest
When Andrea Zuill (Badbird) puts together a stitching competition, you know you want to be there. And that’s what’s happening. Create a work from one of Andrea’s free embroidery designs and upload it to flickr in one of … Read More...
Learn online with SharonB
SharonB of Pin Tangle blog will be teaching two online needlework classes soon via Joggles. Personal Library of Stitches starts September 24, and Introduction to Silk Ribbon Embroidery starts October 7. Each class has six lessons and costs a total … Read More...
Tutorial: T-stitch
This week, Laura Wasilowski‘s Thread-u-cation Thursday tutorial is t-stitch. She says, “Simple to do and perfect for indicating veins on leaves, I’ve used it on this pineapple top. (Looks a little like a bad hair day on a Muppet.)” … Read More...
Tutorial: Personalized hair clippie
Amanda of Patricia Rae Designs has posted a tutorial for sweet hair clippies that you can customize with your child’s name. (Or, if you’re nervous about making her name available to passing strangers, you could substitute a favorite phrase or … Read More...
History as stitched by schoolgirls
A new exhibit at the Florence Griswold Museum will give us a glimpse of American history through the stitcheries of its children. With Needle and Brush: Schoolgirl Embroidery from the Connecticut River Valley will feature about 60 embroideries, watercolor sketches, … Read More...
Yard Art – Copper Frog Gazing Ball
Looking for a cool garden accent? Take a look at what Cap Creations did with a bowling ball and some plastic toy frogs! Isn’t that fun?
Get the copper frog ball tutorial over at Blue Cricket Design. Unfortunately blue cricket … Read More...
Don’t forget the giveaway!
We’re giving away two copies of Jane Dunnewold‘s Art Cloth: A Guide to Surface Design for Fabric.. Go to the original blog post to enter before August 31.
Flower Art Hanger
This cute little art hanger is perfect for a little girl’s room, especially with school starting soon. A fun and colorful way to display artwork or photographs.
See the flower art hanger at I Made It So.
Curtain Rods from Old Fence
I love how Rachelle from Adventures in Creating took an old rusty piece of fencing, added some finials, and created her own unique curtain rods.
See how Rachelle made curtain rods from old fencing at Adventures in Creating.
Dip Dyeing Inspired by Martha
The August issue of Martha Stewart’s magazine showed different ways to dip dye fabrics and other items. If you haven’t seen it, it’s actually quite cool and Paint Me Plaid has posted a couple of Martha’s examples.
See how Paint … Read More...
Repurposed Cabinet Door
Polly from Learn and Go took an old cabinet door and turned it into a chic piece of functional wall art. She can leave it plain and display as is, or hang something from the hook, hence the function. 😉… Read More...
Tutorial: Using hemostats to turn narrow fabric tubes
When making narrow fabric straps or ties, the cutting and sewing part is super simple. But the turning-it-right-side-out part can reduce even the most able sewist to frustrated tears. Sew4Home explains how to use a pair of hemostats to turn … Read More...