Author and artist Durwin Rice shows you how to take a damaged piece of furniture and make it new with decoupage artwork. Pay close attention to how he makes the stripes evenly spaced. I’ll definitely be using that tip in … Read More...
Inspiration: Robbie’s Paw Prints
I am awed by Robbie of Robbie’s Paw Prints. For her July Bead Journal Project piece, she used the image left-above as her inspiration and produced the bead embroidery left-below. Wow. See more on Robbie’s blog.
Tutorial: Couching
Sarah Whittle shows us the ins and outs of couching, and she demonstrates a variety of couching options. See the tute.
Tutorial: Chained cross-stitch
This week’s TAST challenge is chained cross-stitch. See the tute on SharonB‘s Pin Tangle blog.
Tutorial: Mend last year’s clothes for this year’s back-to-school
Kids’ school clothes get heavy wear, and often they don’t make it through the year without a busted zipper, a missing button, or some other kind of mishap. Sew4Home shares links to tutorials for mending those clothes so you can … Read More...
Privacy window covering made from the bottom of recycled clear plastic bottles
If you look at this quick it has a beautiful vintage quality. The clever crafter R L Hall of the blog Artful Express made this window cover that provides a bit of privacy but still lets in light. She made … Read More...
Tutorial: Library tote bag
Anna from Noodlehead shows how to make a tote bag to bring your books to and from the library. Darts at the bottom create a roomy space for your books, and a pocket on the outside gives a place for … Read More...
Where You Scrap: Danielle Flanders
Danielle Flanders, who is on the Design Teams of Jenni Bowlin, Melissa Frances, Pink Paislee and more, gives us a peek into her creative space. Click here to go to studio tour.
Tutorial: Catnip mouse kitty toys
Head over to The {New New} Blog to find out how to make these cute little catnip mouse toys out of scrap fabric. Maybe your bad kitties will play with the mice instead of scratching your couch. No? Well, they’re … Read More...
Tutorial: Create mirror image decorative stitch markings
Jennifer Stern from J. Stern Designs shows how to create and mark mirror image designs for decorative stitching. She uses her signature stitch design for a jeans back pocket as an example, but this technique could be used any time … Read More...
Free pattern: Peek-a-boo shirt or dress for little girls
Bandy Canyon shares a free pattern for her Peek-a-Boo shirt for little girls. This is such a cute top! You can make it longer to turn it into a dress. The pattern is for a size 3T-4T, but you could … Read More...
Edible Crafts for Kids
How could I possibly not include this post from babble here: 5 Crafts Your Kids Can Eat. Especially as the opening line is “Edible crafts are a bit of a rage these days.” (Um, you’re welcome. OK, just kidding. … Read More...
Technique Tutorial: Stamping Resist with Gesso
Join Lydia at Understand Blue for a fantastic video tutorial on how to use gesso as a resist for stamping. I use gesso all the time in my collage work but never thought to use like this, very cool! Click … Read More...
Giveaway: Garden Gate quilt
Cecily from Craftopotamus is hosting a giveaway in honor of bloggers in blogland. Get a chance to win this wonderful quilt she calls Garden Gate. Winners annonced Sept 12. Go here for entry details. Be sure and read her entire … Read More...
Recipe Tuesday: Cravings
Lest those that know me misinterpret this post, this collection was only inspired by my memories of craving wine while pregnant. Memories.
Clockwise from top left:
1. 12 Noon to Midnight non-alcoholic wine, featured on the kitchn.
2. Salted … Read More...
Tutorial: Embossing with the Slice
Cindy Liebel shows how to use the new Slice embossing tips to create accents for a scrapbook page. Click here to go to tutorial.
Chocolate Bubble Wrap Cupcake Toppers
Spotted on Cupcakes Take the Cake, learn how to make these awesome chocolate bubble wrap cupcake toppers HERE at The Lone Baker.
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Tutorial: School Memories Mini Album
Rhonda Palazzari shows how to make a mini album to capture school memories with all your annual school photos. She uses a mini album from Maya Road, manila envelopes, and papers and embellishments from Crate Paper. Click here to go … Read More...
Madeby Sam Giveaway
MadeBy Sam jewelry is well known for their bridal selection which features
beautiful jewelery for the bride and bridesmaids. One of the favorite things
about their shop is that they do custom orders and special designs for
customers.
All of … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour – horse love
Get even more inspiration from her gallery.