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Interweave brings us their very own E-Mag! First there was quilting, and now there’s socks.
This issue contains patterns by Cookie A, Ann Budd and Debbie O’Neill.Cookie A gives us ideas for inspiration, Heather Ordover tells us what to do … Read More...
Visit the Creating in the Wee Hours blog and Lexi will show you how to make these fun paper pinwheels, a perfect embellishment to any stamped card or scrapbook page. Click here for the tutorial.
-Heather
Christine Stanton of Christine, by Hand points out that the beautiful suzani embroidery showing up on Etsy has the look of chain stitches but is created with a tambour hook. (The technique Susan Elliott told us about in June… Read More...
Want cupcakes? She’s got ’em.
Want puppy dogs? Check.
Want Sushi. Not a problem.
Mushrooms? You want them, she’s got them. Stitch markers that is. My favorites are these fish!
Click on this link to see all the goodies from … Read More...
There are some great projects made from outdated, or even vintage maps. I mentioned in my post about the map coasters that each year new atlases are printed and thousands of outdated ones are tossed or (hopefully) recycled. I’ve been … Read More...
The Magic Onions is such a great educational craft site. If you haven’t already clicked to take a look around, I highly suggest you do so. Here, Donni has incorporated a craft with a great way to teach your children … Read More...
Artist Kathryn Anderson turned a plain wall into this amazing work of art using push pins and yarn. Re-Nest has a feature in their Home Hacks section where they’ll tell you how to do it too.
Get the string tree … Read More...
One of the latest trash to treasure projects out there is to take an old, dated light fixture and turn it into something like a decorative PB inspired lantern or even use some colored Mod Podgee to make a … Read More...
We’re giving away two copies of Jane Dunnewold’s Art Cloth at 8:00 a.m. (Central USA time) on August 31. Go to the original blog post to enter.
The crafter Danielle of the blog Go Jindy sent in this project she posted on how to weave a basket perfect for gift giving out of a bunch of cereal boxes. With Halloween on the way this could make a … Read More...
The winner of our book giveaway is Paulianne. I don’t know much about her and I hope Paulianne leaves a comment with a little about herself. I picked the winner via Random.org. Thanks to all of you that joined in … Read More...
There’s still time! Just a few more days until Labor Day to squeeze in some summer baking. Learn how to make these beach themed cupcake toppers HERE at Duh-Licious.
[tags]cupcakes, summer, beach, molds, flip flops[/tags]
Normally I’m not a fan of slouchy hats. Not sure why, they just don’t push any of my buttons. But this one’s kind of cool.
Called Spring Beret, the pattern is available on Ravelry by Natalie Larson!
Learn how to make this cute, fair tale-esque cupcake house HERE at Wilton, using the Wilton cupcake pans.{spotted on Cute Everything}
[tags]Wilton, cupcake, baking pans, house[/tags]
Creating your own accessories can be both fun and rewarding, especially when they add a personal touch to your wardrobe. The “DIY Faux Leather Belt” tutorial from Leafy Treetop offers a straightforward guide to crafting a chic belt using minimal … Read More...
Sandy from Oh Sew Sandy guest blogs over at Made by Heidi with a tutorial showing how to make superhero wristbands from felt. Whether your child loves Batman, or thinks she’s Wonder Woman, a wristband is an important part of … Read More...
Christine from From an Igloo shows how to make a throw pillow cover. With just 4 steps, it’s a quick and easy project, well suited for a beginning sewist. Go to the tutorial.
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Sharon from Adventures from the Sewing Studio shows how to sew a dress for a 11.5″ fashion doll (such as Barbie). After all, the fun of a fashion doll is changing the clothes – again.. and again… and agaion… Go … Read More...
I love Stickles glitter glue, I use it ALL the time but I would never have thought to use them like this! Check out this cool tutorial on the Ink Stains blog to learn how to use canned air to … Read More...
