Painted or decoupage boxes are a great way to jazz up a boring spot in your home. They’re inexpensive and you can tailor them to your own tastes and home decor.
Jen over at Craft-o-maniac shows you how she made … Read More...
Ati goes naked
Ati of Ati’s Little World has discovered that some folks don’t enjoy the process of creating a crazy-quilt block. They just want to get on with the embroidery and embellishment. With those stitchers in mind, Ati is now offering handmade … Read More...
Tutorial: Perfect satin stitch
Carina of Carina’s Craftblog offers tips and tricks for perfect satin stitch. See the tute.
Inspired by: PB and J
Find a roundup of foods, charms, and goods inspired by the classic, PB and J HERE at the Family Style blog on babble, such as PB and J cookies from Joy the Baker, these PB and J pillows … Read More...
Popcorn Sweets Roundup
You may remember a mere two posts ago I mentioned the cupcake challenge at Hoosier Homemade. As it happens, these clever popcorn cupcakes were one of the entries. Find tips on how to make them (easily!) HERE at A … Read More...
Felt Gift Envelopes tutorial
I am always thinking of new ways to wrap gifts, and this is a unique and colorful way to present a gift for an occasion. Felt comes in many colors and textures, so your choices are limitless. If you get … Read More...
Sewing Tutorial: 3-Hour Sundress for little girls
Sarah from Sew Saucy guest blogs over at Made by Heidi with a tutorial showing how to make this pretty 3-Hour Sundress for little girls. I LOVE the extra long length!! Wear it in the summer as a sundress, and … Read More...
Tutorial: Boy’s cuff watch
Larissa from Just Another Day in Paradise shares a tutorial for making a boy’s cuff watch. The no-frill, athletic look is sure to appeal to even the coolest guy. Even better, you can make one out of items you can … Read More...
One Buck Wedensday at Jessica Sprague
Today Wednesday August 11th, you can find several items on sale for just $1 at Jessica Sprague. Included is the kit shown above. Click here for more info.
Tip: Raid your kitchen for pattern weights
Once I started using pattern weights to cut out my sewing projects, I was hooked. They’re sooo much easier than using straight pins! But what I WASN’T hooked on was the cost to buy a set of them. Luckily, it … Read More...
Video tutorial: Create shirred fabric with elastic thread
Kathleen from Grosgrain and The Tumtum Tree shares a video tutorial for shirring fabric. If you don’t know what this is, it’s creating parallel rows of stretchy gathers with elastic thread. It’s easy to do and is great for making … Read More...
Giveaway: Cosmo Cricket Crafting Kit
Tracie Hudson is giving away this Material Girl Crafting kit from Cosmo Cricket. Click here to go to giveaway.
New Release: My Favorite Things Stamps and Dies
My Favorite Things has just released some wonderful new clear stamp sets with themes like camping, gardening, cute kids, bears, cupcakes and the brand new “Flapper Doodles” line. As well as some great new dies like a … Read More...
CUTEST BABY/TODDLER HAT (our July Contest/Giveaway Winner)
HERE’S THE FREE PATTERN that Emmeline created to win the July CrochetGossip Giveaway Contest!
The hook I used was ‘I’ as suggested on the yarn label. It was 4ply Acrylic Worsted weight yarn by Red heart (7 oz skeins). NOTE:… Read More... Ready For Action by Alexander Henry
After reading The Cranky Quilter’s post about Alexander Henry’s new fabric line The Brady Bunch, I went looking for some. On all things Henry’s page at thefat quarter Shop I did not find any Brady but I did … Read More...
Outdoor S’mores Dessert Buffet
I happened upon the site Moore Minutes through the always-finding-cool-sites-site Gordon Gossip, and woulda look what I found? Well, many amazing things, but specifically this amazing S’mores camp dessert buffet. Check out the details HERE.
Looking for more S’smores … Read More...
Studio Tour: Nicole Samuels
Go on a tour of the scrap space of Nicole Samuels, a designer on the Pink Paislee Design Team. Click here to go to studio tour.
Bellissimo Fiore Adult Jewelry
When it’s made by The Dirty Diva you can be sure that this necklace is not just a simple flower.I am sure your imagination is running wild so check out her etsy store for a full description.
Tutorial: Lil’ Blooms Canvas Flowers
Suzy West demonstrates in a tutorial how to use the new die cut Lil’ Blooms product by Punky Sprouts. Click here to go to tutorial
Inspiration du Jour – Sidelines
Get even more inspiration from her gallery