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Linda from Thistledown Quilts shows how to make this quilted table topper made from sun printed fabrics. Get the know-how on sun printing on her site; get the table topper download here.
[tags]free download, table topper, sun printed fabric, … Read More...
This download from Back to Paper includes printable sections of the card, plus a sketch showing how you can put it together. Click here to go to download
Cheekie Magpie noticed that the days on this 1937 calendar matched the days of July 2010! Click here to download this printable.
Get even more inspiration from her gallery and blog
Our Big Earth is a great site that aims to empower families so they can create inspiring communities through fostering a love of nature, community building (on- and off-line), as well as compelling, impactful parenting. One helpful article informs us … Read More...
Meet Illinois Artisans & Purchase One-of-a-Kind Art Made in Illinois
AUGUST 13 – 14 at Visitor Information Center, Pearson at Michigan Ave.
WHO: Chicago Office of Tourism and the Illinois Artisans Program, which focuses
national attention on the rich heritage … Read More...
Care from Obsessively Stitching shows how to make this little girl’s sundress or shirt from a trio of plain t-shirts. This style is so versatile! You can make one as a dress for a little girl, or a shirt for … Read More...
The Popover Dress, a free pattern released by Oliver + S last year, is such a versatile (and CUTE) dress for little girls. And now they’ve gone one step further and recreated the Popover Dress for 18″ dolls. And just … Read More...
Leanne from Elle Apparel guest blogs over at U Create with a tutorial showing how to make her super-fabulous Pinwheel Skirt. The shape and the trim around the edge have such a retro feel, but paired with a simple tee … Read More...
Kid-friendly breakfast art! Learn how to paint toast HERE at Sunday Hotpants.
[tags]milk, paint, kids, toast, bread, breakfast[/tags]
The pieces I made for Plush You LA ^_^
Originally uploaded by Yummy Pancake
Damn. I need a beer now. and some cheese balls. and um. .. oh never mind.
See more awesome tiny things at the Yummy Pancake Etsy … Read More...
Usually I plan my meal by mixing colors, not sticking with the same palette, but I couldn’t resist the reds, pinks and greens of this collection.
Clockwise from top left:
1. Pizza Margherita from scratch at The Spinning Plate.… Read More...
For many embroiderers, the go-to filler is satin stitch, particularly for monograms. Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread shows how effective stem stitch can be for filling a design, such as the letters in this ecclesiastical embroidery. And she explains … Read More...
LadyShuttlemaker has a great freebie for tatters: a template to help you block doilies evenly. Get more info and the download from her post.
Robin Kingsley of Bird Brain Designs says a product called Transfer-Eze eliminates the tedium of transferring embroidery designs. You can go from computer graphic to ready-to-stitch design in a couple of quick steps. Get the details from her blog post… Read More...
Enjoy a beginners’ needlepoint stitch-along project on DMCThread’s Blog. Emma says,
… Read More...I thought it would be a blast if you stitched along with me, so I have turned this project into a series!
As you work this project
After you take a few stitches, does your floss get rough and tangly? Mm-hmm. Mine, too. A tried-and-true solution to this problem is a sparing application of Thread Heaven, a thread conditioner. Jenny Hart of Sublime Stitching shows us just … Read More...
As mom to one teenage girl, two teen boys, and one tween boy, I have definitely been asked the question “Can we paint my room black?” Um, NO. I have to take my hat off to Kristi over at The … Read More...
Isn’t that ceiling just marvelous? Imagine how much you would have to pay someone to do that for you. Suzy over at Suzy’s Artsy Craftsy Sitcom did it for under $50.00!
She’ll show you how to do it too in … Read More...
