So you need a fitted sheet, but only have a flat sheets in your linen closet? Crafting a Green World shows how you can turn the flat sheet into a fitted sheet. They say it can be done in just … Read More...
Tutorial: Pretty summer sundress with pleated bodice
Adrianna from Crafterhours shows how to make this pleated summer sundress with tie-top straps. What a pretty dress! The front of the bodice is pleated, while the back of the dress is shirred with elastic thread. Growth pleats add subtle detail … Read More...
Paintsicles…Genius
I am so close to going to the dollar store or somewhere online and purchasing popsicle sticks…The reason being?….this AMAZING idea from Darling Clementine…The colors are so vivid, and the art to be made is never-ending!
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Paint and Peel Math Craft
No Time for Flash Cards is a great resource if you are at all interested in teaching your children anything about anything…without them even knowing they are learning. This Math Craft is perfect for many different ages, you could even … Read More...
Technique: Embossing Metal with Cuttlebug
(image by Blockheads)
Visit the Blockheads blog to learn how to emboss metal sheets in your Cuttlebug. You can make some really stunning card embellishments and frames, very cool! Click here for the tutorial.
-Heather
Kiwi Monster! And Fun Lunches for Kids
Eek! Another fruit monster! (see here to explain that reference). This yummy lunch was inspired by Little Bunny Foo Foo. Find tips on creating your own HERE at another lunch, along … Read More...
Food Station Ideas
Find a round up of food station ideas for weddings HERE at Intimate Weddings. The ideas, such as a pasta station, mac n’ cheese, or crepes, would be great for parties, too.
[tags]weddings, parties, food stations[/tags]
Interweave’s Everyway Wrap
I have to admit, when I first saw this in Interweave’s magazine I didn’t even see it. But then, at our local fiber festival, I saw it knit up. In handspun. Hand painted. Yumminess!
When I asked what pattern it … Read More...
Tutorial – Package Your Handknits
Cross-stitch for newbies
If you’re itching to try cross-stitch embroidery, Connie G. Barwick will get you started right. Connie is the cross-stitch editor at About.com, and she offers a series of tutorials designed especially for beginners: Stitch Your First Cross Stitch, How … Read More...
Margaret Oomen’s Little Urchin Crochet Covered Sea Stones
I have always been fascinated with these lovely Little Urchin Crochet Covered Sea Stones and I found this tutorial on The Purl Bee. I am going to try these using wool and then felting them and I will show … Read More...
Decorative Ice Cubes
Check out this idea for decorative ice cubes HERE on TLC Cooking. Just add fruit! {spotted on Bride Goggles}.
[tags]fruit, ice cubes, cocktails[/tags]
Six new stitch tutes from Sarah Whittle
Sarah Whittle has several great new tutorials for us:
(1) Bullion Knots
(2) Bullion Knot Roses
(3) Buttonhole Stitch
(4) Buttonhole Flowers
(5) Algerian Eye Stitch
(6) Knotted Blanket Stitch
Ghostly Ferns – jewelry and visual design
I love it when random people follow me on twitter and I follow all their links to find a fun blog, website, craft shop, etc. Ghostly Ferns followed me today and I took a look at her Etsy shop and … Read More...
DIY Towel Hooks
Stephanie Lynn from under The Table and Dreaming always has some amazing ideas. I wish I had seen this one when we did our remodel a couple of years ago as it looks so much nice than the plain old … Read More...
Drawers to Shadowbox Shelves
I like to think of myself as a pretty creative person. When I see garbage, I can often envision a way to reuse it or make it into something cool. So often I am amazed at what others think of … Read More...
Seaside Cake
Find the step-by-step tutorial for decorating this tropical ocean cake HERE at Woman’s Day. I love all the seaside details, like the beach balls and treasure chest.
[tags]cake decorating, pool, summer, palm trees[/tags]
Giveaway: An Orna Willis original
Orna Willis of Ornaments blog is giving away another of her exquisite handmade needlepoint and ultrasuede accessories. If you’d like to have this beautiful case for your glasses, go to Orna’s blog post to enter. She hasn’t named a … Read More...
Giveaway: Lucky Little Pigs
These Lucky Little Pigs are the newest machine-embroidery collection from Anja Rieger Design. The patterns will be available on Anja’s website beginning Thursday, July 29. In the meantime, you could win these six samples, embroidered on washable felt and … Read More...
Make a realistic fabric butterfly
KerryKatieCakes has posted a rockin tutorial for making dimensional fabric butterflies to embellish your crazy quilting or other fiber projects. See the tute.