The fall Counted Wishes Cross Stitch Festival is now open and will be online through August 7. The site says,
The Counted Wishes Festival is a unique Needle Arts online show featuring a wide variety of artwork from many independent… Read More...
Gorilla Glass…Ultra Strong Glass by Corning
Back in 1962 corning came up with a super strong glass. Stronger than pyrex but marketing it was a bit of a problem. Back when it was develoed Corning was looking for a glass that would be as strong as … Read More...
MYSTERIOUS MESSENGER BAG, from felted sweater
THIS CASUAL BAG was inspired by the creator Michelle Mach’s love of mystery novels. The embroidery on the flap—Locus Delicti—is Latin for “scene of the crime.” The embroidery inside the flap (“Move along, nothing to see here”) covers the back … Read More...
Free August calendar from JMD Designs
Janet Davies has posted a free desktop calendar for August that features her lovely needlework. Get the download from JMD Designs.
August Creativity Prompts.
The Creativity Prompts for August from A Matter of Memories are now available. Click here to go to download.
Tutorial: Make a peasant shirt from a t-shirt
Michelle from jak boutique and My Gramma Said shows how to turn an oversized man’s t-shirt into a cute peasant shirt. The lightweight t-shirt knit drapes well and is soft against the skin. Go to the tutorial.
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Giveaway: 2011 Sewing Calendar and magazines
Christine from Sew Christine is giving away a copy of the 2011 Sewing Calendar to one of her blog readers. She’ll also be giving away two copies of SewHip magazine. To get in on the giveaway, go to her blog … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric windsock garden lantern
Jan DiCintio from Daisy Janie shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make this fabric windsock-style garden lantern. It’s pretty during the day when it looks like a typical windsock, but it looks fabulous all lit up in … Read More...
Freebie: You Rock Digital Stamp
(image by Scrappy and Bugaboo)
Click here to visit Bugaboo Stamps and download this cool You Rock digital stamp for free.
-Heather
Looking for more digital stamps and SVG files? We love using the Design bundle to download our digital … Read More...
Tutorial: Velvet Ribbon Flowers
Learn how to make these velvet ribbon flowers from Cheeky Magpie. Click here to go to download.
Tutorial: Sunhat with bias brim
Destri from The Mother Huddle shows how to make this cool sunhat. The brim is constructed entirely out of bias tape. How neat is that?? Go to the tutorial.
[photo from The Mother Huddle]
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BOOT THOSE BABIES!
Since we’ve just had a baby hat design contest and we’ve recently looked at the Hexagon Baby Sweater, I’m still thinking ‘baby’. We need booties to match don’t we? What about these?
http://krio-linha.blogspot.com/
This may well be my favorite baby … Read More...
Tutorial: Make Your Own Decorative Tape
Julie K. in Taiwan shows how to make your own decorative tape. Click here to go to tutorial
Freebie: Digital Decorative Tape
Free digital masking tape strips from Pugley Pixel. Click here to go to download
Inspiration du Jour – My Father’s Daughter
Get even more inspiration from her gallery and blog.
Summer Soaps
1. Citrus Blast by A Breath Of French Air
2. Texas Pink Grapefruit – Olive Oil Soap by Aniselle Bath & Body
3. Strawberry Lime Margarita lip balm by orangethyme
4. Yummy Blackberry Sage Bar of Soap by Green Daffodil
DIY: Creme De Menthe Soap
Cut Out + Keep user Michelle G. posted instructions for creating Creme De Menthe Soap using melt and pour bases. Cut Out + Keep has tons of great step-by-step tutorials uploaded by various users.
A Table Pretty in Pink, Green and Daisies. And Vodka.
A little flashback to Spring… some preppy tablescape inspiration. Clockwise from top:
1. Grass and daisy placemat, spotted on the Hostess with the Mostess blog.
2. Mini DIY Cake from Oh Joy Eats.
3. How to pipe … Read More...
Tutorial: Bitty Boy Bean Bags and Backpack
Cheri from I Am Momma, Hear Me Roar shares a tutorial over at the Moda Bake Shop, showing how to make this set of Bitty Boy Bean Bags and a Bitty Boy Backpack to match. Go to the tutorial… Read More...
How to transform a traditional sweater into a rose embellished bolero
Maya sent in this great post on how to transform a standard sweater into a cute rose embellished bolero. See how to do it at this post at the blog Little Treasures.
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