Emily at The Pilot’s Wife is giving away two spots in Jessica Turner’s class at Big Picture Scrapbooking: Don’t Blink, Scrapping Your Baby’s First Year. Entries close Friday June 25th. Click here to find out how to enter.
Inspiration du Jour – One Spring Day
Get even more inspiration from her gallery and blog.
DIY: Men’s Bath & Body Products
Most of the recipes and projects I share here are more geared towards women. But why not whip up some nice handmade bath & body products for the special man in your life? BathBodySupply.com shares several recipes on their blog … Read More...
Tutorial: Silk-covered Bangle Bracelet
Megan from artsy/craftsy shows how she made this silk-wrapped bangle bracelet. She used scraps of silk fabric left over from a previous project. Waste not, want not, wear fabulous jewelry!! Get the how-to.
[photo from artsy/craftsy]
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Tutorial: Wrap-around address cuff for your travel bag
Sarah from Create Studio shows how to make this handy address cuff for traveling. It wraps around the strap of a bag, and includes a spot for your name and address in case your bag gets separated from you. Velcro … Read More...
Tutorial: Peasant top for little girls
Bandy Canyon shares the pattern she used to make this sweet peasant top for her little girl. This is such a versatile pattern! Make it short, as shown, for a shirt, or lengthen it to make a dress. Make it … Read More...
JUNE GIVEAWAY – REDUX
- Uncommon Crochet by Julie Armstrong Holetz
- These two books are the prizes for the June CrochetGossip Giveaway. Check here for all the details:
http://crochet.craftgossip.com/half-a-hundred-pick-a-winner-please-giveaway/2010/06/01/
Tutorial Felt Green Onions
These are to fun to have at a outdoor cookout as place markers or as a centerpiece. I found this tutorial on a blog called “Craft With Me”. Check out this blog, there are many clever ideas.
DIY Freezer Pops
Learn how to make your own freezer pops (a summer classic, of course) HERE at the kitchn using a vacuum sealer.
[tags]freezer, popsicles, summer[/tags]
Mommy’s Sweet Things Giveaway
There seem to be a lot of giveaways lately! I think people just like to send things in the mail. 🙂
Little Lizard King is giving away any one sewing pattern in their shop to one lucky reader! Go read … Read More...
New Release: Lynne Perrella Art Stamps
Lynne Perrella has always designed the most gorgeous art stamps with lots of great collage and vintage style to them and her latest release “Above and Beyond” is no exception, find these wonderful new wood mounted stamps by click here… Read More...
Free charts: July 4th needlepoint
Cheryl Fall, editor of About.com’s needlepoint blog, has some projects you can stitch up in time for Independence Day in the USA. Better hurry and get the charts!
Looking for more patriotic Embroidery Designs? Check our previous … Read More...
Tutorial: Flying heart cuff
Janet Granger takes us step-by-step through the creation of this flying-heart cuff. The image has special meaning for Janet as a Sufi emblem. You may appreciate the design as a blessing, or you may want this accessory just for the … Read More...
Tutorial: Portuguese stem stitch
big B shows us how to do Portuguese stem stitch, the beautifully textured stitch used for the stem of this flower. See the tute.
Giveaway: Pocketful of Posies Posters
Salley Mavor is sharing the wealth. She says,
… Read More...Look what came in the mail last week! The marketing staff at Houghton Mifflin had 18″ x 18″ posters printed to promote my up-coming book, Pocketful of Posies. It was a
Giveaway: Primrose and Passion
Cheryl Goss of Willowberry Designs is giving away two copies of her new Primrose and Passion — a pattern for creating two beautiful embroidered pillows — plus related fabric goodies. Go to Cheryl’s blog post to enter before July 1.
Inspiration: SharonB
A bit of thrifted braid becomes the sumptuous base of a delicate garden in the hands of SharonB. Get the stitchy details from her Pin Tangle blog.
Tutorial: Stitch a summer card
Learn to stitch on paper while making this lovely summer-spirited greeting card. DMCThread’s Blog shares the pattern and thorough instructions. See the post.
DMC Thread Blog no longer exists please check out DMC’s website directly.
Bullseye’s Forum – Get your questions answered…
Sometimes in the middle of a glass project you may find yourself with a question. But where are you going to get the answer? Well you can check the Bullseye Glass Forum and see if someone can help you. You … Read More...
Needlepoint tips: How to anchor thread invisibly
Jane of Chilly Hollow Needlepoint Adventure offers expert advice on anchoring threads neatly, securely, and without show-through on lightly stitched areas. See the post.