I was particularly smitten with this idea as my youngest son loves to play baseball. This is a great idea that will cost next to nothing and that special little boy will love.
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Inspiration du Jour – Chomp
Get even more inspiration from her gallery and blog
Win a $15,000 Room Makeover!
It’s not too late to enter the ScotchBlue & YOU Renovation Rescue Crew contest, where one lucky grand-prize winner will receive a room makeover valued up to $15,000 and the exclusive opportunity to work with Amy Matthews on an episode … Read More...
ISGB Gathering…this weekend!
Online registration is closed. I repeat…online registration is closed. But you can still register in person. It’s the ISGB Gathering in Rochester, NY and it’s this weekend. It officially starts on Friday July 29 and runs through the 1st of … Read More...
Make a Scrapbuster Quilt Block
The frugal Little Miss Shabby used forty eight 1.5 ” squares in this single quilt block. Designed specifically to employ itty bitty pieces of leftover fabric, this pattern is sending me to my scrap baskets. Get complete details on how … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a John John (short overalls for a little boy)
Elisabeth from Growing Home shares a tutorial for making a John John, a pair of short overalls for a little boy. This style is so timeless! She uses an existing pair as a pattern. You can keep the design more … Read More...
Tutorial: Make a fitted sheet from a flat sheet
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...