Holy mackeroly! Look what Kathy Shaw (Shawkl) made! Her tote, The Queen’s Garden, has such a wealth of exquisite details, it’s no wonder that it took first place in the Crazy Quilter’s International Yahoo Group purse contest for … Read More...
A Cactus You Can’t Kill!
No air, water, TLC or even dirt required to keep this beauty going. Isn’t it great?
I found this free pattern on the She Needs Therapy site, here.
Giveaway: Mother’s Day Treat
Sarah Hodgkinson is giving you the chance to treat a special mother for Mother’s Day. Nominate someone you think deserves a break and Sarah will choose one lucky person to receive a handmade bookmark and a KitKat bar. Click here… Read More...
Cool idea & free printable: Covered button bookmarks for last-minute gifts
With the advent of summer, many of us are scrambling for last-minute teacher appreciation gifts. Anna from Noodlehead shares an idea for an easy (and inexpensive) teacher gift – covered button bookmarks! To make this an even faster, easier gift … Read More...
Tutorial: Oilcloth book cover
Prudent Baby shows how to make a book cover out of oilcloth. The wipe-clean surface of oilcloth is a good choice for a protective cover for a book. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from Prudent Baby]
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Tutorial: Photo Candle
Here’s another way to scrap your photos. Make a photo candle! This tutorial from Lisa at Drink the Lemonade shows you how. Click here to go to tutorial
Technique: Looped Ribbon Accent for Cards
Join Nichole Heady for a video tutorial on how to make this pretty looped ribbon accent for your stamped cards. Click here for the video.
-Heather
Aimee got it! Pretty Little Mini Quilts
Thanks for sharing your experiences celebrating Cinco de Mayo to enter my very first Craft Gossip giveaway. I visited RANDOM.ORG and we have a winner. Aimee from Maryland will receive a copy of Pretty Little Mini Quilts. Congratulations Aimee! … Read More...
Giveaway: Picture Perfect e-book
Here’s another chance to win a copy of the Picture Perfect e-book from Ella Publishing. This time it’s Paula Gilarde giving away a copy. Entries close Sunday May 9th at 6 pm EST. Click here to go to giveaway
Article: Actions 101 for Digital Scrapbookers
Wendyzine Scraps has a guest post on Simple Scrapper about using actions in Adobe Photoshop. In this first part of a two0part series she talks about using actions to create photo effects and lists sources where you can find them. … Read More...
Inspiration du Jour – My Amazing Handsome Little Boy
Get more inspiration from her gallery and blog.
Mother Nature Network: Organic Beauty
These days there seems to be an organic alternative to every product, including makeup, and it can be quite confusing at times. Mother Nature Network has some great information that clears up a lot of questions, such as how can … Read More...
15 New Fusing Molds from Bullseye
Bullseye Glass unveils 15 new fusing molds. They’re really great shapes that are made Creative Ceramics in Europe. Check out the shapes here. For those of you that fuse glass, or kiln form as Bullseye refers to it, these … Read More...
Tutorial: Typeset monogram throw pillow
Kerry from Fabric Therapy tells how to make this cool typeset monogrammed throw pillow. Make one with an initial for your last name. Or if you’re feeling ambitious, you could make several and spell out a short word. Go to … Read More...
Sewing pattern: Make a dolly-sized Mei Tai carrier
Lauren from Owlet shares a tutorial on her blog for making a dolly-sized Mei Tai carrier. If you have a little mama (or little daddy, let’s be fair to the boys) around your house, I bet she’d love to have … Read More...
Sewing Pattern: Make a hip t-shirt from pieced knit fabric
Charity from sweet shop and indietutes shows how you can piece togther a hip t-shirt by piecing different prints and colors of knit fabric. Go to the tutorial.
[photo from indietutes]
Sewing Pattern: Make a bouquet of Forever Flowers from fabric
Jessica from Happy Together shares a tutorial on her blog showing how to make this bouquet of colorful Forever Flowers. She combines inexpensive artificial flowers with fabric flower shapes and acrylic paint to make a one-of-a-kind flower bouquet. Go to … Read More...
Project: Stamped Stand Up Towel Topper
OMG! How adorable is this?? It’s a stamped stand up “towel topper” and it’s just too cute! Visit the Mel Stamps blog for a step by step on how she made this cutie.
-Heather
Retro Candy
Feeling nostalgic? (I always am.) Take a trip down memory lane HERE at delish with a slideshow of forgotton candy.
Free needlepoint series: Nativity Figures
Cheryl Fall, needlepoint editor at About.com, has started a new series of free charts for the Christmas season. Six of her Nativity Figures are available now, and more are coming soon. Get started so you’ll have a sweet new … Read More...